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Why sustainable tech is becoming a top initiative for execs

IT World

Sustainable technologies can increase the efficiency of IT services (and boost overall enterprise efficiency) using technologies such as traceability, analytics, artificial intelligence and renewable energy — and the issue is now a top 10 initiative for CEOs, CIOs, and other top executives, according to a new report by research firm Gartner.

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From coffee bean to cup: Starbucks brews a blockchain-based supply chain with Microsoft

IT World

However, digital real-time traceability will allow customers to know more about their coffee beans, the company said. To read this article in full, please click here In March, Starbucks announced a " digital transparency plan " that would let it verify their coffee beans as 100% ethically and sustainably sourced.

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For real estate, blockchain could unshackle investment

IT World

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) used its 30-page Real Estate Use Case document to promote blockchain as a more open, transparent and traceable method of transacting in the multi-trillion dollar realty industry. To read this article in full, please click here

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How to Fuel Explosive Revenue Growth with Kick-ass Sales Incentives

Sales Hacker

If the reward is not traceable to the sales competition or your company, there is no point. . Rigid, tired reward options are not going to cut it when it comes to incentives during and post-COVID. . Sales Incentives Should Be Memorable. For your incentives to have the desired effect, your reps need to actually remember the reward.

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A Technical Deep Dive Into Building AI Products for the Enterprise with Contextual AI’s CEO Douwe Kiela

SaaStr

The first half of this article is a more academic look at the best approach for building AI products for the Enterprise. Model features beyond accuracy also add something, like auditability and traceability through attribution, and a model saying “I don’t know” instead of making something up randomly and risking the business.

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How to have impact as a product designer

Intercom, Inc.

A lot of the books, articles and discourse around product design focuses on the process of design work (the things designers do) and the output of design work (the things designers deliver). Indirect: The work has value that is not easily traceable. Impact can be: Measurable: A numerical value can be placed on the work.

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Unlearning the Growth vs. Costs Myth

OPEXEngine

CEOs, together with their executive teams, should find a rhythm that is fast-paced and efficient and ensures the appropriate focus on present and future needs (see the Bain article “ How to Make the Most of Executive Team Meetings ”). This article was originally published by Bain & Company, and republished with permission.