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My 5 S for future Innovation: Smart, Stacks, Scale, Storage, and Software

Paul Hobcraft

Recently, I got caught up in some announcement by Siemens, where they announced the acquisition of Mendix, the Low-Code providers, for the explicit purpose to combine Mendix with Siemens MindSphere, claiming it has the potential to cover off all elements of the Smart App Stack. That got my attention.

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Continuing the Energy Transition Journey

Paul Hobcraft

The Grid Edge includes the innovative solutions of hardware, software, and business innovation that are enabling smart infrastructure to be installed at or near the “edge” of the electric power grid. During this past week, I have been working through specific aspects of the energy transition model. degree mark.

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The Digitization of Energy

Paul Hobcraft

These “things” are being designed to connect and combined with grid edge software that triggers demand and optimization. Digitalization is about to reshape transportation , and its energy design and consumption need to be redesigned to adapt. We need to be digitally smart in renewables. Digitalization Of Energy .

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8 External Innovation Sources You should know

ITONICS

Startup monitoring and potential future partnerships, therefore, play an important role in creating disruptive products and business models. Which startups might disrupt the industry or are relevant to the business model? Software and consulting companies. and Chun Zhang, published at MIT Sloan Management Review.

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8 External Sources of Innovation

ITONICS

Startup monitoring and potential future partnerships, therefore, play an important role in creating disruptive products and business models. Which startups might disrupt the industry or are relevant to the business model? Software and consulting companies. and Chun Zhang, published at MIT Sloan Management Review.

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The Secret Ingredient to Operational Excellence Success

Qmarkets

Schneider National, a transportation and logistics firm based in Green Bay, Wisconsin was losing deals due to a lengthy response time to. Make abnormal flow visual so every employee can easily tell when flow has been disrupted. customer requests for proposals (RFPs). Leveraging Your Collective Intelligence.

LEAN 49
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The Secret Ingredient to Operational Excellence Success

Qmarkets

Schneider National, a transportation and logistics firm based in Green Bay, Wisconsin was losing deals due to a lengthy response time to. Make abnormal flow visual so every employee can easily tell when flow has been disrupted. customer requests for proposals (RFPs). Leveraging Your Collective Intelligence.

LEAN 40