Wed.Sep 01, 2021

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The Fail Fast Fallacy

Innovation Excellence

The Fail Fast Fallacy is that while we speak of failing fast, many corporate executives are not going to do so successfully because a) corporates continue to expect success b) the highest achievers are the ones being asked to fail … Continue reading →

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Stop Zoom Fatigue: Having cameras on is especially hard on women and newcomers

Idea to Value

If you have ever been exhausted after long sessions on videoconference, you are not alone. Now, just-released research shows that being forced to have the cameras on may be one of the main reasons why. A new study titled The fatiguing effects of camera use in virtual meetings set out to find out what difference it makes when we are forced to have our cameras on during video meetings, which have become much more common as more people work remotely.

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My multipliers for innovation at the Front End of Energy

Paul Hobcraft

Following my last post, “ I aim to put more innovation into the front end of Energy “, I want to outline why I am focusing increasingly on this front end of the energy transition (FEE) within my innovation work. For me, it is the ability to apply the “multiplier effect” to any discovery and validation that accelerates the understanding of where the potential growth and impact points of a new business opportunity can occur.

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2021 IdeaScale Innovation Management Award Winners

IdeaScale

For 2021, IdeaScale has three new winners of the Innovation Management Awards: TriHealth for engaging nearly 80% of their workforce; Grant Thornton for pioneering work in automation; and Graybar for an exemplary innovation process. Best Innovation Process: Graybar. One of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, Graybar offers wholesale electrical, communication, and data networking products and has always thrived on people-first innovation.

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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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My multipliers for innovation at the Front End of Energy

Paul Hobcraft

Following my last post, “ I aim to put more innovation into the front end of Energy “, I want to outline why I am focusing increasingly on this front end of the energy transition (FEE) within my innovation work. For me, it is the ability to apply the “multiplier effect” to any discovery and validation that accelerates the understanding of where the potential growth and impact points of a new business opportunity can occur.

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Why Steve Jobs' passion for calligraphy is an inspiration to increase your creativity

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Just like Apple founder Steve Jobs did, by intentionally exercising your creative muscle, new opportunities naturally arise, and calligraphy is perfect for this.

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Accelerating The Global Energy Transition Through Foresight

ITONICS

Thomas Boermans, Head of Foresight at E.ON and passionate Energy Transition Manager, talks in our Innovation Rockstars Podcast about his mission to think, plan and implement the energy transition - at scale!

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Using AI to prevent IT outages and costly downtimes

Acuvate

Using AI to prevent IT outages and costly downtimes The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a cultural shift to more agile and intelligent ways of conducting business operations, powered by the integration of digital technologies in every business area. Research conducted by Statista says that the direct investments in digital transformation, including moving data to the […].

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Self-Reflection: How Am I Spending My Time?

Michael Roberto

Many people complain about their daily or weekly schedule. Too many meetings. Too much time spent fighting fires. Not enough opportunities to interact with customers and other external constituents. While these complaints may be justified, many of us don't take the opportunity to periodically engage in serious self-reflection about how we allocate our time.

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The 4 Practices of High-Growth Innovators

Wellspring

Findings from the 2021 “R&D and Innovation Agenda” research study.

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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.