Thu.Oct 20, 2016

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The voyages of discovery we all need

Paul Hobcraft

Since early September I have been significantly focused on researching, relating and renewing my understanding of Business Ecosystems, Platforms and then what led into the power and need of improving customer end experience. This came about from having some evolving conversations with my ‘old’ sparring partner Jeffrey Phillips , over at Ovo Innovation.

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Key for Innovation Implementation and Business Success is Communication

Idea to Value

The innovation book Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival hammers the point home that innovation is the key to your company’s survival—in other words, “innovate or die.” The recently published Robert’s Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation teaches readers how to implement an organized work culture of innovation in their organization.

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11 Ideas for Fun Strategic Planning Activities – Our Latest FREE eBook

BrainZooming

Fun Strategic Planning Activities? You may wonder if we are nuts talking about the idea of fun strategic planning. Any skepticism you may have is certainly understandable. The more typical adjectives that come to mind when you think about strategy planning in your organization likely include: Tedious. Cumbersome. Too detailed. Pointless. Disconnected (from the business).

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First look at Nintendo’s new games console: The Nintendo Switch

Idea to Value

Nintendo just released a trailer for its next generation console, which now finally has a name: The Nintendo Switch. After the phenomenal success of the Wii, Nintendo still has around $10 billion of cash reserves in the bank. However, their failure to convince customers of the capabilities and values of their follow-up system, the WiiU, […]. Originally published at First look at Nintendo’s new games console: The Nintendo Switch.

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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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Personal Mastery : An interview with Ida Nielsen – Bass Anchor for Prince

Innovation Excellence

I had the unique privilege of interviewing Ida Nielsen, bass anchor for Prince and now stepping out in her own right as a singer – songwriter, following Prince’s tragic and premature death, age 57. In the interview and subsequent private conversations with Ida I discussed a number of topics with parallel lessons for anyone seeking to innovate.

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This heartbreaking short film by two guys from PIXAR shows animation isn’t just for kids

Idea to Value

When people think of Pixar, they usually think of family-friendly cartoons like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc and Toy Story. Well, two animators from the world’s most successful digital animation studio want to change your opinion on just what stories digital animations can tell. “Borrowed Time” , video shown above, is an animated short film, directed […].

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First look at Nintendo’s new games console: The Nintendo Switch

Improvides

Nintendo just released a trailer for its next generation console, which now finally has a name: The Nintendo Switch. After the phenomenal success of the Wii, Nintendo still has around $10 billion of cash reserves in the bank. However, their failure to convince customers of the capabilities and values of their follow-up system, the WiiU, […]. Originally published at First look at Nintendo’s new games console: The Nintendo Switch.

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Interview with an Innovator: Luc Michaud

Betterific

Betterific members are a diverse crowd – gender, age, location and occupation… We like to maintain this diversity to allow for cross pollination. One of our core beliefs is that great ideas come from people with different perspectives, outlooks and specialties. Which is why crowdsourcing is so critical. Luc Michaud brings a unique voice as a pharmacist.

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This heartbreaking short film by two guys from PIXAR shows animation isn’t just for kids

Improvides

When people think of Pixar, they usually think of family-friendly cartoons like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc and Toy Story. Well, two animators from the world’s most successful digital animation studio want to change your opinion on just what stories digital animations can tell. “Borrowed Time” , video shown above, is an animated short film, directed […].

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How to Create Valuable User Generated Feedback with Idea Hunt

Svava

Idea Hunt is a Valuable Tool for Creating User Generated Feedback.

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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.