Tue.Sep 20, 2022

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The most important words Bill Gates wrote in the Goalkeepers report?

Christensen Institute

“The goal [of food aid] should not simply be giving more food aid. It should be to ensure no aid is needed in the first place. ”. – Bill Gates, 2022 Goalkeepers Report. (Emphasis Gates’). In my view, those words in the most recent Goalkeepers report, are the most important Gates wrote in the annual update. . The brilliance of the words is masked in its simplicity.

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Success results from deeper engagement and more holistic thinking

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been a consultant most of my working life, doing all kinds of consulting - starting out in software development, moving on to process improvement, data analytics, new product development and strategy. To paraphrase an old saying, all consulting is good, and some of it is useful. I want to talk today about a point I keep seeing get repeated in many of my strategy and innovation customers, a problem that should be easy to solve but it isn't.

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Are You Hanging Your Chief Innovation Officer Out to Dry?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Teresa Spangler Only 7 percent of companies are delivering on the growth triple play by unifying creativity, analytics, and purpose. They are driving average revenue growth of 2.3 times versus peers from 2018–19 (which increased to 2.7 times versus peers from 2019–20). McKinsey Many innovation leaders are feeling “hung out to dry.” It’s not for the lack of […].

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Larry Fink at BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit

Harvard Business Review

What role should investors play in urging business leaders to take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues more seriously and enforcing compliance?

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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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25 Simple Ways to Free Up Your Innate Creativity

Idea Champions

Most people agree that creativity is a good thing. Accordingly, they want to know how they can become more creative. Makes sense, right? The question, however, is a tricky one, not unlike asking "How can I have a good marriage?" or "How can I become a better human being?" There are hundreds of answers and often different strokes for different folks.

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It’s Time to Fine-Tune Performance Management

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Harvard’s Heidi Gardner about incentivizing collaboration and long-term customer value.

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How Family Businesses Can Compete for Talent

Harvard Business Review

The global workforce is transforming. Family firms are uniquely positioned to beat out the competition.

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What B2Bs Need to Know About Their Buyers

Harvard Business Review

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Harvard Business Review

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