Mon.Jul 15, 2019

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Learning to innovate in the IoT Age

Jeffrey Phillips

Lately, many commentators are given to sweeping claims about seismic change. We are either in the 3rd or the 4th industrial revolution, depending on the commentator. It can be hard to keep up. However, where there is smoke there is often fire. These commentators are correct in the sense that we are entering a time where the Internet of Things (IoT) and the data generated by billions of IoT devices will create radically new opportunities for innovation.

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Some further thoughts on building an innovation culture…

Innovation Excellence

This is the second part of a two-part series in building an innovation culture. Make sure to read Part 1: What You Need to Know Before Creating an Innovation Culture here! In a perfect world, it’d be nice to be able to order an innovation culture online. Simply press a button and click, there we.

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Key Motivational Ideas For Your Team

The Human Factor

image source. Contributed post –. Being a boss can be tricky for more than one reason. Being in charge of a whole group of other people is a challenge and it is often one which we struggle to balance with our own role. As a boss it is your job to look after your workers and also ensure that they are all meeting targets and doing their best at their jobs.

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Beyond the Business Model Canvas

Innovation Excellence

For decades when business people and aspiring entrepreneurs came up with an idea and became serious about commercializing it, they would, by default, create a business plan. Anyone who has ever created a business plan knows they are a LOT of work. And as any innovator knows, most ideas turn out to be garbage. As.

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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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Breaking Down Silos: What universities can learn from corporate “liaison” roles

Wellspring

University technology transfer has been around for decades and is a mature function in most institutions. In contrast, corporate relations – defined as those offices that manage all company engagement and not only fundraising – is a relatively new field. In the vast majority of cases, these two offices are missing significant opportunities to perform better together.

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4 Challenges on the Road to Digital Transformation

Acuvate

Over a decade, tectonic changes in the technology ecosystem have transformed the way enterprises work. With the advancement in technologies, the need to embrace digital transformation is no longer optional. How crucial is digital transformation to the modern business? A global study from IDT found that 80% of businesses view digital transformation as a priority.

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Space as a Business Model Arena

Strategyzer Innovation

This month marks the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In the spirit of such a momentous event we thought we’d take a look at space, not as the final frontier, but as a business model arena. Space has become a rapidly expanding, accessible economy - so if you wanted to be an astro-preneur, what components of the arena would you need to consider before launching your space business?

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This Female Founder Fought to Stay in the Game And She Just Raised $3 Million in Funding from Serena Williams, Mark Cuban and Arlan Hamilton

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Melissa Hanna is the co-founder and CEO of maternal healthcare startup Mahmee.

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#1,532 – Bye Bye Camera

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Friday at the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Rocky Statue. Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Sunday at Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the All-Star Futures Game. Wherever I went last weekend there were people standing in my way, obscuring the shots I was trying to take of landscapes, city skylines, and everything in between. Sometimes this is a minor inconvenience.

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3 Tips for Building a Thriving Company Culture

Entrepreneur - Innovation

This trio of suggestions will help you avoid, and possibly capitalize on, high turnover.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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'Tis Better to Give Than To Receive

Michael Roberto

We've always heard the wise old adage, "It is better to give than to receive." Scholars Ed O’Brien and Samantha Kassirer (from University of Chicago and Northwestern respectively) set out to test this piece of advice empirically. The researchers designed a simple experiment. They provided their research subjects (college students) $5 per day for five straigth days.

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The Agricultural Pipe Market

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. If you are involved in the world of agriculture you need to make sure you choose your pipework system with great care. After all, you need to consider the fact that your pipes are often going to be exposed to chemicals because of the use of fertilisers and alike. Furthermore, you are running a business and therefore being as cost efficient as possible comes into place as well. image source.

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The Business Model of the Future Is People-to-People

Tullio Siragusa

The Business Model of the Future Is People-to-People. Before the development of the marketing concept as a management philosophy in the 1950s, marketing was defined essentially as selling. The traditional view of marketing up to that time was that marketing was responsible for creating demand for what farms, factories, forests, fishing, and mines could produce.

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Space as a Business Model Arena

Strategyzer Innovation

This month marks the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In the spirit of such a momentous event we thought we’d take a look at space, not as the final frontier, but as a business model arena. Space has become a rapidly expanding, accessible economy - so if you wanted to be an astro-preneur, what components of the arena would you need to consider before launching your space business?

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How Mature Companies Are Scaling Transformational New Businesses

Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge

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The Business Model of the Future Is People-to-People

Tullio Siragusa

The Business Model of the Future Is People-to-People. Before the development of the marketing concept as a management philosophy in the 1950s, marketing was defined essentially as selling. The traditional view of marketing up to that time was that marketing was responsible for creating demand for what farms, factories, forests, fishing, and mines could produce.