EX3 Labs

Our team was thrilled to meet some of the future leaders of Chicago. 20 students from Beasley Academic Center were selected for a field trip to the EX3 Labs Digital Suite to learn about careers in design, business and technology. The visit included a tour of 1871 and EX3’s spaces, a demo on robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision, and a design contest in which students teamed up to design an AI-enabled robot. #ComputerVision #Robotics #AI A BIG THANK YOU to Diana Lopez-Obaldo, Elsi Ramos, Jason Edgecombe Jr, Principal Donnell Rader, Sophie Todd and Tiffany Barnes-Johnson

🔦Project Spotlight: Accelerating Emerging Technology Enablement - EX3 Labs partnered with 1871 to deliver a day of innovation for Pella Corporation's leadership team that centered on emerging technologies that can drive their business objectives. The day took place in EX3 Labs' state-of-the-art Digital Suite and included: A Tech Playground featuring #ArtificialIntelligence, #ConversationalInterfaces, #DigitalTwins, #GenerativeAI, #ComputerVision, #VirtualReality and #VR stations and demos. A Rapid Fire Keynote led by 1871’s CEO Betsy Ziegler, that inspired attendees and helped frame how to meet the accelerating needs of their customers. An Ideation Session led by EX3’s #DigitalThinkers that enabled cross-functional teams to design emerging-technology solutions across sales, service, quality, and manufacturing.  A Gamified Facilitated Discussion led by EX3 Labs’ CEO Adam Wisniewski that enabled their leaders to uncover and align on key opportunities within business critical areas. The end result: over 100 identified solutions, 5 refined strategic initiatives, and 40+ tactics to support the initiatives. A big shout out to Brad Postma, Brian Wogen, Christel Bryant, Chuck Sample, C.J. Voss, Dan Wilcox, Jason Jiskoot, Joher Akolawala, Jason Colbert, Jeff Schick, Luke Tingley, John Baldwin, Matt Kiernan, Mike Van Voorst, Rebecca Hicks, Todd Leathers, Travis Turnbull, Praveen Mohan and Stephanie Miller for their participation!

❓What do a gen AI pediatric care journey visualizer, a patient self check-in kiosk, and a mental health resources chatbot have in common? Each were showcased as part of EX3 Labs’ Tech Playground during #AIApril Healthcare Week! A BIG shout out to all of the participating organizations and attendees and a HUGE THANK YOU to Michael Baran, CIO of Access Community Health Network and Rebecca T. Feinstein, Director of the Health Equity & Innovative Technologies Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine for the insightful discussion during last week’s panel: From Data to Diagnosis - Opportunities and Challenges with AI in Healthcare. We received a tremendous amount of positive feedback as participants left with ideas on how to harness AI to enhance and optimize healthcare within their own organizations.  #AIApril #ResponsibleAI #Healthcare #DigitalSuite

ICYMI, here’s a quick recap of last weeks’ #AIApril events focused on Financial Services. The series included Beyond the Hype Lunch-n-Learn: Elevating Customer Experiences through AI-Enabled Services, a FinTech AI Playground and a Panel Discussion: Navigating Risk & Building Resilience in an AI-Powered World. The Tech Playground showcased three AI-enabled FinTech projects from EX3 Labs. - Wealth Manager AI assists wealth managers by using large language models to provide a more holistic and personalized approach to servicing clients through a conversational interface. - Spend Intelligence provides consumers a friction-free way of finding out where they spend the most money through natural language querying. From “How much am I spending on subscriptions each month” to “what is my largest spend category”, users can use their voice to query their financial transaction history AND ask questions regarding how they can save money. - Precognition enables retirement planners to help their clients visualize retirement through Generative AI. The face aging and de-aging model combined with the user-friendly financial modeling tool helps people not only set retirement goals and adjust them based on their timeline, but also do it in a fun and visual way. #AIApril Financial Services week concluded with a thought-provoking discussion featuring financial services leaders Shaelyn Otikor-Miller of Northern Trust, Leslie J. Anderson-Rutland, CTP of BMO U.S. and Olga Castaneda of William Blair on the topic of Navigating Risk & Building Resilience in an AI-Powered World. A HUGE thank you to all panelists and participants. #AIApril will wrap up this week with a focus on “Achieving a Healthier Tomorrow: Harnessing AI to Enhance and Optimize Healthcare”. To register, please contact elsi@ex3labs.com.

📆 Get Ready!! The second week of #AIApril is all about Financial Services and features not one… not two…but three events including:   Tuesday - Virtual Lunch-n-Learn - Beyond the Hype: Elevating Customer Experiences through AI-Enabled Services Wednesday - Appetizers and AI - Tech Playground - The AI Advantage - Empowering the Next-gen Financial Services Professional Thursday - Financial Services Forum: Navigating Risk & Building Resilience in an AI-Powered World. The panel discussion features financial services leaders Shaelyn Otikor-Miller of Northern Trust, Leslie J. Anderson-Rutland, CTP of BMO and Olga Castaneda of William Blair. It’s not too late to register  but please hurry, the sessions are almost sold out. Contact elsi@ex3labs.com to register!

