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Designing Generative AI to Work for People with Disabilities

Harvard Business Review

While trust is taking top billing in many discussions about generative AI’s design and uses, it’s also important to bring inclusivity and accessibility into the thick of things early on.

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Productive Disagreement Requires Trust

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When there’s disagreement between words and behavior, believe the behavior. This is especially true when the words deny the behavior. When there’s disagreement between the data and the decision, the data is innocent.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Entering a Business Partnership

Harvard Business Review

For many, a successful business partnership is among their most positive and significant relationships. Good partners can have a lot of fun together, become intertwined in one another’s success, and be great friends through life’s ups and downs. Overall, it’s worth taking the risk. It’s also worth being prudent and intentional at the outset so that you can immunize the partnership against future problems or end a flawed partnership before it begins.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

At a Glance Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners Focus Areas: Cybersecurity, Management, Leadership Thinkers360 In-Depth Profile & Portfolio: Jean-Christophe Gaillard Social Media: LinkedIn | Twitter Book: The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO Highlighted Content: The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure (and How to Break Out of It) , Going the Right Way about Cybersecurity Transformation , There Are Just Too Many Security Tools and Products Thinke

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive

Harvard Business Review

According to Yahoo Finance, there are only four openly gay CEOs atop Fortune 500 companies. That’s up from zero in 2014, when Apple’s Tim Cook came out. But it represents less than 1% of the cohort, well below the 7% rate of Americans in general who identity as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Is there a glass ceiling for gay executives? And if so, are some queer bosses still opting to stay in the closet to avoid damaging their careers?

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Corporate Venture Capital Firm Structure - Decoding the Anatomy of CVC

Collectivecamp

In the dynamic landscape of investment and innovation, the emergence of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) firms has introduced a distinctive synergy between established corporations and agile startups. These firms function as a bridge, connecting the resources, expertise, and market access of large corporations with the ingenuity, speed, and disruptive potential of startups.

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10 Corporate Venture Capital Podcasts

Collectivecamp

In the ever-evolving world of corporate venture capital (CVC), staying informed about the latest trends, strategies, and success stories is crucial. Fortunately, podcasts have emerged as an accessible and convenient way to absorb knowledge on the go. If you're looking to deepen your understanding of CVC, here are ten insightful podcasts that offer expert insights, real-world experiences, and thought-provoking discussions.

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The importance of understanding your product’s purpose and your users' needs

Sopheon

Knowing why your product exists and how it contributes value to the business is critical for its success. Without this, product managers risk wasting time and resources on products that lack value and struggle to make a lasting impact in the marketplace. The best products are founded on a company's experience base and the inherent competitive advantage that gives it a rightful claim to build that specific product.

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Corporate Venture Capital in Australia: Fueling Innovation and Growth

Collectivecamp

In recent years, the landscape of venture capital has been undergoing a transformative shift, with an increasing number of corporations recognizing the potential of investing directly in startups through a strategy known as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). Australia, with its dynamic startup ecosystem and robust economy, has emerged as a prime destination for this trend.

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Q-scout

Qmarkets

By using principles of innovation portfolio management, organizations can structure and optimize their portfolios better over time. The three horizons model is one of the key models to provide this structure. It also helps to ensure your organization applies an innovation process that is tailored to your unique goals.

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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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Corporate Venture Capital Returns: Balancing Innovation and Investment

Collectivecamp

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) has emerged as a compelling avenue for corporations to foster innovation, tap into disruptive technologies, and establish strategic partnerships with startups. While the primary goals of CVC include strategic alignment and market access, the question of returns on investment takes center stage. How do corporations strike a balance between financial gains and strategic value in the realm of CVC returns?

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How to Implement Strategic Portfolio Management

Planview

Effective strategic portfolio management (SPM) can increase revenue, market share, and speed of innovation – especially when paired with the right SPM software. Strategic portfolio management is designed to drive today’s complex, cross-functional initiatives. It can be a great equalizer, enabling the organization to operate as a dynamic entity rather than a collection of silos.

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Will Rao's Thrive After Acquisition by Campbell's?

Michael Roberto

This week, Campbell's announced the $2.7 billion acquisition of Sovos Brands, a firm whose most famous and successful brand is Rao's. If you aren't familiar with the brand, you should be. It's simply the very best tomato sauce sold in the United States, and frankly, there shouldn't even be a moment of debate. I should know. As the son of Italian immigrants, I grew up never eating tomato sauce from a jar.

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Corporate Venture Capital v Venture Capital

Collectivecamp

What's the difference between CVC and VC?

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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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Barbie the Innovator

Destination Innovation

Margot Robbie as Barbie in the 2023 Film directed by Greta Gerwig Barbie, the iconic fashion doll created by Ruth Handler and launched by the American toy company Mattel in 1959, was highly novel when launched and the brand has continued to innovate in many ways since then. Adult-Like Appearance: At a time when most dolls were babies or infants, Barbie displayed an adult appearance as a slim teenager or young woman.