Idea to Value

MAY 5, 2017

You can’t outsource the important things. After working with more than 100 clients, we have noted one of the most critical factors in the success of an innovation project: if you outsource all of the work on your innovation projects, they will fail. It doesn’t matter if you use our humble Studio or a 7-figure firm from Palo Alto or London. Many good innovation firms can generate consumer insights and craft a winning portfolio of concepts that have the nature to change your top-line growth.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 5, 2017

What’s Really Needed is an Innovation MoshPit. Reinventing Combinations, Concept Blends, and Mash-Ups. I’ve been touting concept blends in innovation for some time. My reason is simple, it’s a fast path to new and different ideas. From the Printing Press to the iPhone, big new market-creating innovation happens when concepts from two different domains are combined.

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Idea to Value

MAY 5, 2017

As part of our curiosity series, Idea to Value highlights interesting pieces of knowledge to give you a new perspective and keep you creative. In today’s video highlight (above), you see how this simple island north of Scotland produces some of the world’s softest and highest quality clothing. It’s a fascinating insight of how some very old, artisanal skills work in tandem with new manufacturing technology, before finally being finished again by a skilled craftsman (or woman).

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Gijs Van Wulfen

MAY 5, 2017

WoW. I am so happy and honoured that my book ‘ The Innovation Maze ‘ ( in Dutch ) has been awarded as ‘Management Book of The Year 2017’ by Managementboek.nl. That’s why I am sharing with you the following highlights of The Innovation Maze. 15 obstacles are hindering innovation at its start. As speaker on innovation I have been traveling around the world meeting innovators, managers and CEOs in different cultures: from Canada to Cape Town; and from Turkey to Tokyo

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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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Collective Innovation

MAY 5, 2017

Ask anyone what the highest rated phone is and they will likely say the iPhone, when in fact many review sites have a different winner: the Samsung Galaxy Edge. Samsung isn’t just a company, it’s the size of a country and made up of an assortment of companies and partnerships. The scope of products and services they provide is mind boggling.

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Idea Drop

MAY 5, 2017

Type the word ‘disruptive’ into Google and suggested synonyms include ‘troublemaking’, ‘unruly’, ‘riotous’, ‘undisciplined’ and ‘turbulent’. Subsequent synonyms then include the words ‘inventive’, ‘ingenious’, ‘new’, ‘novel’ and ‘fresh’. Disruptive innovation is a divisive topic. It excites some and terrifies others. Some view it as a necessity for growth, others as a risk too great.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 5, 2017

When we get called into a company it is often because a very expensive innovation effort failed. One of the huge global innovation firms was called in to create a new platform and what happens next is very much like a bad action movie—you know the story. No surprises. The company received breakthrough concepts but they don’t know.

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Rmukesh Gupta

MAY 5, 2017

Philosophical & BusinessWisdom from The Republic of Tea by Mukesh Gupta. I picked up and started reading the book “ The Republic of Tea “, based on a recommendation by Seth Godin as a must read book. I am an avid Tea lover and so reading a book about Tea and a business around tea was an interesting proposition by itself. The book is a collection of fax messages that were exchanged between the people discussing the idea of starting a business selling Tea in the US with little comm

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eZassi

MAY 5, 2017

Open innovation allows organizations to harness the creative efforts of others, both across the globe and in the office down the hall. The OI process is one that inspires and engages creative thinkers and transforms them into collaborators. While many corporations are establishing OI programs, not all find success. We offer these dos and don’ts as guideposts, avoiding common pitfalls and finding the path to effective OI.

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Stephen Shapiro

MAY 5, 2017

Thanks for pointing out the type (broad vs board). My bad.

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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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Svava

MAY 5, 2017

From Consumer to Prosumer.

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Idea to Value

MAY 5, 2017

One of the most complicated questions to answer in business is why some ideas succeed and others fail. That is where I came across this interesting TED Talk by Bill Gross (video above), who is the founder of the first US-based startup accelerator: Idealab. In that time, Bill has helped launch over 150 startup companies, and had over 45 of them either go public or be acquired.

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Svava

MAY 5, 2017

The Buyer’s Evolution.

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Svava

MAY 5, 2017

The Buyer’s Evolution From Consumer to Prosumer Now that technology (specifically the internet) has democratized the world of content, everyone can contribute and it’s created a wild and wonderful digital world. It’s also changed the way we learn about products and services before we make our buying decisions. Before the age of bloggers, influencers […].

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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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