Improvides

DECEMBER 21, 2014

If you want to stay on the cutting edge of innovation insight and techniques, then these are the blogs and experts you need to follow in 2015 2014 has been an excellent year for the spreading of insights around what makes innovation and creativity around the workplace. The proliferation of blogs, LinkedIn groups, podcasts and […]. Originally published at Top 25 most influential Innovation Blogs & Experts: 2014.

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Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 23, 2014

'In 1982, Scott Cook was watching his wife sit at the kitchen table struggling to balance the family checkbook. Personal computers were just becoming popular and he had seen them transform work at Procter and Gamble; yet here was his wife fighting to do something challenging for humans but trivial for computers. In a flash of insight, he realized that software could replace pencil-and-paper accounting for everyone.

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Bill Fischer

DECEMBER 27, 2014

What are you going to do this coming year to be more innovative? Innovative organizations deserve innovative leaders and members and if you’re not consciously thinking about how you might improve your own personal innovativeness, you’re abdicating on an important managerial responsibility. Since this is the time for New Year’s resolutions, [.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Colin Tilzey, head of the Innovation Ventures Group at the $3 billion tool-maker, talks about the evolution of the innovation governance committee.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

If AI agents are going to deliver ROI, they need to move beyond chat and actually do things. But, turning a model into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. In this new webinar, Alex Salazar and Nate Barbettini will break down the emerging AI architecture that makes action possible, and how it differs from traditional integration approaches.

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100%Open

DECEMBER 11, 2014

We were delighted to work with Nissan and Microsoft recently to help them launch a competition for MSN readers called Project Innovation setting the challenge to submit pioneering ideas that change the way we connect with our cars. A panel of judges picked three contestants to take part in a two-day workshop led by 100%Open with an aim to design and develop their creative concepts before unveiling to the voting public.

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BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Even the stodgiest of old-school companies are facing the fact that a digital presence is now a vital part of any successful commercial strategy. Digital transformation is not about putting an online wrapper around the existing product suite; it’s about fundamentally rethinking the company, from customer acquisition and retention, to market expansion and product innovation.

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Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 16, 2014

'Bold claims have been made about applying “big data” to solve the world’s problems, from health (Fitbit) to saving energy (Nest). Data is all around us, appearing in slick devices and colorful dashboards, yet focusing on the technology can cause us to miss the people who have to use it. Our job as designers is to communicate information.

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Bill Fischer

DECEMBER 27, 2014

What are you going to do this coming year to be more innovative? Innovative organizations deserve innovative leaders and members and if you’re not consciously thinking about how you might improve your own personal innovativeness, you’re abdicating on an important managerial responsibility. Since this is the time for New Year’s resolutions, [.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In this audio excerpt, Peter Thiel discusses how internal politics can tilt decision-making in large companies towards conventional ideas and away from what is truly disruptive.

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100%Open

DECEMBER 2, 2014

A lot of money and time is spent pre-testing ideas before they are launched as new products and services. And still many new products fail. How can co-creation save time and money and increase the chances of success? We are inspired by communities like Kickstarter and Indiegogo – great examples of building a market for a product before you spend money on developing it.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

Roadmap

Tim Kastelle

DECEMBER 28, 2014

It’s always a bit dangerous to be “inspirational.” The problem is that inspiration doesn’t always lead to action – and that’s what we ultimately want. This is a lesson that Timothy Prestero and his organisation Design that Matters learned painfully. In 2010, DtM came out with an incubator designed for use in developing countries that won a ton of awards.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'In 2007, the same day Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone and the same year Twitter debuted at SXSW, executive coach Marshall Goldsmith published a book called What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. In it, Goldsmith makes the case that many of the behaviors that initially propel high-achievers up the corporate ladder are paradoxically the same ones preventing them from reaching the very top.

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Technology Created

DECEMBER 13, 2014

“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” — Vincent Van Gogh. Here’s an interesting question. Why is it that, while artistic tools have become so advanced and provide artists with the opportunity to become so much more productive, the amount of art and the quality of art produced by artists has dropped so dramatically?

