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Global Advisors is a leader in defining quantified strategies, decreasing uncertainty, improving decisions and achieving measureable results.

We specialise in providing highly-analytical data-driven recommendations in the face of significant uncertainty.

We utilise advanced predictive analytics to build robust strategies and enable our clients to make calculated decisions.

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Global Advisors’ Thoughts: Leading a deliberate life

Global Advisors’ Thoughts: Leading a deliberate life

By Marc Wilson
Marc is a partner at Global Advisors and based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Download this article at https://globaladvisors.biz/blog/2018/06/26/leading-a-deliberate-life/.

Picket fences. Family of four. Management position.

Mid-life crisis. Meaning. Purpose.

Someone once said that, “At 18, I had all the answers. At 35, I realised I didn’t know the question.”

Serendipity has a lot going for it. Many people might sail through life taking what comes and enjoying the moment. Others might be open to chance and have nothing go right for them.

Some people might strive to achieve, realise rare successes and be bitterly unhappy. Others might be driven and enjoy incredible success and fulfilment.

Perhaps the majority of us become beholden to the momentum of our lives.

We might study, start a career, marry, buy a dream house, have children, send them to a top school. Those steps make up components of many of our dreams. They are steps that may define each subsequent choice. As I discussed this with a friend recently, he remarked that few of these steps had been subject of deliberations in his life – increasingly these steps were the outcome of momentum. Each will shape every step he takes for the rest of his life. He would not have things any other way, but if he knew what he knows now, he might have been more deliberate about choice and consequence…..

Read more at https://globaladvisors.biz/blog/2018/06/26/leading-a-deliberate-life/

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PODCAST: Strategy Tools: Growth, Profit or Returns?

PODCAST: Strategy Tools: Growth, Profit or Returns?

Our Spotify podcast explores the relationship between Return on Net Assets (RONA) and growth, arguing that both are essential for shareholder value creation. The hosts contend that focusing solely on one metric can be detrimental, and propose a framework for evaluating business portfolios based on their RONA and growth profiles. This approach involves plotting business units on a “market-cap curve” to identify value-accretive and value-destructive segments.

The podcast also addresses the impact of economic downturns on portfolio management, suggesting strategies for both offensive and defensive approaches. The core argument is that companies should aim to achieve a balance between RONA and growth, acknowledging that both are essential for long-term shareholder value creation.

Read more from the original article – https://globaladvisors.biz/2020/08/04/strategy-tools-growth-profit-or-returns/

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Term: Quantum computing

Term: Quantum computing

“Quantum computing is a revolutionary field that uses principles of quantum mechanics, like superposition and entanglement, to process information with qubits (quantum bits) instead of classical bits, enabling it to solve complex problems exponentially faster than traditional computers.” – Quantum computing

Key Principles

  • Qubits: Unlike classical bits, which represent either 0 or 1, qubits can exist in a superposition of states, embodying multiple values at once due to quantum superposition.
  • Superposition: Allows qubits to represent numerous states simultaneously, enabling parallel exploration of solutions for problems like optimisation or factoring large numbers.
  • Entanglement: Links qubits so the state of one instantly influences another, regardless of distance, facilitating correlated computations and exponential scaling of processing power.
  • Quantum Gates and Circuits: Manipulate qubits through operations like CNOT gates, forming quantum circuits that create interference patterns to amplify correct solutions and cancel incorrect ones.

Quantum computers require extreme conditions, such as near-absolute zero temperatures, to combat decoherence – the loss of quantum states due to environmental interference. They excel in areas like cryptography, drug discovery, and artificial intelligence, though current systems remain in early development stages.

Best Related Strategy Theorist: David Deutsch

David Deutsch, widely regarded as the father of quantum computing, is a British physicist and pioneer in quantum information science. Born in 1953 in Haifa, Israel, he moved to England as a child and studied physics at the University of Oxford, earning his DPhil in 1978 under David Sciama.

Deutsch’s seminal contribution came in 1985 with his paper ‘Quantum theory, the Church-Turing principle and the universal quantum computer’, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society. He introduced the concept of the universal quantum computer – a theoretical machine capable of simulating any physical process, grounded in quantum mechanics. This work formalised quantum Turing machines and proved that quantum computers could outperform classical ones for specific tasks, laying the theoretical foundation for the field.

Deutsch’s relationship to quantum computing is profound: he shifted it from speculative physics to a viable computational paradigm by demonstrating quantum parallelism, where superpositions enable simultaneous evaluation of multiple inputs. His ideas influenced algorithms like Shor’s for factoring and Grover’s for search, and he popularised the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, linking it to computation.

A fellow of the Royal Society since 2008, Deutsch authored influential books like The Fabric of Reality (1997) and The Beginning of Infinity (2011), advocating quantum computing’s potential to unlock universal knowledge creation. His vision positions quantum computing not merely as faster hardware, but as a tool for testing fundamental physics and epistemology.

Tags: quantum computing, term, qubit

References

1. https://www.spinquanta.com/news-detail/how-does-a-quantum-computer-work

2. https://qt.eu/quantum-principles/

3. https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/quantum-computing

4. https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/02/02/what-is-quantum-computing/

5. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-quantum-computing

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing

7. https://www.bluequbit.io/quantum-computing-basics

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3U1NDUiwSA

"Quantum computing is a revolutionary field that uses principles of quantum mechanics, like superposition and entanglement, to process information with qubits (quantum bits) instead of classical bits, enabling it to solve complex problems exponentially faster than traditional computers." - Term: Quantum computing

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