Wed.Aug 15, 2018

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How To Pursue A Grand Challenge In 3 (Not So Easy) Steps

Digital Tonto

By investing sustainably in solving fundamental problems, we can create new businesses to replace the ones that will inevitably falter. Related posts: Everybody Should Be Pursuing A Grand Challenge. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Beyond the Buzzword: Disruptive Innovation explained

ITONICS

Disruptive technologies challenge industry leaders that did not innovate fast enough to survive. They can destroy existing models and change entire industries which especially the very large and established companies such as Nortel Networks, Grundig, Blockbuster, Polaroid, Kodak or Myspace had to experience at first hand. Before their resounding success, however, new technologies are often underestimated by big industry players.

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Balancing Data and the Human Element for Successful Innovation

IdeaScale

Data can tell us a lot, but not everything. The numbers, so the saying goes, do not lie. The idea that cold, hard data tells us everything we need to know about everything is hugely popular at the moment. Algorithms and machine learning will tell us all we need to know, right? Perhaps, but history says perhaps not. No matter how big the dataset, data mining and analysis have limits—or the “head” approach—and the same is true of “softer” method like customer surveys, the “heart” approach.

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5 Tips to Build a Strong and Successful Team

InnovationManagement

You may be the mastermind behind the business idea that has led to establishing your company, but your employees are the backbone of its success. No brand, no matter how necessary it may be, is immune to failure caused by poor internal structure and leadership.

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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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Greatest Business Innovations of 2017 and Beyond Driven by This Trend

Innovation Excellence

The hottest commodity of the next decade is already at the heart of nearly every disruptive business model, from Uber to Amazon. There’s an apocryphal quote often attributed to Charles Deull, Commissioner of the Patent and Trademark Office in 1899, ” Everything that can be invented has been invented.” While we don’t want to believe.

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How to be Happily Busy

Rmukesh Gupta

Time is the most precious commodity that we have. Attention is the second most important. And we need to trade both of these (depleting, non-renewable) with other people and organisations. This is almost non-negotiable (of course, we can go to the Himalayas for a retreat or become a Buddhist monk, but I am sure people who read my blog have neither of those intentions).

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#1,356 – The Latest Mind-Blowing Graphene News

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

It’s only a matter of time before the wonder material graphene takes over the world. 200x stronger than streel and a million times thinner than a piece of paper, graphene has several unique properties that could enable it to impact nearly every walk of life. Starting with your wardrobe. That’s right. The first place that Graphene could make its presence felt is in your closet thanks to its inclusion in a new jacket that could revolutionize the fashion industry.

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The Syndrome Syndrome and the Rise of the New World Disorder(s)

Idea Champions

Here's a fun test for you: If you can read the rest of this paragraph without logging onto Facebook, tweeting, or thinking about crop circles, there's a good chance you do not have ADD, ADHD, or any other recently-identified medical condition. That's the good news. The not-so-good news? The overwhelming number of disorders, dysfunctions, and syndromes popping up daily make it almost impossible to understand exactly what condition you actually have.

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