What an AMAZING start to the first week of #AIApril. We wrapped up the last three days with a ton of knowledge sharing, networking and technology exploration. Here’s a recap of Government and Nonprofit Week - AI for Social Good: Driving Positive Change with Technology. Day 1 - Virtual Lunch and Learn Event - Beyond the Hype: 10 Practical Uses for AI in Cities - Deep-dive exploration into the various categories of AI for cities. - Walked-through how forward-thinking cities and states are using AI in categories such as livability, safety, efficiency and equitability. - How attendees should frame their AI journey through use case evaluation. Day 2 - Appetizers and AI Tech Playground - AI Solutions for Urban Challenges - Showcased AI chatbot solution for 311 and Family Services that helps citizens connect with information more quickly and efficiently through natural language processing. - A Gen-AI tool that put a spotlight on the gap in black male life expectancy.  Interactive Data Display on how city populations have changed over time. - Data Visualization on “How the Pandemic has shifted Ridership” in public transportation. Day 3 - Panel Discussion - CityTech Forum: AI for Social Good - Driving Positive Change with Technology - Betsy Ziegler, Adam Hecktman, Gene Leynes and Jennifer Kuchar discussed how AI is being used in nonprofit organizations and government. - What are the most exciting trends in AI today and how they are fast forwarding experiences. - What the key risks are associated with AI and what precautions should be taken to ensure safe practices. A huge thank you to all participants. The #AIApril Event Series continues next week with three events centered around Financial Services and wraps up the week of Apr 22, 2024 with three Healthcare events. It’s not too late to register. Contact elsi@ex3labs.com for more information.

📣 Panelist Announcement - The #AIApril month-long series begins on Tuesday with Government and Nonprofit week. Three back-to-back events including a Virtual Lunch-n-Learn, an Appetizers and AI - Tech Playground on Wednesday, and an AI for Social Good Panel Discussion on Thursday. Next week wraps up with an amazing panelist line-up including: Betsy Ziegler of 1871, Adam Hecktman of For Good Advisory, Jennifer Kuchar of Northern Illinois Food Bank and Gene Leynes of the City of Chicago. It’s not too late to register  but please hurry, the sessions are almost sold out. Contact elsi@ex3labs.com to register!

🗓 Introducing the #AIApril Event Series - Navigating through the hype surrounding AI can be challenging. It requires discernment amidst inflated promises and misconceptions. Rapid advancements often outpace understanding, leading to confusion about true capabilities and limitations. #AIApril is a full month of engaging, interactive, and rich programming and events focused on empowering business leaders on the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence and how to unlock the potential of AI in addressing challenges. The series will focus on three industries: Government and Nonprofit, Financial Services, and Healthcare. Each week has a combination of virtual and in-person events, including panel discussions, tech playgrounds, and lunch-n-learns. How to Register - #AIApril is part of EX3 Labs’ Executive Program Series and requires a pass to attend. For registration, group tickets or general inquiries, please contact Elsi Ramos at Elsi@ex3labs.com

📸 EX3 Labs Project Profile - Helping Englewood Envision the Future Through Generative A.I. & Augmented Reality The Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce held an event for developers, patrons, residents and local leaders to unveil the winners of a community-driven design contest titled “69th Reimagined”. Harnessing the power of generative A.I., participants reimagined the vacant lots on 69th Street in Chicago's Englewood community, through a simple narrative description. That text was turned in to a prompt that powered a Generative A.I. image. Each image was voted on and three winners were chosen. Seeing is Believing - Envisioning the Future Through Augmented Reality With the help of EX3 Labs, the images were turned into 3D models that attendees could experience through a web-based augmented reality app. When users hovered their phones over a vacant lot on 69th street, the life-sized model would appear. [tap the video to learn more] "When I reimagine 69th Street, I see possibilities... I see opportunities... I see hope. I think a lot of folks can drive down the street and see everything from vacant lots to boarded up buildings but to me, those are all opportunities for us to build a better future for not just today's dreamer, but for tomorrow's dreamers as well." - Jason Edgecombe Jr , EX3 Labs A BIG shout-out to Felicia Slaton Young, MBA , Jordan Bester and the entire Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce team, Steven E. Shaw, Jason Edgecombe Jr, Elsi Ramos, Karina Argüello, Adam Wisniewski and Tony Silva for their tremendous work on the project.

The EX3 Labs Digital Team is excited to be among the first to have a VisionOS application approved in the App Store. Quantum Explorer is an immersive learning experience that uses spatial audio narration and 3D visualizations to help simplify the exciting, yet complex world of quantum computing. Here’s a sneak peak of the app and some perspectives on what the era of spatial computing means for our clients! #QuantumComputing #VisionOS #SpatialComputing