BrainZooming
APRIL 23, 2018
We facilitated a two-day innovation strategy workshop for nearly two hundred members of a prominent, long-established brand’s marketing organization. The innovation strategy workshop covered a variety of topics related to disruptive innovation. Prior to our Brainzooming workshop , a tech speaker addressed external innovation opportunities and challenges facing the brand.
Paul Hobcraft
APRIL 23, 2018
There has been an awful lot to absorb when it comes to skills and how organizations need to be designed for the future. The suggestions have come ‘thick and fast’ from so many sources. The number of helpful reports, observations and suggestions are constant and becoming overwhelming to translate effectively. How can we map a new pathway for shifting current practices and transform them?
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Innovation Excellence
APRIL 23, 2018
“If I had the key members of your executive suite all in the same room, would they all be able to articulate the essence of your current strategy clearly and consistently?” I asked the executive vice president of strategy. “Probably not,” she replied. “But I do know we need a new one, because the current.
Destination Innovation
APRIL 23, 2018
Joseph Lister. In 1865 an eleven year old boy, James Greenlees, was run over by a cart in Glasgow. He was rushed to the Royal Infirmary with a gashed leg containing a multiple fracture. The normal outcome of this kind of injury at the time was either amputation or death through infection (or sometimes both). Fortunately for Greenlees, the surgeon who treated him was Joseph Lister, At that time doctors thought that infection or sepsis, as it was known, was caused by ‘bad air’.
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.
InnovationManagement
APRIL 23, 2018
If you’re working with an innovation management platform, then you know the importance of building a community. The success of these programs is intrinsically linked to the spirit and engagement of your community: how much they participate, how they’re participating, why they’re participating.
Steve Blank
APRIL 23, 2018
A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Elon Musk, Alfred Sloan, and entrepreneurship in the automobile industry. The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. The guy who replaced him invented the idea of the modern corporation.
Business Innovation Brief brings together the best content for business innovation and strategy professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Planview
APRIL 23, 2018
As one of the top 10 utility companies in the world , Southern Company is a shining example of how to leverage an employee-base to transform the way a business operates. The question is, how did they do it and what can you learn that can be applied in your organization? To dig deeper into the how, we’re excited to have Julie Pigott, Southern Company’s Director Innovation Support, join us at Spigit’s upcoming Ignite conference to talk about the company’s approach to innovation and how they’ve lev
Greatest. Idea. Ever.
APRIL 23, 2018
Forget about reading people’s thoughts. In the future we may be able to view them. Made possible by a new company called Openwater. According to Wired , “The San Francisco startup is developing an optical imaging system—sufficiently compact to fit inside a skull cap, wand, or bandage—that scatters and captures near-infrared light inside our bodies to create holograms that reveal our occluded selves.
Michael Roberto
APRIL 23, 2018
Source: Pixabay Who doesn't love top-line growth? With a surge in revenues, leaders can provide new opportunities for highly effective employees. Financial rewards for employees often rise as well. Not all growth is profitable though. Some growth can generate short term increases in profits, but damage the firm moving forward in serious ways. Here are three key questions you should ask about your company's growth strategy: 1.
Greatest. Idea. Ever.
APRIL 23, 2018
A social network that pays you? That’s the premise behind Minds, an anti-Facebook of sorts, that’s gaining traction in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal that rocked Mark Zuckerberg and company. After all, why should a giant conglomerate get to data mine your news feed and exploit your personal life for profit while you get nothing for your efforts?
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.
Linda Bernardi
APRIL 23, 2018
As I went to my meetings last week, the talk in Seattle was all about the breaking news in the Seattle Times about the low and falling number of women at Microsoft—and a culture that discourages women from staying. I suggest everyone give it a read: ‘I felt so alone’: What women at Microsoft face, and why many leave As one of the founding members of the Anita Borg Institute and the Grace Hopper Celebration, where Microsoft is a significant partner, I find this news discouraging and alarming.
Michael Roberto
APRIL 23, 2018
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