Crowdsourcing at Amazon: Democratization of TV / Film Content
Amazon Studios recently shutdown its crowdsourcing initiatives. This article explores their approach: What went wrong? How could they have better utilized open innovation?
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Houzz Leverage Deep Learning to Level Up its Game in Online Marketplace
Over the past decade, machine learning has profoundly disrupted online ecommerce shopping experience. It enables ecommerce businesses to create a more personalized customer experience by constantly training and refining their consumer datasets, leading to better conversion rates overall. However, for a business model like Houzz, it faced some unique challenges.
3D Printing…we should ‘Just Do It’!
Feet wide apart, arms down by his side, he stares at the precise location where he will place the ball with his right foot. Before the run-up, there is an empathic sigh, with his lips pursed, as his shoulders go […]
Brooks Running: Personalized Running Shoes for the Mass Market?
Beginning in 2019, Brooks Running will offer a personalized running shoe made using 3-D technology. But when will we see true mass-market shoes produced through additive manufacturing?
Everything is Awesome: Product Innovation at LEGO
LEGO has been highly successful in translating user generated ideas into commercial product lines using its LEGO Ideas platform. How should the company approach the current and future challenges of keeping its external innovators engaged and continue the product innovation momentum?
Will Zalando stay ahead of Amazon in European online fashion?
Europe’s largest online fashion retailer, Zalando, started in 2008 as a European copycat of Amazon and Zappos.com. It’s market leader position is under pressure – Can machine learning enable the company to stay ahead?
Twine Health: Pioneering Machine Learning in Chronic Disease Management
Twine Health is a digital health company with a chronic disease management application. Its platform draws heavily on machine learning to improve patient outcomes and save costs.
3D printing in Automobile: End of Invention from 100 Years Ago?
Challenge of VW: 3D printing will replace the conventional mass production process of cars?
Football and Chess: How Machine Learning Can Improve Playcalling in the NFL
Many fans and analysts liken American football to a game of chess. Each team strives to stay one step ahead of its opponents, and the team with more talented players can lose any game if their gameplan is poor. With machine learning, the NFL can develop tools to help its teams optimize their in-game strategies, and put players in the best position for success.
User Centric AI: Can Samsung be a game changer for the AI industry?
Samsung didn’t invent the mobile phone, but it took a transformative innovative technology and ran with it. Innovation is not just about something new, but it can also be about doing something better. Samsung is a latecomer in the AI industry compared to Google, Amazon and Apple. Can Samsung become a game changer for the AI industry like what it did before with a mobile phone?