Mon.Jul 30, 2018

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To Solve Complex Problems, You Need A Networked Solution

Innovation Excellence

Every leader tries to keep things simple and predictable. You hire good people, treat them well, give them clear objectives and do your best to stay out of their way. If you do your homework, plan things well and your people execute efficiently, everything should go off without a hitch. Or so the thinking goes.

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Phrasing the Question: Start by Presuming a Problem

Michael Roberto

Julia Minson, Eric VanEpps, Jeremy Yip, and Maurice Schweitzer have published a new paper titled, "Eliciting the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: The effect of question phrasing on deception." They report their research regarding the impact that question phrasing has on a counterparty's willingness to reveal critical information. They examine this issue in the context of negotiations and job interviews.

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The Power of the Innovation Retreat Week

Stephen Shapiro

Busy entrepreneurs need to step away from the business in order to grow their business… As entrepreneurs, we are all busy. There never seems to be enough time to complete even the basic tasks we need to accomplish. So, when do we have time to innovate? 5 years ago, I realized that it felt like I was on a treadmill. I was running fast yet getting nowhere.

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Reports of Facebook’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated (Paraphrasing Mark Twain)

Adam Hartung

Adam Hartung has analyzed Facebook extensively for years and has projected the company's growth, innovation and path to disruption. Here are his most recent posts on Facebook and an outlook.

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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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Lessons from the Land O’Lakes Dairy Accelerator

Innovation Leader

Change is coming to the shelves of your neighborhood grocery store. And the $13.7 billion dairy giant Land O’Lakes is looking to startups to help it cope.

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Spotting Innovation Opportunities

ITONICS

A strategic innovation field, let’s call it “ opportunity space ”, can be found by connecting all the dots between bits of diverse information you already know and put them together in a way that breaks a pattern. It is an advantageous space to innovate and grow in and builds the starting point for the development of ideas for products, services or new business models.

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The Big Data Revolution in Soccer

IdeaConnection

How big data is transforming the way soccer is viewed and played.