Business, Innovation and Managing Life (December 18, 2024)
Dec 24, 2024
The discussion kicks off with the development of the Wolfram Notebook Assistant, blending AI to enhance usability. Insights on innovation reveal the thrills and challenges of product creation, along with leadership strategies for navigating uncertainty. Engaging younger audiences through technology highlights new learning tools for kids. Personal anecdotes about pets provide humor and relatability, while effective meeting management tips emphasize productivity and engagement. It's a mix of personal stories and professional insights that keep it lively!
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New Product Development Process
For new products, first imagine the final product and assess its feasibility.
If building something novel, prioritize a clear target market for faster adoption.
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Importance of Vision
Imagining a product's final form is crucial, especially for truly innovative products.
This imaginative process is challenging when creating something entirely new.
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Focus on User Understanding
When developing new products, ensure people grasp its core purpose, not just its features.
A clear, concise description helps potential users understand the product's value.
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Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about business, innovation, and managing life as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-business-qa
Questions include: For the new Notebook Assistant, what is the process for making a new product like that? - When making a new product, is it harder to create something brand new with no competition or easier when there are competing products to compare? - Good product; tbh I signed up and took it for a test drive yesterday. Great to chat and work Mathematica for a newbie like me; excellent progress in a short time. - I bought a Wolfram subscription for my daughter who is in Year 7. However, it seems it is not very straightforward in usability for a 12-year-old who can use in her study intuitively. - Would you consider enhancing or introducing new tools for a younger audience like my daughter? At least provide feature of ask random question in plain English and get concise answer with graphics to study science (chemistry, physics, biology). - Do you ever watch funny cat videos? - What do you think about Nvidia's CEO Jensen's approach to sending all through emails and having like 60 people directly report to him all day with email reports, and he is managing the whole company? - I would love to see software development discussions from the ground up. Sort of a Live Software Engineering series to complement the content of Live CEOing. E.g. building the WordCloud function. I like seeing the design reviews during Live CEOing, but I'm always wondering how the functions actually get implemented in code and how software developers approach programming Wolfram Language functions. - Do you have a cat? - How many meetings would you say you attend a day? How do you get the most out of them? - Apparently there is a small island inhabited by a throng of cats. They survive because the local fish jump out of the water onto the beach. - I saw a TikTok saying if you eat eggs raised on farms with cats on there, you can kick the allergy!! - Based on a random week earlier last month, you average about 12 meetings a week when they're "normal sized." - What are your tips for consistently practicing self-discipline?
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