Fri.Mar 17, 2017

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The myth of a better mousetrap: A case study in bad innovation

Idea to Value

One of the most famous quotes about innovation goes as follows: Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door. Unfortunately, this is not how innovation works. It was apparently attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson (although it turns out this was a misquotation) and tells people that if you create a better product, it will be successful.

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8 Pieces of Creative Advice from a Great and Horrible Client

BrainZooming

Short Story: When it comes to creativity, start with and return to the underlying strategy ; that’s the most important piece of creative advice I have to offer. I’ve been trying to let go of some creative reins on the Brainzooming brand. This is a matter of necessity: too little time, too many other things to do, reaching the limits of my execution talents, needing fresh perspectives on things I have been looking at for years.

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Scandinavian Corporate Innovation, A Process of Inclusion

Svava

Scandinavian Corporate Innovation A Process of Inclusion Rather Than a Game of Telephone David Marquet** was speaking in a post on The Harvard Business Review about empowerment programs, and why they just don’t work, when he said, “ You can’t implement a bottom up concept in a top down way.” he goes on to […].

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Storytelling, the Brain & Work Culture

Innovation Excellence

I love the quote by the poet Muriel Rukeyser that says “The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” Humans live for stories. We learn from stories at home, school, from friends, and also very compellingly at work. Humans within a work culture are motivated by stories. Look at the famous founding myths of HP and Apple in the garages, of.

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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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Mindsets Matter!

BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

Did you know that the behaviors you exhibit on a daily basis are the manifestation of the way you see the world? Everyone has what we call “worldviews.” Worldviews are the natural filters that are ingrained in us that cause us to perceive things the way we do. Our background and experiences—from how we were parented, where we were raised in the world, religion, education leve.

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Part 1: Accelerating the impact of Innovation Campaigns

Values Centered Innovation

Part 1 of 3: Innovation is the core driver to meet critical business needs. In a 2007 McKinsey Quarterly article on “Leadership and Innovation,” the authors made it quite clear that “Innovation is a core driver of growth, performance and valuation.” One thing has changed in the past 10 years: innovation has evolved from being “ a ” core driver to now being “ the ” core driver.

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3 Ways to Generate Consistent Engagement in Continuous Improvement Challenges

Planview

Your innovation challenge can start out like a grand love affair, all parties filled with possibility and promise, and excited to work together towards a brighter future. However, as any veteran love-junkie knows, that initial spark becomes harder to maintain as time passes, and excitement tends to fizzle after the honeymoon period ends. What can this look like in the context of your innovation or continuous improvement program?

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Scandinavian Corporate Innovation, A Process of Inclusion

Svava

A Process of Inclusion Rather Than a Game of Telephone.

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Can Open Innovation Fathom the Mystery of Disappearing Sea Lions?

IdeaConnection

Every year, biologists visit the US state of Alaska to count the number of Steller sea lions (also known as northern sea lions). They also study images of the mammals. For the last 40 years the population has been in decline, but the reasons for the worrying trend are unknown. To try and get to the bottom of the mystery, an open innovation project called Steller Watch has been launched.

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Scandinavian Corporate Innovation, A Process of Inclusion

Svava

Scandinavian Corporate Innovation.

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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.