Mon.Jan 07, 2019

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What 2019 holds for innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

I wrote my obligatory look back at 2018 article on innovation recently, so it is natural that we should turn our attention to where innovation will take us in 2019. In the 2018 review I made some disparaging remarks about Apple, which may or may not have caused it to lose a tremendous amount of market capitalization. Or perhaps the stock was overvalued and Apple has become more interested in margin than in innovation.

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Trade Hubris for Humility

Mills-Scofield

Salko ‘21, Kyra ‘20, Jake ‘20, me, Matt ‘18.5, Nate ‘19, John ‘21, Samanee ‘19. One of the reasons I love mentoring students is because it keeps me learning, exploring , questioning and challenging my beliefs – keeping me relevant and useful to the world (I hope!). So, I’m sharing part of a wonderful conversation with one of my #BlueLobsters (mentees), Salko, a second year at Brown (front left at the “we ate all the” sushi table) Salko Deb – a question that’s been on my mind recently: How do you

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A reorganization viewed from the inside, with Fly The Nest

Rapid Innovation in digital time

Since our first article with Fly The Nest in November 2016, it has come a long way.

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Food for Thought: Innovation Menu for 2019

Innovation Excellence

Food for Thought is my new pop-up restaurant where people who can think (our innovation experts) serve their ideas to people who can’t (everyone else). STARTERS The Next Big Thing It’s different every day! Dip a genetically modified Quorn™ chip into “a new generation” grand statement from an opinionated innovation expert. Choice of three classic.

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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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What Do Leading Innovators Need to Learn for 2019

InnovationManagement

Every year, IdeaScale convenes a gathering of innovators from all over the world who share their best practices in managing and delivering on new ideas.

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Here’s How To Keep Your Data Project From Running Of The Rails

Innovation Excellence

We were told that “data is the new oil.” The Internet of Things combined with the ability to store massive amounts of data and powerful new analytical techniques like machine learning would help derive important new insights, automate processes and transform business models. It seemed like a massive opportunity. Yet Gartner analyst Nick Heudecker? estimates.

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Delivering Knockout Innovations

PlanBox Innovation

Nothing represents the epic struggle to win between two contenders better than a boxing match. You can apply many different strategies to achieve victory depending on your opponent’s style and the strengths you bring to the ring. You can try to go the distance for all 12 rounds and outlast your adversary while scoring more points, or you can go the knockout punch and end the fight without taking too many hits.

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Agile Methodologies: learn how Scrum can add value to your business

mjvinnovation

It is the ideal tool to increase productivity and efficiency, and it can be implemented in different business markets. Projects that require a lot of rework, extrapolate deadlines, constantly halt when problems are found, or when members seem unable to understand each other’s roles, or even when prototypes appear to be too difficult to be implemented are just a few examples of where Scrum can be applied.

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#1,436 – Edible Cotton

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

If we’re going to feed the world’s ever expanding population then we’re going to need to think outside the box. To come up with some innovative new farming techniques in order to create highly efficient sources of protein. Using CRISPR and synthetic biology to genetically modify crops with greater yields is a good start. As is creating lab grown meat that can reduce our dependency on cattle.

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Avoid These Legal Pitfalls For Startups

The Human Factor

Image source. Contributed post –. The law is in place to protect everyone, and the chances are that you know enough about it to ensure you don’t end up in hot water in your normal life. But when you are just starting out in business, there is a whole new field of things to consider. It’s unknown territory, and if you are striking out on your own, it’s surprisingly easy to encounter some of the many pitfalls that are in wait.

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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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#1,435 – 2019 Breakthrough Nominee: DNA Based Artificial Intelligence

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

One of the biggest buzzwords and trends in 2018 was Artificial Intelligence. AI was everywhere you looked from the Echo speaker in your living room to the algorithms powering your Facebook feed and Google searches. 2019 promises more of the same and then some thanks to new research that shows it may be possible to create the next generation of AI from good old DNA.

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Unlocking Creativity Released Today, January 7th!

Michael Roberto

Thank you to everyone who helped and supported me throughout the process of writing my latest book, Unlocking Creativity. The book launches today, published by Wiley. Here's a quick recap: If you think your enterprise needs to hire its way to creativity, think again. Established organizations have all the creative talent they need already in their ranks.