Tue.Jul 06, 2021

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Strategy is a Verb

Cascade Strategy

When we think about the traditional conception of what business strategy is, we often think of it as a noun. It’s a plan that we create, that lives in some formal document, and is supposed to act as the codification of the direction in which the company is planning to go.

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How to tell when it is the right time to walk away

Idea to Value

It is one of the most painful things to do. But at the same time, one of the most important. Walking away from an idea or project which is just not working. In some cases this can mean literally moving on and walking away, to another team or project. But in most cases, walking away means moving your focus to something different. Every innovation team or creative person will encounter a situation where no matter how much effort you put in, it seems like the idea is going nowhere.

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How To Create A Concrete Roadmap for Innovative Ideas

IdeaScale

“The hard part is implementation” – that’s what I hear over and over from innovators. It is very easy to get lost and overwhelmed with decisions and nuances when you’re molding an idea into a functioning offering. A product roadmap helps you plan and align key features and goals into a clean, easily digestible format. . Instead of having concepts and action items disjointedly existing on spreadsheets and scratchpads, a product roadmap has actionable steps with quantifiabl

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Podcast E28: Randomness Is Not Random

Stephen Shapiro

We assume randomness lacks a pattern. But there are inherent patterns in randomness. Unfortunately, our brain is wired to find patterns even when they don’t exist in order to create shortcuts that speed decision-making. But what if this very process can lead us down the wrong path? In this episode, I start with a fun experiment where I show my (pseudo) psychic abilities.

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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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RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING PEOPLE AND TEAMS

ImagineNation

The pandemic has increased the pace of change in a digitally accelerated world, and at the same time, it is forcing organisations, leaders, and teams to become more purposeful, human, and customer-centric. Where managing both the future and the present simultaneously requires people to unlearn what has worked in the past and relearn new mindsets and behaviours as to what might be possible, useful, and relevant in the future.

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Micro-moments: discover what your user wants at every moment of their journey

mjvinnovation

The consumer journey has been fragmented with the consolidation of the digital marketplace and the mobile experience boom. Since then, we have witnessed a fundamental transformation in consumption. Digital transformation has immensely impacted the way we consume and the purchasing process. Micro-moments are Google’s take on the changes in consumer behavior and purchase journeys.

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Event Promotion Strategies For Business Leaders Who Feel Clueless

The Human Factor

image source. If you have no idea how to promote a business event, you’re not alone. It’s something that countless other brands struggle with. . On the one hand, they know that they have to get the message out there by doing something live. But on the other hand, the practicalities of promoting their event and getting people to attend can be quite challenging. .

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Managing Our Natural Impatience In The Business

The Human Factor

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Veruca Salt is a spoiled child who is constantly demanding every single thing she happens to see or hear about. In the book, Veruca wants to buy a squirrel from the Nut Room. As Willy Wonka refuses, she grabs one herself but is soon declared a bad nut. At which point, she is thrown into the garbage area and exits the factory. .