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Too much Precaution deters Innovation

Destination Innovation

The precautionary principle states that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public, or to the environment, in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is not harmful, the burden of proof that it is not harmful falls on those taking the action. (Wikipedia) The application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requirement in some areas of EU law.

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Getting started with the Daily Innovation Model

Exago

I've introduce my Daily Innovation Model, built to help companies see innovation as a daily function of their job. To start using it, you should first understand where you are exactly. The post Getting started with the Daily Innovation Model appeared first on www.exago.com.

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5 Big Problems in Organized Innovation

IdeaScale

When someone embeds a dedicated innovation group at their company or organization, there are several different approaches to managing research and idea stewardship and numerous problems to be solved. Identifying organizational objectives, marshaling resources, developing repeatable processes for idea development and testing… but there are a few reasons that people turn to innovation management software to scale the success of their organized innovation program.

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Getting started with the Daily Innovation Model

Exago

I've introduced my Daily Innovation Model, built to help companies see innovation as a daily function of their job. To start using it, you should first understand where you are exactly. The post Getting started with the Daily Innovation Model appeared first on Exago.

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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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Ten Reasons You Might Suck at Innovation

Braden Kelley

In a popular previous article we looked at the Top 10 Reasons Not to Innovate.

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600 Questions for a Storm of Innovation and Extreme Creativity Ideas

BrainZooming

If your creativity ideas have dried up, today is the day to download our FREE ebook, The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions. There are links in this eBook for 600 of the most powerful brainstorming and extreme creativity questions we use , including ones specifically tailored for innovation and creative boldness! Your creative creek will be flowing with extreme creativity ideas, just like a summer downpour!

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Charisma is Important for a Leader, But There are Other Qualities to Consider

InnovationManagement

It is important for any group or organization to have one or more strong leaders. To be a leader, it is critical that an individual has charisma as it will increase the odds that others will follow their words and believe in their ideas. However, charisma is not the only thing that an individual needs to be a good leader. What are some other qualities that are just as important?

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Innovation Software: It’s Not Just for Innovation Departments

Planview

A common misconception about innovation software is that it’s exclusively for innovation departments to use to generate breakthrough products and services. It is called “innovation” software after all, right? While that is one of its use cases, the reality is it can be used for so much more. Innovation software solutions that power ideation programs around the world are continuing to evolve and expand in capabilities opening the door for other business units beyond the innovation department – fr

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Next? How to Convert Emerging Tech into Next Practices

Innovation Excellence

Why do companies fail at turning emerging technologies into real value? Co-authors Saul Kaplan and Mia Dand look at the reasons why and share 8 key steps to explore, test, and commercialize next practices and new business models.

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The Intersection of Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Idea Champions

What does creative thinking and innovation have to do with continuous improvement? A lot. Two sides of the same coin. Interview with Idea Champions' President, Mitch Ditkoff, on GoLeanSixSigma. Focuses on the intersection of innovation and continuous improvement. Both are needed. Both are complementary. Indeed, the Founder of GoLeanSixSigma, Elisabeth Swan, was an Idea Champions consultant at one point in her storied career.

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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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What Dubai Gets Right About Innovation

Innovation Excellence

You may think of Dubai as a place for tourism, or to see the tallest building, or to ski indoors on a 100 degree day, and you'd be right. But don't miss what they are doing to build an experimental platform for innovation as a city-state. The whole city and government are moving quickly and it will bear watching to see what's next.

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How To Think About Goals Over Time

Michael Roberto

Researchers have conducted some interesting new work on goal-setting and achievement. Insights by Stanford Business summarizes the findings of researc h conducted by Szu-chi Huang, Liyin Jin,, and Ying Zhang: New research by Szu-chi Huang, assistant professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, finds that while people benefit from concentrating on small “sub-goals” in the early stages of a pursuit, they should focus instead on the larger objective in the late stages.

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