Wed.Nov 29, 2023

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Quantum Computing, Zen Philosophy and Space-Time

IdeaScale

The up-and-coming field of quantum computing, currently in a prototype phase, will probably be an innovation with exponential and wide-ranging impacts in the power and speed of information technology. There are some interesting parallels between the behavior of quantum computing particles, or qubits, and basic principles of Zen Buddhist philosophy. Like modern physics, this article [.

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The Rise of the Meta City

Harvard Business Review

New York and Miami, Dubai and Cairo, the Bay Area and Austin. Pandemic-era migrations have created strong new connections between cities — and companies need to update their location strategy to keep up.

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What do you know about your innovation potential?

IdeaScale

What do you know about your innovation potential? By Laszlo Gyorffy Have you ever had a great idea? Did you pursue it? Were you successful in working with your colleagues to implement it? In today's rapidly evolving landscape, developing innovative ideas has become a necessity for both organizations and individuals. This in-demand ability increases in [.

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Generative AI Will Transform Virtual Meetings

Harvard Business Review

Generative AI will forever change the way meetings are conducted. In the near future, meetings will offer personalized content and purpose-driven expertise, while also serving as guardians against bias and promoting active learning. As AI continues to advance, every meeting holds the promise of being productive, efficient, and influential, unlocking infinite possibilities for teams and organizations.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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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How Cutting Edge AI Tech Could Be Your Answer to Tackling Stress

Entrepreneur - Innovation

In today's stress-ridden world marked by conflicts and a multitude of life challenges most of us never saw coming, the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the pressing mental health crisis is evident. Here's how entrepreneurs and startups can use generative AI to provide essential support to employees, coworkers and society as a whole.

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How Leaders Can Be Stewards of “Good Tech”

Harvard Business Review

It’s always been important for companies to take responsibility for the creation, application, and disruption of the technologies they create and use, but now that the rapid application of AI is affecting people’s privacy, security, and daily lives as never before, accepting that responsibility is essential. This is true not just for tech companies, but any organization that uses or applies AI.

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To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency

Harvard Business Review

Business alliances play a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis — and through greater disclosure, they might be able to gain greater legitimacy.

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How a Financial Services Provider Used VSM to Increase Delivery Efficiency

Planview

In today’s competitive business environment, companies are relentlessly seeking ways to optimize their solutions delivery, with a strong emphasis on improving efficiency. To achieve a significant boost in this area, it is imperative to establish and maintain end-to-end visibility into the value streams that comprise an organization’s operations.

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Lessons in Innovation from a Legacy Firm

Harvard Business Review

How pencil-maker Faber-Castell balances stewardship of its brand with innovation, evolution, and adopting new technologies.

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Working In Domains of High Uncertainty

Mike Shipulski

X: When will you be done with the project? Me: This work has never been done before, so I don’t know. X: But the Leadership Team just asked me when the project will be done. So, what should I say? Me: Since nothing has changed since the last time you asked me, I still don’t know. Tell them I don’t know. X: They won’t like that answer. Me: They may not like the answer, but it’s the truth.

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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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Seeing Yourself as a Leader

Harvard Business Review

How to effectively grow leadership in yourself and your employees.

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6 Shifts Signaling the Future of Corporate Innovation | ITONICS

ITONICS

Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted nearly all industries, completely changing how we process and make sense of data. These technologies enable us to derive patterns, perform diagnostics, and make predictions with increasing accuracy, speed, and scale. And while AI may have once been relegated to predominately analytical realms, the meteoric rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has opened a Pandora’s box of capabilities that challenge what we once thought possible in terms of creativity, problem-

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Why Making Mistakes Is Essential for Growth as a Real Leader - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM IESE

Harvard Business Review

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Azeem’s Picks: The Promise of AI with Fei-Fei Li

Harvard Business Review

Can we build beneficial AI through interdisciplinarity?

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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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Why More Global Organizations Are Advancing Digital Transformation in Vietnam - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM FPT SOFTWARE

Harvard Business Review

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Why Choosing a Full-Service Energy Partner Can Help Achieve Sustainability Goals - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ENEL

Harvard Business Review

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