Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

A critical factor influencing the effectiveness of DEI initiatives is how employees respond to them. Traditionally, employee responses have been overly simplified as “resistors,” who complicate or hinder DEI initiatives, or “supporters” of DEI, who facilitate their implementation. Recent research suggests employee reactions can be broken down into four categories: excited supporters, calm compliers, torn shapers, and discontented opponents.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 17, 2024

Why innovation management needs co-intelligence GUEST POST from John Bessant Long fuse, big bang. A great descriptor which Andrew Hargadon uses to describe the way some major innovations arrive and have impact.

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Kainexus

JULY 17, 2024

" Operational excellence begins with having the right strategy, but it's realized through relentless focus on execution and continuous improvement. " Jeff Bezos - Amazon Operational excellence is crucial for business leaders aiming for continuous improvement because it establishes a framework for consistently delivering high-quality products and services while optimizing processes and reducing waste.

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Cris Beswick

JULY 17, 2024

Innovation has never been a higher priority for companies, yet most struggle to deliver on their aspirations. BCG’s 2024 global innovation survey found that 83% of companies rank innovation as a top-3 priority. However, innovation readiness has plummeted, with just 3% of companies scoring in the “ready zone” on BCG’s innovation maturity benchmark, down from 20% in 2022.

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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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Brunner

JULY 17, 2024

Use an Audience-First Approach to Create B2B Content that’s Valuable, Relevant and Helpful for B2B Buyers As a B2B marketer looking to build awareness, generate leads or drive sales, it’s essential that you know how your prospective customers navigate the buying process, especially what information they need to get to “yes.” Today’s business buyers take an increasingly stealthy approach by doing their own research long before they get in touch with you — if they ever make contact.

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Innovators Alliance

JULY 17, 2024

The greatest resource at Innovators Alliance is the wealth and experiences of our members. As a community for entrepreneurs, we put a particular emphasis on innovation and the opportunity to share experiences and gain inspiration from others. Earlier this year we updated our IA Member Check-in process to include a question that asked members about their recommended entrepreneurial books, podcasts and tools.

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Linda Bernardi

JULY 17, 2024

While one may think it is entertaining to witness GenAI companies train their AI systems using content from others, these companies may: (1) be intentionally aware, (2) simply don’t care, or (3) even know what training data sets they are using. However, IT MATTERS A LOT! Let me build a hypothetical scenario: I spent years researching and writing my two books that were published over the period of a decade.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

Botshit — made-up, inaccurate, and untruthful chatbot content that humans uncritically use for tasks — can pose major risks to your business in the form of reputational damage, incorrect decisions, legal liability, economic losses, and even human safety. Yet, it’s unlikely that chatbots are going away. How can you manage these risks while taking advantage of the benefits of promising new tools?

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Tools Management Artificial Inteligence Learning 28

Linda Bernardi

JULY 17, 2024

I am a huge fan of venture capital and the impact that VC funding at all stages has on spurring innovation, building products, and enabling us to be where we are today. The VC world is evolving rapidly, but perhaps not for the best. Here is why: The term ‘Quiet’ perfectly depicts what is happening in the worldwide VC sector today. Not including the insane Gen AI investments and hyper-inflated valuations, the remainder of the VC world in 2023 and 2024 is having two not-so-great years.

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Groups Disruption Course Meeting 26

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

How to think strategically about “co-opetition” and mitigate your organization’s risk.

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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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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

An approach to decision making that avoids the pitfalls of reductive thinking.

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