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How to thwart collaboration overload by working smarter

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Rob Cross , professor of global leadership at Babson College, cofounder and research director of the Connected Commons business consortium, and author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being. What is dysfunctional collaboration?

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

The topic of the conference was “The Sharing Economy” and as I read many of the session title descriptions I realized that people would be talking more about “collaborative consumption” (think airbnb, taskrabbit, uber) than about why people are sharing more on Instragram & Snapchat. Collaboration.

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Why Your Team Will Need Skilled Idea Curators To Succeed in the AI Era

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This collaboration between human and machine ensures that the final product is not only innovative but also practical and implementable. This collaborative approach not only enhances the quality of the ideas but also builds trust in AI-generated content. Promote the Refined Idea.

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Creators as Small Businesses Recognized by Visa at Web Summit

American Entrepreneurship

Celebration of the creator spirit and the announcement of an expanded collaboration with Pharrell Williams were made. A major announcement came for Visa, celebrating the impact of creators and expanding the company’s collaboration with musician and filmmaker Pharrell Williams.

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The Underwhelmingness of Facebook

This is going to be BIG.

Yet, when I think about its impact on our lives and what it enables people to do, I can''t help but be underwhelmed. Wikipedia is probably the greatest thing humans have ever collaborated to produce online. The numbers of photos uploaded, likes per second, page views, etc are absolutely staggering. What do we actually do on Facebook?

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Google’s early-stage AI Fund Gradient Invests in Cake’s Open-Source AI Platform for All Businesses

American Entrepreneurship

Recently funded Cake addresses that concern with the launch of its open-source AI infrastructure platform enabling all businesses to deploy the latest technologies cost-effectively. With the rollout of AI impacting one business sector after another, one wonders what areas or companies will be left behind.

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EO’s framework for sustainability: How EO will become net positive by 2030

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)’s purpose is to help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential by enabling life-enhancing connections, designing shared experiences and providing collaborative learning. Leadership: Enable transformational leadership that can drive sustainable change in the world.