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Bill Fischer

DECEMBER 24, 2014

"Good Night, and Good Luck" were words made famous by radio news pioneer Edward R. Murrow as he closed-out his evening broadcasts from London during the terrible early days of the Second World War. But, there was no "luck" involved in Murrow's work. He was consciously and deliberately part of [.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Rick Smyers of Fidelity Investments explains how you can put the right strategy, tools, and people in place to make a real impact — and details some of his team’s successful projects.

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100%Open

DECEMBER 31, 2014

I was never a fan of the band Queen but I remember being moved to see the video to their song, The Show Must Go On, released at a time when their lead singer Freddie Mercury was in advanced stages of dying with Aids. Where others may have faded away quietly, the sheer necessity and inevitability of the need to keep on performing was striking. Whatever you think of their music I think you have to admire their tenacity.

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CorporateIntel

DECEMBER 22, 2014

You don’t have to be an entrepreneur to be an innovator. Becoming a startup CEO may not be your thing, but changing the world is always within your reach. There is a frenzy of late among those longing to lead business startups, and that is exciting. Entrepreneurs are a special breed, and while the successful ones are rare, no one really knows who is going to be successful in advance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

'All organizations are political – and to some degree, they always will be. The underlying reasons are psychological. First, work involves dealing with people. That means finding a compromise between what they want and what we want; and it’s often a zero-sum game. Second, humans are emotional creatures, biased by unconscious needs and riddled with insecurities.

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The Human Factor

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I frequently write and speak about the need to pause, slow down, and focus on winning every day. With so many interruptions, distractions and lengthy to-do lists, it’s all too easy to take our eyes off the ball and lose our sense of direction. It’s also important to pause and have some fun from time to time, and nothing stretches the brain and gets it thinking in new and creative ways like a good set of brainteasers.

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Bill Fischer

DECEMBER 24, 2014

"Good Night, and Good Luck" were words made famous by radio news pioneer Edward R. Murrow as he closed-out his evening broadcasts from London during the terrible early days of the Second World War. But, there was no "luck" involved in Murrow's work. He was consciously and deliberately part of [.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' first Government Innovation Officer talks about the importance of quick hits and implementing a crowdsourcing initiative.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Blaine Hurst of Panera Bread explains how he worked with CEO and founder Ron Shaich to design and test the “Panera 2.0” concept, working out of a single cafe near Boston’s Fenway Park.

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Roadmap

Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Reebok’sPaul Litchfield discusses the challenges of making innovation happen within a traditional annual planning cycle; experiments with wearable technologies; and more…

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Kelly Services’ Rolf Kleiner talks about his CEO’s expectations; developing a process for collecting ideas; and one high-potential idea Kelly Services is preparing to roll out.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The head of the Data Innovation Lab at Thomson Reuters argues that if you want to generate revenues from innovation, installing idea management software won't get you there.

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Innovation Leader

DECEMBER 1, 2014

As startups deliver services like transportation, home cleaning, and errand-running with the click of an app, here's how the playing field is changing.

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2014

'Few people would question the value of risk assessment. Without it, we would plunge thoughtlessly into situations that could lead to considerable harm. But upon closer inspection, risk assessment is itself a dangerous double-edged sword. There are numerous counterexamples where, at least in hindsight, even a simple assessment of risk would have killed a business idea that turned out later to be a huge success.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

'Self-promotion can be uncomfortable for many people. That’s certainly true for foreign professionals in America, who have to navigate different cultural mores in the most bullish nation on earth when it comes to personal branding. But even for many Americans, it’s a tricky prospect: how can you ensure that your talent is recognized without alienating your colleagues and looking like a jerk?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2014

'Every year, HBR interviews 10 people who’ve had fascinating careers. Here, a few highlights from 2014. British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes has never been afraid to stand out. Her eponymous clothing line soared in the 70s, only to shutter its doors in the 90s. But she’s moved on to other projects, and today’s hottest designers credit her influence.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

'One of the great pleasures of my job is thinking about, creating, and publishing charts in partnership with our amazing designers. And you all seem to quite like them, too. So as is required among most all digital editors at the end of each calendar year, I’ve gone through the entirety of 2014’s charts, tables, and other visuals we’ve published for HBR.org – hundreds in all – to highlight 20 that tell particularly interesting stories.

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Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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