Sentences with phrase «of accelerating change»

Ron didn't really touch too much on what people in the legal industry could be doing in terms of accelerating change, let's say.
In today's world of accelerating change, it can be difficult to keep up with client expectations.
«The law society recognizes that the challenges identified in its report are long - standing and it is committed to work of accelerating change
To reach the conclusion that we can be indifferent to the source of the change, you must first understand the quantitative arguments driving the concern over anthropogenic climate change and then make a convincing risk - weighted argument that this expectation of accelerating change is not a serious concern.
There is not even a hint of accelerating change (unless of course you choose to take the worst case result out of three — Nasa — which perhaps indicates a very slight hint).
The debut exhibition, «Future Shock,» examines the human condition under the pressure of accelerating change and includes Rafael Lozano - Hemmer's Zoom Pavilion, which explores the idea of privacy (or lack thereof) in the digital age.
In a period of accelerating change we need vastly more efficient methods of developing new concepts.
Then came the challenge of digital technology: to deploy internally, and at scale, a set of soft skills and work methodologies capable of accelerating this change by creating a true digital culture within the organization.
The year 2016 is a time of accelerating change in technology, the global economy, and the business environment.
In short, it appears that our technology has created ways of accelerating change (genetic engineering, for instance) and new habitats (like the modern city), essentially fracturing our biology and transforming our future as a species.
Bandwagon «wave - of - the - future» theology has proven to be a very hazardous occupation in an era of accelerating change, especially when the continuities of history are not as evident as its discontinuities, and when the media focus the public eye upon society's distortions rather than its solidities?
Zooming into Focus investigated the effects of accelerated change in China through the work of the country's most talented emerging artists.

Not exact matches

«The U.S. has no interest in regime change or accelerated reunification of Korea.»
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Decades of scientific investigation across multiple lines of evidence corroborate a powerful yet inconvenient truth: Human - caused global warming and climate change is real, and it's briskly accelerating as we dump more carbon into the atmosphere.
Yet as an environmentalist, philanthropist and alternative energy investor, he is trying to halt the accelerating affects of climate change and make people understand the connectedness between climate and financial markets.
But has the rate of technology - driven change accelerated?
In a commentary published in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, the pair said, «The U.S. has no interest in regime change or accelerated reunification of Korea.»
The pace of change driven by startups seems to be accelerating as companies devoted to essential needs — from reducing procurement costs and improving operational efficiency, to delivering more efficient primary care or dialysis care — try to do something about the sorry state of health care.
In the book, they examine the repercussions on leadership by combined forces of globalization, climate change, increased individualism, and accelerating digitization.
Earlier this year he launched Singularity University with a handful of other tech luminaries with the stated mission of «preparing the world for accelerating change
«Even though the pace of advances in robotics and artificial intelligence may accelerate over the next two decades, the impact of that change — whether it tends to increase or decrease employment — depends not on the technology, but on demand.
As I saw removing fiber - removed and packaged foods reduced my body fat (while eating more volume of food), I chose to accelerate the dietary change.
It's accepted wisdom that the pace of change in business is accelerating.
Obama had introduced a raft of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change, a policy course that accelerated the retirement of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.
For Song, this accelerated rate of change means the company must constantly reinvent itself to keep the next group of 20 - somethings looking to disrupt the industry at bay.
In a world of rapidly accelerating change, where technology threatens to remake almost every aspect of every company in every industry, how do large corporations, built for predictability and stability, adapt and innovate fast enough to survive and thrive?
«With the changing demographics and mobile habits of millennials coming to the forefront, these trends will continue to accelerate and gain importance.»
When we established AI+R nearly two years ago, our primary goal was to accelerate the adoption of AI innovations from research into product, and the changes we are making today reflect our strong progress.
China must accelerate the pace of economic reforms, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after the first day of talks between the two nations in Beijing, but his Chinese counterpart warned change will take time.
Once a company has scaled the steepest grades of the mountain and begun to need to accelerate on the flatter portion, that is when ironically the need for a «gear change» becomes apparent (often driven by investors).
«The accelerating pace of technology and change across industries and geographies calls for new ways of working, learning and collaborating.
While North American retailers and manufacturers are wary of the continued volatility and accelerated pace of change in their business, OSL Retail Services CEO Brett Farren sees them as the key to continued success.
Recognizing GE needed to be much leaner and faster - moving to compete globally in the 21st Century, Welch slashed its bloated corporate staff, cut several layers of management, and radically changed GE's cumbersome processes to accelerate decision making — enabling GE to move in front of major global competitors like Siemens, Phillips and Mitsubishi.
At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the focus on accelerating the pace and rate of change for women has driven many of the sessions and conversations.
Without the economy accelerating, or policy makers changing their mind about the need for stricter oversight of the banking industry, chances are high that small - business credit will remain well below where it was in 2007.
In an age when technology is driving economic change and innovation at an accelerating pace, investors aren't getting a piece of it; the TSX's exposure to tech is just over 3.5 %.
Tillerson, who opposed a «regime change» and an «accelerated reunification of the peninsula,» advocated for diplomatic avenues to mitigate the verbal volleys between the White House and North Korea.
«In order to accelerate meaningful corporate and market impact, many corporations are expanding their CVC unit mandates to include traditional minority investments, majority equity investment more consistent with Growth PE, M&A and internal commercial piloting and incubation programs; and compensation structures need to keep pace with these changes,» said Heidi Mason, managing partner of Bell Mason Group and co-founder of CVI ².
The agreement may have accelerated the trade liberalization that was already taking place, but many of these changes may have taken place with or without an agreement.»
The pace of innovation in healthcare has accelerated in the last decade due to changing demographics and significant unmet medical needs.
Big grocers such as Loblaw Cos. and Empire Co. are pushing back, saying the change will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars and may accelerate a move to automations like self - serve checkouts.
In the innovation revolution, technologies are merging and converging across sectors — dramatically accelerating the speed and impact of change.
The pace of innovation in healthcare has accelerated in the last decade due to demographic changes and significant unmet needs in major disease areas like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.
These 15 risks are: Lack of Fresh Water, Unsustainable Urbanization, Continued Lock - in to Fossil Fuels, Chronic Diseases, Extreme Weather, Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Resistance to Life - saving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions, Youth Unemployment, Global Food Crisis, Unstable Regions, Soil Depletion, Rising Inequality, Cities Disrupted by Climate Change & Cyber Threats.
The accelerating power of artificial intelligence and machine learning «is the most significant force of change» affecting the customer / brand relationship
They clearly did invalidate the old models over the next few years as credit misallocation accelerated, along with the depth and direction of now - unprecedented imbalances and highly self - reinforcing price changes in commodities, real estate, stock markets, and other variables — what George Soros might have cited as extreme cases of reflexivity.
Thomas Friedman says we're in a period of rapidly accelerating change and he suggests we adopt a «Mother Nature» strategy of resilience.
Add $ 14 billion of the accelerated repurchase and I guess you get $ 19 billion in the first four - and - change months of fiscal 2014, which annualizes to... I mean, ISS says «it appears to be on track to repurchase at least $ 32 billion in shares» and, sure, that is a number.
All options and restricted shares awarded under our equity plans are also subject to a double - trigger accelerated vesting condition under the terms of our equity award letters, which provides for an acceleration of the vesting schedule if the associate is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason (as defined by the applicable equity plan) within the one - year period following a change in control (as defined by the applicable equity plan).
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