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Consequently, we — as technology developers and manufacturers, marketers and people in the tech space — have a social and ethical responsibility to be open to scrutiny and consider the ethics of artificial intelligence, working to hinder the misuse and potential negative effects of these new AI technologies. 
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Online orders for pickup grew 279% over five years, NPD research shows
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This article highlights many of the different reasons I like these stories for tracking trends and innovations. First of all, they're examples that most people can understand. We're all familiar with restaurants, take-out, and delivery. Second, this article includes examples of store layout, production issues, etc. Good examples!!!!!
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Most importantly, continuous monitoring will keep employees, customers, and the broader public safe from malicious actors.
James Schreier's insight:
Definitely an issue deserving an exploration
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Latest initiatives include grab-and-go test store in London
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The food industry -- often fast food -- is a fascinating source of constantly added new innovations, tests, etc. There's often a good question raised on how these innovations might be applied in other organizations.
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Many workers remain uncomfortable asking for the training they need out of fear of seeming incompetent or unprepared.
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An issue with many implications for the future
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While many Christians have fled China amid the communist country's crackdown on Christianity, others who've stayed say they are feeling the tightening restrictions and increased pressure against the church -- especially for youth.
James Schreier's insight:
While this may initially seem like a strong post to T.I.P.S. Tracking, and yes it is a "trend," but it also has a very strong personal connection. Over ten years ago I spent several days in Beijing leading an Implications Wheel on this very topic. It was a very, very sensitive exploration, so much so that after generating and reviewing the work, at the end of the day, we shredded every single piece of the work we'd completed!
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But many CEOs tell IBM they don't have the resources needed to close the skills gap brought on by emerging technologies.
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A huge issue with LOTS of implications!
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RH associate editor shares what’s trending in the restaurant world
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Each of these trends is deserving of a further exploration for the possible long-term implications. Each seems to have multiple, complex dynamics.
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This article explores our cultural desire for speed and its consequences. Slow, it turns out, is the best way to increase understanding and avoid-problems.
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There's a clear connection here to some of the key points we address in the T.I.P.S. Tracking program.
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The Federal Communications Commission recommends that Congress set aside 988 for the hotline. Now let's get it done.
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A good action for a major issue.
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Cafés, museums, dance classes: City halls around the world are opening their doors and ushering community members inside. Now if the United States could just catch up.
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The evident goal, in addition to cutting costs, is to improve the in-store and online shopper experience. Robot artificial intelligence can use algorithms to recall shopper preferences, quickly cross-reference shelf-prices and they can work around the clock.
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Dunkin’s westward expansion of its next-generation concept stores continues, with news that the Quincey, MA-based chain is testing out self-service kiosks at full-service locations in California. T…
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Fascinating to watch how DD evolves and looking forward, what the implications of these ideas might be for customers and D
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The demographic ‘represents a lot of hope’ for the industry, NPD says
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The image damage resulting from employing a problematic worker now spreads faster
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Two related articles posted on this today!
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The Amazon-owned security company makes an excellent alarm system. But it creates an anxiety-inducing feedback loop.
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Samsung is looking forward to what life might be like in the year 2069. The new report, called Samsung KX50: The Future in Focus, draws on the opinions of six of Britain’s leading academics and futurists to look at a range of new technologies that will affect people's everyday lives.
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One of the many challenges authorities are currently facing, following the growing spread of recreational marijuana legalization, is the lack of any clear or easy way to measure THC exposure in regards to driving impairment. For years scientists have been trying to engineer a straightforward…
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Our labor laws are weak enough as they are—and technology is constantly helping companies find ways around the ones that do exist to more closely monitor and analyze their workers.
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So many implications discussed here!
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DoorDash makes autonomous vehicle investment; North Carolina mall ready for drone drops
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Multiple trends and innovations here -- all deserving in thinking about the implications - positive and negative.
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The last machines to invade people’s space at scale were cars; now, it’s Walmart’s robots. How’s that going?
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I've used "robots" in hotels and other automated innovations as ideas to explore for implications -- usually as part of a facilitator training program. Here's another example -- interesting in this article there are several implications being discussed.
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The pizza company will test out delivery innovations at the new Ann Arbor center
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Live testing for the results (implications) of new ideas. Notice the desire to "fail fast."
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Casual dining brand partners with DoorDash.
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This is just a single example of the exploding trend -- It would be very interesting to think about the long range implications -- both positive and negative of this trend continuing.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a number of hospitalizations of teenagers displaying severe lung disease, with suspicions of links to e-cigarette use. The FDA has also recently revealed it has accumulated 127 reports of seizures claimed to be related to e-cigarette use.
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Here''s a really tough issue, intensified by the personal connection for me of this being identified in my home state. Needs to be investigated and explored.
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If we’re to take the idea seriously, the Goal Gradient Hypothesis has some interesting implications for leaders and decision-makers.
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Like so many things, this would benefit from an exploration.
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There are multiple issues raised in this excellent article that call for exploration of the consequences, both positive and negative.