Wed.Jul 15, 2020

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Why Let Others Disrupt You? Take the Smart Self-Disruption Journey!

InnovationManagement

In a time when uncertainty reigns, the fear of being disrupted can brutally hurt any business. Responsible leaders who dare to anticipate disruption and take steps to self-inflict it to their organization in a smart and controlled way are best positioned for the future. The post Why Let Others Disrupt You? Take the Smart Self-Disruption Journey! appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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STATE: the innovation hub joining the Exago Partner Programme

Exago

STATE, an innovation ecosystem that encourages the development of the creative industry, smart cities, deep tech and hard science, is Exago’s newest partner in Brazil. The post STATE: the innovation hub joining the Exago Partner Programme appeared first on Exago.

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StartOut Pride Economic Impact Index to Help Quantify Value of LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur - Innovation

The advocacy group has partnered with Chase and think tank Socos Labs on new initiative meant to underscore the innovation and revenue-generation all founders can bring to the table.

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From MW to GW’s of Renewable Hydrogen using Electrolyzers

Paul Hobcraft

I was listening to a short chat between Armin Schnettler, the SVP New Energy Business, Siemens Energy, and Kevin O’Donovan. Kevin, without doubt, is an outstanding, knowledgeable technology evangelist for all things relating to the Energy Transition. The two briefly discussed green Hydrogen and where Electrolyzers will fit within the future strategy of building a broader Hydrogen business.

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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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Celebrate Failures as Much as The Successes

Strategyzer Innovation

In most companies, incentives are tied to success (e.g. sales targets, revenue). But this approach does not work for innovation. In order to succeed at innovation, companies need to build a portfolio with a pipeline of projects and accept that most of these will fail before you find one that works. As such, in order to succeed you can't just incentives and reward the successful projects.

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Complacency Stunts Innovation

Daniel Burrus

Complacency is often mistaken for stability, the feeling you’ve “made it” and now you can sit back and revel in what you’ve built. However, that ideology carries far more pitfalls than we realize. Complacency is even more detrimental in the environment we live in today, dominated by exponential digital disruption. It’s essential to eliminate complacency with both an anticipatory mindset and a willingness to act on the abundant opportunities ahead.

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How internal innovators win the game, with Kaihan Krippendorf

Rapid Innovation in digital time

22 out of the 30 most transformative innovations were conceived by employees. Kaihan explains why internal innovators are so essential for corporate growth, and how they can win out on the innovation path.

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#1,805 – Social Distancing is a Sign of Intelligence

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

The other day I took a random online quiz. No, I wasn’t trying to find out what Harry Potter house I belonged to. I already knew that it was Ravenclaw, the house known for intelligence, knowledge, and wit! Rather, I took an actual IQ test for the first time in my life. On this particular test 100 is considered average and 130 plus genius level.

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7 Key Considerations For Scaling AI In Your Enterprise

Acuvate

7 Key Considerations For Scaling AI In Your Enterprise CIOs and other C-Level executives are under tremendous pressure to adopt and scale AI to drive organization-wide efficiencies and gain competitive advantage. They understand that the failure to scale AI can stagnate their growth and put them out of business in the coming years. In spite […].

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Mindset Jolt #5 – Expand innovation to a column, not a row

Values Centered Innovation

Welcome to our 3-Minute Conscious Innovator™ process! Are you ready for a new, insight-provoking “Jolt” … something designed to “rearrange your molecules” as it elicits your unique, innovative potential in life and work? Jolts wake us up. They spur new self-awareness, new capabilities and values, and new actions. Paradoxically, we don’t learn from each Jolt – rather, each Jolt “learns us” !

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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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A 4-Step Process for a Great Virtual (and In-Person) Presentation

Stephen Shapiro

PRESENTATION | DEMONSTRATION | APPLICATION | REFLECTION. It seems as though everyone is touting their virtual prowess these days. Everyone boasts that their technology is better than everyone else’s: “I use a mirrorless DSLR to broadcast crisp video.” “I use OBS (or Ecamm Live or Wirecast) to do wild animations and overlays.” “I use a 5-point lighting system with green screen and dozens of high-res virtual backgrounds.” “I have a $1,000 small diaph

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Jolt #5 – Expand innovation to a column, not a row

Values Centered Innovation

Welcome to our 3-Minute Conscious Innovator™ process! Are you ready for a new, insight-provoking “Jolt” … something designed to “rearrange your molecules” as it elicits your unique, innovative potential in life and work? Jolts wake us up. They spur new self-awareness, new capabilities and values, and new actions. Paradoxically, we don’t learn from each Jolt – rather, each Jolt “learns us” !

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Product Management Flips the Operating Model

Peer Insight

Peer Insight recently led a scan of product management capabilities at leading firms. We spoke with product management pros at ten admired companies. The participating firms were Capital One, Humana, USAA, Optum, Vanguard, Gensler, PMI, Hard Yards Consulting, PBS, and Atlantic Media. In each case, we asked experienced product managers what the journey to embed this capability was like. .

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#1,804 – QuarantineChat, Window Swap, and the Future of Isolation

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

The stress of the coronavirus global pandemic is weighing on everyone as months and months of crippling isolation takes its toll. During such uncertain times it’s nice to have someone to talk to whether that be that a friend, neighbor, colleague, or family member. But not everyone has someone to confide in and even if you do that person may not always be available.

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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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Timing of Innovation – Getting the Odds On Your Side

Idea to Value

When it comes to innovation, there are countless ways things might go wrong. However, one of the most prevalent ones is incorrect timing. If you manage to get the timing just right, your innovations will obviously benefit from huge tailwinds when entire industries are transitioning from the old to the new with you riding at the top of the wave. With the right timing, even mediocre execution can lead to extraordinary results.

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? Knock Your Innovation Program Out of the Park

Business Innovation Brief Submitted Articles

It’s in our nature to support a cause that’s bigger than ourselves—we’re social creatures after all, so we’re at our best when we work together towards a common goal. However, out of left field came the global health pandemic, and collaboration has since taken a major hit at a time when creative ideas and solutions are needed most. That’s because the free-flow of information and exchange of ideas between internal and external stakeholders are the lifeblood of an innovative organization, and now

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5 Key Skillsets of an Innovation Manager

IdeaScale

The role of an innovation manager is diverse. It cannot be described in one single job description. Instead, it is defined by the skills needed to embrace disruption and invoke change. Innovation managers may be referred to by various titles. These can include: Chief Innovation Officer Head of Innovation Innovation Portfolio Manager Some innovation manager … Continued.