Mon.Nov 26, 2018

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When the Box is the Limit

Innovation Excellence

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Walter Vandervelde, author of the compelling new book When the Box is the Limit. Walter believes that creativity is a mindset. Creativity is his profession, and he adores inspiring and helping people to develop their creative potential. Be it the young and hungry wolves that are his students.

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Changes to Drive More Value from Your Innovation / Ideation Platform

InnovationManagement

In our previous article we focused on some of the serious issues being faced by clients and vendors who are working with innovation / ideation platforms.

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Lesson 1 from true innovation managers: set strategic, purposeful challenges

Exago

To mark Exago's 11th anniversary, we have put together our clients' pieces of wisdom to truly bring innovation together. This is lesson 1. The post Lesson 1 from true innovation managers: set strategic, purposeful challenges appeared first on Exago.

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Artificial Intelligence Needs Conversational Intelligence. Here’s Why:

Innovation Excellence

Historically, building technology had been about capabilities and features. Engineers and product designers would come up with new things that they thought people wanted, figure out how to make them work and ship “new and improved” products. The result was often things that were maddeningly difficult to use. That began to change when Don Norman.

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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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How Employee Recognition Can Make You a Better Leader

Tembosocial

What is it that makes a good leader? Is it the ability to set a direction? The drive to focus on results? The vision to promote innovation? Or is it possibly the skill to find people and empower them to do all of the above? Advertising pioneer David Ogilvy once said “If you always hire people who are bigger than you are, we shall become a company of giants.

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Digitizing Design Thinking

Svava

Taking a look at this exciting new horizon with expert Fredrik Heghammar.

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U.S. Air Force Leverages External Innovation to Surface Innovative Ideas

Planview

Providing our airmen and women and operators of the US Air Force with top-notch technology is crucial to keeping our country safe. Spigit recently partnered with AFWERX, a product of the Air Force launched. with innovation hubs around the US, to solve some of their biggest challenges through crowdsourced innovation. A collaboration between the USAF and non-military contractors, and directly envisioned by Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, AFWERX was created with the objective of overcomi

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#1,398 – Brain Controlled TV

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

If you spent either Cyber Monday or Black Friday purchasing a new TV then I’ve got some bad news: you probably just wasted your money. Because in a few years you might be replacing it with a new version from Samsung, one that can be controlled with your very own thoughts. That’s right. In the near future we may have the ability to channel surf or change the volume on our TVs just by thinking about it.

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How Corning Focuses R&D Efforts and Sources Ideas

Innovation Leader

Christie McCarthy of Corning’s life sciences division, discusses the 345 Model, the importance of patience, scalability, and where ideas come from.

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#1,399 – Barter Travel

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Thanks to AirBnB I just had a wonderful experience staying in an impressively-designed retired architect’s condo filled with antiques from all around the world. But you know what would have made the stay even better? If it would have been free. And thanks to a new travel website specializing in bartering that may soon be the case. Assuming that is, that you have something to trade.

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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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Affordable Transportation Network Wins $1 Million Open Innovation Prize

IdeaConnection

A revolutionary way to help refugees connect with important services such as schools, hospitals and markets.

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CyberMonday Specials on Valuable Tools for Innovation and Change

Braden Kelley

You can now get a Lifetime Commercial License for the Change Planning Toolkit™! Thank you to everyone that has already: 1. Gotten the 10 Free Tools to sample the power the toolkit 2.

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How to Maintain Healthy Business Partnerships

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. If you want to grow, you’ll need to work with other businesses from time to time. They’ll give you access to services, audiences, and resources that your company doesn’t possess. And this is most definitely recommended; if you have healthy business relationships, then the sky’s the limit when it comes to where your success will take you.

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Walking the Walk on Culture

Michael Roberto

Source: Wikimedia Commons Adam Bryant used to write the terrific Corner Office column for the New York Times. In that column, he interviewed successful leaders from large and small enterprises. He's now moved on to become a Managing Director at Merryck and Company, but he still publishes some terrific interviews as articles on LinkedIn. In a recent interview, he spoke with Mike LaBianca, senior vice president and global head of human resources for Sony Interactive Entertainment - PlayStation.

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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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Zen On The Road: Are You Making The Most Of Your Commute?

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. Let’s be honest. Few of us start our day by springing out of bed, pushing our breakfast past the big smile on our face and leaping into the car to start a work day that’s rich in promise, reward and enjoyment. Entrepreneurs, bosses and leaders feel the same drag on their minds and bodies in the morning sometimes just as their employees do.

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Everything You Need to Help Your Business Thrive

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. There are a lot of things you need to keep in mind when it comes to helping your company thrive, and the most important thing is to focus on how you can make a difference. There are so many excellent things that can go a long way toward helping you achieve this. It is very important that you make the right choices now in order to take your company in the right direction later in the process.

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What Does Your Business Really Need?

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. Image source. There’s a lot talk out there about what it is that a business needs to be a success. But one thing that far too many business owners seem to forget that they’re not just running any business. Your business is a very specific entity. You can succeed just by thinking about what any business needs. Ask yourself “what does my business really need?

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