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How Companies Can Mitigate AI’s Growing Environmental Footprint

Harvard Business

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly ubiquitous in business and governance, its substantial environmental impact — from significant increases in energy and water usage to heightened carbon emissions — cannot be ignored. By 2030, AI’s power demand is expected to rise by 160%. However, adopting more sustainable practices, such as utilizing foundation models, optimizing data processing locations, investing in energy-efficient processors, and leveraging open-source collaborations, ca

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Cat and mouse games

Seth Godin Blog

I hope that most of us would agree that driving 50 mph in a school zone where little kids cross the street is a significant safety problem. The speed limit is there for good reason, and if you selfishly and recklessly blow through the crosswalk, you ought to get a summons. Municipalities can now hire a service that uses an automated speed camera to find the scofflaws and issue summonses directly, without the random luck of getting away with it as a factor.

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Fact-Based vs. Intuition-Based Decision Making: How to Strike the Right Balance

LSA Global

Fact-Based vs. Intuition-Based Decision Making: How to Strike the Right Balance We know from leadership simulation assessment data that effective companies make effective decisions — especially when the stakes are high. While fact-based vs. intuition-based decision making each has its own merits and drawbacks, the ability to understand and leverage both approaches effectively can be the key to making good decisions.

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How to Manage Competing Priorities: 5 Effective Strategies and 5 Tips to Prevent Them

Epicflow

Whether at work or in everyday life, we don’t like to appear in situations where we don’t know which way to turn because there are too many tasks, and everything is important. However, it’s common in the modern fast-paced project environment — overlapping deadlines, the same resources required for several projects, or competing stakeholder requirements, to name a few.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.