Wed.Mar 25, 2020

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The Fallacy of the Aha Moment & Overnight Success in Innovation

Idea to Value

We’ve all heard the story of Newton and the apple. According to the legend, he came up with the theory of gravity when he was sitting under a tree and an apple fell on his head, at which point it all suddenly dawned on him. We love to hear stories of these great aha moments. The question is, are they true? Are innovations really born out of these miraculous moments of insight?

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Why Communication is the Key to Enterprise Innovation?

IdeaScale

According to Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen, 95% of all product innovations fail after their release on the market. This statistic points to a major discrepancy between the solutions that businesses are offering and the problems that customers want solved. Too often, today’s innovators are developing new products in a vacuum—isolated from the real world and without consideration of how their buyers will actually use what they’ve devoted their time, labor force and resources t

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Collaborating On Front Line Against Coronavirus

Planbox Inc.

I’ve had the great privilege to connect with most of our customers this week to discuss their priorities and concerns amid the coronavirus outbreak, and more importantly, to get feedback on their most pressing requirements and challenges; in all my conversations, the one thing that kept coming to to mind was a quote I’ve always liked: “Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” – Roger Crawford.

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This Is A Defining Moment; Will You Squander It?

Daniel Burrus

New Year’s Day 2020 was the dawn of a new year, a new decade, and a strong stock market with strong growth forecasts, despite being an election year, in which a high level of uncertainty is prevalent. But now, with the global pandemic causing a much higher level of uncertainty, it’s never been more important to ask, “What are we certain about?”. If we take a moment to focus on this being an election year, we know that, before the pandemic made headlines, many companies had already planned to “wa

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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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Answers to COVID-19 Quiz: Test Your Knowledge and Learn More

Kainexus

Thank you to everyone that participated in our COVID-19 Quiz! If you missed our COVID-19 quiz webinar, you can find a full recap of all the questions, answers, and an explanation from Dr. Gregory Jacobson, after the video.

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Makers of Tomorrow: William Wang

Entrepreneur - Innovation

A Q&A with the Vizio CEO about how his company is reimagining smart TVs amid the streaming revolution.

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Rocket Your Product To The Top With The Perfect Launch

The Human Factor

There are no parts of a product’s lifecycle more important than the launch. It’s not the end-all and be-all, but it can very quickly determine enough viability to keep the production afloat, while a difficult one means that you have a lot more work to do to capture the demand necessary to make a profit for the company. Here, we’re going to look at what goes into a product launch and how to make sure you manage it in the best way possible. source.

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Business Continuity : How to Recover, Focus and Grow Again?

ITONICS

Business continuity should always be top of mind for every company leader. It sure will be on everybody’s mind these days. Business continuity means dealing with current issues, problems, crises, and survival. Possibly less urgent, but equally important is the preparation for focused resurrection and renewed growth of your business. Entrepreneurship and leadership have always been about looking forward, interpreting the developments in the world, understanding your own strengths, setting your go

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COVID19: Winners, Losers and New Business Opportunities

Collectivecamp

The world seems a lot different today than just 30 days ago.

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Why Companies May Benefit from More Transparency about Product Drawbacks

Michael Roberto

Source: Pixabay Most companies, quite expectedly, focus intensely on the positive attributes of their products and services when communicating with customers. They market all the benefits, and typically, they minimize any discussion of the limitations or drawbacks of the product. After all, who would want to shine a spotlight on negative attributes of your products?

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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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#1,610 – Coronavirus Tracking Apps

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Every time I leave my house, to go to the grocery store, or run some other errand, or to go hiking, I wonder if I am putting myself at risk of contracting COVID-19. A paranoia that is a familiar feeling to most people living through these unprecedented times. Which begs the question: how much risk am I actually encountering as I move through society?