Italo

Eager to learn about useless and useful topics. I firmly believe that disruptive innovation can help humanity -not the kind of innovation we've been seeing around here.

Venture Growth Advisor @ TechAlliance (London ON)

Senior Business Innovation Consultant @ Andes Consulting

Working on a few ideas

I've worked with a ton of tools, both tech and non-tech, to help companies in all industries, from 5W2H to Cloud Server Management, from paper checklists to Google Antigravity.

And they all have a time and place.

This is a definition by Miguel Nicolelis, one of the most important neuroscientists of all time that I 100% back. Trained by humans using all of the human knowledge they could find, AI isn't better than a person doing the same work, but the tangible proof of how we can create and bring to life when we dedicate this many resources -can you imagine how many people we could help, educate and train?

Many people say that the current system that runs the world does not work. I disagree. When trying to understand whether it works or not, you need to ask to whom. Yes, the world works as intended, and that's the issue.

As a species, we generate enough resources to ensure every single human being is fed and no one dies of hunger, but it's more important that shareholders keep receiving enough dividends.

Innovation is not only about a -arguably- better smartwatch, but also how we live and work together.

• B.Sc. Production Engineering, UFRN

  Alongside a plethora of other management-related courses, my focus was on Operations Research and Logistics.

  Capstone Project: Development of deterministic methodology to optimize a logistics company's delivery routes using mathematical modelling in Lingo.

• M.Sc. Science, Technology, and Innovation Management, UFRN

  Went through a series of methodologies and tools that transformed my understanding of innovation, including my favourite one, TRIZ.

  Applied Final Project: ROADS - Framework for planning and management of remote operations (becoming an app soon).

• SENAI/RN

  Taught a range of courses in the Textile Technician program, including Cost Management, Operational Planning, Leadership, and others.

• Conestoga College

  As a professor for the School of Business, I taught Tech Skills for Businesses and Leadership and Management Skills for both the Supply Chain Management and Global Business Management programs.

• Everything is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer (Why Common Sense is Nonsense)

  A reminder on how data is extremely important to really understand facts and make decisions. This book was highly influential on how I deal with data nowadays.

• Freakonomics: The hidden side of everything

  Despite being extremely controversial, the authors bring many studies that try to explain events and changes on our everyday lives.

• The Goal

  An amazing perspective on constraints and how we need to manage them to actually make our systems work efficiently.

• People I (Mostly) Admire by Freakonomics [Discontinued]

  Hosted by one of Freakonomics's authors, the economist Steve Levitt interviews a series of interesting people on what and how they do things.

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• The Beaverton

  A humorous view on Canadian politics and society news.

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• The Rest is Science [EN]

  A very casual and funny conversation about science (and all around it) between a mathematician professor and a science creator.

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• TeClas [PT-BR]

  Technology and innovation conversations by a professional developer with a perspective very different than most other tech sources.

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• It's really hard for me to find sources that bring me new, trustful informaiton and make me curious to follow it along. I constantly try to find new sources, new media, new ways to learn, and different perspectives. Do you have any suggestions for me?

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An innovation and operations leader and consultant with a 15+ years solid professional background spanning through business consulting, business management, and team leadership. I've delivered more than 250 projects in my career and led operations and initiatives in logistics, professional services, tech companies, education, and retail.