Tim Kastelle

JANUARY 5, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— Alternatives to the traditional FICO credit score have become a popular theme for emerging fintechs, but will it actually help consumers improve their credit? Credit solutions provider Elevate, however, will focus on improving its customer’s relationship with their FICO score in 2018 as well as on alternative methods of scoring. “Consumers are more focused […].

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 5, 2018

The National Health Insurance Authority may impose taxes on sugar in order to deter people from taking the product and raise funds to support the ailing health insurance scheme. NHIA Chief Executive Officer, Dr Samuel Annor said the decision has been informed by the increasing number of reported cases of sugar-related ailments reported at health facilities.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2018

“As soon as he becomes comfortable with something, he invents something else to be nervous about.” – Bill Berry on Michael Stipe of R.E.M. (circa 1995). Are you too comfortable to generate new creative ideas? Would inventing something to make you nervous align with your creative thinking formula and attract more creative ideas? If so, what do you need to invent to make you nervous?

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 5, 2018

Welcome back to Qmarkets’ Innovation Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): In this series, we will present different guidelines on how to bring innovation theory to practice. Digital Transformation is something that everyone needs to do, but is not always carried out properly, for a number of very different reason. This week, we take a look at the obstacles standing in the way of successful digital transformation and provide a strategy for your own successful digital transformation.

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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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Beyond the Obvious

JANUARY 5, 2018

I don’t know what your needs are. I don’t know what drove you to pick up Beyond The Obvious, read it, and (hopefully) work through the exercises. It’s possible you weren’t completely sure of your needs at the beginning of the book either. However, you should now have a sense of how you can use […].

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Adam Hartung

JANUARY 5, 2018

Throwing together innovation teams often fails because managers use outdated and incorrect techniques. Articles on this problem have just started appearing, but I've been helping companies to avoid "innovation myopia" for years!

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