Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton When times get tough, the first things most companies cut are the luxuries. That includes their innovation teams. But as companies dismantle their labs, teams, and other structures, a crucial question emerges: Whos working on growth?
innosabi Innovation Insights
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The financial sector is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. In an industry where trust, security, and efficiency are paramount, financial institutions must continuously innovate to remain competitive and future-proof their operations.
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Carla Johnson
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
February 25, 2025 Curiosity is more than just a fleeting interestit’s the driving force behind human progress, innovation, and meaningful connections.
Leapfrogging
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
What is Core Competence Analysis? Core Competence Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Core Competence Analysis is a strategic framework used to identify an organizations unique strengths that provide a competitive advantage. These core competencies are the capabilities, knowledge, processes, and assets that set a company apart from its competitors and drive long-term success.
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.
Leapfrogging
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
What is SOAR Analysis? SOAR Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects SOAR Analysis is a strategic planning framework that helps organizations leverage their strengths, identify opportunities, define ambitions, and measure results to drive growth and success. Unlike traditional SWOT analysis, which focuses on both positive and negative factors , SOAR is a strengths-based approach that emphasizes what an organization does well and how it can build on those strengths.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia It’s important to differentiate between a “brand evangelist” in a business context, and an “evangelist” in a religious context. When discussing how companies make money, we’re focusing on the business role.
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Planview
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Digital banking has redefined financial services over the last decade, with consumer preferences clearly reflecting this transformation: 91% of customers now consider online and mobile experiences a critical priority when choosing a bank. Yet the bar extends beyond merely offering digital services. While online banking capabilities attract customers from all generations especially those in the Gen Z and Millennial cohorts the delightful, seamless, and curated digital experiences secure custome
Leapfrogging
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
What is Gap Analysis? Gap Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Gap Analysis is a structured framework used to evaluate the difference between an organizations current performance and its desired future state. By identifying gaps in processes, capabilities, or outcomes , businesses can develop targeted strategies to improve efficiency, enhance competitiveness, and achieve strategic goals.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
by Braden Kelley and Art Inteligencia The importance of evangelists in organizations around the world is often misunderstood or underestimated, and too few organizations have made the incredibly rewarding investment into one or more of the valuable types of evangelists – who are particularly valuable in B2B organizations for reasons I hope will be obvious […]
Acuvate
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
Introduction Chatbots are increasingly becoming an integral part of business operations, particularly in sectors that require real-time responses, such as the oil and gas industry. With the need to constantly monitor equipment, optimize processes, and improve maintenance schedules, leveraging AI-driven chatbots can help streamline communication and decision-making.
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.
Tullio Siragusa
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Beyond Happiness: Finding Fulfillment Through Purpose andService Happiness is often framed as the ultimate goala pursuit that drives careers, relationships, and ambitions. But is happiness alone enough to create a truly fulfilling life? Many leaders find that despite reaching their goals, something still feels missing. The fleeting nature of happiness often leads to an endless chase, while fulfillmentdeep, lasting, purpose-driven contentmentrequires a different approach.
Leapfrogging
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
What is a Strategy Uncertainty Map? Strategy Uncertainty Map: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects A Strategy Uncertainty Map is a structured framework used to assess and manage uncertainties that could impact an organizations strategic decisions. It helps businesses identify, categorize, and prioritize uncertainties based on their potential impact and likelihood, enabling them to develop adaptive strategies in dynamic environments.
Planview
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Organizations that adopt product-oriented approaches achieve faster delivery, better stability, and higher customer satisfaction. But what does a product operating model look like in practice and at scale? These on-demand sessions from the Project to Product Summit 2024 feature three distinct perspectives that answer this question. Vanguard and Verizon show how established enterprises can transition from project-based to product-centric models, while Spotify offers insights from a company that
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore Anyone who has used Chat GPT or any of its cousins will testify to its astonishing ability to provide valuable responses to virtually any query. This is hardly a threatindeed, it is a boon. So, what are we worrying about?
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.
HYPE Innovation
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Open innovation the practice of purposefully managing knowledge flows between internal and external sources to drive new ideasis widely embraced. Yet, many open innovation initiatives fail to deliver meaningful results. The challenge isnt just in generating ideas; its in knowing who to collaborate with, when, and under what conditions.
