Mon.Nov 20, 2017

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Why didn’t I think of that? A reusable, square wine barrel wins design award

Idea to Value

Some innovations are just so simple, they make you ask yourself: “ Why didn’t I think of that???” This is one of those examples. A small family business of Ulrike und Thomas Lutz from Bellheim, Germany has just won a prestigious Design award for an innovation which seems like it took thousands of years and yet is so simple. They have developed a new design for the traditional oak barrel used to store and mature wine.

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Companies betting big on open innovation

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“Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation, respectively. [This paradigm] assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as they look to advance their technology.” ( Henry Chesbrough, 2006 ).

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The Difference Between Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile | Collective Campus

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As more large companies begin to embark upon audacious transformation plans and set up innovation teams, more corporate professionals are being introduced to a world in which terms like design thinking, lean, agile, pivot, experiment, fail, adapt and so on are used almost interchangeably.

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Pruning Your Root Cause

Innovation Excellence

Process improvers the world over rally around root cause analysis as if it were the Holy Grail of all things organizational. But is it? Understanding the root cause of a problem certainly makes sense in the context of a present day situation carrying the potential for a correct answer or solution. In the process improvement.

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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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Want to Build a Culture of Innovation? Then Seek Out Your Innovation Agents

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‘No man is an island, entire of itself’ runs the saying and it should probably go on to say that no concept should be introduced in isolation either. In the VUCA world, we’re all challenged with constantly trying to do something new, to create lasting change, transformation and disruption. That challenge means it helps to have others on your side, adding their enthusiasm, energy, perspective and creativity to the mix.

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Top 10 Corporate Innovation Blogs | Collective Campus

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We are indeed living in an age where anybody with an internet connection has access to more information than the POTUS had just 15 years ago.

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New Technologies and Business Model Innovation in emerging markets: Our experience in Bangladesh.

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In early October Peter , consultant of the BMI Lab team, was invited to hold a keynote on business model innovation in Dhaka, Bangladesh, following an invitation by the Centre of Technology Transfer and Innovation, a part of the Bangladeshi Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR). In the interview, he is talking about his experience working with Bangladeshi businesses and the relationship between business model innovation and new technologies What was the reason for your involvem

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For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn

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Brevity is part of modern living. It’s in our architecture, transport, social media experiences: we are driven by the need to make communication with our world as efficient as it can be. From Plato’s dialogic structure to Twitter poetry, clear communication is essential to the development of world-changing ideas. This is now more important than ever, considering this age of information saturation.

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The Innovation Blockers at your Company | Collective Campus

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Without the right people driving innovation, there is a high likelihood that your innovation efforts will come to a standstill.

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Anna Crona

Innovation 360 Group

Background. To achieve successful innovation, we need to engage and learn across the entire organization. We must develop a culture that motivates and inspires the people, and adopt strategies and structures that facilitate innovation. I aim to enhance the innovation capabilities within each organization I work with. Together, we will find ways of both exploring and realizing the value of innovations.

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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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5 Ways Investment Can Kill Innovation | Collective Campus

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Collective Campus in its third year now and in that time I’m proud to say that, unlike other consultancies and education providers that have come (and gone already in many cases), we didn’t start out with fundraising as a key priority. It still isn’t.

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Gulsah Ceylan

Innovation 360 Group

Background. As an innovation expert, Gül?ah believes that working in different areas /sectors helps to develop the human’s innovative thinking skills. Based on this assumption, she has worked in the engineering, sports, and international relations fields during her career. By combining her innovative perspective and engineering knowledge in 2016, she has designed and developed an innovative smart textile product which was funded by government funds.

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6 Resources to Help You Learn Design Thinking | Collective Campus

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A recent research report prepared by Commonwealth Bank, appropriately titled “Jobs and Skills of the Future Report”, outlines the new types of jobs that will be created in Australia.

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Top 7 Innovation Labs in Australia | Collective Campus

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Australia is currently ranked number 23 on the Global Innovation Index 2017.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & 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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10 Lessons Learned on Innovation in Government from My Conversation with City West Water's Sean Hanrahan | Collective Campus

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City West Water is a wholly Government owned retail water business operating throughout inner and western Melbourne.

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6 of the Worst Product Flops | Collective Campus

Collective Campus

Fear of failure is often referred to as the number one enemy of creativity.