Wed.Jan 16, 2019

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How Google Partners With The World’s Top Minds To Power Its Innovation Machine

Digital Tonto

It's a long-term game plan designed to establish deep relationships based on cutting edge science and embed that knowledge deeply into just about everything Google does Related posts: Google’s (not. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Why Following Someone Else’s Success Can Lead to Your Failure

Innovation Excellence

You attend conferences. You read books. You take training classes. All with the goal of learning strategies from those who have paved the path to success before you. But what if following in their steps could lead you down the wrong track? 3M talks about its 15 percent rule–a philosophy that allows anyone in the.

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You Only Have Six Seconds To Reach Your Market Because …

Innovation Excellence

In the age of overload this is the best way to reach your market. “They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Carol Buchner The first paid TV commercial aired in 1941. It was 10 seconds long but included only two seconds of voice over. It.

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Bad news does not Travel up the Hierarchy

Destination Innovation

Flight Crew of the Challenger. On January 28 1986 the NASA Space Shuttle, Challenger, broke apart shortly after take-off from Cape Canaveral. Five NASA astronauts and two civilian scientists were killed. The cause of this devastating accident was eventually traced to the failure of an O-ring seal in the right Solid Rocket Booster. Due to the cold weather, the O-ring didn’t seal tightly enough and it allowed hot gasses to escape and ignite.

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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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IdeaScale Visits Australia

IdeaScale

IdeaScale has worked with partners in Australia from the beginning: in government, nonprofit, and commercial organizations and we’re excited to say that we’re growing our presence in this exciting international market. Here’s why we’re excited about Australia: Resources are Growing. The VC funding market is growing – “the venture capital scene in Australia grew by 12% over the past year to its highest point ever. ” And it’s a strong economy (13th l

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Top 5 Predictive Analytics Use Cases in the Retail Industry

Acuvate

We are all aware of the troves of data, retail businesses generate on a daily basis. However, this repository of critical data is worthless if it cannot be translated into valuable insights into the consumer’s minds or market trends. While all of the data is being generated and collected, it is not being used efficiently. This paves way for decision-makers to employ predictive analytics to derive the best value of all the data gathered and ensure better sales outcomes in the near future.

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Courage: The Ultimate X-Factor And Your Competitive Advantage

BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

There’s a noticeable deficiency of courage in the business world. It is absent from business models, boardrooms, company cultures, and mission statements. Courage has, in fact, gone out of style and out of practice—and many businesses are far worse for it. Indeed, unlocking courage, when truly embraced and understood, can be your competitive advantage and ultimate X factor.

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The History of Design Thinking

Svava

A novel school of thought that’s not so new.

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TURBULENCE 2019: A Scenario Exploration of a Constitutional Crisis in the USA

InnovationLabs

2019 has all the makings of a very difficult year particularly for the US, and also globally, in all major aspects of society including politically, socially, and economically. The purpose of this short discussion is to consider what might happen in the coming year if the US descends into a Constitutional Crisis because of the […].

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Draw them in with Design Thinking

Svava

A look at how design thinking can cultivate changes in thoughts and behavior among your employees.

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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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#1,447 – Project Alias

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Most people who have an Amazon Echo speaker absolutely love them. But they’re also a little bit wary of them, of the fact that because they’re always on, always listening in case we need them, that they’re also always spying on us. Thankfully, there’s a technological solution on the way that can help us navigate this troubling paradox. And it’s a solution with its roots in biology.

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Boost Your Business and Make It More Efficient

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. For most businesses, they need to run almost all of the time. Depending on your product and industry, it may mean something is always going on. And, there are going to be sometimes when things go wrong or when efficiency isn’t always up to scratch. Think of something that never stops, like an airport or aeroplane, for instance. There are times when things don’t go as well or there are less than ideal staff to get the job done.

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Inversion, IoT & The Hyper-Connected-World

Linda Bernardi

Inversion is the paradigm shift allowing all companies to think needs-first vs product-spec-first and focus on enhancing consumer experiences for all products. The paradigm shift has new software architecture considerations. In our book, The Inversion Factor , we have identified four essential principles—connectedness, composability, recruitability and immersion—that all stakeholders can use to develop and build the next wave of world-changing solutions.

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Moving Up: Travelling On Business With Authority

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. Moving Up! Large business is no fool, many multinational corporations know the threat that small and medium sized businesses present. It’s 2019, and no longer can anyone say that small business doesn’t have the power to take on large giants. In fact, all over the world there are pitched battles against Davids and Goliaths. This is why so many large companies quickly want to snap up and buy smaller competitors before they pose too big of a threat.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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When You Love What You Do

Idea Champions

We love what we do -- helping forward-thinking organizations go beyond the status quo and tap into the collective genius of their workforce. Here's one way we do it. And here are some others. What our clients say. Illustration: gapingvoid.

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Why Digital Tech Consumption Is Beneficial For The Masses

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. The dominance of digital technology cannot be ignored. It is used for entertainment purposes, it is integral to business productivity, and it has made communication across the channels possible, amongst many other things. And so no one can deny the fact that it is extremely beneficial to the masses. Read on to discover ten reasons why this is the case…. image source.

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A Happy Staff Team Is A Productive Staff Team

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. If you have recently hired staff to facilitate the successful expansion of your business, you may still be finding your feet as a cohesive unit. It’s vital that you don’t find yourself seduced by the glowing resumes, Ivy League colleges, ridiculously strong qualifications and years worth of experience in blue chip corporations when creating your workforce.