Wed.Aug 19, 2020

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We need to shift from scalable efficiency to scalable learning.

Paul Hobcraft

We need to shift from scalable efficiency to scalable learning but how can we liberate creative energy, how can we achieve higher engagement? The best way is to encourage everyone to have the ongoing experience, to get really involved and caught up in projects and initiatives that have the potential for impact. Learning from failures needs to be part of this.

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6 Key Points To Understand About A Crowdsourcing Platform

IdeaScale

Crowdsourcing offers a fantastic avenue into a wealth of information that might not otherwise be accessible. Through crowdsourcing you have instant access to a wide range of views and opinions, sometimes these offer unique solutions or perspectives on problems your organization has encountered, at other times some form of “averaging” out these responses offers a … Continued.

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Innovation is a harsh mistress

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm a big fan of science fiction. There's really nothing more interesting to me than to think about how the future will unfold, and science fiction is a great way to project what may happen with society and technology in many different future settings. I guess this is also why I always advocate for trend spotting and scenario planning. If we can begin to understand how the future will unfold, then we can spot new needs and create new products before markets and consumers are even aware - skating

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Using The Both/And Principle To Increase Trust

Daniel Burrus

In a previous blog, I discussed Anticipatory Leaders using accelerated Hard Trends as we transition from a global shutdown. COVID-19 is still prevalent while people are returning to their offices or to physical businesses such as restaurants, gyms and hair salons. We are only scratching the surface of how one can utilize accelerated Hard Trends in technology to increase trust as customers return to physical locations of businesses around the world.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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#1,866 – FastMRI

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

If you’ve ever needed to get an MRI then you know how painfully tedious they can be. Not to mention claustrophobic. But thanks to Facebook it may soon be possible to get MRI results in a fraction of the time. Engadget explains how it works: “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been providing physicians with vital insights into patients’ insides since their development in the 1970s.

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100 Reasons Why You Don't Get Your Best Ideas At Work

Idea Champions

Since 1987, I've asked 2,500 people where and when they get their best ideas. Less than 2% have said "the workplace.". Based on my 33 years of working with a ton of innovation-seeking organizations, here's my take on WHY you don't get your best ideas at work: 1. Too much to do, not enough time. 2. Too many distractions and interruptions. 3. You work in a risk averse organization. 4.

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Participating and Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: Can you hear me? You are on mute. I can’t hear you. Let me put on my headphones. Sorry, I did not understand, can you pls repeat that. Your voice is breaking off. There is a lot of echo. Can everyone go on mute please? Suddenly, these have become the most used phrase in our lives. Suddenly, we are in a place where all travel and the perks that come along with it, have vanished and we are expected to continue to be productive while working virtually.

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Transforming Anthem Blue Cross into an AI-First Enterprise

Innovation Leader

When asked about the role innovation plays at Anthem Blue Cross, Mariya Filipova said her team helps the insurance provider transform into an “AI-first enterprise.

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Participating and Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: Can you hear me? You are on mute. I can’t hear you. Let me put on my headphones. Sorry, I did not understand, can you pls repeat that. Your voice is breaking off. There is a lot of echo. Can everyone go on mute please? Suddenly, these have become the most used phrase in our lives. Suddenly, we are in a place where all travel and the perks that come along with it, have vanished and we are expected to continue to be productive while working virtually.

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Transforming Anthem Insurance into an AI-First Enterprise

Innovation Leader

When asked about the role innovation plays at Anthem, Mariya Filipova said her team helps the insurance provider transform into an “AI-first enterprise.

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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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Daguerreotype a New Reality

Brunner

Sit perfectly still for sixty-five seconds with your eyes open. You blinked. Let’s try it again. And keep those eyes open, please. Named after the inventor, Louis-Jacque-Mandé Daguerre introduced the first commercial photographic process to the world in 1839. With exposures initially ranging from three to fifteen minutes, the technique created highly detailed images on polished sheets of silver-plated copper.

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9 Basic SEO Tips For Small Businesses With No Experience

The Human Factor

source. If you’re looking to improve the SEO of your website but you don’t know where to begin then don’t worry, you have definitely come to the right place. Whether you’re a start-up business or you’ve been operating for years, you need to be sure you’re doing all that you can to reach the right people online. Luckily, there are lots of ways in which you can do exactly that with basic SEO skills.

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#1,865 – Blockchain Voting

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Instead of rocking the vote we should be blocking the vote! No, I’m not talking about president Trump’s dastardly immoral plan to dismantle the post office so that mail in balloting can’t be effective this fall. Rather, I’m talking about the United States Post Office’s plan to utilize blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity of the vote.

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Five Tips For Starting A Career In The Property Market

The Human Factor

The idea of embarking on a career in the property market is an exciting one. Any career that provides you with the opportunity to make high profits from your investments is appealing to the masses. For years, a real estate career has been romanticized. Many people dream about entering the property ladder and hitting the jackpot with a successful house flip.

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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.