Wed.Sep 11, 2019

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Why I still get my Netflix movies in the mail

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm a movie junkie - I love movies. Old movies like Casablanca, or even new movies like John Wick 3. Can't wait to see what John Wick can survive in the third installment. I wore out a Blockbuster card back in the day when Blockbuster was a thing. When I discovered Netflix, and its extensive catalog of movies, I was hooked. Best thing about Netflix is they delivered to my mailbox.

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Understanding the Role of Culture and Innovation in a Globally Distributed Workforce

IdeaScale

Creativity and innovation are universally considered as positive phenomena. Every culture esteems creativity in its own way. Moreover, innovation psychology researchers conclude that both creativity and innovation are well-distributed across all global cultures. However, that doesn’t mean that one culture innovates the same as another culture. How companies approach innovation and what aspects of innovation are prized most vary depending on prevailing cultural values.

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How Do You Define INNOVATIVENESS? Getting it Wrong Could Cost You

InnovationManagement

Underlying an innovative culture driven by an innovative leader is innovativeness. Innovativeness drives business growth by increasing innovation opportunities. The post How Do You Define INNOVATIVENESS? Getting it Wrong Could Cost You appeared first on Innovation Management.

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Real Reason Shoppers Are Not Returning

Innovation Excellence

Malls are closing. Retail stores are fighting to stay afloat. Analysts expect that more than 6,000 stores will close in 2019. More than 40,000 employees are expected to be laid off. The blame is often cast on the new digital retail experience. Yes, the way a consumer shops is radically different than even just a.

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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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5 Compelling Reasons to Measure the Improvement Work

Kainexus

Organizations that strive for continuous improvement outpace the competition, regardless of the types of products or services they offer. From retail and manufacturing to healthcare and construction , the intensity of effort dedicated to daily positive change in an organization is directly tied to customer satisfaction and financial success.

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The Pros & Cons of Strategic Planning in Excel

Cascade Strategy

Cascade is the leading strategy software in the world. That's awesome! But the reality is that it's by far and away not the most popular tool that people use for strategic planning. That honor falls to good old Microsoft Excel. In this article, we'll explore the pros and cons of using Excel for strategic planning. You can also grab your copy of our strategic plan template in Excel if you want to get your hands dirty.

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McDonald’s Gets Into AI!

Linda Bernardi

As an avid advocate of using AI and voice recognition capabilities, I was thrilled to see today that McDonald’s purchased Apprente a voice recognition , Voice-to-Meaning company to personalize the customer experience while going through drive thru stations. This means that instead of looking the entire menu, depending on time of day and various situations, the appropriate and more pleasing menus will be displayed.

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9/11 Reflections and Memories of Charles Falkenberg

Phil McKinney

If you are a regular reader of the blog, you know it is my policy to avoid mentioning companies and specific individuals … this is a special case – I want you to know Charles Falkenberg. Charles was the Director of Research (CTO) for ECOLogic – a small company based in Washington DC where I […].

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50 Awesome Quotes on Possibility

Idea Champions

1. "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - St. Francis of Assisi. 2. "Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Lewis Carroll. 3. "I'm grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes." - Eckart Tolle. 4. "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." - Miguel de Cervantes. 5.

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