Tue.May 09, 2023

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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

I finished my last post, “ Are we EVER going to embrace innovation? ” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. I am working through what I think this should become in design and application, involving providing the key innovation building blocks as components of the innovation stack, using the innovation stack to guide platform development and the pl

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How lithium can jumpstart Latin American economies

Christensen Institute

Three Latin American countries–Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia–account for approximately 61% of the world’s identified lithium resources, notes Eduardo Porter, in his most recent Bloomberg opinion column. An essential component in lithium-ion batteries, these countries have a unique opportunity to jumpstart their advancement to high-income economies in the next decade.

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Elevate Your Innovation Management Capability With ISO 56004 Assessment

PlanBox Innovation

This article originally appeared on Forbes. Innovation is the key to staying ahead of the competition and meeting the ever-changing needs of customers. To be successful, organizations must be able to effectively manage their innovation processes, from idea generation to commercialization. An Innovation Management Assessment (IMA) can help organizations identify gaps in their innovation capabilities and create an action plan for improvement.

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Sustaining Imagination is Hard

Innovation Excellence

by Braden Kelley Recently I stumbled across a new Royal Institute video of Martin Reeves, a managing director and senior partner in BCG’s San Francisco office. Martin leads the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s vehicle for exploring ideas from beyond the world of business, which have implications for business strategy management.

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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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Employees Are Losing Patience with Change Initiatives

Harvard Business Review

A Gartner survey found that employees’ willingness to support enterprise change fell from 74% in 2016 to just 43% in 2022.

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‘Innovation’ is Killing Innovation. How Do We Save It?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton How do people react when you say “innovation?” Lean forward, eyes glittering, eager to hear more Stare blankly and nod slowly Roll their eyes and sigh Wave their hands dismissively and tell you to focus on other, more urgent priorities. If you answered C, you’re in good company.

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The Punctuality Paradox: The Ethics of Time

Phil McKinney

"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend," said Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher. Many say time is money, but I think it's more precious than mere money. It's a resource that cannot be bought or saved. Each day grants us a grand total of 1440 precious minutes. After accounting for the recommended amount of sleep, we're left with a total of 960 minutes to use as we wish.

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18 Best Entrepreneur Blogs for Women in Business

CMOE

As a woman in business, finding resources tailored to your unique experience is crucial for furthering your skills and knowledge in your industry. With the right information, you can transform your career and build a business aligned with your goals. For the best women’s entrepreneur blogs across the internet, CMOE has put together these 18 sites for exceptional inspiration, motivation, and advice to help women in business succeed. 1.

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Innovation Basics: 5 Pillars of Success of a Crowdsourced Ideas Scheme

Wazoku

Changing the world, one idea at a time has to start somewhere. Even the organizations that regularly bring about revolutionary change had a first step to take on their journey. In the Innovation Basics series, we focus exclusively on what that first step could look like for newcomers to the innovation world. Follow this guidance to achieve faster, better innovation.

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PMO Case Study Roundup: Improve Efficiency, Reduce Costs

Planview

In anticipation of International PMO Day, we began curating the stories for this PMO case study roundup several weeks ago. Today’s global day of acknowledgment for PMOs — held each year on the second Tuesday of May — is for “recognising, highlighting, promoting, appreciating, and celebrating PMOs,” says the organization’s website. And for good reason.

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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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Unleash What’s Possible

Carla Johnson

May 9, 2023 In a recent article, I talked about the 3-story limit that architects in the early 1900s had to deal with. How wood and bricks were the only materials they could use.