The best leaders recognize that they don’t have all the answers. They acknowledge the limits of their expertise and understand the need to marshal the collective intellect of their teams. What can leaders do to gather input from a diverse array of sources? How can they generate and critically evaluate options? What does it take to uncover and assess hidden risks? In this issue of Amplify, we explore these questions in depth, examining how to evaluate risks, cope with ambiguity, and make key decisions in a timely manner.
October 2022
September 2022
In this edition of Amplify, we take a look at several of the innovations and strategies being explored by industry players.
In this issue:- Trends in the Automotive & Mobility Industries — Opening Statement
- Winning & Losing in Emerging EV Wars
- Technology as Enabler of the MaaS Promise
- Autonomous Vehicles: How Good Are They for Environmental Sustainability?
- Smartphone Toll Systems: Boost Revenue, Enable Congestion Control & Promote High-Occupancy Commuting
- Machine Vision: Automated Vehicle Maintenance & Vehicle Inspection Systems
August 2022
This edition of Amplify takes a look at knowledge graphs, from use cases in both large organizations and in education to KG in the context of blockchain, and creating KGs that will enable transitioning to Industry 5.0.
In this issue:- Connecting the Dots with Knowledge Graphs — Opening Statement
- Knowledge Graphs: Harnessing Data to Improve Decision Making & Boost Efficiency
- Knowledge Graphs Meet Blockchain: Boosting Productivity in Industrial Products with Trustworthy & Explainable ML
- A Knowledge Graph Approach to Satisfying Regional Workforce Education Needs
- Knowledge Graphs & General Collective Intelligence: Shifting to Industry 5.0
- Knowledge Graphs in Engineering: A New Perspective
June 2022
This edition of Amplify investigates aspects of "new normal" leadership, a result of the pandemic, through several lenses. It is designed to prompt you to ask, “What could I achieve, and which new door am I prepared to open?”
The pandemic ... disproved the idea that a culture where decision making is the sole right of management is the only way to succeed. During the pandemic, we saw organizations survive and thrive using self-managing teams and devolving decision making.”
In this issue:- Leadership Skills for the Post-Pandemic Era — Opening Statement
- Innovative Leadership: Leading Post-Pandemic & Beyond
- Culture Shaping: An Agile Leadership Imperative
- The Increasingly Vital Role of Business Storytelling in Leadership
- Why Leaders Should Focus on Value Streams
- Trust Equals Productivity, and Other Pandemic Leadership Lessons
May 2022
This is the second of two Amplify issues on what systems change means for sustainable business in the Anthropocene Age. This issue explores how to make needed changes happen by examining three systems change topics: the linkages between environmental and economic systems, redefining waste, and innovating or using technologies to address unsustainable practices.
In this issue:- Defining Systems Change in Sustainable Business: Part II — Opening Statement
- A New Biodiversity Paradigm for Business
- How Ecological Knowledge Can Catalyze System-Level Change: Lessons from Agriculture & Beyond
- Sustainable Growth Pathway: Aligning with Macro, Accomplishing in Micro
- Coordinating Circular & Degrowth Systems for Strong Sustainability
- Can Lean Practices Save the Planet?
- How Corporations Can Change Systems Through Innovation
- Greening Data Management for AI
- BIoT: Integrating Blockchain & IoT for Sustainability