Sun.Nov 26, 2017

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Net Neutrality & Failing Business Models

Mills-Scofield

The current fight over Net Neutrality is critical to the openness of the Internet, long supported by some of us that helped make the Internet an every-day utility. It is also the dying gasps of a very old business model - one between networks and end points/content providers. Quick History Lesson : Circa 1990s - a fight was breaking out between the networks (e.g, AT&T) and end-points (e.g, Microsoft) over control of information and intelligence.

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12 Things Never to Say to a Potential Investor

Innovation Excellence

If you’re intent on going the VC route, then what you do say in your pitch is just as important as what you don’t. While venture capital isn’t right for the vast majority of businesses, if you’ve decided to go that route then I’m going to assume you’re doing your homework on how to put.

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The Next Great Transformation Will Be From Bits To Atoms

Digital Tonto

We don’t need to understand the future to be open to it. Related posts: Why Atoms Are The New Bits. Over The Next 5 Years, IBM Sees Atoms Fusing With Bits To Create New Insights. Don’t Look. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Break Your Worst Habit with Four Scientifically Proven Steps

Innovation Excellence

Making difficult changes is easier when you follow four simple steps Change is something everyone grapples with — whether it’s kicking a bad habit, coming up with new and original ideas, shifting a business focus, changing behaviors, changing company culture, or trying to change the world. Certainly the ability to create or manage change is.

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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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Why is collaboration vital for innovation?

hackerearth

A couple of years ago, there was an article in Forbes which said, “innovation is often produced over time with a lot of collective sweat equity by many people.” It is hard to put it any better—but there is rarely innovation that hasn’t its origins in collaboration. Innovation and collaboration aren’t separate. Collaboration drives innovation and value creation, thereby helping businesses create wealth.

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Introducing the Play-to-Win Strategy Canvas 2.0

Innovation Excellence

I started developing a visual tool for team facilitation of strategy development over two years ago, after I learned the Playing to Win framework from Roger Martin. I’ve always liked using good old paper and Post-Its, ever since I learned what was affectionately referred to as “the big paper process” when I was working with.