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With Cloud Computing, the Sky’s the Limit
This 8 min. read saves you up to 21 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 14 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1036 pages, 9 articles and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1236 minutes (about 21 hours). Learn more.
With Cloud Computing, the Sky’s the Limit

Cloud architecture continues to grow more robust and flexible so companies can offer “Anything As a Service.”

How to Ventilate Hybrid Setups
How to Ventilate Hybrid Setups
This 19 min. read saves you up to 31 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 9 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1535 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1823 minutes (about 31 hours). Learn more.
How to Ventilate Hybrid Setups

Break down organizational silos through open, meaningful and curiosity-driven exchanges.

GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?
GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?

There are good reasons not to continue developing AI models without a second thought. Sam Altman’s dismissal from (and return to) OpenAI furthered that discussion.

“Many People Get Data Storytelling Wrong.”
“Many People Get Data Storytelling Wrong.”

How do you turn dry data into compelling stories? And what do you need to pay attention to in order to find the common thread in your pile of figures? Storytelling expert Hans-Wilhelm Eckert explains.

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Find Out What Digital Transformation Is – and How to Deal with It

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Ron Eringa, Kurt Bittner and Laurens Bonnema

The Professional Agile Leader

Develop the agile leaders, teams and culture that your company needs.

Addison-Wesley
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Stephen Denning

The Age of Agile

Businesses using agile management practices can flourish in times of tumultuous change.

AMACOM
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Pranay Ahlawat, Johannes Boyne, Thomas Körfer, Jonas Kulessa, Annika Melchert and Florian Schmieg

Why Companies Get the Hybrid Cloud Wrong and What to Do About It

You know you’ll need a cloud, but what kind of cloud do you need?

The Boston Consulting Group
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Gustavo Razzetti

Remote Not Distant

Leaders must accept that the hybrid workspacehas become a permanent feature of life.

Gustavo Razzetti
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Asha Saxena

The AI Factor

Whether your company is big or small, its future growth depends on how you leverage big data and AI.

Post Hill Press
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Thomas C. Redman

People and Data

Successful organizations understand the importance of high-quality data – and how to use it.

Kogan Page Publishers
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HOT TOPIC: AVOID DIGITAL DISASTER

Prepare Yourself and Your Company for Digital Change

“You Almost Fail Your Way Towards Success.”
“You Almost Fail Your Way Towards Success.”
This 17 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 256 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 291 minutes (about 5 hours). Learn more.
“You Almost Fail Your Way Towards Success.”

Organizational change expert Aidan McCullen, author of Undisruptable, encourages people and companies to disrupt themselves.

“You Have to Keep Making Small Bets and Learning Quickly”
“You Have to Keep Making Small Bets and Learning Quickly”
“You Have to Keep Making Small Bets and Learning Quickly”

In his upcoming book The Digital Transformation Roadmap, author and business strategy expert David Rogers illuminates a calm path forward for organizations struggling with a constantly changing business environment.

GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?
GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?
This 7 min. read saves you up to 16 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 4 getAbstract summaries (2 books with a total of 800 pages, one video and one podcast) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 953 minutes (about 16 hours). Learn more.
GPT-4: A First Step Towards Artificial Superintelligence?

There are good reasons not to continue developing AI models without a second thought. Sam Altman’s dismissal from (and return to) OpenAI furthered that discussion.

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Flying Blind Into Technical Deficit
Flying Blind Into Technical Deficit

Just because it ain’t broke doesn’t mean you shouldn’t fix it.

Navigating the Mental Effects of AI-Driven Upskilling Demands
Navigating the Mental Effects of AI-Driven Upskilling Demands

Addressing the challenges of cognitive overload and decision paralysis.

Future-Ready? getAbstract Campaign Offers Expert Insights into the Future of AI
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Future-Ready? getAbstract Campaign Offers Expert Insights into the Future of AI

getAbstract wrapped up its ten-week #getAI campaign with a webinar discussion on “The Real-world Impact of AI.”

Cautionary Tales from Companies That Squandered Their Market Lead
Cautionary Tales from Companies That Squandered Their Market Lead

The future waits for no one.

What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

A convergence of technologies is swiftly transforming the world. Are you ready for its perils and opportunities?

HOW-TO GUIDES >

How to Drive Change as a Leader
How to Drive Change as a Leader

The six pillars of transformational leadership.

How to Prevent Digital Transformation Collapse
How to Prevent Digital Transformation Collapse

Start with FAST!

How to Prepare for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
How to Prepare for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet

What sounds impossible isn’t that difficult.

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“This Process is Relentless and You Will Either Adapt or Die”
“This Process is Relentless and You Will Either Adapt or Die”

Robotic process automation repurposes older software technologies for exponential gains. Christopher Surdak, author of The Care and Feeding of Bots, offers a glimpse into the next wave of digital transformation.

“Being Open and Agile Is the One Vital Skill for the 21st Century”
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“Being Open and Agile Is the One Vital Skill for the 21st Century”

Applicable Tricks That Help Navigate Disruption in the Workplace.

“We’re Not Going to Eliminate the Chaos!”
“We’re Not Going to Eliminate the Chaos!”

