Fri.Sep 13, 2019

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How Customer-Centric Innovation can Lead to Big Wins

Innovation Leader

Olivier Toubia of Columbia Business School discusses factors leading to failure, how connecting with customers leads to success, and how to gather winning ideas.

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How NASA Used an Unforgettable Image to Brilliantly Communicate a Big Message

Innovation Excellence

In Arthur C. Clarke’s classic Space Odyssey Sci-fi series a recurring theme is the presence of a large back monolith built by an ancient civilization. The monolith has transformational powers that alter the trajectory of humanity, starting with our ancient cave-dwelling ancestors and then following our evolution through the modern day and into the future.

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What I Learned from Being Heckled at a Corporate Keynote Presentation

Idea Champions

Every person who has ever had a job has experienced at least one "moment of truth" in their life -- a time when all the chips were on the table and the decision of whether to go "all in" or not had to be made. One such moment happened to me a few years ago when I was facilitating a creative thinking session for 110 of Lucent Technology's "best and brightest" -- a room full of brilliant computer scientists with more PhDs than most politicians have excuses.

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Make Your Innovation Idea Happen, First!

Beyond the Obvious

A few years ago I saw a website offering a product called After the Rapture Pet Care. It claimed to offer a service for Christians concerned about the welfare of pets that would be left behind after the Day of Judgment. Subscribers were promised a network of non-Christians who’d swoop in, collect pets, and promise […].

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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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#1,548 – Curing Cancer In Space

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

We can harness the power of electricity and magnetism but there’s still one underlying fundamental force that we can’t yet control: gravity. Which is a shame because as it turns out gravity may be the key to curing cancer. According to Futurism : “A team of doctors has a new idea in the fight against cancer: ship tumors up into space. That’s based on a recent finding that most cancer cells subjected to microgravity in a lab died off without any other treatment, according to ABC News.

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iPhone 11: A Culture-Maker!

Linda Bernardi

This is so hard to imagine. While the iPhone 11 was announced this week in a very Apple-rock the world-debut, people who purchased their iPhone 10 for over $1000 only a few months ago are ready to dump 10 for 11… the main reason: Not because of any critical phone feature but rather a 3 lens camera! This also transcends financial abilities vs cost.

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Tech-Jumpers: New Norm Or Rare?

Linda Bernardi

I am coining the term Tech-Jumpers to mean the following: The emerging phenomenon of the last few years wherein employees in tech companies ‘jump’ jobs like it were nothing. This year Amazon, next year Microsoft, the following Google and then Facebook, and the journey continues. It used to be employers and employees took pride in creating a culture of sustainability and longevity.

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