Sun.Apr 27, 2025

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Original Ideas Don't Exist

Phil McKinney

When we think about great inventions, we often picture a genius having a sudden flash of insight. But is that how innovation really works? Or are we just discovering things that were bound to happen anyway? Look at any major breakthrough and you'll see it didn't come from nowhere. Every new idea builds on older ones. Thomas Edison didn't invent electricity from scratch - he figured out how to make it useful in everyday life.

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The Evidence Behind Why Big Transformations Start Small

Digital Tonto

The most common mistake that leaders make when pursuing change is to assume that once people understand it, they will embrace it. So they approach transformation with a typical project management approach, looking to create a sense of urgency, build awareness, remove obstacles and quickly show progress against a timeline. Yet we have decades of research and experience, with every type of change imaginable, that shows thats not how transformation really works.

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Managing Team Conflict

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from David Burkus Conflict within a team is an inevitable part of any work environment. The diverse perspectives, ideas, and solutions that team members bring to the table can often lead to disagreements and conflicts. However, it’s important to remember that team conflict isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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Suggestion Schemes Bounce Back

Destination Innovation

Employee suggestion schemes may sound old fashioned but they remain one of the best sources for ideas for improvement, cost saving and innovation. Bosses are increasingly turning back to their staff to find more suggestions. Employee suggestion schemes are not new. Toyota started with the concept in 1951 and now receives over one million ideas a year.

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Going Beyond Chatbots: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems, & Data

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.