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We need to delay the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Idea to Value

We need to delay the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, for the following reasons: Japan’s elderly population. Athletes’ ability to perform: Every athlete attending the games will have been focusing on the day of competition for a long time. Dear International Olympic Committee – IOC. Tokyo’s crowded infrastructure.

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Setting the right innovation challenge

Paul Hobcraft

Atos offers its first international student competition dedicated to technological innovation. This is their first international student competition dedicated to technological innovation. The challenge closed for entry on 29th November 2020, so registration please go here. Background and challenge.

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Chip Conley Discusses the Impacts of COVID-19 & Evolving Technology on the Modern Hotelier

Business and Tech

Then, we immediately had to close in March 2020 and had no idea when we might reopen. By the fall of 2020, we were able to turn our campus into a minimum two-week experience called Sabbatical Sessions; introduce an MEA Online product; acquire a 2,600-acre ranch near Santa Fe, NM for our first U.S.

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How the NEA Is Helping Students Learn Through Interactive Play

Business and Tech

Professional esports athletes receive competitive college scholarships, offering a pathway to higher education, and Lori Bajorek, CEO of the National Esports Association (NEA), believes esports have even more to offer the future of education. The importance of digital teaching was made even more apparent in 2020.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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Balancing your innovation portfolio: Does the 70-20-10 rule still apply?

Idea to Value

Innovation Leader even did a follow-up survey in 2020 to re-benchmark the results, and in 2020 the ratio was around 48-26-26. It will be different for your company compared to your competition, and compared to other industries or companies with other strategies. Actual average innovation portfolio allocation for large companies.

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Customers Demand Contactless Payment Options — Here’s How to Make It Happen

Business and Tech

In 2020 alone, in-store mobile payments grew 29 percent , and the numbers are growing rapidly, with half of all shoppers expected to use contactless payment by 2025. Customers are increasingly demanding contactless payment options, and retailers that can create a seamless contactless experience will lead the competition.

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7 Questions Every App Team Should Ask

Which sophisticated analytics capabilities can give your application a competitive edge? In its 2020 Embedded BI Market Study, Dresner Advisory Services continues to identify the importance of embedded analytics in technologies and initiatives strategic to business intelligence.

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The D&I Garden: Seeds of Innovation that Grow into Creative Breakthroughs

Speaker: Donald Fan, Senior Director of the Global Office of Culture, Diversity & Inclusion at Walmart Inc.

In the digital era, rife with uncertainty and ambiguity, innovation plays an essential role in sustaining organic growth and outperforming the global competition. August 6th, 2020 at 9:30am PDT, 12:30pm EDT, 5:30pm BST This is a session you don't want to miss!

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Business Models Changing the Landscape of Growth and Innovation

Speaker: Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President, Innovationedge

Webinar participants will walk away inspired and motivated to advance their leadership skills from building new capabilities, changing culture, piloting several innovation approaches, to tailoring unique solutions to win in very competitive markets. January 28, 2020 9:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM EST, 5:00 PM GMT.