Mon.Jun 22, 2020

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Can COVID Actually Turbocharge Parts of the Economy? This VC Says Yes

Innovation Leader

Juan Enriquez, Managing Director of the venture capital fund Excel Venture Management, sees “crazy amounts of productive innovation taking place” as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the risk he sees is going back to the way things were pre-COVID in the life sciences sector.

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Brace for change by earning employee commitment

Tembosocial

Every day I speak with super busy leaders, HR pros, Communicators and Digital Workplace architects and I’ve come to realize that just because our flight plan has been changed does not mean we’re grounded.

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What Are Managed Services And Why You Need Them

The Human Factor

If you’re a new business owner and you’re looking for someone to help you with your IT, you might have come across a lot of companies offering Managed Services. What are Managed Services, and how do they differ from IT support? What does a Managed Service provider do, and why do you need one? . source. What Are Managed Services? Managed Services can cover a number of different services.

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Embrace Diversity & Inclusion with Intentionality

Tullio Siragusa

Embrace Diversity & Inclusion with Intentionality. Diversity at the workplace implies an organization that employs a diverse team of people that directly reflects the society in which it exists and operates. True diversity entails identifying all of the elements that makes us distinctive from one another and respecting and appreciating what makes each of us unique in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and nationality.

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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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#1,724 – Zenimation

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Earlier I wrote about some new self-help and self-care video games that are helping people reign in their emotions and cope with the COVID-19 global pandemic. But there are other ways to relax and unwind that don’t involve playing video games. Such as Zenimation from Disney, a new video series for Disney Plus that aims to soothe Disney fans with a mix of movie clips and relaxing sounds.

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Creating A Digital Supply Chain For The New Normal

Acuvate

Creating A Digital Supply Chain For The New Normal Supply Chain leaders across enterprises were already dealing with various issues in trying to do their best to achieve their service levels such as End to End Supply Chain Visibility. Lack of Data in some cases to analyses why a particular SKU went out of stock. […]. The post Creating A Digital Supply Chain For The New Normal appeared first on Acuvate.

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Is Face-to-Face Communication Becoming a Lost Art in Business?

The Human Factor

source. There’s no denying that things have taken a turn for the strange this year. Between massive layoffs and push to online commerce out of necessity, many people have been cooped up in their homes, taking care of business from the comfort of their couches. While it’s true that working remotely can indeed be pretty amazing, it often implies a lack of one thing every human needs to function well: face-to-face communication.

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Underestimating our Creativity

Michael Roberto

We are all generally familiar with the notion that people tend to exhibit overconfidence in their abilities across a variety of domains. However, some recent research suggests that we are not at all overconfident when it comes to assessing the originality of our own ideas during the early stages of the problem-solving process. We underestimate our own creativity.

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Why Team Leaders at Al Siraat College Want to Be Team Leaders

Idea Champions

Thirty two very dedicated teachers, staff members, and senior leaders from Al Siraat College in Epping, Australia are participating in a long-term Team Leadership Development training. What follows are some of their comments about WHY they have chosen to take on this very demanding role. "I love responsibility, challenge, mentoring, and making things happen.

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#1,723 – Self-Care Video Games

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

The running narrative has always been that video games are bad for us. That they are pointless time-sucks that rot our brain and glorify violence. And while there may be some truth to that there’s more to the story as video games can also be educational – valuable puzzle solving endeavors that teach people perseverance and improve their hand/eye coordination along the way.

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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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What Is School For?

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#1,725 – H-1B Work Visas

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Earlier today Donald Trump suspended H-1B work visas through the end of the year, an extension of his travel back from back in April. This isn’t the Greatest Idea Ever. It’s the Worst Idea Ever. Immigrants are the life-blood of this country, increasing our talent pool and bringing with them ideas from all over the world. Without this infusion of talent, specifically engineering talent, we’ll either be stuck in neutral or regress, not continue to innovate.