Wed.Jan 13, 2021

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Clear Explore Guidance: Align your Innovation Ecosystem Stakeholders

Strategyzer Innovation

In a recent post we explained how to align innovation projects with corporate strategy using the Strategic Guidance framework. Today we zoom in on Explore Guidance, a key element from your overall Strategic Guidance to align your innovation ecosystem stakeholders.

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Having more information will not make your decisions more accurate

Idea to Value

It is human nature to want to be able to make the best decisions. And usually this leads to advice about making sure you have enough information for a thorough analysis, weighing up all the factors before then being able to be confident in a decision you make. The problem is that research shows that having more information does not necessarily lead to better quality decisions.

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What the U.S. Treasury is Learning from Its Blockchain Projects

IdeaScale

Government innovation needs a different path and approach than in the private sector. It’s something the Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation (FIT), in the Treasury Department’s Fiscal Service Bureau, knows well. As they begin working to implement their first blockchain project, a better tracking method for federal grants, here’s what they’ve learned.

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Three Takeaways from Best Buy CEO Corie Barry’s CES Keynote

Innovation Leader

Within six months of starting her new position, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry had to lead her team through the disruptions of COVID-19.

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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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#2,058 – Blob Opera

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

We’re only a week into 2021 and already most of us could use a break. With that in mind I have the perfect thing for you: conducting a Blob Opera. Mashable explains: “A machine-learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts and Culture, Blob Opera lets you compose and sing your very own opera with the help of four blobs: purple, bass; teal, tenor; green, mezzo-soprano; and red, soprano.

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Being able to Pivot Helped Manufacturing Survive. What will it Take to Thrive?

Daniel Burrus

In the United States, manufacturing is a huge sector. Its importance to our national and global economy is evident in how many white- and blue-collar jobs are integral in each process. From plastic injection molding to hydraulic valve assembly, manufacturing is likely found in nearly every industry. With such an all-encompassing sector, it’s no surprise that disruptions run rampant, though even during COVID-19, many manufacturing businesses were deemed essential, keeping their doors open and emp

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Process Jolt #15 - Comprehend with direct knowing, not just data

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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How to Discern Operational Targets from Strategic Objectives.

Focused Momentum

If it is the start of a new year, it is goal setting time. If you are like most, you reviewed how well you performed against last year’s goals and then updated this year’s objectives with incremental adjustments and made a renewed commitment to keep them top of mind throughout the year. That the job done, right? Ah, no, at least not if you intended to set strategic goals for the new year.

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Process Jolt #15 - Comprehend with direct knowing, not just data

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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Creating Opportunities through Adaptability & Action

Innovation 360 Group

Ryan Stein, Executive Director of Automobile Insurance Policy and Innovation Team at IBC discusses the. The post Creating Opportunities through Adaptability & Action appeared first on Innovation360.

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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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#2,060 – CES 2021: MaskFone

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

There were a ton of mask innovations in 2020 as we saw masks made from bacteria, masks that sanitize the air around them, and masks that translate languages. Not to be outdone, 2021 has now introduced to us a mask that enables you to make phone calls. As Wired puts it: “Surely we’ve all had the experience over the past 10 months of trying to take a phone call while wearing a protective face mask, and sounding garbled the whole time.

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Are you clear on success in 2021?

The Human Factor

source. Roger Bannister set out to become the first athlete to break the four-minute mile. “Experts” told him it was impossible. Some even suggested he was risking death; doctors told him his heart would explode! Not only did Bannister not die, but the week after he broke the barrier another runner followed in his footsteps, followed shortly thereafter by several more.

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#2,057 – The Smellicopter

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

One of the biggest technological trends that we are likely to see going forward is the merging of biology and tech. So called “wetware” that imbues robots and artificial intelligence with biomimicry inspired designs or actual biological parts to help them perform better. Ultimately culminating in that moment in time, The Singularity, where man and machine combine into one as well.

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Getting Your Own Business Up and Running

The Human Factor

source. If you’re considering starting your own business in 2021, you’re not alone. 2020 was an extremely difficult year for many of us and a huge number of people have found themselves without work as a result of the coronavirus and Covid-19 pandemic that dominated the year. When it comes down to it, this pandemic isn’t over and it’s important to adapt to the times in order to generate enough money to live on.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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#2,059 – CES 2021: Tunable Glasses

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

For the last several weeks I’ve felt like my vision has been off. So much so that I visited two optometrists and one ophthalmologist and ordered three new pairs of glasses. And after all that I’m still not sure that my prescription is 100% accurate. Which is why I love the idea of tunable glasses that let you adjust your own prescription on a daily basis.

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3 Simple Ways To Bounce Back After Redundancy

The Human Factor

Even though you know it isn’t personal, the shock and trauma of redundancy can make you feel low and really sap your confidence. You might be used to flying high in your role, exceeding targets, and bringing money into your firm. However, you can still lose your job through no fault of your own. The global pandemic has seen world economies hit hard like never before.

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#2,056 – State of the Union Address

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Republicans in Congress are calling for unity yet they aren’t willing to do the things that would actually unify the nation: accepting the results of the election, declaring Joe Biden the next President of the United States, voting to impeach Trump, and holding those responsible for the Capitol riots accountable. It’s not on us to unify with you in spite of what’s been going on.

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