Tue.May 19, 2020

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Exploring the Energy Transition Fitness Landscapes – opening thoughts on Hydrogen

Paul Hobcraft

I am struggling with the Hydrogen Story. It is tough to relate to something where the realization may take 40 years to move from ambition to achievement. I get it that delivering Hydrogen is the vital piece of the decarbonizing of the world by 2050, yet it does seem a long, hard road to travel. Hydrogen is undoubtedly becoming the big agenda ticket within any Energy Transition.

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Top Challenges to Innovation at the Government Level

IdeaScale

Change in any organization requires innovation. This can seem daunting at the government level where initiatives can take longer to implement than in the private sector; however, the goals and challenges for both the public and private sectors are often similar. Government leaders look within their organizations when solving issues or reaching new goals, making … Continued.

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What to expect in a post-COVID world

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been working for the past two months on developing some scenarios that examine what may happen as the first bout of COVID peaks and begins to dissipate, hopefully in the summer of 2020. I've long felt that trend spotting, scenario planning and understanding the implications of an emerging future is probably one of the best ways to plan for and prepare for the emerging future.

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Creativity, Compassion & Collaboration Leading a risk-averse culture that promotes ideation and leaves ego at the door

Innovation Excellence

It’s high noon and onlookers gaze in silence as you stand in the middle of the town, staring down your challenger with one hand hovering over your holster. Strangely, a disagreement in conversation often feels like a duel in the Wild West, where one person absolutely has to come out on top and assume control over the crowd and the discourse. But reality doesn’t have to be this way.

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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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#1,684 – Virtual Escape Rooms

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

We can all use a break right now. A retreat to our happy place. Somewhere to escape to. As I mention this your mind may be drifting towards idyllic landscapes in far-flung locales. Picturesque beaches. Skylines of cities buzzing with possibility. Scenery that looks like something Bob Ross would have painted. Iconic images, all worthy of gracing the cover of a treasured postcard in their own regard.

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Trust Is a Gamble, a Noble One

Innovation Excellence

Why good leadership is based on trust. Trust is, by definition, a gamble. Trusting is about taking risks – for a job to be done, for an agreement in good faith, for sharing information openly, for honesty and integrity in a relationship. It comes with the responsibility to deliver what one has been entrusted to deliver. Micro-managers don’t do trust, preferring instead to have work done in their own set ways.

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A Higher Purpose Brings a Higher Culture

Innovation Excellence

At an individual level, many of us try to make changes within our lives and ourselves to lead a happier more fulfilled life. We’re trying to find purpose. So why aren’t we doing this at an organisational level? Many organisations are trying to create a culture of innovation, but are not pausing to ask why? If we want to innovate well, we need the right culture – we need vision people, and in a big way.

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Quality Improvement Software User Adoption Tips

Kainexus

When most people evaluate improvement management software , they focus on the features of the solution, the support they will get from the provider, and the technical details such as security and reliability. Those are all critically important considerations, but none of it means anything if the employees don’t use the solution. Some interaction with the system can be enforced with policies and performance reviews.

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Deeply and Consciously and Compassionately Reconnecting With Our Humanity

Innovation Excellence

Call it a limiting behavior. My zeal can deafen me to the suggestion’s others have to make. When passion strikes, adrenaline surges—and it is time to capture lightning. For decades I made a career acting this way, without realizing I was missing the multi-prism perspectives of my intelligent team, which had a lot of value. “Action wins,” I would yell.

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Strategic flexibility: understand the value of this transformation in times of uncertainty

mjvinnovation

The future has changed. This statement may sound strange because we never really know our future. . However, we do know that the future we envisioned is no longer going to be quite the same. . It will not be centralized. It will not have rigid management that gives little autonomy to its employees. It will not think of networks as a future state. This new future is upon us, and it will demand more from every industry. .

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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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Running Innovation Labs

Innovation Leader

How have innovation labs shifted during this period of remote work? What sets labs up for success? Linda Elkins, Chief Technical Officer of W.L. Gore’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center, shares.

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COVID-19: nothing new under the sun

Innovation Architecture

What has been will be again, . what has been done will be done again; . there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9. When I was around four I tripped running up the back stairs to our house. I landed on the sharp edge of the pressed sheet metal box that the local dairy provided their customers who signed up for milk delivery. The box made a deep gash by my left eye.

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Could Insurance Stocks Be An Effective Way To Generate Passive Income?

The Human Factor

If you want to secure your business finances, or even your personal finances, and give yourself a safety net, it’s important that you find ways to generate passive income. If you can find ways to earn a steady stream of income without much hands on input on a daily basis, it can supplement your bank balance and help you to stay financially secure. . source.

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While Many Firms Focus, Sony Doubles Down on Diversification

Michael Roberto

Source: Bloomberg In recent years, many companies in highly developed economies have chosen to divest unrelated business units. Many break-ups of conglomerates have occurred, including at major firms such as GE, United Technologies, Fortune Brands, and Danaher. However, the Wall Street Journal reports today that Sony has chosen to move in the opposite direction.

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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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As Lockdown Measures Ease, How Will You Coax Your Customers Out of Hiding?

The Human Factor

The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on all of us. Especially those who have comr into contact, or lost loved ones to, the virus itself. The death and suffering caused by the virus have been catastrophic, and in order to protect ourselves and those we love we’ve had to spend months in a state of isolation. It’s not been easy, and for some, isolation has come at the cost of their mental health and wellbeing.