Fri.Jul 20, 2018

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21 Strategic Thinking Questions to Ask When You Have Nothing to Ask

BrainZooming

I was chatting with someone about what to do when someone asks you a question in a meeting. If you are fine with where everything is heading or you’re not sure what to ask, should you simply say you don’t have any questions? That may seem like the natural answer. I suggested another one: Go ahead and ask a great strategic thinking question. It is always better to respond to a request for questions with a question versus saying you are completely set (whether you are or not) and have no need for

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To See Your Assumptions Act Like An Outsider

Beyond the Obvious

The problem with trying to be the “outsider” is that most of us aren’t outsiders. We are inside—inside our company, our industry, or our organization. There’s a delicate balancing act between being the person who can speak the confrontational, difficult truths, and the person who can speak these same truths in a way that doesn’t […].

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Nokia Launches Open Innovation Challenge

IdeaConnection

Nokia has officially launched its annual Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, a global contest that seeks world-changing technologies, products or solutions. This time around the focus is on industrial automation and the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and the prize pot available to winning companies is $175,000. In addition to the prize money, winners will be given access to Nokia Bell Labs research and development resources and opportunities to grow their businesses through partnerships with t

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The Best Ways to Communicate Innovation Activities?

Innovation Leader

A member of the Innovation Leader community asked the following question: “What are some of the most effective ways to communicate what the innovation team is up to?

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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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Innovation in the Balkans – Part II – Dalmatia, Istria, and Bosnia-Hercegovina

Innovation Excellence

This is the second article in a two-part series on innovation in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. My previous article focused on innovation in the northern part of the Balkans, including northern Croatia and Slovenia. This article directs its attention towards the south and west includes coastal Croatia (the regions of Istria and Dalmatia).

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Dr. Taofeeq Ashiru

Innovation 360 Group

Based in Mandeville, Louisiana. Dr. Taofeeq Ashiru is an innovative leader and strategic problem solver. He is an Innovation360® Licensed Practitioner, NVivo Certified Expert (qualitative analytics), Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Chartered Supply Chain Practitioner (MCIPS) with over 29 years’ experience spanning the energy industry, manufacturing and academics.

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11 Amazon Reviews of My New Book

Idea Champions

If you have been enjoying my blog, there is a good chance you will enjoy my new book, Storytelling for the Revolution. What follows are 11 Amazon reviews that will give you a good sense of the ground I cover and where I'm coming from. POSITIVE INSIGHTS TO TRANSFORM THESE TIMES. "Inspiring and provocative, this book reminds us all that we must act and tell our stories to the stir soul of possibility in others.

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Spigit Client Awards: And the Winner Is…

Planview

Every year at Spigit’s annual conference , Ignite, we recognize clients in our innovation community whose programs have achieved remarkable feats. This year, we celebrated our client’s success in several categories, including: Best Employee Engagement. Launch of the Year. New Program of the Year. Let’s take a closer look at the winners, their stories, and key learnings from each company.

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Generalists vs. Specialists: Boosting Creativity on Your Team

Michael Roberto

Scholars Florenta Teodoridis, Michael Bikard, and Keyvan Vakili have completed a new study regarding the role of generalists vs. specialists in the creative process. They posed the following hypothesis, as described in a recent Harvard Business Review post : We theorized that the benefits of being a generalist are strongest in fields with a slower pace of change.

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Experts and Innovation

Michael Roberto

Stanford Professor Riitta Katila describes the role experts should and should not play on a team when it comes to developing breakthrough innovations.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

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.