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Cosmetic vs. Strategic Innovation

Imaginatik

The word Innovation looms large in the word cloud of the American business lexicon. It is routinely found in vision statements, motivational posters, corporate lobbies and, more recently, on business cards and LinkedIn profiles. There is no doubt that many businesses and business leaders have recognized the importance of innovation as an organizational competency.

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5 Ways to Lower Risk in an Innovation Strategy Workshop

BrainZooming

We wrote recently about lowering the stakes for sharing creative ideas. Right after that article, The Brainzooming Group facilitated a small innovation strategy workshop with a client. We discussed the approach for the client’s upcoming thirty-person new process innovation strategy workshop. The question emerged of how much prior thinking to share with the newly involved participants.

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Trend-driven Innovation for Product Managers

Innovation Excellence

Smart product managers study trends and innovate accordingly. This is trend-driven innovation. Uber’s success is an excellent example of trend-driven innovation. It made transportation more convenient and also made earning money easier for drivers. Both were possible due to changes in perceptions of sharing – a trend that became known as the sharing economy.

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Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Technology Showcase

Venture2

Sept. 7, 2016 (Chicago) – Venture2’s Michael Docherty will provide a keynote address to both corporate and startup attendees at the DMDII Technology Showcase on September 7th, 2016 at the UI LABS Innovation Center. The post Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Technology Showcase appeared first on Venture2 Inc.

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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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Innov’Up at La Poste (French mail company)

Innovation Excellence

Aude Le Carpentier is in charge of Innov’Up Creativity, in the Service-Mail-Parcel sector of La Poste. She’s a 27 year-old manager of a team of 15 creative people, helping business teams to develop innovative services. She kindly accepted to answer our questions on the story of Innov’Up. 1) What is ‘the reason why’ for Innov.

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Notre Dame Certified Innovation Mentor Program

Venture2

As part of Notre Dame’s Certified Innovation Mentor Program, Michael Docherty of Venture2 will co-lead a 3-hour session on External Innovation. As part of the faculty for this unique 7-month innovation certification program, we’ll share Venture2 methods and case studies to help these executives build their own capability for co-creating innovation and businesses with external partners. ( Interested in participating in a future program?).

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Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) Annual Conference

Venture2

October 16-19, 2016 (Atlanta, GA) – As part of PDMA’s 2016 Annual Conference, Michael Docherty will provide a keynote address on corporations and startups co-creating the future and how we need each other now more than ever. Link. The post Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) Annual Conference appeared first on Venture2 Inc.

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Can Jet.com Save Walmart from Sears’ Fate?

Adam Hartung

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Notre Dame Innovation Practitioner Conference

Venture2

Nov 16, 2016 (South Bend IN) – Michael Docherty will present a luncheon keynote at this unique event for front-line innovators, organized by The University of Notre Dame University Mendoza College of Business. Sponsors and speakers from Cisco, Pfizer, Exelon, Allstate and others. Register here. The post Notre Dame Innovation Practitioner Conference appeared first on Venture2 Inc.

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Intrapreneurship Conference

Venture2

November 16-18, 2016 (San Francisco, CA) – The Intrapreneurship Conference focuses on inspiring and educating corporate innovators on how they can bring entrepreneurship to the corporate context. Michael Docherty will be delivering a workshop entitled “The Hybrid Innovation Engine: Building Transformative Capabilities Within Mature Companies” For more information, click here.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and guest speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.