Tue.Oct 17, 2017

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The "Hundred Club", Surviving the Innovation Business in a Long-Term Run

HYPE Innovation

N ext time you switch on your TV or computer display spare a thought for the company who probably produced the liquid crystal display. With over 60% of the global market the German company Merck is probably not one which would instantly come to mind. But they dominate this and a wide spread of other activity in the chemical and pharmaceutical world.

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Customers We Love

IdeaScale

One of the best things about working at IdeaScale is the variety of customers, use cases, and success stories that you hear about. But recently, our work with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation reminded us of some of our favorite types of customers. Here are some of the reasons that CEC embodies these qualities. Socially-Responsible. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation fosters conservation, protection and enhancement of the North American environment for the benefit of present

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Is Your Brand Making this Customer Experience Strategy Mistake?

BrainZooming

I stopped by the grocery store to use the ATM the other morning before leaving for New York to deliver a content marketing strategy workshop today at the Social Media Strategies Summit. I decided to walk around the store to find something for lunch before getting on the plane. Finding nothing even remotely appealing, I headed for the door, not expecting to witness a solid customer experience strategy lesson.

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10 Ways to Create an Amazing Business

Innovation Excellence

No list can guarantee the success of your business, but this one guarantees it will be amazing. We love lists. I’m convinced that etched on some ancient cave wall there exits a bulleted list of the Ten Things Every Cro-Magnon Must Do To Succeed; okay, it may be just three things, but none-the-less our love.

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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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Innovation in the era of the 100-year life

Wazoku

What would you do if you suddenly found out that you will live 30 years longer? Would you get excited and start planning activities or would you feel disheartened because of all the issues that age and elderly life are associated with? The growing population is one of the grand challenges of the 21st Century. Combined with the growth of cities, it will change how we build homes, how we work and the products we use, opening opportunities for new services and enterprises.

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Innovation Should Not Ignore Privacy or Security Risks

Innovation Excellence

Will new laws ignore privacy dangers inherent in self-driving cars? Even as the country still reels from revelations that almost 2.5 million more people were affected by the recent Equifax than previously thought (bringing the current total up to 145.5 million), the senate has introduced legislation regarding advanced testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles without.

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Ephraim Daka

Innovation 360 Group

Based in Finland. Background. Ephraim has over 14 years of experience in handling several projects in the field Inclusive Innovation, Finance Management, Science, Technology and Innovation, Research & Project Cycle Management, IT and Organization Management in Europe and Southern Africa. Having previously worked as a Research Scientist in Innovation and Industrial Renewal with VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland).

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The dos and don'ts of innovation shared by 10 global leaders

hackerearth

What makes us follow, or even idolize, “innovative” leaders? Is it because they can brilliantly and lucidly articulate their vision and passion? Is it their relentless drive and commitment? Is it that these dashing people seem to effortlessly run hugely successful empires? Or, do we just want to be in their shoes because we covet their charmed lives?

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

“…it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. ”. The Red Queen Alice in Wonderland. Innovation, disruption, accelerators, have all become urgent buzzwords in the Department of Defense and Intelligence community. They are a reaction to the “red queen problem” but aren’t actually solving the problem. Here’s why. In the 20th century our nation faced a single adversary – the Soviet Union.

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The Elements of Blockchain

Information Playground

Technologists across Dell have been discussing a variety of Blockchain use cases with our customers. These conversations inevitably lead to whiteboard sketches integrating potential blockchain deployments with existing IT architectures. We use the chart below to drive this brainstorming exercise. The "Elements of Blockchain" are essentially a framework for asking a set of questions about how a blockchain would be implemented and co-exist with currently-running business applications.�

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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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How to Use Gamification in Mobile App Onboarding

Boxes and Arrows

Playing games is a human impulse. People get a kick out of competing, collecting things, and finishing tasks. You can apply game design elements to anything, which is called gamification. Mobile app onboarding is a useful place for a touch of competition or goal-setting. Whether as small as a progress bar or as major as a tutorial for a mobile game, these elements help users finish onboarding and come back to the app again.

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The Elements of Blockchain

Information Playground

Technologists across Dell have been discussing a variety of Blockchain use cases with our customers. These conversations inevitably lead to whiteboard sketches integrating potential blockchain deployments with existing IT architectures. We use the chart below to drive this brainstorming exercise. The "Elements of Blockchain" are essentially a framework for asking a set of questions about how a blockchain would be implemented and co-exist with currently-running business applications.�

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Top 7 TED talks on innovation and creativity

hackerearth

TED is an excellent platform to find some original ideas. TED has definitely set a benchmark and with 500 million viewers, it has become the dominant platform for sharing ideas. From Simon Sinek to Rory Sutherland here are plenty of great talks. For this article, we have compiled the top 7 talks on innovation and creativity. 1. Tales of Creativity and Play by Tim Brown.