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How to Get the Most Out of Your Trend or Technology Radar | ITONICS

ITONICS

The lynchpin of the ITONICS Innovation OS is the ITONICS Radar. Our radar tool orientates users to dynamically view all of the key elements on the ITONICS platform, be they trends, technologies, risks, competitors or industry-related inspirations. Understanding the primary and additional features of the ITONICS Radar can help users optimize their environmental scanning, effectively segment content and move efficiently from scanning to strategic implementation.

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What Somalia’s Impending Famine Teaches Us About Addressing Donor Fatigue

Christensen Institute

Another famine is happening in Somalia. Exacerbated by drought, displacement, and the Russia-Ukraine war, millions of people are starving, but much of the world is focused elsewhere–Ukraine. While the U.S Congress approved $7.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine in June and an additional $3 billion in new military aid late August, international assistance for Somalia has raised just 67% of the United Nations’ $1.5 billion appeal to help the country and its East African neighbors.

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4 Ways to Create Trust with Your Customers

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken What brands do you trust the most? And why? There are certain products and companies that seem to own the trust of their customers. It stems from product quality, reliability, managing expectations, good customer service and, perhaps most importantly, consistency. Keep in mind that consistency is related to all of […].

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The Costs of Being a Perfectionist Manager

Harvard Business Review

Managing your high expectations can actually improve your team’s performance.

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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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Nature-Inspired Sustainability

Yet2

by Maya Vaccaro (yet2 intern) and Emma Chapelhow (yet2 Project Leader). Often, when looking to the world around us for inspiration, we find that nature has already laid the groundwork. Mimicking or harnessing biological processes is integral for the innovation of new technologies. Seeking out bio-based solutions opens the possibilities for renewable, clean, and safe to use products. yet2 has found clients are investing more time and resources to discover new, exciting, and sustainable innovatio

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How to Build a Career in a New Industry

Harvard Business Review

Reinventing yourself doesn’t have to mean starting from scratch.

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Latest Climate Ideas

IdeaSpies

Climate is a very topical subject now and the news is mostly bad.

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The Five-Generation Workforce: How Digital Tech Can Bring Boomers and Gen Z Together

Daniel Burrus

From healthcare and manufacturing to marketing and engineering, we are still seeing nearly five different generations share the workforce across all industries. While the average age of any level employee is certainly decreasing, there is no question that many individuals 55 and older are not only staying in their positions but are also emerging from retirement in a part-time fashion.

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The New Rules of Work Clothes

Harvard Business Review

People’s tolerance for discomfort — and conformity — has changed.

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RECONNECT AND RESET – TRANSFORM YOUR WORLD

ImagineNation

Our August blog, “Reconnect and Reset in a Chaotic World” was the first in our series of three, on the theme of reconnecting and resetting, to create, invent and innovate in an increasingly chaotic world. In this blog, we described how we have opportunities, to focus on being kinder to both ourselves and others we interact with to help us shift our mental states to transition through the shock and pain of the pandemic, and rehabilitate in ways that transform their worlds.

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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.