Fri.Jul 22, 2016

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5 Ways to Fail at Innovation

Imaginatik

Most innovators are optimists. There’s no such thing as a bad idea – only an unfinished one. Every setback is an opportunity in disguise. Even failure itself has become a virtue. Yet, within corporations, innovation programs are fragile things. Large portions of the organization view the innovation team as a foreign entity. Innovation programs thrive on processes and metrics that don’t mesh easily with the core.

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Will an intelligent computer ever be able to create art?

Idea to Value

We are already seeing how Artificial Intelligence can begin to make creative projects, acting as a form of artificial creativity. But will it ever be able to truly create a piece of art? In the interesting video above, host Mike Rugnetta from the PBS Idea Channe l discusses his interpretation of whether a computer is able to create something which we would agree is art.

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Open Innovation – Evolving from the Exotic to the Everyday

Innocentive

Since their re-emergence at the turn of the millennium, crowdsourcing and open innovation have been buzz-phrases of the business world - frequently spoken, but less frequently understood. They represented excitement, novelty, competitions, rapid results. Everything that the age of technology promised and more. As time proceeded and companies moved beyond just talking about crowdsourcing to actually undertaking it, this newness and excitement may have receded somewhat, but instead an accurate rea

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How tennis balls are made

Idea to Value

Small, green, fuzzy and a favorite of pets everywhere, tennis balls are one of the most popular pieces of sports equipment in the world. But how are they made? Vimeo user Benedict Redgrove uploaded a video he made documenting the whole process from start to finish at the Wilson factory for balls destined for the […]. Originally published at How tennis balls are made.

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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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Practical Ways to Improve Employee Engagement

Planview

Editor’s note: Last month, Maggie Riad, VP of Innovation Strategy at Spigit, held a webinar: ‘10 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement in your Innovation Program’. This article is a continuation of this webinar, which you can watch on-demand , where Maggie answers several questions that came up but didn’t have a chance to answer. Q: How do we make it easier for employees to understand how their engagement affects our innovation program?

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Innovation Quotes to Fuel Creative Minds

IdeaConnection

Let’s head into the weekend with a few quotes about innovation to help inspire us all to think differently and unblock innovation roadblocks. I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and founde r. A key ingredient in innovation is the ability to challenge authority and break rules.

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Skinners Hunt Recap

Svava

Skinners Idea Hunt Recap.

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Five-Day Hero's Journey Retreats in San Miguel de Allende

Idea Champions

Mitch Ditkoff , Co-Founder of Idea Champions, is thrilled to announce that he will be co-facilitating a series of 5-day Hero's Journey Retreats in San Miguel del Allende , Mexico with Dr. Beverly Nelson , Founder of LifePath Retreats. The first session is scheduled for the week of August 15th. The second is scheduled for the week of October 30th. Click here for more or email info@lifepathretreats.

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Jonah Berger on Social Influence

Michael Roberto

Building on the recent blog post about social influence, here's Jonah Berger himself talking about his research.

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Like nothing you've done recently

Jeffrey Phillips

Sometimes, when you are in the middle of an opportunity or problem, you are left dumbfounded by how hard it seems to get a new perspective, or how difficult it is for others to understand the scope and complexity of the problem. This struck me the other day about innovation. Even after over twelve years of innovation consulting, I'm still constantly learning.

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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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Video on Social Influence: Mob Rules

Michael Roberto

Building on the last blog post, check out this National Geographic video about social influence.

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