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Exaptive, EU Discuss How to Be Awesome at  Innovation

Exaptive recently joined lawmakers and technologists at European Union Parliament to discuss how technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), can help the EU prosper just as much as the U.S. and China. The EU has led the way on protecting individual rights in relation to technology, the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) being the most famous example. But the EU wants to be known for technological innovation as well.

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Exaptive encourages conversation, action for innovation

(September 18, 2019) - Exaptive, Inc., CEO Dave King will provide the keynote address at the annual Oklahoma City Innovation District Breakfast. The breakfast is an opportunity for innovative business and community leaders to learn about plans for the district.

King’s address will focus on data-driven strategies for connecting teams across industries. He’ll also incorporate the attendees in a demonstration of how to use data, technology, and intention to facilitate innovation.

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Women impacting STEM and entrepreneurship gather for OK WISE 2019

August 23, 2019 - Hundreds of Oklahoma leaders were on hand in Tulsa for the second annual OK WISE conference. Exaptive sent a team to represent the women impacting our company.

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Lightning Talks: Great Ideas from D+C Members

August 22, 2019 - It was a dark and stormy night when Data+Creativity held its first ever round of Lightning Talks. We always hear great ideas in the discussions following a guest speaker’s presentation at the meetups, and it was exciting to have lightning outside punctuating the great ideas from Lightning Talks inside.

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Learning from innovation managers around the world

June 16-19, 2019 - Innovation managers from around the world convened in Florence, Italy, for the annual conference of the International Society for Professional Innovation Managers (ISPIM). A team from Exaptive was excited to participate in a variety of events, including giving presentations, having thoughtful discussions, and leading a workshop.

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Getting Technical: A New Model for Better Patient Outcomes

July 18, 2019 - Some things that can't be taught in a classroom have a lot of influence over whether a nurse will be able to recognize when a patient is 'going downhill.' Dr. Susan Dresser, PhD, the Director of the Adult/Gero CNS Program at the OU HSC College of Nursing, presented her study at the July Data+Creativity meetup.

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Exaptation in Action: Collaboration through Space and Time

June 27, 2019 - How do researchers on the ground get data about their experiments that are flying around the Earth on the International Space Station (ISS)? NASA's Payloads Operations & Integration Center (POIC) is the primary science and research command post for the ISS investigations and payloads.

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High-tech startup adds top research development talent/cognitive psychologist

May 9, 2019 - Over a 19-year career in academic research development and leadership, Dr. Alicia Knoedler has helped scientists, researchers, and creators grow and innovate at large research institutions, including the University of Oklahoma, Penn State University, and the University of Notre Dame. Now she is a key resource in the Oklahoma City technology ecosystem after joining high-tech startup Exaptive as the Director of Team Innovation.

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Cognitive City launched for Data+Creativity community

April 25, 2019 - We’ve leveled up the potential impact of the Data+Creativity community. Exaptive is giving Data+Creativity members access to the Cognitive City platform. Members are encouraged to use the platform to connect with each other, capture ideas sparked by meetups and other events, and look for collaborators on passion projects.

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An Algorithm to Improve Outcomes for Students and Universities

March 28, 2019 - We had a great turnout for the March Data+Creativity meetup at the new Exaptive office located in the Oklahoma City Innovation District. Dr. Jacob Dearmon of Oklahoma City University spoke about how he worked alongside the University of Oklahoma's team of retention experts to develop an algorithm targeted at improving retention by identifying at-risk students and generating individualized scholarship amounts using a novel business objective based on the twin metrics of retention and financial sustainability.

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How Cognitive Networks Could Improve Crisis Response

February 21, 2019 - In non-governmental organizations, coordination of rapid response teams during emergencies/humanitarian crises faces a lot of challenges because of its linear design. Dr. Victor Soji Ladele, MBBS, who was a humanitarian aid coordinator for the World Health Organization during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia, proposes deploying a cognitive network platform during emergencies and humanitarian crises that will facilitate a real time coordination mechanism.

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Connecting health and urban gardening in an app

January 24, 2018 - Dale Spoonemore shared the inspiring story of how he and his wife, Carrie, developed the From Seed to Spoon app at the January Data+Creativity Meetup.

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Exaptive brings Cognitive City to Academic Tech Expo

January 11, 2019 - The Exaptive developer team was all in for the University of Oklahoma’s Academic Tech Expo. Engineers spent a day of the expo signing users up for a Cognitive City, which the University Libraries department will use to facilitate collaboration and innovation.

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Termscapes Will Change the Landscape of Text Analysis

December 6, 2018 - Have you ever wished you could get a glimpse into a large set of books, articles, or documents, quickly get an idea of what they’re all about, and zero in on the one you should read first? Rapid text analysis is a critical need for researchers and anyone doing a literature review or trying to grasp a high-level overview of the concepts in a large body of text.

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Climate Innovation Summit 2018: Mission Finance

November 6-8, 2018 - The Climate Innovation Summit in Dublin, Ireland was held this month. The huge event was orchestrated by EIT Climate-KIC. EIT Climate-KIC is a pan-European public-private partnership supported by the EIT (European Institute for Innovation and Technology).

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Discovery During a One-Day Hackathon

October 2018 - “My experience of hackathons before is that they’re very technology focused. And that’s sort of the idea: there’s a new technology and we’re going to hack on it,” CEO Dave King reflected. “But it’s almost like hacking on it for hacking’s sake.”

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Software users are people, too

October 18, 2018 - At this month’s Data+Creativity Meetup we enjoyed a fascinating look into the role psychology has in developing successful human-computer interactions.

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Entrepreneurial ecosystem planning

October 11, 2018 - A gathering of many of the most influential entrepreneurs in Oklahoma was held at the Oklahoma Ecosystem Forum for Entrepreneurial Catalysts. The event took place October 11, 2018, at American Fidelity Corporation and drew 50-60 investors and entrepreneurs.

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Big month for innovation scene in Oklahoma City

September 2018 - Two major events in Oklahoma City in September showcased the interest in developing regional leadership in innovation.

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Exaptive tours FAA labs in Oklahoma City

September 4, 2018 - Did you ever have to try walking while wearing the "drunk goggles" in school? It's a memory that some of our Exaptive team members were reminded of this morning.

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Programming as Theory Building

August 16, 2018 - We experienced the biggest turnout yet for a Data+Creativity meetup this month. Roughly 60 people joined us to hear George Fairbanks, an author and Google software engineer.

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Using Machine Learning to Predict Dengue Fever Outbreaks

July 19, 2018 - Exaptive data scientist Austin Schwinn presented his solution to predict dengue fever outbreaks using machine learning. The solution was entered into a global contest last year. DengAI: Predicting Disease Spread was organized by DrivenData.org.

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Exaptive named one of top tech startups in Oklahoma

July 5, 2018 - The Tech Tribune announced it's list of 9 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma for 2018 and Exaptive is on the list at number six. Tech Tribune criteria included:

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