Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 29, 2019

Creating corporate innovation is never easy and takes several steps. Carlson and Wilmot mention five disciplines: Important Needs: Work on important customer and market needs, not just what is interesting to you. Value Creation: Use the tools of value creation to create customer value fast. Innovation Champions: Be an innovation champion to drive the value-creation process.

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InnovationManagement

JANUARY 29, 2019

Innovators are among us and within us, spot them by how they think and do things differently.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 29, 2019

The right people make the difference in innovation. Human Resources is sometimes overlooked as a source of innovation. Yet, in many ways, it’s the wellspring of innovation; HR departments recruit, hire, train, and support the individual employees of an organization who will make up the innovative teams that drive your company forward. So how can your HR department help build a culture of innovation?

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 29, 2019

Why are blank pages so scary? Whether it is in the form of a book to be written, a presentation to be delivered, a song to be scribed or any other creative output. The sight of a blank page is enough to prevent many people from ever getting started. But why is this? While there is little research on the topic apart from a few books and academic assessments , we can piece together the puzzle through our understanding of how the mind finds and builds new ideas.

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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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Acuvate

JANUARY 29, 2019

Trade Promotions are a crucial part of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. They are highly instrumental in driving sales, creating brand visibility, awareness and loyalty. As per a research carried out by Nielsen Holdings, more than 40% of trade promotions carried out are ineffective and do not yield the intended results, furthermore, about 59% of trade promotions done do not even break-even.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 29, 2019

What are the three things which every idea needs to be successful? At Deloitte, we have found that in order for an idea to succeed, it needs to possess three key attributes. Together, these three criteria form what we call the Balanced Breakthrough model. The Balanced Breakthrough Model. the balanced breakthrough model. In order for an idea to become a successful innovation, it needs to validate the following three characteristics: Desirability: Is there demand for this idea?

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Kainexus

JANUARY 29, 2019

Kaizen boards are excellent tools for visualizing the progress of work and capturing ideas for improvement. They give teams instant insight into the health of improvement and make excellent starting places for daily huddles and other meetings. When the Kaizen board is managed in online software, teams can collaborate across locations, the entire organization can benefit from collected knowledge, and the documents and other artifacts can be linked to items on the board, accelerating the pace of i

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Commodore Innovation

JANUARY 29, 2019

Business leaders and consultants have been talking about the importance of working across functions to improve innovation performance, for decades. But lack of alignment across levels of the organization is just as problematic for innovation, if not more so. These … The post The Classic Mismatch: Expectations for Innovation from Different Levels in the Organization appeared first on Commodore Innovation.

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Innovation Leader

JANUARY 29, 2019

How do companies become innovative for the long haul? Nancy Tennant, an adjunct professor at Notre Dame and UChicago, addresses this question in her new book.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 29, 2019

The right people make the difference in innovation. Human Resources is sometimes overlooked as a source of innovation. Yet, in many ways, it’s the wellspring of innovation; HR departments recruit, hire, train, and support the individual employees of an organization who will make up the innovative teams that drive your company forward. So how can your HR department help build a culture of innovation?

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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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Idea Champions

JANUARY 29, 2019

So. you've just been invited to participate in a brainstorm session. Congratulations! SOMEBODY out there thinks you're smart. SOMEBODY out there thinks you're creative. SOMEBODY out there thinks you can help them with. whatever. So, Congratulations! You should feel complimented, honored. Want a bit of advice from someone who's been facilitating brainstorming sessions since 1990?

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Michael Roberto

JANUARY 29, 2019

Source: Sarah & The Spider (Flickr) When negotiating, we would love to have a strong BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). In those instances, the attractive fall-back plan enhances our leverage at the negotiating table. Moreover, it boosts our confidence as we negotiate with a counterparty. What happens, though, if we don't have a solid alternative?

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Wazoku

JANUARY 29, 2019

A study by the World Economic Forum found that whilst not all start-ups make it big, the ones that do greatly impact society by means of new technology, services and increased employment. It is a true honour for Wazoku to have been selected as one of a cohort of 30 companies in Upscale 4.0. We join some great companies in this edition and some amazing alumni.

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hackerearth

JANUARY 29, 2019

Work Environment: I have always dreamt of working for an organization where loads of responsibilities are placed on their employees. And HackerEarth does just that! Obviously, you get hired because of your skills, but founders and managers expect much more. Opportunities for learning and growth are plenty, as often, you work outside your job description.

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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.

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