InnovationManagement

JULY 18, 2019

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 18, 2019

In my last post I wrote about a big transition in innovation that will occur in the near future - when the tipping point is reached and most innovation is focused on smart, connected devices as opposed to dumb products. Currently, most of the innovation that is created is focused on new software applications or on new physical products, but with little integration between them.

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Board of Innovation

JULY 18, 2019

How users outsmart Amazon, Spotify, Uber, and Facebook’s algorithms to increase profits and boost exposure. That’s right! The machines aren’t winning yet. The post 12 ways people trick algorithms for personal? gain appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 18, 2019

The term “gig economy” is positioned by its many advocates and detractors as part of the new economy, a byproduct of globalization and the Internet. It’s true that the gig economy has been further enabled by digital platforms which make it easier to collaborate on a virtual basis; and by globalization which makes it easier.

Change 78

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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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CMOE

JULY 18, 2019

“Soft skills” is a term that might not inspire much confidence. Perhaps the term itself needs a rebrand. However, what we know for sure is that soft-skills development can help you become a more-effective manager and enhance the performance of your direct reports. What are soft skills? They include a variety of people-oriented abilities. They are habits, actions, and attitudes that good managers must use if they hope to work well with others.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 18, 2019

I recently ran a workshop for a group of CEOs of small companies from different sectors and industries. We ran the following exercise. Each person started with a blank sheet of paper on which they answered the following questions about their organization. What are your main products or services? List three or four. What are.

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Strategyzer Innovation

JULY 18, 2019

Management expert Ken Blanchard says “feedback is the breakfast of champions.” Unfortunately, feedback isn’t always continuously delivered to individuals, and it’s not always tangibly felt by team members around them. We’re currently trialing Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching (SCC) at Strategyzer to help our team create positive behaviour change that is sustained, recognized, and measurable.

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Kainexus

JULY 18, 2019

We have been very fortunate to have an impressive lineup of guest presenters for our webinar series on continuous improvement. Roger Chen from Indiana University Health did not disappoint when he joined us to discuss how to navigate the transformation continuum. Roger has over 30 years of experience in various improvement and leadership roles. He spent time at General Electric where he reached the level of a Six Sigma master black belt.

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Strategyzer Innovation

JULY 18, 2019

Management expert Ken Blanchard says “feedback is the breakfast of champions.” Unfortunately, feedback isn’t always continuously delivered to individuals, and it’s not always tangibly felt by team members around them. We’re currently trialing Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching (SCC) at Strategyzer to help our team create positive behaviour change that is sustained, recognized, and measurable.

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Management Change Culture 41

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

JULY 18, 2019

Elon Musk is best known for Space X, Tesla, smoking weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and sending outlandish tweets. But there’s another secretive project that this real life Tony Stark is involved in that could be even more transformative than everything else he’s doing combined: Neuralink. This neuroscience venture wants to give paralyzed people the ability to control devices with their minds but it’s their long-term goal that’s truly exciting: creating a brain to computer interface similar to t

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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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The Human Factor

JULY 18, 2019

image source. Contributed post –. It should probably come as no surprise at all that running any kind of business means coming up against a whole lot of different challenges. However, there’s one challenge that more business owners run into than just about any other and that’s the fact that it’s often simply not possible to take care of every aspect of a business by yourself.

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xMind

JULY 18, 2019

Speaking of presentation, we might first come up with fancy animations, well-designed slides, even like motion pictures. You can search for tons of presentation templates on the Internet, but the presentation really matters about styling? Fancy animation? Instead, it’s more than that. Presentation is about communications and built based on storytelling.

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The Human Factor

JULY 18, 2019

Contributed post –. One of the top logistical challenges business leaders face when expanding globally is managing a team across time zones. Know that feeling when the sun never sets on your business headquarters but you can only be in one place at once? If your team works across time zones, these strategies will help you keep a finger on the pulse and keep the talent happy. image source.

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Michael Roberto

JULY 18, 2019

Source: Flickr As I prepare for teaching some new material during the fall semester, I came across this terrific article by Jena McGregor last year in the Washington Post. It's titled, "A lesson from GE: The power of telling hard truths - and the peril of avoiding them." She described the cultural deficiencies that conributed to the downfall of GE. She explains that these cultural flaws did not just manifest themselves in the past few years; they stretch bad two decades.

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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Idea Champions

JULY 18, 2019

Most people say that listening is an important skill to have and that it is in woeful short supply today. Idea Champions is in the process of creating a new workshop on listening, but before doing so, we want to make sure we understand WHY people value listening. Towards that end, we are inviting you respond to our listening poll. Three minutes is all it will take.

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IdeaScale

JULY 18, 2019

Making the best use of digital technology supports innovation tremendously. We use digital technology every day to manage aspects of our lives that aren’t digital, such as ordering prescription refills, booking a ride, or even ordering fast food so it will be ready when we arrive. Likewise, companies that innovate more and innovate better embrace technology.

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Technical Review Innovation Technology Leadership 113

The Human Factor

JULY 18, 2019

Contributed post – As you probably know, reputation is everything in the world of business. You can’t get ahead in the construction industry without having a well-respected name in the marketplace. There are so many companies in the construction sector. Potential clients are definitely not limited in terms of options for contractors and big firms.

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