Thu.Jun 08, 2023

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Gaining a Different Perspective on Innovation through Platforms, Blocks, and Stack Designs

Paul Hobcraft

Innovation is a complex process that requires effective connections and collaborations among individuals and teams. Stepping back, I want to draw down on a series of perspectives I have found invaluable to me. A very inspirational article by Larry Schmitt on the Innovation Stack, the depth of work that Sangeet Paul Choudary has explored around Platforms and his Building Block Thesis built out further on numerous views have been researched for building out innovation stacks, building blocks, and

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Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books

Destination Innovation

Would you like to have read the best 50 books on sales, marketing, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and self-improvement? Just imagine all the insights and lessons you would have learned and how that would have helped you in your business career. But how much time would it have taken? With this new online Udemy course you can quickly absorb the key ideas and principles in best-selling busines books by watching short video lectures.

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To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort

Harvard Business Review

An outdated way of thinking about peak performance is: “maximum effort = maximum results.” But research shows that it doesn’t actually work that way in reality. Here’s what actually works: The 85% rule, which counterintuitively suggests that to reach maximum output, you need to refrain from giving maximum effort. Operating at 100% effort all of the time will result in burnout and ultimately less-optimal results.

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10 Continuous Improvement Questions to Ask in Every Interview

Kainexus

Companies dedicated to the practice of continuous improvement invest a lot of time and resources into training their employees and creating a culture centered around positive change. One way to make this easier and to smooth the path to improvement is to hire people who already have the right mindset. Bringing up continuous improvement during the initial interview and throughout the hiring process lets the applicant know how important it is to your organization, and helps you weed out people who

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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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What Will Working with AI Really Require?

Harvard Business Review

To foster a symbiotic relationship between humans and AI, organizations must find the appropriate balance between investing in human skills and technological capabilities, and think strategically about how they attract and retain talent. To do this effectively, they need to think about where and how this technology will be used to assist people in their work — where people and machines will collaborate — and where either people or AI have skills that give them a clear advantage.

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What New Aviation Practices Can Teach Us About Collaboration and Innovation

Entrepreneur - Innovation

By identifying niche markets, embracing technological advancements and fostering collaboration, entrepreneurs are changing the aviation industry.

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The Future of Personalization: AI-Powered Customer Profiling and Segmentation

Acuvate

In the current competitive business scenario, personalization has become a critical component of delivering exceptional customer experiences. Imbibing personalization becomes easier than ever with technology that continues to advance. Besides the other sectors, AI is making a significant impact in the customer profiling and segmentation for the marketers.

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Publishing Checklist

Stephen Shapiro

Although I have six published books under my belt, there is always something new to learn. In the past, I would write the manuscript and then have the publisher complete the editing, layout, and cover design. After that, the book magically appeared in bookstores. Readers only saw the book when it was in finished form. But for my next book, I am using a completely different strategy.

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The Future of Personalization: AI-Powered Customer Profiling and Segmentation

Acuvate

In the current competitive business scenario, personalization has become a critical component of delivering exceptional customer experiences. Imbibing personalization becomes easier than ever with technology that continues to advance. Besides the other sectors, AI is making a significant impact in the customer profiling and segmentation for the marketers.

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Five Key Findings – 2023 State of CX Report

Innovation Excellence

Unlock The Secrets To Exceptional Customer Service GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Are you looking for a competitive advantage to keep your customers coming back? I have the answer. The 2023 Achieving Customer Amazement (ACA) study, sponsored by Five9, uncovers the current state of customer service and customer experience (CX).

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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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Video Quick Take – Google’s Gautam Ramdurai on Emerging Consumer Behavior - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GOOGLE

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Google.

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IT Innovation: 9 Challenges that IT Departments can Overcome Through Innovation Management

Qmarkets

Running an IT department in this day and age isn’t easy. On the one hand, there is an almost infinite number of opportunities presented by new technologies. But on the other, cybersecurity threats, limited resources, and countless other headaches present tough hurdles that must be overcome before these opportunities can be seized. At the same time, the day-to-day at an enterprise company IT department can feel like an endless game of whack-a-mole, with one problem after another requiring attenti

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IT Innovation: 9 Challenges that IT Departments can Overcome Through Innovation Management

Qmarkets

Running an IT department in this day and age isn’t easy. On the one hand, there is an almost infinite number of opportunities presented by new technologies. But on the other, cybersecurity threats, limited resources, and countless other headaches present tough hurdles that must be overcome before these opportunities can be seized. At the same time, the day-to-day at an enterprise company IT department can feel like an endless game of whack-a-mole, with one problem after another requiring attenti