Fri.Dec 29, 2017

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As we enter 2018 we will need Knowledge Graphs

Paul Hobcraft

I received an early New Year present, actually, it came from Siemens. They had invited me to their Siemens Innovation Day in mid-December 2017. I really appreciated it, yet it took me time to absorb all that was provided, over these past two weeks. My early present, well actually an idea, came the day before the event. I was included in the Industry Analysts visit to the Siemens Technology Center, at Neuperlach in Munich.

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Best ads of December and best two of 2017 (maybe)

Exago

December means Christmas ads and one of our two top scorers for Nokia by Mother falls into that category just about; another variation on the recurring theme that Christmas is about bringing people together, not handing out prezzies. Mother, our Agency of the Year in 2016, has kept up the good work this year alongside.

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Icy Birding along Portland’s Back Cove

IdeaScale

It was the day before Christmas in Southern Maine, and an ice storm had recently churned through, leaving the world bright and extra reflective. Home for the holidays, I convinced my mother to follow me to one of my favorite loops: the 3.5 miles around Portland’s Back Cove. We had no idea what we were in for. The car clock had just struck 2 p.m. as we pulled up to the parking area, the temperature hovering around the freezing point and the sun already on its way down in a partly clear, par

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The Innovation Decision Tree

Board of Innovation

Read More. The post The Innovation Decision Tree appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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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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We Need To Stop Trying To Predict The Future And Start Exploring It

Innovation Excellence

In a celebrated 1995 article in Newsweek, astronomer Clifford Stoll blasted Internet visionaries. “Do our computer pundits lack all common sense?” he asked. “The truth is no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works.

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Everything you need to know about innovation management software

hackerearth

Although enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. With the right tool, the idea generation, implementation and evaluation, and market tracking phases can be managed to create successful business outcomes.

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Why use hackathon management software

hackerearth

Companies amass specialized knowledge with time and can address significant challenges by themselves within clearly defined contexts. Innovation, on the other hand, is a challenge because companies are unaware where these pockets of knowledge exist. Managers do not know, what skill-sets they might have within their reach, how to evaluate solutions, how to integrate these solutions into their workflows and much more.

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Nokia Blends Sci-Fi and Reality to Envision the Future

Innovation Leader

Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosystem and Trends Scouting at Nokia, explains how science fiction can be an important bellwether of what technologies will take off.

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Innovation management software: Everything you need to know

hackerearth

Although the enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. With the right tool, the idea generation, implementation and evaluation, and market tracking phases can be managed to create successful business outcomes.

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Letting the Customer Drive Innovation at Beckman Coulter

Innovation Leader

Wido Menhardt of Beckman Coulter discusses taking the cloud seriously; employee hackathons; and letting the voice of the customer drive innovation.

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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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Why use hackathon management software

hackerearth

Companies amass specialized knowledge with time and can address significant challenges by themselves within clearly defined contexts. Innovation, on the other hand, is a challenge because companies are unaware where these pockets of knowledge exist. Managers do not know, what skill-sets they might have within their reach, how to evaluate solutions, how to integrate these solutions into their workflows and much more.

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Self-Reflection, Blind Spots, and Your Team

Michael Roberto

I recently read a terrific blog post by Peter Friedes, retired CEO of Hewitt Associates. He writes about the importance of self-reflection for leaders. He begins by noting that, "We humans tend to evaluate others through the lens of our own best traits." In other words, if someone has strengths similar to our own, we tend to evaluate them very positively.

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Why and when do you need a hackathon management software

hackerearth

In 2018, HackerEarth conducted over 400 hackathons. This included hackathons for enterprises, governments, non-profits, and educational institutions. Companies spent approximately $1.2 million on hackathons for different objectives. For instance, using HackerEarth’s innovation management software, GE Healthcare crowdsourced ideas and prototypes through hackathons, Amazon conducted Alexa hackathon to increase product adoption, HCL for marketing and branding, Societe Generale for hiring data scien

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Why and when do you need a hackathon management software

hackerearth

In 2018, HackerEarth conducted over 400 hackathons. This included hackathons for enterprises, governments, non-profits, and educational institutions. Companies spent approximately $1.2 million on hackathons for different objectives. For instance, using HackerEarth’s innovation management software, GE Healthcare crowdsourced ideas and prototypes through hackathons, Amazon conducted Alexa hackathon to increase product adoption, HCL for marketing and branding, Societe Generale for hiring data scien

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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.