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The Coming Leadership Confidence Crisis

Innovation Excellence

Executive Trust in Their Teams is Plummeting – Here is How to Rebuild It GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton “Trust no one. Suspect everyone.” Great advice if you’re an MI6 agent trying to uncover a spy at the height of the Cold War.

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Maximizing Creativity: 4 Innovative Approaches to Ideation Sessions

Qmarkets

Ideation sessions have become an essential tool for businesses striving to stay ahead. These sessions aren’t just about generating ideas; they’re about fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration that can lead to breakthrough solutions. Whether you’re looking to solve a specific problem, develop a new product, or simply encourage creative thinking, the approach you take to an ideation session can significantly impact the quality and feasibility of the ideas generated.

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What are the universal challenges faced by the Energy sector – applying Partner Ecosystems thinking.

Innovating4Energy

Applying Partner Ecosystem Thinking into the Energy Sector In my l ast post I took six of what I feel are the most significant issues: that I believe require Partner Ecosystem thinking and design. Within the Energy business, to make the enormous changes required in the transitions from fossil fuel to renewables we simply cannot “go it alone”, we need collaborations across all of the parts of energy from power generation, utilization, transmission and distribution, storage and consump

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One Team: Creating & Improving Processes that Overlap with Other Departments

CMOE

“When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt If you’re the head of a department, no matter your title, it can be challenging to get your job done when it involves coordinating and collaborating with other departments. You’ve already figured out what you want to accomplish but getting the buy-in and cooperation of others can be difficult.

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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.

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Idea Systems: Strategic Approaches to Developing Ideas Effectively

Qmarkets

Innovation is the driving force behind any successful business, but the challenge lies in systematically capturing and developing ideas that can drive meaningful change. Whether it’s refining existing processes, launching new products, or finding creative solutions to pressing problems, having a robust idea system in place is essential. But with so many options available, how do you choose the right one for your organization?

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Extending Integration Across Your Enterprise and Digital Supply Chain

Planview

Software development teams often face challenges that can hinder productivity and disrupt the successful delivery of projects. From wasted time due to duplicate data entry to missed opportunities and misallocated talent, these pain points can significantly impact an organization’s efficiency and innovation. In this blog, four common pain points will be explored in detail, and how robust integration strategies, such as those offered by Planview Hub , can help address these challenges and dr

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How to Improve Innovative Thinking so That You Can Unlock Creativity in Your Workplace

innosabi Innovation Insights

Are your team’s ideas feeling a bit…stale? Has that “innovation whiteboard” become more of a dusty relic than a springboard for breakthroughs? Don’t despair – we’re about to shake things up! We’ve all been there – Those meetings where forced “brainstorming” sessions lead to more yawns than “aha!

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What is an Innovation Framework? Definitions, Types, and Best Practices

Qmarkets

For companies that aim to lead rather than follow, innovation is an indispensable activity. However, the challenge lies not just in generating new ideas but in harnessing them effectively. Without a structured approach, even the most promising ideas can falter. This is where an innovation framework becomes indispensable. By providing a strategic foundation, an innovation framework guides organizations through the complex journey of turning ideas into impactful solutions.

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Valuing Ai, Cryptocurrency And Tech Companies Literally Out Of This World

BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

“Most people, even finance professionals, don’t understand that all methodologies are extrapolations or corollaries of the same essential methodology. Valuation can be simplified into two elements: Risk and Return. Value today is predicated on future returns and the risks of achieving them.” How do you describe your “independent financial valuator” (IFV) role work.

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4 Secrets of IKEA's Innovation Culture

ITONICS

IKEA has become a household name associated with affordable design. That’s a result of its unique innovation culture. So, we asked one passionate IKEA leader for practical tips on building an innovation community.

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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: How to Build Consensus Around a New Idea

Harvard Business Review

Previous research has found that new ideas are seen as risky and are often rejected. New research suggests that this rejection can be due to people’s lack of shared criteria or reference points when evaluating a potential innovation’s value. In a new paper, the authors find that the more novel the idea, the more people differ on their perception of its value.

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Research: What Happens When Influencers Turn Off Comments

Harvard Business Review

Influencers are often targets of online negativity, and how they respond to this feedback can have important ramifications for their personal brands and the effectiveness of their product endorsements. Recent research shows that one commonly employed tactic — turning off social media comments — can undermine influencers’ key assets: their persuasiveness, likability, and perceived sincerity.

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Companies Are Scaling Back Sustainability Pledges. Here’s What They Should Do Instead.

Harvard Business Review

In the past 18 months, many companies have significantly retreated from their sustainability commitments. High-profile examples include Tractor Supply Co., which eliminated jobs focused on diversity and withdrew its carbon-emissions goals, and Canada’s major oil sands companies, which removed decarbonization goals from their websites. Nike and others have similarly reduced their sustainability efforts.

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Is Your Company Reading Data the Wrong Way?

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with professors Amy Edmondson and Michael Luca on data-driven decision-making.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

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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Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports

Harvard Business Review

After achieving early success, how should the founders continue to build value for their soccer franchise?