February, 2014

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Siri, Chess, and Prostheses

Boxes and Arrows

'Intelligent machines. There was a time when the mere mention of artificial intelligence was wrapped in constant debate and triggered images of Hollywood-crafted products, like Hal 9000. The concept itself is quite controversial; it challenges human thought as Darwin once challenged human origins. But we moved on, and now we carry these intelligent machines in our pockets.

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The Joker was a Leader

Bill Fischer

The great leadership genius Sid Caesar has died He wasn't a leader, he was a clown! So are many "leaders" I know Ha, ha, ha Clown, maybe? Comic genius, for sure. But, there was nothing foolish about his leadership skills or insights! What does it take for a sponsor of a [.

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Working with Startups

Innovation Leader

Innovation Leader’s Q1 “Peer to Peer” report explores the ways that leading companies are tracking, investing in, and partnering with entrepreneurs and disruptive startups in their industries.

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A Very Good Year for Good Men

CorporateIntel

I started writing for The Good Men Project in its second year of life, offering to share some of my thoughts on business, creative leadership, and management also published on my own blog. In its third year I joined the board of directors and became a strategic advisor to the CEO. As we embark now on its fourth year, I continue onward, helping to accelerate our growth, invigorated by what our CEO and team have accomplished in driving, “The Conversation No One Else is Having.” What is

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Guerrilla Usability at Conferences

Boxes and Arrows

'Does your company have display booths at trade shows and conferences? Typically, these are marketing-dominated efforts, but if you make the case to travel, working the booth can be used for user research. Here’s how I’ve done it. Positioning and justification. At times it can be a hard internal sell to justify the costs and diversions to take your one- or two-person show on the road, all the while piggybacking off of another department’s efforts.

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Evolving a Creative Workplace: Step 8

Boxes and Arrows

'That old cliché isn’t true: all good things don’t have to come to an end. It’s possible to prepare your team for ongoing success and growth, but you have to be smart about how you do it. In this series I’ve shared what’s worked for us at Intuitive Company. How we thought of our team as an organic garden and realized that once we had all of the right elements established, we didn’t need to mess with things too much.

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General Mills Shares Learnings on Open Innovation

Innovation Leader

Mike Helser, head of the General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network, shares what the consumer packaged goods company has learned from its open innovation experiences.

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Inside Xerox’s ‘Dreaming Sessions’ With Customers

Innovation Leader

Xerox felt R&D needed to be better-connected to customers.

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Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Launch a Startup Accelerator

Innovation Leader

Want an innovation injection? Start an accelerator. At least, that seems to be the thinking at a growing number of companies, from from Barclays to Volkswagen to Disney.

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Tracking the Corporate-Supported Startup Accelerators

Innovation Leader

Major players like Disney, Airbus, and Deutsche Telekom have all launched their own accelerator programs to attract entrepreneurs working on ideas related to their businesses.

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4 HR Predictions for 2025: Supercharge Your Employee Experience with Internal Communications

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

The future of HR is here, and it's all about collaboration, innovation, and impact. Join us for a forward-thinking session where seasoned experts Miriam and Carolyn will share insights and practical strategies to help you stay ahead of evolving HR trends. Discover how to build strong partnerships with internal teams to craft a transparent, authentic, and connected workforce experience.

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How Trek Bicycle Corp. Built Its Innovation Scorecard

Innovation Leader

Trek exec Chad Manuell says the bike company's leadership wasn't happy with any of the innovation metrics or scorecards they'd seen.

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Why Big Corps Can’t ‘Act like Startups’

Innovation Leader

Just act more like a startup! Break the rules!

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GM on the Skills You Need to Manage Disruptive Innovation

Innovation Leader

General Motors R&D executive Clay Phillips talks about how the automaker is retooling research and development in the wake of bankruptcy.

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We Don’t Research. We Build.

Boxes and Arrows

'The following is a composite of experiences I’ve had in the last year when talking with startups. Some dialog is paraphrased, some is verbatim, but I’ve tried to keep it as true as possible and not skew it towards anyone’s advantage or disadvantage. As professionals in the user-centered design world, we are trained and inclined to think of product design as relying on a solid knowledge, frequently tested, of our potential users, their real-life needs and habits.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?