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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

Essentially, when targets are set, they can no longer be used as a way to measure progress or success, since people will adjust their performance and processes to simply meet those specific targets. In 2015, Google used machine learning to let Google Photos tag faces of friends in uploaded photos. That way it could not die.

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Helping discover your innovation pathway

Paul Hobcraft

I wonder if innovation management has made the level of progress or remains still a little steeped in mystery and the big “big ah-huh” moment, often so vital to breakthrough innovation. How can you just trigger multiple “ah-huh” moments? This is my primary focal point today.

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Applying innovation thinking to Affordability versus Sustainability

Paul Hobcraft

Presently we drive efficiency and effectiveness but progressively into a crisis of our own making. We need to fully understand in new ways and recognise that we, as humans, are wreaking havoc on an increasingly fragile planet. But we are deluding ourselves. Demand outstrips supply. Sustainability must become the core of all we do.

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Applying innovation thinking to Affordability versus Sustainability

Paul Hobcraft

Presently we drive efficiency and effectiveness but progressively into a crisis of our own making. We need to fully understand in new ways and recognise that we, as humans, are wreaking havoc on an increasingly fragile planet. But we are deluding ourselves. Demand outstrips supply. Sustainability must become the core of all we do.

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IoT for Logistics: Leveraging Data-driven decisions for Predictive and preventive Fleet Maintenance, Optimizing life cycle, and Ensuring Workforce Safety

Acuvate

With IoT-enabled RFID tags, manufacturers get real-time visibility into their inventory operations. With instant updates about the items’ movement, location, and status, workers and managers gain complete visibility into the flow of materials, work-in-progress, and delivered goods. .

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What You Need to Know About the Google Helpful Content Update

Brunner

As the algorithm has evolved over time, it’s become more adept at recognizing natural speech patterns and styles – it knows if you’re writing for a human reader or a search engine spider, and it prefers the former. This update reinforces Google’s established stance on creating content for people, rather than search engines.

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How To Build Real Accountability

The Human Factor

When identifying the target, clarify the current state as well as the end state, as this creates a critical baseline that enables measurement of progress or achievement of milestones. Make it visual, make it transparent, and regularly post progress made toward the destination. Then assign the necessary resources to get it done.

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