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Leadership’s Critical Role in Shaping Culture For Innovation

Cris Beswick

While many companies proudly display values like “Innovation” and “Excellence” on their walls, few successfully translate these aspirational concepts into meaningful cultural change. The key to building an influential innovation-led culture lies not in proclamations but in embedding behaviours that support creative problem-solving and breakthrough thinking throughout the organisation.

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An Innovation Leadership Fable

Innovation Excellence

Wisdom from the Waters GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Once upon a time, in a lush forest, there lived a colony of industrious beavers known far and wide for their magnificent dams, which provided shelter and sustenance for many.

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An Easy Guide For Businesses to Master Innovation Portfolio Management

innosabi Innovation Insights

Let’s face it, today’s business world moves fast. To stay ahead of the curve, you need a smart strategy for managing your innovation projects. And that’s where innovation portfolio management comes in. By strategically managing a diverse range of innovation initiatives, businesses can maximize their impact and ensure sustainable growth.

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What is an Innovation Incubator? A Guide to Accelerating Enterprise Innovation

Qmarkets

Innovation is the backbone of growth for large enterprises, but turning fresh ideas into actionable solutions is often a complex and resource-intensive process. For organizations seeking to develop these ideas with lower risk and higher efficiency, innovation incubators have become an essential strategy. Far beyond traditional R&D, innovation incubators provide a structured environment that nurtures early-stage concepts, offering the resources, guidance, and framework necessary to bring grou

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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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Reframe the Value Proposition of Diversity

Harvard Business Review

The word diversity appears to trigger a wide variety of emotions from its equally wide array of definitions. And in our current moment of political polarization, it appears to be getting worse. What if we could frame a value proposition for diversity that emphasizes the return on investment for the organization, benefits every individual and team, and is rooted in science and backed by empirical research?

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How to Become a Powerful Critical Thinker in 7 Steps

Carla Johnson

November 19, 2024 I was standing in line to board my flight from Denver to Nashville when I overheard two women executives debating their company’s latest challenge. “We need creative thinkers to solve this supply chain mess!” one insisted. “No,” the other countered, “we need critical thinkers to analyze the data.

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