Destination Innovation

JANUARY 9, 2025

Retail is a highly competitive sector of the economy. It has been characterised by major innovations and continuous evolution, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer preferences. Innovations from Years Gone By: Self-Service Stores (Early 20th Century) : Innovation : The concept of self-service stores, where customers could pick their own items rather than having a store clerk retrieve them, revolutionized retail.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 9, 2025

Empathy Meets Technology GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Because of AI, so much has changed in the way companies do business. The technology hit a tipping point when ChatGPT and other generative AI solutions moved from behind the scenes to public awareness in November 2022.

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Kainexus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Gemba walks have become a widely adopted management technique. Leaders gain valuable insights into organizational value flow and often discover improvement opportunities by directly visiting the work environment. This collaborative approach involves employees sharing details about their tasks and the reasons behind them. Why are Gemba Walks Important for Organizational Success?

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Planview

JANUARY 9, 2025

When Dr. Mik Kersten published Project to Product a groundbreaking book that introduced the Flow Framework just over six years ago the term product operating model was relatively new. At the time, many leading software companies already knew how to organize people through a product-oriented mindset. Among other practices, they supported persistently funded, cross-functional teams led by product managers to iteratively deliver value.

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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.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 9, 2025

Innovation drives progress, but disruption rewrites the rules of the game. Companies like Netflix, Tesla, and Airbnb didnt just improve existing modelsthey shattered industry norms. At the heart of such game-changing success lies a disciplined approach to idea management.

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ITONICS

JANUARY 9, 2025

As the pace of change accelerates and competition grows fiercer, companies are finding it more challenging to rely solely on top-down innovation models. In this new landscape, intrapreneurshipempowering employees to act like entrepreneurs within an organizationis proving to be a game-changer. Companies that foster an intrapreneurial culture don't just survive; they thrive by staying agile and innovative, keeping pace with change, and actively shaping the future.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 9, 2025

Improving the way a business operates is not just about working harderits about working smarter. According to an article from McKinsey & Company , implementing process optimization can lead to a 25% increase in output within a year, without additional capital investment. Business Process Improvement (BPI) plays a crucial role in eliminating inefficiencies, enhancing workflows, and achieving measurable results.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Online platforms from Amazon to Goodreads to IMDb tap into the so-called wisdom of the crowd to rate products and experiences. But recent research suggests that more experienced buyers tend to select better products and therefore expect higher quality, which leads them to rate more stringently. This means that higher-quality products could paradoxically receive lower average ratings than their less-sophisticated competitors.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 9, 2025

Every now and again, I come across a book which fundamentally changes the way I look at management. And when I started to understand noise , it has been nothing short of revolutionary, because it flips a common management “principle” on its head: Your teams, including management, are constantly making ineffective judgement decisions due to arbitrary factors, and many decisions would be more effective if people did not make them at all A bold claim, I know, but one which the evidence

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Six actions to take to sustain progress, create profitable growth opportunities, and build a more capable organization.

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Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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The Bliss Business Podcast

JANUARY 9, 2025

Living a Legacy: Empathy, Purpose, and Mindfulness Join us live on The Bliss Business Podcast as we welcome Kyle Gabhart , Managing Partner of Bluegrass Legacy Group , for an inspiring conversation about what it truly means to live and lead with legacy. In this episode, well explore: + How empathy can strengthen leadership and foster deeper connections + The role of purpose in guiding decisions and building meaningful impact + Why mindfulness is a key ingredient for intentional living and lead

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