Technology and the new influencers
This Week: Airbnb vs the hospitality industry, developing a unique perspective, and why Big Tech needs to be disrupted
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The purpose of the enterprise
Businesses, and inventors in technologies, must be held accountable for the impacts their products have on the lives of their customers and on societies. We must ask, why is this to be done? Who will benefit? Who may be harmed by it?
The Gist
The trends to watch in 2018
Insights into the forces that will shape the world, from The Economist report, ‘The World in 2018’
When a tech idea goes into a government office
Aadhaar was designed as an enabler, a utility. That is its strength, and its weakness
Strategic Intent
Decoding the new rules of blended commerce
A new era of shopping is taking shape in India, as retailers—like Kishore Biyani with his Retail 3.0 strategy—look to blur the lines between their physical stores and online shopping. A glimpse into how this will change the way modern retailers operate
The lost leadership skill of listening
Why strong leaders listen, why AI may not be all that threatening, and why trust will beat empty opinions
Taming the tech beast
Why we need dialogue and deliberation to regulate technology, the trouble with TED talks, and how Richard Thaler’s nudge principles can be used for good and bad
Building tech as if people mattered
Book review: In his new book ‘Hit Refresh’, Satya Nadella talks about operating with empathy and technology as a force for social good
Aadhaar, Twitter and strong opinions, loosely held
We have to deal with complexity—and for that we need space
Enjoy the data while it lasts. It won’t for too long
Behind your back, a fierce battle is being fought between actors of all kinds over who owns you. It will end soon. But a price will have to be paid. That includes our privacy
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