Wed.Feb 14, 2018

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A new paradigm: focusing on Work to be Done

Paul Hobcraft

Much of what we read about with artificial intelligence, deep learning and robots can present a fear that our jobs are simply going, vanishing fairly soon. Technology, machines and information solutions will take over in this new world of accelerating technology with the concern of “so then, what do we do? Well, I believe we have a real chance to, at last , celebrate.

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Going for Gold: Achieving Olympic Level Innovation

IdeaScale

“The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.” – Dawn Fraser (3-time Olympic medalists). Hundreds of the world’s best athletes parade into the stadium for the opening ceremony. Each is smiling and waving to the crowd, celebrating having made their winter Olympic team.

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Innovation Depth makes the Difference

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been thinking about innovation for a while now, trying to puzzle out why some organizations seem to be able to innovate almost effortlessly while others are more sporadic or face significant innovation challenges. At some moments in my career I've blamed this phenomenon on lack of breadth - the idea that too many companies shrink innovation activities down to idea generation and rapid evaluation.

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4 Things Every Leader Should Know About Applying Artificial Intelligence To Business

Digital Tonto

You need to train and integrate a cognitive agent much as you would a human one Related posts: 4 Ways Every Business Needs To Use Artificial Intelligence. We Need To Stop Searching For The One. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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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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Love, Wisdom, and a Creativity Prayer

BrainZooming

It’s the start of the Lenten season today. On Ash Wednesday, we begin a multi-week period in which Christians are called to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to pull away from the attractions of the world and to immerse themselves in their spiritual lives. This year is an unusual Lent because it begins on Valentine’s Day and ends on Easter Sunday, which is also April Fool’s Day.

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Mapping the Future with Wardley Maps

Mike Shipulski

How do you know when it’s time to reinvent your product, service or business model? If you add ten units of energy and you get less in return than last time, it’s time to work in new design space. If improvement in customer goodness (e.g., miles per gallon in a car) has slowed or stopped, it’s time to seek a new fuel source. If recent patent filings are trivial enhancements that can be measured only with a large sample sizes and statistical analysis, the party is over.

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Anaqua is Gaining Momentum Moving into 2018

Anaqua

by Bob Romeo, CEO of Anaqua. As we settle in to 2018, I wanted to reflect on what we’ve accomplished in 2017 and what we have to look forward to this year. Over the last year, Anaqua expanded its client base like never before by bringing on board an impressive array of new clients including, IBM, McDonald’s, Adidas, Vallourec, and Analog Devices. In total, our software is now used to manage at least 25% of the world’s IP.

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Why Sickcare Innovation Centers Don’t Deliver

Innovation Excellence

If you work for a big, established company, you’ve probably been noticing the sudden rise of a new trend: the innovation lab. Companies as diverse as Delta Air Lines, Target, Google, Pfizer, Marriott, Autodesk, Fidelity Investments, Ford, Verizon, and Stanley Black & Decker are jumping on the bandwagon. As discussed on this site recently, open innovation labs.

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Where to look for the next "SpaceX Falcon Heavy" effect

BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, might well go down in the history books as a crucial day in the history of space travel. If you watched the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy and the live streaming from the unusual passenger on board you may have experienced the feeling of witnessing something out of the ordinary as in previous historic moments in the exploration of space.

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Mime Artists & A City’s Transformation

Rmukesh Gupta

I came across a story that could potentially be a Hollywood blockbuster. This is the story of a mayor who transformed an entire city, an unruly one into one that learnt to follow rules. He did this by breaking all the rules about how a politician should look like or behave like. And the entire transformation of the city started by getting “Mime” artists performing on the street.

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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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Nordstrom Unlocks Its Changing Rooms

Michael Roberto

Source: NY Times Luxury retailer Nordstrom continues to innovate in hopes of surviving and thriving in the embattled department store business. The Wall Street Journal reports today on many of the experiments that the firm is conducting. For example, Nordstrom chose to stop locking its fitting rooms recently. The WSJ reports on the change: In November, the company unlocked the fitting rooms in its department stores.

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