IdeaScale

JANUARY 19, 2017

Research shows that diversity increases the intelligence of the crowd. If you want to geek out on the theory and mathematics, here is a great 10 minute video by Professor Scott Page at the University of Michigan, describing the Diversity Prediction Theorem, which describes precisely (in mathematical terms) how diversity increases the accuracy of a crowd when making predictions or estimates. .

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2017

The Chief Digital Officer’s awareness of the ecosystem’s current and future capabilities is critical for accelerating delivery. In this second of our three-part blog series exploring the critical considerations for any company embarking on IoT-enabled growth, we explore how the ecosystem allows the CDO to leverage previously unattainable access to resources at suppliers, partners, customers and even competitors to bring new opportunities to life.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 19, 2017

Have you participated in an escape room yet? You can visit Wikipedia for a more comprehensive description of an escape room. It’s essentially a “locked” room filled with clues that a group needs to discover and decode in order to unlock the door and leave. It’s a timed activity; the team is competing against the clock and previous players to see if they can escape within an hour.

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2017

The Chief Digital Officer’s leadership is key to success as digital has a transformational impact within and beyond the organization. In this final installment of our three-part blog series exploring the critical considerations for any company embarking on Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled growth, we examine how the new Chief Digital Officer (CDO) leads the convergence of operational and information technology along with its transformational impact across the ecosystem.

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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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Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 19, 2017

It is well known that all of us make most of our decisions based on our emotions rather than pure logic or intellect or rationality. So, if we are to influence people and their decisions, we need to learn about moving them emotionally enough to get them to make a decision in our favour. The best way for us to do so is by telling good stories, stories that they can related to and move with.

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Innocentive

JANUARY 19, 2017

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and their Design Research Education of Additive Manufacturing Systems (The DREAMS lab) have been announced as the winners of the America Makes Smart Structure Challenge for their Smart Wing Project – detailed mechatronic devices for use in winds for remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA).

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InnovationManagement

JANUARY 19, 2017

What external stakeholder groups can you tap into to build value for your innovation initiatives? Are your relationships with these external stakeholder groups solid or do you need to do additional work to build good, mutually beneficial working relationships? Are there potential stakeholder groups that you have not yet tapped at all? If so, what is your plan for reaching out to organizations within these pools so that you can further expand your innovation ecosystem?

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 19, 2017

Are communication technologies like Slack, Yammer and Skype actually helping us, or just getting in the way? Certainly, they have made it easier to communicate, share information and collaborate with colleagues, but what if all that extra communication is actually preventing us from getting important work done?

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Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 19, 2017

I was going through some of the old posts by Jessica Hagy and came across this one, which is so relevant to the world that we are living in today. So much so that i could not stop but sharing this. Not just content to share it on my twitter or Facebook feeds, but on my blog. Today, we live in a world that is full of people who are not very optimistic about what our future holds for us.

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