Tue.Apr 04, 2023

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Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. As we move increasingly towards more open innovation hubs and increased ecosystem management the recognition is that many of the challenges and problems have not just become too complex to tackle alone, or even in a single industry but require cross-sector innovation (ecosystem designed) collaboration (CSIC) in consortia-developed approaches.

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ROI for innovation

Strategyzer Innovation

Here is a classic scene I have observed in many companies: Leslie, an innovation team lead, is pitching a project to the executive board. As required, he presents the business case for investing in the new offering and five-year projections for revenue growth and profits.

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Product vs. Project Managers

Sopheon

Product managers and project managers are two distinct roles. To launch new products successfully, they play a crucial role and must collaborate tightly. Product managers set the vision for the product, gather requirements and prioritize them, but it’s the project manager’s job to act upon this vision and make sure that it gets executed on time and within budget.

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My prepared remarks for the Technology and Anticorruption panel at the 2nd Summit for Democracy

Christensen Institute

On March 30, 2023, I participated in the Technology and Anti-Corruption panel at the 2nd Summit for Democracy: Indo-Pacific Regional Meeting in Seoul. The summit focused on the challenges and progress in addressing corruption. I prepared these remarks for the summit. Why do people hire corruption? In an attempt to solve any problem, we must first ask why the problem exists in the first place?

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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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15 Benefits of Standard Work

Kainexus

Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System, once said, “Without Standard Work, there is no Kaizen.” That’s a pretty bold statement, but when you think about the continuous improvement cycle, it makes a lot of sense. How can you move from the current state to the desired state if the current state is a moving target? Standard Work , which documents the current best practice for performing a task or process, and ensures that everyone is applying it, is a prerequisite for improvement.

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The solution to medical gaslighting lies beyond personal advocacy

Christensen Institute

Women are 33% more likely to see a doctor than men; but they are less likely to be taken seriously by doctors. For example: Women wait 29% longer than men to be seen by an ER for a possible heart attack, when presenting with chest pain; Women with acute abdominal pain are up to 25% less likely to be treated with powerful pain medications than men; Women experiencing symptoms of heart disease are more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric condition than heart disease—essentially being told th

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Building Psychological Attachment — Not Just Ownership — Into Web3

Harvard Business Review

User interest in crypto projects is often transactional, mercenary, and short-lived. Here’s how to change that.

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Building Business Empathy

100%Open

Now that we’re almost in Spring, we’ve been thinking about the rest of 2023 and what we can to do make it as collaborative as possible. One way we can do this is to work backwards in order to see what dissuades collaborators from coming together. For example, we’ve found that IP (Intellectual Property) is often a stumbling block. So if this is the case, what do we do about it?

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Create Winning Customer Experiences with Generative AI

Harvard Business Review

Three recommendations for where — and how — to deploy this new technology.

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Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Ecosystems4Innovating

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. As we move increasingly towards more open innovation hubs and increased ecosystem management the recognition is that many of the challenges and problems have not just become too complex to tackle alone, or even in a single industry but require cross-sector innovation (ecosystem designed) collaboration (CSIC) in consortia-developed approaches.

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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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How to Make Difficult Conversations Worse, as Seen on “Succession”

Harvard Business Review

Four common mistakes the Roys – and Cousin Greg – made this week.

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You Checked Out at Work. Here’s How to Check Back In.

Harvard Business Review

Three ways to reengage after you quiet quit.

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A Forensic Accountant on How Companies Can Avoid Fraud and Scandal

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with DePaul University professor Kelly Richmond Pope about warning signs we regularly miss.

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