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Are hackathons good, bad or overrated?

hackerearth

From Pope Francis to the President’s office, hackathons seem to be the flavor of the day. Over 80% of Fortune 100 and 60% of Fortune 500 companies have hosted or sponsored a hackathon. With rising popularity come criticisms and misconceptions. Having closely witnessed 300+ hackathons and multiple formats (public, corporate-sponsored, University, Internal and Non-profit hackathons) over a period of two years, one thing is absolutely clear.

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Let’s Face It, Chatbots Sound Like Idiots. Here’s How We Can Change That

Digital Tonto

The trick is to make the interface seem to disappear Related posts: 5 Trends That Will Drive The Future of Technology. How Google’s Chromecast Will Change My Life. We Need To Change The Way We Think. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The Future is Invisible

Innovation Excellence

The world is at the precipice of one of the most dramatic shifts in history: the transition from an industrial society to one that is based on a deep understanding of an entirely new form of knowledge capital, behavior—our behaviors as well as those of the intelligent machines that we are building. The industrial model.

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Where to Get New Ideas… How About the Romanian Food Festival?

IdeaScale

Our family had so much fun at the Smithsonian’s Military Invention Day three weeks ago, we decided to hit the town again and join up with fellow IdeaScale colleague, Matt Paulson , and his family and head to Potomac, MD for the Romanian Food Festival. Matt spent two years in Romania with the Peace Corps. It’s where he met his wife Sara (also a Peace Corps Volunteer), and he still has fond memories of and relationships from what became his second home.

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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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Protecting Your Intellectual Property, Products and Brand

Daniel Burrus

The technology change curve continues to steepen, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs developing innovative processes, services and products. When you create and drive growth on a global basis, it’s imperative that you capture and protect your intellectual property (IP). In fact, how well you protect your intellectual property could ultimately be a major key to success.

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So happy we did it again! Exago in “Happiness Works 2018” TOP 15

Exago

Exago is once again one of the TOP 15 companies of the Happiness Works initiative, after first being recognised in 2016. The ranking Exame – Happiness Works 2018 assesses the overall well-being and happiness levels of workers in firms operating in Portugal. The post So happy we did it again! Exago in “Happiness Works 2018” TOP 15 appeared first on Exago.

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This Week In Innovation: Are Corporate Values Worthless?

helloFUTURE

The Future is Invisible The world is at the precipice of one of the most dramatic shifts in history: the transition from an industrial society to one that is based on a deep understanding of an entirely new form of knowledge capital, behavior—our behaviors as well as those of the intelligent machines that we are… The post This Week In Innovation: Are Corporate Values Worthless?

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Winners Announced for Kitchen Cabinet Innovation Challenge

Betterific

The metric we follow most closely at Betterific is how many ideas the client receives vs how many ideas they identify as “research worthy.” For this last challenge, the kitchen cabinet dead space innovation challenge, we had 65 total submissions. 14 of them were determined “research worthy.” That’s a 21.5% hit rate.

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100 Simple Ways to Be More Creative on the Job

Idea Champions

1. Ask the most creative people at work for their ideas. 2. Brainstorm with a co-worker. 3. Tape record your ideas on your commute to and from work. 4. Present your challenge to a child. 5. Take your team off-site for a day. 6. Listen to your inner muse. 7. Play music in your office. 8. Go for a daily brainstorming walk. 9. Ask someone to collaborate with you on your favorite project. 10.

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Clinging to Old Mistaken Assumptions

Michael Roberto

Why do leaders cling to assumptions that are outdated, and/or long since proven untrue by reams of data? Many reasons exist for this cognitive trap. However, one common reason is that flawed decisions and strategies have resulted from those mistaken assumptions. Leaders don't want to acknowledge those failures, and thus, they somehow convince themselves that the assumptions are actually true despite the evidence to the contrary.

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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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Are hackathons good, bad or overrated?

hackerearth

From Pope Francis to the President’s office, hackathons seem to be the flavor of the day. Over 80% of Fortune 100 and 60% of Fortune 500 companies have hosted or sponsored a hackathon. With rising popularity come criticisms and misconceptions. Having closely witnessed 300+ hackathons and multiple formats (public, corporate-sponsored, University, Internal and Non-profit hackathons) over a period of two years, one thing is absolutely clear.

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Are hackathons good, bad, or overrated?

hackerearth

From Pope Francis to the President’s office, hackathons seem to be the flavor of the day. Over 80% of Fortune 100 and 60% of Fortune 500 companies have hosted or sponsored a hackathon. With rising popularity come criticisms and misconceptions. Having closely witnessed 300+ hackathons and multiple formats (public, corporate-sponsored, University, Internal and Non-profit hackathons) over a period of two years, one thing is absolutely clear.

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Are hackathons good, bad, or overrated?

hackerearth

From Pope Francis to the President’s office, hackathons seem to be the flavor of the day. Over 80% of Fortune 100 and 60% of Fortune 500 companies have hosted or sponsored a hackathon. With rising popularity come criticisms and misconceptions. Having closely witnessed 300+ hackathons and multiple formats (public, corporate-sponsored, University, Internal and Non-profit hackathons) over a period of two years, one thing is absolutely clear.

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