Tue.Dec 05, 2017

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Taking the path of most resistance

Jeffrey Phillips

I was thinking today about one of my favorite books - The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham - and the quote from the book that forms the title. I won't bore you with a rehash, except to say that the main character is told that "the path to salvation is as narrow and difficult to walk as a razor's edge". This from a Buddhist monk the main character, Larry, meets during his journey to find himself and his purpose not long after the end of the first World War.

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Talk – Action = 0

Tim Kastelle

We are what we do “We need to get better at executing strategy.” I heard something like this from about five different speakers at the Global Peter Drucker Forum last month. I hate statements like this – at best they’re half-truths, but mostly they are dangerous myths. This was my response: “We have to stop talking about strategy development and execution as two different things.

Strategy 100
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Four Models of Intrapreneurship Innovation

Innovation Excellence

Research shows that growth fueled through organic innovation is more profitable than growth driven by acquisition, in part because the organizational capability required is vastly different. But the litmus test is.

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Talk – Action = 0

Tim Kastelle

We are what we do “We need to get better at executing strategy.” I heard something like this from about five different speakers at the Global Peter Drucker Forum last month. I hate statements like this – at best they’re half-truths, but mostly they are dangerous myths. This was my response: “We have to stop talking about strategy development and execution as two different things.

Strategy 122
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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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Reinvent your business model with The DO School

Rapid Innovation in digital time

I met with The DO School in Berlin, a renowned development ground for young social entrepreneurs, involving corporates and startups, in a journey for disruption! Florian Hoffmann, charismatic founder and managing director kindly accepted to dig into The DO School value proposition.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful High-Level Talent Acquisition

InnovationManagement

In today’s competitive job market, acquiring the best talent can involve a long and drawn-out process often resulting in the employer settling for someone who may not be the best fit, or not finding the right candidate at all.

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Remote Workers and Data Security: 5 Tips for Employers

InnovationManagement

With the increased mobility of modern networks and the explosion in mobile device use, more companies are finding benefits in allowing employees to work remotely. At the same time, maintaining security across multiple devices and public networks presents a challenge.

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Stimulating creativity in your organization

Be-novative

Is your organization reaching its true creative potential? In other words, is your organization being stimulated to innovate?

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How to Create an Open Innovation Culture: Act Like a Venture Capitalist

Innocentive

In previous posts I’ve spoken about both the growth in open innovation and the ways that open innovation can help to tame the rapidly advancing costs associated with innovating in the modern world.

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Why AHA and HAHA Are So Related

Idea Champions

I don't think it's an accident that "aha" and "haha" are both almost spelled the same way. Indeed, there is a deep relationship between the Eureka moment and humor -- which is one of the reasons why Isaac Asimov once said "The most exciting phrase in science is not 'Eureka', but 'That's funny!'" And why? Because when something strikes you as funny it is often an indication that your assumptions are being challenged, as in what you were expecting to see was nothing more than a false conclusion co

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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.

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Chatham House Primer: The Internet of Things

Linda Bernardi

The phrase the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) has become synonymous with the next stage of humankind’s economic advancement. But what exactly is the IoT and why might it be so important? Linda Bernardi explains how the introduction of so-called ‘smart’ objects – from phones and cars to kettles and domestic central heating systems – might seem like just another step towards an ever more convenient lifestyle but is in fact a paradigm shift in the way businesses must think about consu

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Creating a Culture of Accountability

Michael Roberto

How can I hold people accountable without creating a culture of finger pointing, blame avoidance, and excuse making? Leadership coach and consultant Peter Bregman argues that leaders must achieve clarity on five dimensions if they wish to build a culture of accountability in their organizations. Expectations - make sure your people know the objectives and outcomes that you expect them to achieve by a particular date.

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3 Lessons Learned from Open Nation 2017

IdeaScale

On a crisp early November day, innovators from around the world convened for Open Nation, IdeaScale’s annual conference celebrating innovation. They came to discuss how crowdsourcing ideas is changing their organizations and to learn best practices from each other. “How do you find and prioritize the best ideas?” Kicking things off w @ideascale ’s ever-growing family #ideascalenation pic.twitter.com/VmPoMwOFBe. — Tim Parsons (@rookzero) November 2, 2017.