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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. However, what you may not know is that the iPod was initially devised by recycling an existing idea. Take the iPod for example. ounce device with a 5GB hard drive that could hold 66 hours of music.

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Understanding the 5Vs of Big Data

Acuvate

In the year 2001, the analytics firm MetaGroup (now Gartner ) introduced data scientists and analysts to the 3Vs of 3D Data, which are Volume, Velocity , and Variety. Several Big data technologies today allow us to capture and analyze data as it is being generated in real-time. The 5 V’s to Remember.

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Why Your Company Needs To Forget the Past in Order to Create a Brighter Future

Qmarkets

One common explanation is that due to strategic decisions made by Kodak's complacent executives, the company failed to move into the digital sphere well and fast enough. Another explanation usually focuses on the nature of digital technology and how it is interpreted. Or, Why Are We Doing What We Are Doing?

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