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Lessons learned from the World Cup – the Croatian phenomenon

Innovation Excellence

In this time of World Cup madness, one team that reached semifinals attracts attention as their country is not often in the headlines. As a Croatian, I must share a thought or two how we achived to reach 2nd semifinal in 20 years(first WC that Croatia was eligible to compete was 1998. when it finished.

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Shrink to Grow: Why Don't More Companies Adopt This Strategy?

Michael Roberto

As we witness the breakup of GE, a thought comes to mind regarding a rarely used corporate strategy - namely, the "shrink to grow" approach. Many years ago, I went to work for General Dynamics after graduation. When I began working there, General Dynamics was #44 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest American firms by revenue. However, the company had been hit by acquisitions scandals and a string of very disappointing financial results.

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When People Say “We’re Not Like Google”, I Say “Why Not?”

helloFUTURE

I’ve worked with a number of clients over the years who seem to have a bit of a self-esteem issue. We have very successful ideation sessions, a number of great ideas are generated, but then when it comes to taking the best of the best of these ideas and turning them into reality, they get… The post When People Say “We’re Not Like Google”, I Say “Why Not?

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Top 20 Innovation Articles of June 2018

Innovation Excellence

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 8 as part of our FREE email newsletter. Did your favorite make the cut? But enough delay, here are June’s twenty most.

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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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Personal or Self-Service? Customer Relationship Extremes – Business Model Inspiration #6

whataventure

Research shows that serial entrepreneurs develop business models more successfully than others by building on proven strategies. Innovate like a serial entrepreneur! Enjoy the following business model strategy to boost your creativity. Find more on our Innovation Platform. Business Model Inspiration #6: Personal or Self-Service? Customer Relationship Extremes.

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Leadership capabilities for a disruptive world

ImagineNation

Whether you are a company that wants to attract top talent or an individual who is trying to land your dream job, or create a new business, it’s becoming clear that the future of work is both human and technology centred. For us humans to be effective, productive & innovative, we must have great leaders […]. The post Leadership capabilities for a disruptive world appeared first on Imaginenation.

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Assessment: How Sophisticated is Your Startup Engagement Strategy?

Innovation Leader

Are you ready to engage with the startup ecosystem? How comprehensive is your startup strategy? Answer these 15 questions to find out.

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How Gatwick Airport is Embracing Big Data

IdeaConnection

Using big data to improve the airport customer experience and plane turnaround times.

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The Only Risk is Not to Risk

Idea Champions

50 quotes on risktaking. Idea Champions. MitchDitkoff.

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Retail innovation: Trends, challenges and opportunities

hackerearth

Retail giants such as Amazon have literally eaten up thousands of stores world over, capturing considerable market share. Although legacy retailers can blame Amazon (think Prime, Marketplace, Echo, Go, and several patents and acquisitions) for anticipating consumer needs and redefining retail, they have to look ahead and make bold moves to win the eternally disgruntled shopper in a VUCA world.

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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.