Leadership expert and drummer Jim Boneau knows: Even in noisy and confusing conditions, you can find your rhythm – and that of your colleagues. That’s why the “Rumble Zone” is all about one thing: listening.

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Fitness For Your Brain
Fitness For Your Brain
This 10 min. read saves you up to 44 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 13 getAbstract summaries (9 books with a total of 2183 pages, 2 articles and 2 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2610 minutes (about 44 hours). Learn more.
Fitness For Your Brain

Strength training for clarity, resilience and problem-solving.

L&D and HR Trends 2024
L&D and HR Trends 2024

What you need to know about employee development perennials and new additions.

How to Ventilate Hybrid Setups
How to Ventilate Hybrid Setups

Break down organizational silos through open, meaningful and curiosity-driven exchanges.

Interview Highlights 2023
Interview Highlights 2023

One of the great pleasures of writing for the Journal is the opportunity to discuss trends, workplace challenges and big picture questions with leading authors and experts. Michael Wiederstein, Caryn Hunt and Sara Küpfer share…

LONGREADS >

The Great Reset and the Future of Downtown
The Great Reset and the Future of Downtown
This 9 min. read saves you up to 23 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 7 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1144 pages and 3 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1364 minutes (about 23 hours). Learn more.
The Great Reset and the Future of Downtown

Trends accelerated by the pandemic and wider adoption of AI mean all bets about the future of big cities are off.

How To Ditch Customer Service From Hell
How To Ditch Customer Service From Hell

Poor and inflexible customer service harms us. It also harms the companies that spend millions implementing this type of limbo.

In Defense of Slow
In Defense of Slow

Savor the benefits of integrating “slow” into your life.

Find What Makes You Human
Find What Makes You Human

A reflection on staying relevant in the age of ChatGPT.

SOFT SKILLS >

Social Capital Is Like Money in the Bank
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Social Capital Is Like Money in the Bank

Building a network of colleagues and friends is an essential part of working and advancing in your career. Several techniques make it as painless as possible. 

Collaborate to Motivate
Collaborate to Motivate

Enthusiasm is catching. Use it to motivate teams to high performance.

The Fine Art of Teaching Soft Skills
The Fine Art of Teaching Soft Skills

Cultivating an appreciation for tact, basic fairness and responsible behavior in your employees makes life easier for everyone. 

Embracing the Unknown
Embracing the Unknown

Creative thinkers view challenges through a new lens or perspective to find novel solutions.

Mastering Synergy Towards a Purpose
Mastering Synergy Towards a Purpose

Coordinating the work of several people with their own unique skills, opinions and mind-sets is a challenge. To ease the task and deliver extraordinary results, create processes that build consensus.

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INTERVIEWS

In Conversation with Experts and Professionals

“Goals Shift When People Get Older.”
“Goals Shift When People Get Older.”
“Goals Shift When People Get Older.”

Human Resource Studies professors Dorien Kooij and Marianne van Woerkom offer insights on keeping older workers engaged and measuring the success of informal learning activities.

“Many People Get Data Storytelling Wrong.”
“Many People Get Data Storytelling Wrong.”
This 12 min. read saves you up to 3 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 152 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 171 minutes (about 3 hours). Learn more.
“Many People Get Data Storytelling Wrong.”

How do you turn dry data into compelling stories? And what do you need to pay attention to in order to find the common thread in your pile of figures? Storytelling expert Hans-Wilhelm Eckert explains.

“You Have to Deliver Learning with Minimal Friction.”
“You Have to Deliver Learning with Minimal Friction.”
This 15 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 232 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 264 minutes (about 5 hours). Learn more.
“You Have to Deliver Learning with Minimal Friction.”

Nelson Sivalingam, author of Learning at Speed, outlines the new AI-powered and adaptive L&D world, where learning professionals evolve from course creators to skill-builders and become valuable assets to employees and the business.

HOW (NOT) TO COMPETE WITH A ROBOT

Robots and AI Can Do Many Things. But What Will Remain Reserved for Humans?

Make Me Rich!
Make Me Rich!
This 6 min. read saves you up to 26 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 7 getAbstract summaries (5 books with a total of 1270 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1518 minutes (about 26 hours). Learn more.
Make Me Rich!

Humans are poor investors – but will robots do any better?

Leading AI
Leading AI
This 4 min. read saves you up to 29 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 10 getAbstract summaries (6 books with a total of 1406 pages, 3 articles and one podcast) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1684 minutes (about 29 hours). Learn more.
Leading AI

Visionary CEOs are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions as they navigate through digital transformation, but they’re still very human.

Robots Need Bias Awareness Training, Too
Robots Need Bias Awareness Training, Too
This 5 min. read saves you up to 12 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 4 getAbstract summaries (2 books with a total of 560 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 667 minutes (about 12 hours). Learn more.
Robots Need Bias Awareness Training, Too

Despite their veneer of objectivity, algorithms are as biased as the humans creating them.

Robot Soccer Is Boring!
Robot Soccer Is Boring!
This 6 min. read saves you up to 11 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 4 getAbstract summaries (2 books with a total of 528 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 628 minutes (about 11 hours). Learn more.
Robot Soccer Is Boring!

AI-powered automation is revolutionizing many industries but for all robots can do, movement is still quite limited.

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