Mon.Jan 08, 2018

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How machines learn (a great video explanation of deep learning)

Idea to Value

In today’s dose of inspiration, I wanted to give you an insight into one of the most innovative technologies of the past few years which has the potential to revolutionise entire industries: machine learning. If you want to be a startup on the cutting edge of buzzwords, you have two major avenues right now. The first is “blockchain”, which anyone who has seen the bubble of the cryptocurrency market rise can attest to ( side note: I am amazed that a cryptocurrency designed after

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Barriers To Innovation Aren’t Time, Money Or Ability

Innovation Excellence

“I don’t have the time to be innovative when there is already so much to do” “I don’t have the resources or the money to dedicate to anything that isn’t right in front of me” And the one I hear most often… “I just don’t know how to be innovative. It’s never really been my.

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Thinking about being more creative? Why don’t you ask around?

Idea to Value

Research suggests that proactive people, meaning those that take the initiative to change their job or their environment are more creative. Why is that? Because creativity is partly a social phenomenon. Interacting with diverse people, in or outside your working space may open up your mind and help you enrich your ideas. Get more feedback on what you do!

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5 Ideas for Expanding Innovation Strategy Workshop Participants

BrainZooming

Who should you invite to participate in an innovation strategy workshop ? We’ve written about three important strategic perspectives (general management, functional expertise, and people with creative energy) and three types of voices (traditional, challenger, and emerging) to include in any type of strategy workshop. Via Shutterstock. Working with a client to identify potential participants for an innovation strategy workshop, we identified five other participant profiles to expand the

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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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These 3 kinds of Users know perfectly what they want – just ask them

Board of Innovation

Read More. The post These 3 kinds of Users know perfectly what they want – just ask them appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Is Innovation Data About More Than Ideas?

InnovationManagement

Anyone who is managing their innovation program with innovation software is generally amassing a wealth of data. Many people are looking at that data on an individual idea-level, but it’s actually possible to start looking at that data and identifying new themes, trends, or topics that will inform your strategy in the coming years by grouping that information on tags, text analysis, and more.

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How the USPS is Linking Mail to the Digital World

Innovation Leader

“The postal service for years was a very operational culture,” says Gary Reblin of USPS “We’ve got to change with the times.

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Big Data and The Analytics Paradox

Michael Roberto

Kellogg School Professor Eric Anderson describes an interesting phenomenon that he calls the “Analytics Paradox.” Anyone grappling with how their firm employs data science as part of their business strategy should become familiar with this concept. Anderson explains: A young firm starts out making many mistakes. Eager to improve, they collect lots of data and build cool new models,” he says.