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Why Real Innovation Will Not Come From Within Your Own Industry

Why Real Innovation Will Not Come From Within Your Own Industry Peter Hinssen interviews technology futurist, start-up founder and a fintech industry expert Brett King about disruption, the shrinking workforce, corporate culture, start-ups, transparency and the skills...

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Breaking free of your comfort zone

Some good pointers in this piece. Talk to new people. Seek new perspectives. Be open to discovery!

I like this excerpt:
Habitual thinking is the brain's way to be efficient, but it also tends to keep you in your comfort zone. If you know what works one time, your brain starts to recognize this and create more defined neural pathways that allow you to almost unconsciously create an efficient action.

Salesforce Wear opens wearable CRM market, cool

Salesforce is said to be making a "bold and well-timed" move into the "wearables space". In their lineup of supported devices are the Epson Moverio, Jawbone UP, Vuzix M100, Meta Spaceglasses, and Oculus Rift join Pebble, Samsung Gear, Google Glass, Moto360, Myo, and Bionym Nymi band. Some highlights from the article:

Salesforce revealed that FacialNetwork, a HospitalityID app, allows customer service reps wearing smart glasses to identify guests using instant facial recognition technology. . . .
ClickSoftware’s ShiftExpert app leverages Samsung Gear II smartwatches to enable employees to clock in and out from shifts, automatically entering the data into timesheets – and sending reminder notifications if the worker is in danger of being late for a shift. . . .
Proximity Insight’s app for Android Wear smartwatches alerts workers when a VIP has come into physical range, allowing retail employees to greet the customer right away.



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Salesforce continues to drive wearable innovations | ZDNet Salesforce’s entry into the wearables space has been both bold and well-timed.

Data Storytelling for Disruptors
Disruptive innovations have become common in these 'postnormal' times. Organisations that seek to be disruptive are fusing big data analytics with storytelling to nurture better business cultures. Narratives and data stories encourage participation in innov...

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Data Storytelling for Disruptors

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Data Storytelling for Disruptors