Fri.Apr 25, 2025

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The Innovation Crisis: How We're Stifling Our Children's Creative Potential—And How to Set It Free

Phil McKinney

Last night, my twelve-year-old grandson asked to borrow my  Killer Questions card deck —a set of question prompts designed to spark critical thinking and creative problem-solving. As we sat at dinner, he thoughtfully worked through the questions, applying them to his budding online business selling laser-cut creations he designs and produces himself on his Glowforge Pro.

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Food Innovation Unwrapped: Trends Reshaping the Industry

Qmarkets

The global food industry is facing a moment of reckoning. Extreme weather, fragile supply chains, rising costs, and shifting consumer demands are converging to create urgent, system-wide pressure. In this environment, innovation is no longer a differentiatorits a necessity for survival and relevance. But food innovation isnt easy. The sector is burdened by complex regulations, legacy infrastructure, and often limited appetite for risk.

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Seeing Things as They Cannot Be

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When theres a big problem, the first step is to define whats causing it. To do that, based on an understanding of the physics, a sequence of events is proposed and then tested to see if it replicates the problem.

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Cutting-EDGE Innovation at Forvis Mazars: Success Story Webinar

Qmarkets

Discover how Forvis Mazars integrates innovation into its corporate fabric, driving growth and resilience while managing the complexities of an international merger. Hear directly from the EDGE team about how they generated an incredible 58% engagement rate from an audience of over 7000 employees as part of a long term strategic innovation program.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

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.

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Research: When Leaders Express Positivity Early On, Employees Perform Better

Harvard Business Review

A study found that the timing and emotional tenor of a leader’s communication can significantly affect their team members’ performance.

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How to use AI tools for HR to Automate Outdated Processes

Go Hire - Business Innovation

In this episode of GoHire Talks , I sat down with Matt Neylon , HR leader at The Mount Vernon School , to explore how HR teams can stop drowning in outdated, manual tasks and start saving serious time with automation and AI tools for HR. Matt shares his post-pandemic journeyfrom battling burnout in education to mapping processes with sticky notes to using lightweight tech like project boards and chatbots to overhaul onboarding and recruiting.

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