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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Open Data for Smart Cities
GreenPlum report that is of interest. " ... Smart Cities are all about collaboration, sharing and transparency. They need true openness of data. It is not just...
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The Neuro Challenge for Marketing
Abstract:Contemporary marketing is constantly subject to challenges generated by the evolution of market relations. Promoting the holistic conception in marketing...
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Food Network Starts an Analytical Partnership
With my food and retail background and interests I found an interesting mention in this AdAge article. It is rare to see plays regarding the food industry using...
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Tesco's Fresh & Easy Headed for Closure?
In Progressive Grocer: " ... Five years after its widely publicized U.S. debut, British supermarket operator Tesco is embarking on a strategic review of its beleaguered...
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Levels of Inventory Optimization
In SciDigest. Good point, graphically delivered. Inventory optimization analytics is first looked at tactically, but there us usually benefit in taking it to...
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Utilitarian Marketing
Mitch Joel in the HBR on utilitarian marketing, using the case of Meijer. Once again about the issue of finding things in a complex retail retail space, and leveraging...
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Midsize Loyalty Biometrics For Retail
I have been looking at both engaging and value adding plays for the midsize business in loyalty systems. I was pointed by the IBM Midsize group to the workGewandhaus...
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A Computer Screen for a Car Windshield
In CACM: A heads up display for the automobile. Providing local information for the driver. Driving directions. And connecting the driver to their network...
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SAP Retools for Internal Startups
Last year I posted about SAP trying to utilize external startups for innovation. I was invited to one of their meetings concerning that approach. Now they have...
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Risk and Insurance in Innovation
In Innovation Excellence: A discussion of risk and responsibility in innovation. Using innovation in nanotechnology as an example, from the insurance industry...
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Game Based Learning
There have been a number of attempts at using the enthusiasm and engagement seen with the use of games to deliver learning. Here is an example. Here for standardized...
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Indoor Mapping
We experimented first with kiosk based store floor maps, then with the advent of the simplest smart phone delivered directions to shoppers to allow them find aPopAI...
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Make Your Data Last. Forever?
In overview article on storing away data. Just an introduction. Its not just about doing backups. We stored backups under mountains in the west. But how can...
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IBM/DemandTec Assortment Optimization
Early in my career I was given the task of how to optimize assortments under the constraints of the market shelf. On the surface the problem looks easy. You have...
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Object Oriented Recipe Development
An interesting piece out of GigaOM interviews media chef Alton Brown about using social media constructs to file and adapt food recipes. The link points to a video...
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Collaboration is the Thing
In Supermarket News: " ... Haggen and other retailers are showing how to collaborate with trading partners on mutually rewarding promotional and merchandising...
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Creative Confidence
In Linkedin: Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO on creative confidence, with some useful links as well. " ... creative confidence is the ability to come up with breakthrough...
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Can Games Improve Vision?
I recall a conversation with an eye doctor a long time ago who swore to the use of eye exercises for improving vision. Can games be used as simulations to specifically...
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Package Goods Firms Seek Data Scientists
Adage makes the breathless claim that even Consumer Package Goods firms (CPGs) are now seeking data scientists. Well excuse me, they have always used data scientists...
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