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3 Ways to Communicate Key Findings from Innovation Activities | ITONICS

ITONICS

Innovation feeds on interaction, information, and collaboration. It leverages the power of two-way conversations and requires the production of enriched knowledge. Cooperation in innovation is often regarded as implicit rather than something that must be continuously nurtured.

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The availability bias: Why we overestimate the likelihood of scary but unlikely events

Idea to Value

What is more likely to kill you: A shark? Or a cow? Most people would be much more afraid of a shark. After all, they are known to be an alpha predator, and many movies show how easily they will kill anyone that comes to close. Indeed, a 2010 survey conducted in the USA found that shark attacks were one of the top 6 most feared ways to die. However, in the last 500 years only 1,909 confirmed shark attacks occurred worldwide (as of the 2015 research paper ); of the 737 that happened in the United

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Utilizing Coaches for Leadership Development and Innovation

IdeaScale

One of the many things that Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Barak Obama have in common is that they all utilize coaches. The higher you rise in your career, the less likely you have people who challenge you to level up. Even if you or your organization have reached the pinnacle of [.].

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Surrounded: When disruption hits on all sides (Part 1)

Christensen Institute

Disruption in health care started to accelerate about 15 years ago when models like One Medical and iora health launched their lower-cost, more affordable, and more accessible approaches to primary and on-demand care. I started to follow these new market entrants closely back in 2013 as their competitive moves had implications for incumbent health care providers.

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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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Why Your Company Needs Data-Product Managers

Harvard Business Review

Legacy companies often struggle to leverage data effectively. These roles can help.

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How to Use TikTok for Marketing Your Business

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken If you think your business isn’t right for TikTok, you may want to think again. If you’re like most businesspeople, TikTok is not what you think. It’s not just 20- to 30-second videos of kids dancing, dogs doing tricks and influencers showing off the latest fashions. It’s become a serious […].

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6 Tips for Talking to Leaders & Other Stakeholders

CMOE

A key component of being a good manager is being able to effectively communicate with leaders and key stakeholders. Whether it is a structured presentation or a more casual conversation, being able to “talk the talk” is crucial to letting leadership know how hard your team has been working and the challenges you are facing. Before you start planning your presentation or conversation, be sure to fully understand the goals and interests of your audience.

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Striking a Balance Between Your Passion and Your Paycheck

Harvard Business Review

Your job can’t love you back, no matter how invested you are in it.

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Flaws in the Rationale for the Direct-to-Consumer Business Model

Michael Roberto

Alexandra Sternlicht has written an article this week for Fortune titled "How Silicon Valley’s retail revolution withered. Eight years after Allbirds and Glossier were born, VC investors say direct-to-consumer is dead." She quotes several investors, including Nicole Johnson, a partner at venture capital firm Forerunner. “We’re a whole decade past where pursuing the DTC model was at the forefront of innovation and retail, or was interesting on its own,” Johnson says.

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Why Middle Managers Struggle to Implement DEI Strategies

Harvard Business Review

Leaders need to help them navigate two key tensions.

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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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Fund schools based on learning, not attendance

Christensen Institute

Note: Though this piece centers on the Jewish holiday, the call for states not to rely on a single count day to determine funding remains urgent. Michigan’s public schools will receive funding this year based on how many students attend on October 5, Chalkbeat reports. This “count day” fell on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year—when many Jewish students were absent.

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Where AI Can — and Can’t — Help Talent Management

Harvard Business Review

A look at the opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies.

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Changes to the Continuous Innovation Blog

Leanstack

For the past several years, I have been sharing all my raw (and not so raw) thoughts on Lean Startup, Lean Canvas, Continuous Innovation, and LEANSTACK on this blog. As LEANSTACK has grown, I've decided to split and reorganize things a bit differently.   Moving forward, I will be posting on three separate blogs/newsletters. 1. The LEANSTACK Blog This blog will be used primarily as a company blog where I/we will share company announcements, product how-tos, and product updates.

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