Fri.Feb 24, 2017

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Reflecting on our innovation practices

Paul Hobcraft

Innovation has been rapidly changing and much of its basics have been swallowed up by some newly defining frameworks that have raced up to the top of the innovation agenda. They have driven much of our thinking and reacting. It is right that we all respond to these but we often forget much of the rest of what innovation needs to be built upon. The problem or challenge with this focusing upon ‘breaking’ practices or new methodologies, are they can be so much harder to master and build them into e

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Creativity in the music spectrum, and how that translates to business

Idea to Value

As part of a big (secret) project I’m working on, I recently had a very interesting conversation with one of my colleagues, Peter Cook (previously interviewed on this Idea to Value Podcast). In it, we talked about the similarity between the different types of creativity which exist in the music industry, and how there are clear parallels to how many businesses operate and generate ideas.

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Strategic Planning Exercises – 7 Tools to Boost Strategic Impact

BrainZooming

We have released a host of eBooks on strategic planning exercises and ideas to increase collaboration, creative thinking, alignment, and successful implementation. In case you missed any Brainzooming strategy planning eBooks, here are seven to jump start your strategic planning exercises and better engage your team in shaping your organization’s direction.

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Inside Four Decades of Breakthroughs at IBM Research

Innovation Excellence

American industry has a rich heritage of top-notch corporate labs. Bell Labs created not only the transistor, but also other fundamental breakthroughs, such as the laser and information theory. PARC, developed much of the technology we associate with modern computers, such as the mouse and the graphical user interface. Both labs have attained mythical status.

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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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Volunteers Needed for Open Innovation Eclipse Project

IdeaConnection

Scientists have their fingers crossed that open innovation will give them the most complete record ever of a solar eclipse. The Eclipse Megamovie Project is looking to create a 90-minute megamovie of the natural phenomena by combining footage from more than 1,000 cameras in the path of the eclipse. This summer’s total solar eclipse, when the moon will pass directly between the Earth and the sun, takes place on August 21.

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Skills, Attitudes and Habits that Make Us Better Leaders

Rmukesh Gupta

We all know (either by experience or by research) that people who like us and trust us are much more likely to work with us or refer us or our services to their peers, friends and social circles. In his book “ Top of Mind “, John Hall talks about some rules, skills and habits that can help us become more likeable, trust worthy and top-of-mind, as he calls.

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Desirability, Feasibility, Viability: The Sweet Spot for Innovation

Inceodia

The ideal innovation process is the trifecta of desirability, feasibility and viability. If your idea meets all three criteria, then it contains these essential characteristics: A desirable solution, one that your customer really needs. A feasible solution, building on the strengths of your current operational capabilities. A profitable solution, with a sustainable business model.

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Surviving change: how law firms can innovate

Wazoku

According to statistics divulged by the profession’s regulator, the number of practising solicitors in England continues to grow. Surprisingly, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in December 2009, there were nearly 112,600 practising solicitors, a figure that climbed to nearly 135,000 as of April this year. This was an increase of about 20% and in less than 10 years.

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NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN!

Idea Champions

20 awesome quotes on beginning. Awesome illustration: Gaping Void. Idea Champions.

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Podcast #008 Simon Hill – How to get everyone involved in EveryDay Innovation

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak to Simon Hill, founder of Idea Management software company Wazoku. Wazoku has grown steadily in the past few years into one of the big players in the idea management space, enabling companies to gather ideas from across the entire company and track their progress much more efficiently than with traditional brainstorming or idea suggestion schemes.

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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.