Mon.Jun 19, 2023

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Nick Skillicorn selected as the #1 thought leader on Creativity

Idea to Value

I just wanted to share some quick news. I was honoured to find out that I was recently selected by Thinkers 360 as their #1 Thought Leader and Influencer on the topic of Creativity.

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The implementation of the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework?

Paul Hobcraft

How difficult would it be to embrace this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework, as it is often argued that most people want to keep innovation management and its process simple? I wonder if that is the current incumbents, be these current innovation management software providers or individuals inside the organizations resisting change, as it brings significant uncertainty of change and disruption to the (inadequate) process, one that I feel is not fit for today’s and tomorrow’s

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How to Advance Your Career When Your Company Is Downsizing

Harvard Business Review

Advancing your career during a company downsizing requires a shift in your mindset and actions. In this article, the author offers five strategies to turn adversity into a stepping stone for your professional growth: 1) Reframe your thinking. 2) Fill the vacuum. 3) Look for quick wins. 4) Negotiate for later. 5) Make a sideways move.

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4 Things Leaders Must Know About Artificial Intelligence and Automation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 2011, MIT economists Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee self-published an unassuming e-book titled Race Against The Machine. It quickly became a runaway hit. Before long, the two signed a contract with W. W.

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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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Are You Suffering From Future Shock?

Phil McKinney

Have you ever felt like the world is changing too fast, and you just can't catch up? You might be experiencing future shock. Coined by Alvin Toffler in his book of the same name, future shock refers to disorientation and anxiety caused by too much change in a short period of time. With technology advancing faster than we can adapt, it's no surprise that many of us feel overwhelmed.

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Change Management Best Practices for Maximum Adoption

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia Change is inevitable but so often dreaded in the workplace. A successful transition requires planning and execution, and the ability to adapt quickly to those changes. Change management involves planning around a change to ensure its successful adoption.

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Personalizing the Banking Experience with GPT and Chatbots

Acuvate

Banks are constantly exploring innovative ways to streamline their operations to offer an uplifted customer experience. One such transformative technology that has taken the world by storm is the combination of Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) and chatbots. Apart from the other domains, chatbots have revolutionized the banking industry as well.

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Sustainable Product Development: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility

helloFUTURE

Companies must continually innovate in the dynamic business world to meet consumer demands and remain competitive. However, in an era marked by increasing awareness of our impact on the planet, product development can no longer occur without consideration of environmental and social sustainability.

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Personalizing the Banking Experience with GPT and Chatbots

Acuvate

Banks are constantly exploring innovative ways to streamline their operations to offer an uplifted customer experience. One such transformative technology that has taken the world by storm is the combination of Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) and chatbots. Apart from the other domains, chatbots have revolutionized the banking industry as well.

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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?

Mills-Scofield

I get to host an excerpt from Frank Sonnenberg’s new book, Leadership By Example.* All of Frank’s books and his blog are ‘must reads” and “must gives.” Follow him on Facebook and Instagram. You’ll be glad, and better, because you did! It’s an age-old question: How do you motivate people to do what’s right? For instance, you want your employees to be industrious and effective contributors to your business and your kids to be thoughtful and productive members of society.

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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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How to Manage: Negotiating for Your Team

Harvard Business Review

What do they need on a daily basis to be happy and working at their best?

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Investing in Your Own Development This Summer

Michael Roberto

Beyond spending time with family and friends this summer, we can all take the opportunity to invest in our own development as well. Certainly, our organizations may offer workshops or leadership development programs in which we are asked to take part. Or, we might be pursuing an advanced degree or certificate. However, we shouldn't simply wait for these opportunities to come to us, or simply focus on formal educational experiences.

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How to Innovate, Part 3: Relate

Carla Johnson

June 20, 2023 In the first two parts of this series, you learned how to Observe the world around you and Distill your observations into patterns. In these first two steps of the Wheel of Innovation, your work was purely theoretical. You learned how to heighten your powers of observation and then look for themes.

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4 Methods for Motivating Your Remote Employees

The Human Factor

image source Employee motivation is its animal when running a brick-and-mortar business. As a business owner, how can you motivate remote employees that are not physically in the office with you? Here are four methods for doing it to enhance productivity and other key performance indicators (KPIs) that showcase your business entity’s success. Running a business can become overwhelming and time-consuming.

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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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Should You Start a Generative AI Company?

Harvard Business Review

Many entrepreneurs are considering starting companies that leverage the latest generative AI technology, but they must ask themselves whether they have what it takes to compete on increasingly commoditized foundational models, or whether they should instead differentiate on an app that leverages these models.

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Expectation can Improve Creativity

Destination Innovation

In his book, The Expectation Effect , David Robson produces a wealth of research to demonstrate that our expectations have remarkable power to influence the mind and the body. People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer than those who do not. Lucky charms really can improve the performance of athletes. Even when people know that the pill they are taking is a placebo, their health benefits.