Tue.Nov 06, 2018

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The Rise of the Innovation Department

IdeaScale

Companies of all sizes are organizing their innovation programs around their crowds these days. The reason for this is because a great deal of research has emerged that proves the power not just of valuable ideas, but connections between valuable ideas. That’s why companies use systems like IdeaScale where anyone (customers, employees, partners) can submit ideas, combine ideas, build on the ideas of others, and more.

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The State of Open Innovation Today

Innovation Excellence

Last summer I wrote about an interesting report exploring the extent of open innovation around Europe. The study, conducted by the European Academic Network for Open Innovation, showed the growth in open innovation, with the majority of organizations practising it in some form or other. This was helping companies to bring new, more novel products.

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A Talk based on the book – Thrive at SAP Asia

Rmukesh Gupta

As part of an employee engagement activity, I was given the opportunity to deliver a talk based on my latest book – “ Thrive – Mindsets and Skillsets needed to succeed in a world dominated by smart machines & intelligent algorithms “ . I tried to record the audio of this recording and would like to share that as part of my podcast.

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Mentors, sponsors, coaches and colleagues

Innovation Excellence

Physician burnout is pervasive and appears to be worsening. In fact, in some specialties, residents are burned out even before they have spent their first day in practice. But, they are not alone since burnout happens in many industries other than medicine. Burnout is considered to have a range of symptoms. There is no agreement which.

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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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Introducing Switchers

Innovation in Practice

I am excited to announce a new book that was just released by my friend and colleague, Dawn Graham. Switchers is the first book written specifically for the career changer , to help them to realize their dream of landing in a new industry or function.The first step is recognizing that the usual rules and job search tools won’t work for a switcher.

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Insights from the LES 2018 Annual Meeting

Yet2

Our team members Kim Ayers , Danny Soltan , and Bob Miller recently attended the LES 2018 Annual Meeting , which, conveniently, took place here in Boston. LES is the Licensing Executives Society; this was the meeting of its members based in the U.S. and Canada. The group and its members “maintain a commitment to the development and protection of IP Commerce.”.

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Why Conscious Consumers Should Have You Rethinking Your Next Innovation

New Markets Advisors

Conscious consumers?—?those who make a deliberate choice to support ethical businesses with their purchases?—?are hardly a new phenomenon. Customers have long been boycotting companies that employ poor labor practices, promote intolerance, or harm the environment. Voting with one’s wallet is a fundamental tenet of capitalism. Yet two things are changing the impact that conscious consumers will have on innovation.

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Moving Fast.Full Speed Ahead!

Innovation Leader

Can a big, slow company really move fast? And is faster necessarily better? To find out, we talked to Rachael Schwartz, formerly of Keurig. This episode also features Trip Advisor CEO Steve Kaufer.

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Never Trust an Atom (and Sometimes Your Brain)

The Human Factor

While browsing in a bookstore the other day (yes, I prefer real books to digital readers for business reading), I saw a young person wearing a tee shirt that gave me a good laugh. The front of the shirt had a colorful graphic of an atom, with electrons swirling around the nucleus. The caption underneath said: Never trust an atom; they make up everything.

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Professional Grade Workshop Templates

Svava

Designed by Experts, to Give You a Leg Up.

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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 You Ready To Build A Business From Home?

The Human Factor

Image source. Contributed post –. Do you believe that you have all you could ever ask for from life right now? Do you feel happy, content, and enriched? Are all of your wildest dreams fulfilled? If you have answered yes to each of these questions, then this post isn’t for you. Because you’ve done it. You’ve reached the point that so many of us even struggle to see.

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How Einstein Would Solve a Problem If He Only Had an Hour

Idea Champions

Other Einstein quotes. Our half-day workshop on this.

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Never Underestimate The Power Of Design In Business

The Human Factor

Image source. Contributed post –. Small businesses can often make the same mistakes when it comes to areas like design. Lacking the resources a large business has access to, it can be easy to slip into the mindset that you don’t have to match the efforts of companies which are bigger than you, even though this is very far from the truth. Regardless of the budget you have behind you, design is crucial to your company, and you need to be finding ways to do it right.

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Traits That Suit The Medical Industry

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. When you’re in search for a new career, it’s always important to think of the traits that you have so that you can choose a career that would suit you. As you can probably imagine, some traits such as impatience wouldn’t suit an industry such as the medical profession. If you’re looking into possibly beginning a career within the medical industry, then take a look at these traits that would indeed, suit the career path you’re after.

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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.