Tue.Jun 12, 2018

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When Saying “I Don’t Know” is an Innovative Answer

Innocentive

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Innovation Isn’t About Control, But Access

Innovation Excellence

Completed in 1928, Henry Ford’s River Rouge plant was a marvel of its age. It was almost 100% vertically integrated, even producing its own steel and by the 1930s over 100,000 employees worked there, producing nearly every component for the cars that Ford built. It was, at the time, considered to be a key advantage.

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Common IdeaScale Use Cases

IdeaScale

IdeaScale recently spent some time talking to our customers about how and why they’re using IdeaScale and we found that those interviews highlighted a few common IdeaScale use cases in the process and we decided to share four of them here. Of course, these are just a few of the ways that IdeaScale customers utilize IdeaScale. Others will use it for sustainability ideation, employee quality of life, business model innovation, social change, and more, but these were some of the key use cases that

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Book in Brief: Living in Information

Boxes and Arrows

Editors’ note: This “Book in Brief” feature here on Boxes and Arrows is from. Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places by Jorge Arango. We’ll publish an excerpt, up to 500 words, of your book. The catch is that we’ll only publicize one book a month; first come, first serve. Other rules will certainly occur to us over time. Hit us up at idea at boxesandarrows.com.

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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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Scoping Canvas: A 1-page guide for your thought process

Board of Innovation

Read More. The post Scoping Canvas: A 1-page guide for your thought process appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2018

Innovation Leader

Innovation Leader and KPMG have collaborated to create the go-to resource on corporate innovation, based on detailed survey data and interviews with senior executives…

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The Counterintuitive Benefits of Choking Under Pressure

Stephen Shapiro

When you are on autopilot, you are highly efficient. But when the rules change around you, this can lead to disaster… I lived in London for several years. Before moving to England, I considered myself to be an excellent driver. But I quickly learned that some simple changes could make it difficult to operate a car. I discovered that driving a car on the left side of the road in a right-hand drive car was nearly impossible.

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Measuring Innovation Program Success: 3 Lessons from Bechtel

Planview

Measuring the success of an innovation program is a critical step in determining the impact it has on a company’s bottom line. But how do you know if your innovation program is delivering value? How do you know if it’s an integral part of your company’s growth? Earlier this year, we hosted a webinar featuring Bechtel’s Intraprenurial Manager, Ankoor Amin.

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#1,329 – Flopstarter

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Whoever said there’s no such thing as a bad idea had clearly never heard of Flopstarter , a new crowdfunding platform for novel inventions in the vein of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo with one clear distinction: the ideas are horrible. On purpose. As Fast Co. Design puts, “a ‘mole skin’ notebook made from real, skinned moles. A line of vintage apparel made exclusively from clothing people have died in.

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Sudden-Death Aversion: It's About More Than Football

Michael Roberto

Your favorite National Football League team is trailing 31-24 with 30 seconds remaining in the game. The star quarterback throws a 35 yard touchdown to the tight end, and the crowd goes wild. The score sits at 31-30. The coach has a decision to make. Your team can either kick the extra point to tie the game, or go for the two-point conversion and the victory.

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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.