Tue.Nov 14, 2023

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When Your Go-To Problem-Solving Approach Fails

Harvard Business Review

We make decisions all day, every day. The way we make decisions depends largely on context and our own unique problem-solving style. But, sometimes a tough workplace situation turns our usual problem-solving style on its head. Situationality is the culmination of many factors including location, life stage, decision ownership, and team dynamics. To make effective choices in the workplace, we often need to put our well-worn decision-making habits to the side and carefully ponder all aspects of th

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Innovation Evolution in the Era of AI

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard Half a decade ago, I laid out a perspective on the evolution of innovation. Now, I return to these reflections with a sentiment of both awe and unease as I observe the profound impacts of AI on innovation and business at large.

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Is Your Curiosity Helping or Hurting Your Work?

Harvard Business Review

Undirected curiosity has the potential to derail you from your work and keeps you from ending up where you want to go. But intentionally directed curiosity, where you make a conscious choice to think creatively about something important, can be an incredible force for good in your job and dramatically increase your overall innovation and effectiveness.

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The Essentials of a Good Innovation Operating System | ITONICS

ITONICS

Innovation management software tools are essential when you want to increase your company's speed, collaboration, and productivity in identifying innovation opportunities and moving ideas to execution. Without it, you'll waste effort trying to stay ahead of the competition using ill-suited or dispersed tools.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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Improve Your Company’s Use of AI with a Structured Approach to Prompts

Harvard Business Review

Despite their power and seemingly intuitive interface, it can be hard for new users to really put AI’s capabilities to work. Companies need to invest in both prompting and fine tuning. The authors suggest a framework for doing so: building an internal library based on their prompt-query alignment model (PQAM). This framework provides a structured approach to crafting prompts and fine-tuning AI models to enhance productivity, quality, and human upskilling.

Company 116
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Let Corporate Purpose Guide You Through ESG Turbulence

Harvard Business Review

In the midst of divergent ESG (environmental, social, and governance) practices between the U.S. and Europe, companies face a challenging landscape. While U.S. stakeholders push for reduced ESG efforts, European regulations demand more stringent sustainability measures. The key to navigating this complexity lies in a corporate “statement of purpose.

Company 116
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Nvidia’s CEO What It Takes To Run An A.I.-Led Company Now

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Jensen Huang about leading a new era of computing.

Company 106