Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep your business on top of its game, you need to understand how innovation and strategic planning work together. It’s not just about rolling out fancy new gadgets or services; it’s about rethinking how everything ticks in your company. Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When your most important product development project is a year behind schedule (and the schedule has been revved three times), who would you call to get the project back on track?

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Cooking up a winning business plan needs a dash of clear sight and a spoonful of fresh ideas. Melding these two can pack quite a punch against your rivals. Defining Your Business Strategy Think of your business strategy as your GPS, directing you to your future success. It hammers out who you are, your dreams, and what’s at the core of your company.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Risks of Sole Reliance on LLMs and AI in Technology Discovery: Why Human Expertise is Still Essential LLMs and AI tools are inad e quate as primary technology discovery tools. A human analyst to validate technology search results, conduct crucial subject matter expert interviews , and evaluate unique ideas from experienced, creative employees and stakeholders through open innovation challenges will prove to be the best approach to a fully developed innovation management strategy.

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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

Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Rethink how you’re steering the ship to stay ahead of the game. Innovation isn’t just a shiny new product; it’s about jazzing up your services, tweaking those internal gears, and shaking up your business playbook. That’s how you keep moving forward and stay in the ring as things shift and change around you. To truly make the thrilling leap with innovation, go bold—foster an atmosphere where creativity and a bit of daring flourish.

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Strategy Strategy Innovation Artificial Inteligence 113

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A step-by-step guide to help you craft a winning answer.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A series of studies found that virtual meetings offer workers valuable glimpses into each other’s nonwork lives — which boost feelings of trust and authenticity.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Taking stock of your business approach is like tuning your car engine – crucial for a smooth ride and crucial to avoid nasty surprises down the road. Here, we’ll tackle the ways to check if your current game plan’s a winner or if it’s time for a reboot. Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Current Business Strategy To see how your business strategy is holding up, dig into a few KPIs.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

What is Social Innovation? Social Innovation refers to the creation of new solutions—ideas, services, or models—that meet pressing social needs and improve individuals' and communities' quality of life. Unlike conventional innovations focused primarily on profit, Social Innovations aim to create shared value, addressing complex challenges such as poverty, health, education, and environmental sustainability.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Design thinking isn’t just a fancy buzzword—it’s all about shaking things up in how we plan strategically by spotlighting creativity, focusing on the customer, and trying stuff out to see what sticks. This method doesn’t just make the planning process more interesting; it makes it smarter, improving how customers see us and boosting the whole business game.

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Design Thinking Design Brainstorming Ideation 100

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.

Knowledge Base

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For many, heading straight to college and then into the working world is seen as the best way forward. But what if a break during this time — in particular, a gap year before college — can help reduce stress and burnout, improve your academics and leadership down the road, and help you find your true purpose? Research and interviews with people who have taken gap years demonstrate its promise, and practical advice about the logistics of taking a gap year can help you decide if it’s the right pat

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