IdeaScale

JANUARY 3, 2017

2016 has been a year of crazy ups and downs. We’ve lost some amazing celebrities, had one of the most unique presidential campaigns in history, and experienced incredible innovations as well. The top innovations of 2016 have not only impacted this year, but will continue to impact business and technology for years to come. By taking a look at the top innovations of 2016 in a variety of industries, you can see what others are developing and gain insight and inspiration for your innovations

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

There is a lot of talk nowadays about closing the so-called innovation “gap” or the difference between what leaders say they want in terms of a new product, service, process, or business model innovation and what their organizations actually deliver. Organizations can, and often do, fail to meet their innovation goals for a number of reasons and, depending on where you get your daily fix of leadership articles, these reasons will vary.

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Mills-Scofield

JANUARY 3, 2017

New Year’s celebrations are usually full of noise – parties, fireworks, noisemakers, bowl games, you name it. The new year at work starts off with a bang too – a bang of hectivity – things that didn’t get done last year, catching up from being away (even tho most everyone else was too). Yet, silence is necessary and hard and at first, incredibly noisy.

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

In recent years, customer experience has emerged as a major differentiator for large companies. In a McKinsey survey of senior executives, 90 percent of respondents confirmed that customer experience is one of the CEO’s top three priorities. So how to start working and innovating on customer experience? There are so many articles, methods, strategies etc. that it can become a confusing and complex task for you as an innovation manager or customer experience manager to even get started.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

BrainZooming

JANUARY 3, 2017

In recent years, I took a blog vacation the last few weeks of each year. That was important to get a break and refresh creatively for the New Year. If you noticed, the blog vacation started a month early in 2016, starting suddenly in mid-November. The reason is my dad, Bernie Brown, passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2016. Typing that last sentence stops me in my tracks.

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

Over the past year we've tried to offer valuable content for innovation managers, and not to spam you with more innovation waffle (there's enough of that out there). I hope we did a decent job in that regard? But among the daily bombardment of things to read, you might have missed some posts, so here's a shortcut to the most popular 10 from 2016, and since we're all so short of time, each has a quick summary to help you decide if it's worth your time reading.

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

Over the past year we've tried to offer valuable content for innovation managers, and not to spam you with more innovation waffle (there's enough of that out there). I hope we did a decent job in that regard? But among the daily bombardment of things to read, you might have missed some posts, so here's a shortcut to the most popular 10 from 2016, and since we're all so short of time, each has a quick summary to help you decide if it's worth your time reading.

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InnovationManagement

JANUARY 3, 2017

Nearly all executives have acknowledged the relevance of digitization and related trends, such as the Internet of Things, connectivity, and industry 4.0. However, the full impact of digitization has usually not been understood in detail. Moreover, most firms struggle to implement digitization initiatives successfully.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 3, 2017

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 8 as part of our FREE email newsletter. Did your favorite make the cut? But enough delay, here are November’s twenty most.

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Corporate Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is starting later this week and will be followed by the Detroit Auto Show (DAS). Both shows will serve as venues for the automotive industry to showcase Autonomous Connected Electrified (ACE) vehicles and new Mobility Services. ACE vehicles combined with Mobility Services such as ridesharing, car sharing and multimodal transportation options will give rise to a new personal mobility model that combines car ownership with car access.

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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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Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 3, 2017

In this edition of Best Among what I read, I would like to share some of the best content that I came across this week, from a personal development perspective. Focus Is the New Currency of Success. In this post, Anthony Iannarino (who was on the podcast earlier ) talks about the importance of where we focus and spend our attention and the impact that this can have on our lives.

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Corporate Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is starting later this week and will be followed by the Detroit Auto Show (DAS). Both shows will serve as venues for the automotive industry to showcase Autonomous Connected Electrified (ACE) vehicles and new Mobility Services. ACE vehicles combined with Mobility Services such as ridesharing, car sharing and multimodal transportation options will give rise to a new personal mobility model that combines car ownership with car access.

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Innovation Leader

JANUARY 3, 2017

The idea behind the creation of the coLAB is that “we know less about our food than we ever have at any other time in history. We want to do something about it.

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Corporate Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is starting later this week and will be followed by the Detroit Auto Show (DAS). Both shows will serve as venues for the automotive industry to showcase Autonomous Connected Electrified (ACE) vehicles and new Mobility Services. ACE vehicles combined with Mobility Services such as ridesharing, car sharing and multimodal transportation options will give rise to a new personal mobility model that combines car ownership with car access.

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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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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 3, 2017

Entrepreneurs come alive when all odds are stacked against them.

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Michael Roberto

JANUARY 3, 2017

In a recent New York Times Corner Office column, Adam Bryant interviewed John Lilly , a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners. Lilly offered this leadership lesson that he learned early in his professional career. I find it particularly useful as a new year begins. Many leaders will be trying to offer explanation of their vision for the coming year.

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