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Analytical Problem-Solving

August 15, 2019 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Data, AI, & Machine Learning

This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review explores how data analytics and digital technologies are changing the way we think and solve problems.

Articles included with this collection:

How Human-Computer ‘Superminds’ Are Redefining the Future of Work
By Thomas W. Malone

The Perils of Applying AI Prediction to Complex Decisions
Susan Athey, interviewed by Frieda Klotz

Train Your People to Think in Code
By David Waller

Saving Money Through Structured Problem-Solving
By Nelson P. Repenning, Don Kieffer, and Michael Morales

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