Leapfrogging
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
What is a SWOT Analysis? SWOT Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning framework used to evaluate an organizations internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats. This structured approach helps businesses identify areas where they excel, where they need improvement, and what external factors could impact success.
eZassi
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Predictive Maintenance in Industry 4.0 Predictive maintenance (PdM) is revolutionizing how businesses approach equipment upkeep, particularly in industries such as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Aerospace and Defense, Energy, and Manufacturing. By leveraging Industry 4.0 principles- such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics- companies can predict equipment failures before they occur, reducing downtime, optimizing costs, and enhancing o
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
by Braden Kelley Every year The Guardian, a newspaper in the United Kingdom (UK) looks not just at companies delivering stellar customer service, but APPALLING customer service as well. In this article we’ll look at some of the organizations they highlighted in their latest iteration and what we can learn from them.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Qmarkets
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Sustainability is no longer a constraint on businessits a catalyst for innovation, growth, and resilience. Companies that embed sustainability into their innovation strategies are not just reducing risk; they are unlocking new market opportunities, improving efficiency, and strengthening customer loyalty. As environmental and social pressures increase, businesses that fail to adapt risk falling behind.
The Bliss Business Podcast
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Businesses today have a responsibility to do more than just sellthey have the power to create real impact in their communities. But how do companies move beyond transactions to build meaningful relationships with employees, customers, and the world around them? Join us on The Bliss Business Podcast as we welcome Jennifer Bradbury , a corporate social responsibility leader with over 20 years of experience helping brands turn purpose into impact through philanthropy, social initiatives, and commun
innosabi Innovation Insights
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Innovation is the heartbeat of R&D teams. In an increasingly competitive landscape, the ability to leverage data-driven insights and AI-powered tools can mean the difference between stagnation and breakthroughs. But what role does AI play in research and development, and how can organizations harness its potential while maintaining a strong strategic direction?
Kainexus
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Operational Excellence (OpEx) is not a one-time initiativeits an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, efficiency, and high performance. While many organizations successfully launch Operational Excellence programs, sustaining them over the long term remains a significant challenge. Without a structured approach and the right tools, efforts can stall, leading to lost momentum and diminishing returns.
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Innovation is key to overcoming crises. This guide outlines how businesses can navigate uncertainty by adapting strategies, embracing open innovation, and strengthening resilience. Learn how to reassess business models, engage external expertise, and build a robust innovation ecosystem. Explore the three phases of crisis response—from immediate adaptation to long-term transformation—and discover how collaboration accelerates progress while reducing costs.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When youre stuck, its not because you dont have good ideas. And its not because youre not smart. Youre stuck because youre trying to do something difficult. Youre stuck because youre trying to triangulate on something thats not quite fully formed.
Qmarkets
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Disruptive innovation is a transformative force that has reshaped entire industries, often surprising established businesses and creating new market leaders. Unlike traditional approaches that focus on gradual improvements, disruptive innovation introduces simpler, more accessible, and affordable solutions that initially cater to overlooked or underserved markets.
The Bliss Business Podcast
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
The most successful leaders arent just focused on strategy and executionthey cultivate mindfulness to enhance clarity, resilience, and decision-making. Join us on The Bliss Business Podcast as we welcome Faisal Hoque , entrepreneur, best-selling author, and thought leader, for a conversation on Mindfulness in the Workplace. In this episode, well explore: How mindfulness fuels leadership, innovation, and sustainable success The connection between awareness and better decision-making How to embed
ITONICS
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
The year was 1993. Apple, already known for its groundbreaking innovations, launched what it believed to be the future of personal computingthe Apple Newton MessagePad. This personal digital assistant (PDA) was ahead of its time, featuring handwriting recognition, a touchscreen interface, and a sleek design. It promised to revolutionize how people took notes, organized their schedules, and interacted with technology.
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Do you want to be better or different? Thats the question that Sally Hogshead, an amazing professional speaker who specializes in being fascinating, shared in a recent speech I had the pleasure of experiencing.
Focused Momentum
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Learn to transform your strategic planning process through disruption. Discover the 3 key phases that ignite strategic thinking for breakthrough results.
The Bliss Business Podcast
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
How Purpose Fuels Innovation Innovation doesnt happen in a vacuum. It thrives in organizations where purpose is the guiding force. When employees are connected to a deeper why , creativity flows naturally, collaboration strengthens, and breakthrough ideas emerge. In this episode of The Scaling with Purpose Kit series, we explore: The link between purpose and innovationwhy clarity of mission drives creative solutions How organizations like Tesla, Google, and Warby Parker have aligned purpose wi
Daniel Burrus
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
What is the biggest problem you’re facing right now? Is it limited resources? A competitive threat? Internal inefficiency? If your first instinct is to dive in and fix it, you’re not alone. Leaders are often measured by their ability to solve problems quickly. But here’s the thing: not all problems are worth solving. Many challenges are rooted in outdated assumptions and processes that no longer serve your future goals, taking up time and resources better spent elsewhere.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
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