IdeaScale

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With the rise of artificial intelligence, we have clearly become fascinated with (if not suspicious of) our own intelligence. And, in the world of generative AI, we now seem obsessed with the origin of new ideas, how to facilitate creativity, and the processes that trigger and lead to innovation.This obsession with “new” and “next” is, [.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When executing strategy, companies typically fall into one or more of three traps: 1) They let too many people weigh in; 2)They plan a lot of activity but do not specify concrete actions; and 3) They tend not to build in accountability into execution. The result is that. lot a good strategies never take off. This article offers pointers on how to avoid the three traps.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Paradox of Innovation: Embracing Failure as a Pathway to Success By Warick Pond Redefining Failure Innovation, while celebrated as the driving force behind technological progress and economic growth, often grapples with an inherent paradox. On one side, there's the rallying call to "fail fast and fail often," championing the idea that failure is a [.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When it comes to psychological safety, leaders want the best of both worlds: all voices heard and considered, failure acknowledged and learned from, and feedback offered clearly and received graciously. But they also want harmony, comfort, and a sense of equilibrium. While most leaders want to encourage people to speak their minds, their underlying (often unconscious) ambivalence about actually getting the truth can unwittingly lead them to a performative version of psychological safety.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

You may be struggling to drive some sort of change, innovation, or digital transformation within your organization right now. GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky Why is it so hard? And what’s the secret to getting big companies to transform successfully?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The authors’ economic analysis shows that generative AI’s impact will be different than previous generations of AI and machine learning and will drive new levels of productivity in creative occupations and tasks. They offer a targeted method for leaders to review and redesign workflows, and rewrite job descriptions, to unlock the new potential of generative AI.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Can AI safety shed any light on old corporate governance problems? And can the law and economics of corporate governance help us frame the new problems of AI safety? The author identifies five lessons — and one dire warning — on the corporate governance of AI and other socially sensitive technologies that have been made vivid by the corporate turmoil at OpenAI.

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The business world is on the cusp of a transformation, where small-scale data interventions are becoming obsolete. Utilizing data at scale is now the cornerstone of a sustainable future in the digital-first economy. Modern enterprises are evolving, embracing a hybrid, geographically diverse workforce and operations that demand quick, informed, collaborative decisions.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For early-stage startups, sales and marketing are crucial for gathering customer feedback.

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PlanBox Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This article originally appeared on Innovation Leader. In the annals of technological evolution, we find ourselves at a juncture akin to the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Just as the monolith in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece symbolized a leap in human evolution, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands as a monumental force poised to reshape how we live, work, and interact with machines. 2024 beckons us to embark on our own odyssey, a transformative voyage into the heart of corporate innovation

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A conversation with HBS professor Iavor Bojinov on what leaders need to know.

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Christensen Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Every few weeks I have breakfast with my friend John Bailey at a small corner cafe in Northern Virginia. We talk about everything from education research to elder dog care to impact investing. John is also my go-to on all things AI-related. Where I’ve merely dabbled, he’s become steeped in the cutting-edge affordances of new tools, and the muddy waters of regulating a space where private innovation has quickly outpaced public discourse about guardrails.

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Michael Roberto

DECEMBER 5, 2023

[link] Fortune's Chris Morris has reported that Neiman Marcus has rebuffed an acquisition offer from Saks, a competitor in the luxury retail market. Apparently, merger talks continue, with Neiman Marcus hoping that Saks will increase its $3 billion offer. This potential merger raises an interesting question for me: Will merging two struggling firms create value?

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Christensen Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Last month, Forward announced a $100M Series E round that would fund their latest product roll out: Carepods. Like most splashy tech-forward announcements, the unveiling of Forward’s Carepods included a video of what consumers could expect from this technology-enabled, long-term-health-focused, primary care practice’s latest offering. But in watching the video, I kept wondering, “Do people really want this?

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Carla Johnson

DECEMBER 5, 2023

December 5, 2023 Creativity isn’t just for beret-wearing artists or guitar-strumming musicians. It’s the backbone of industry giants and the driving force of economies. One of Adobe’s research studies has the receipts to prove it: 80% of people see innovation as the linchpin of economic growth.

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