Tue.Nov 29, 2022

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How (and Why) to Implement Effective Gemba Walks

Kainexus

Most leaders who adopt the continuous improvement management style focus mainly on performance indicators that can be measured for good reasons. Metrics like cost, production throughput, error rates, customer satisfaction scores, and other quantifiable business metrics guide decisions related to improvement priorities and provide insight into the impact of implemented changes.

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Shark Tanks are the Pumpkin Spice of Innovation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton On August 27, Pumpkin Spice season began. It was the earliest ever launch of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte and it kicked off a season in which everything from Cheerios to protein powder to dog shampoo promises the nostalgia of Grandma’s pumpkin pie. Since its introduction in 2003, the Pumpkin Spice Latte has attracted its […].

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How to Communicate Your Company’s Strategy Effectively

Harvard Business Review

Ditch the lofty purpose statements and lengthy slide decks.

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Innovation or Not? – Catios

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia Catios are quickly becoming the new trend for cat owners. They’re a great way to give your cats the chance to explore the outdoors without having to worry about them running away or getting into trouble. Catios provide cats with a safe, secure space to enjoy the fresh air and […].

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Joe Cicman - Principal Analyst at Forrester, and Jason Cottrell - CEO & Founder at Orium

Significant modifications are on the horizon for digital commerce in retail and customer experience come 2024. The pace of tech shifts will intensify, businesses are set to defund legacy solutions, and attractive opportunities will surface as social and retail media players join forces. To stay ahead of the curve, digital leaders are experimenting with less risky initiatives and scaling back on outdated projects that no longer yield impactful results.

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How Will Gamers and Investors Respond to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard?

Harvard Business Review

Do the potential benefits of acquiring the video game company outweigh the risks for Microsoft and its shareholders?

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Digitization in Innovation

Yet2

by Carlos Pichardo. Technology has transformed how we connect globally. We can package and deliver cross-Atlantic packages in less than a week, control our homes from our phones, and enter into virtual worlds online. yet2 has been at the forefront of digital innovation across our 20 years of business and has observed digitization in a range of areas.

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Smart Cities and their Enabling Technologies

Wellspring

When most of us think about smart cities, we think of two key technologies: IoT and EVs. While these are both critical enablers, the story goes much deeper and broader. A wide variety of emerging technologies will be necessary to make the future of urban living into a mainstream experience. Here, we explore three other complementary technology areas that are poised for large-scale innovation thanks to their applications in smart cities.

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How to Be a Good Leader in a Bad Economy

Harvard Business Review

It’s about navigating three tensions to ensure you’re getting the work done while supporting your team.

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My Top Ten Posts on Medium

Idea Champions

Recently, I've discovered MEDIUM -- a blogging platform with more than 100 million viewers per month. Not all of them have made it to my Medium abode yet, but word is getting out. In case you haven't visited that part of cyberspace, now's your chance -- especially if you have been enjoying my writing over the years. Here are my ten most popular stories on Medium.

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4 Plausible Geopolitical Scenarios CEOs Should Consider When Setting Strategy - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM EY-PARTHENON

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from EY-Parthenon.

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LLMs in Production: Tooling, Process, and Team Structure

Speaker: Dr. Greg Loughnane and Chris Alexiuk

Technology professionals developing generative AI applications are finding that there are big leaps from POCs and MVPs to production-ready applications. They're often developing using prompting, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and fine-tuning (up to and including Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF)), typically in that order. However, during development – and even more so once deployed to production – best practices for operating and improving generative AI applications are le

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When Inflation Rises, Health Outcomes Fall

Harvard Business Review

Employers need to help people afford and access the care they need.

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