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Horizon scanning for strategic foresight. First step to building a company, product or technology vision
Horizon scanning is a crucial component of strategic foresight, enabling organisations to anticipate and prepare for future challenges and opportunities. This systematic approach to identifying emerging trends, issues, and potential disruptions helps decision-makers...
Problem definition: an essential skill and practise often neglected
Understanding the Importance of Problem Definition A well-defined problem is the bedrock of a successful strategy. It clarifies the scope and objectives and ensures that resources are directed efficiently. According to a study by the Harvard Business Review, companies...
Paper examining a framework for ensuring robust and reliable AI systems
The paper "Towards Guaranteed Safe AI: A Framework for Ensuring Robust and Reliable AI Systems" introduces a family of approaches to AI safety, termed "Guaranteed Safe (GS) AI." These approaches aim to provide high-assurance quantitative guarantees about AI systems'...
Book review: Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart by Gerd Gigerenzer and Peter M. Todd
The book argues that humans often make decisions using simple heuristics (mental shortcuts) rather than complex algorithms, and these heuristics can be surprisingly effective and efficient, especially in uncertain and complex environments. Adaptive Toolbox: The...
An Approach for Generating and Maintaining Insight in SMEs
Technology investments in businesses must be routed in commercial insight. Insight is the key input to strategy. The challenge for SMEs lies in generating these insights without a dedicated team and ensuring they are effectively communicated and utilised in...
Test-Driven Development (TDD) – some thoughts
What is Test-Driven Development? Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a software development approach in which tests are written before the actual code. The process is cyclical and involves writing a test, running it to see it fail, writing the minimal code necessary to...