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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Innovation is the lifeblood of businesses seeking to thrive in a rapidly evolving market. It is the driving force behind the competitive edge that allows companies to stand out and meet the ever-changing demands of their customers. Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape In the current business landscape, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity.

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Cris Beswick

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, a leadership team’s ability to foster innovation often determines an organisation’s success or failure. Yet, the stark reality is that many senior teams urgently need help creating the cultural conditions necessary for innovation to flourish. Based on extensive work worldwide with CEOs and senior executives, my experience reinforces that leadership team dynamics can either catalyse or crush innovation potential.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Every groundbreaking product, service, or solution starts with a single idea. But generating impactful ideas often requires more than just inspirationit demands the right methods and tools to unlock creative potential. An idea generator offers precisely that: a framework to guide innovation and uncover new possibilities. An idea generator provides a structured approach to spark fresh thinking, tackle challenges, and transform abstract concepts into tangible outcomes.

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Introduction: The Evolution of Customer Experience Customer experience (CX) has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, driven largely by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). From early-stage chatbots to more sophisticated, AI-powered systems, businesses have increasingly relied on technology to meet customer expectations.

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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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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The promise of higher productivity makes using ChatGPT and other gen AI tools to help with daily business writing tempting. But there are risks: loss of your unique voice, inadvertent errors, and ethical pitfalls, all of which can negatively impact your credibility and relationships. Using AI to help you rather than replace you as you write can help you avoid these downsides and take advantage of the technology.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Building a new business is tough. These strategies will help your startup succeed without a big investment. As many of my readers know, I usually write about strategy , innovation , and leadership. But recently I’ve been asked a lot about how I helped establish Praxie.com as a destination website for hundreds of best practice digital tools and templates using growth hacking strategies.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 8, 2024

by Braden Kelley Recently several people have asked me whether or not artificial intelligence (AI) has a role to play innovation. One of the ways I’ve answered this question is by speaking about how artificial intelligence can be used to help test/disprove assumptions.

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Michael Roberto

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Source: Getty Images How do leaders make sure they are hearing the unvarnished truth? How can they cut through the bureaucracy and access unfiltered information? Writing in today's Wall Street Journal , Ben Cohen describes one technique employed by Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia. Cohen draws from a new book by Tae Kim ( The Nvidia Way" ). Cohen and Kim describe the infamous T5T memos that Huang reads each week.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Evolution of Product Development Product development has transformed significantly over the years, adapting to changes in consumer behavior, market demands, and technological advancements. Let’s explore the contrast between traditional and agile approaches and uncover the advantages agile product development brings to businesses. Traditional vs.

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Bliss Investing: Aligning Profit with Purpose for Sustainable Growth Investments are often seen through a hard, cold financial lens, making the concept of empathy in investing seem out of place. But, as Alicia Castillo Holley, PhD, outlined in a recent episode of The Bliss Business Podcast , it is empathy, compassion, and purpose that form the true foundation of successful, sustainable investing.

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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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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 8, 2024

GUEST POST from Pete Foley The scientific method is probably the most useful thing Ive learnt in my life. It is a near universal tool that can be used in so many ways and so many places.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Innovation has long been the driving force behind industry breakthroughs, shaping how businesses evolve and adapt. However, the future of innovation isnt just about individual brilliance or isolated ideasits about the power of collaboration. As businesses face more complex challenges and increasingly globalized competition, collaborative tools have become non-negotiable for staying ahead.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Inefficient processes can consume up to 30% of a company’s revenue annually. This significant loss underscores the critical need for effective process improvement strategies. Process improvement involves systematically analyzing and refining workflows to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. Selecting the appropriate tools is essential to this endeavor.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Thinkers360 Thought Leader Series – Tom Koulopoulos on Gigatrends In this edition of the Thinkers360 Thought Leader Series, we interview Tom Koulopoulos, Chairman and founder of Delphi Group, about his new book, Gigatrends: Six Forces That Are Changing the Future for Billions. The book explores six major trends that are shaping our world: Demographic Disruption: This trend highlights the aging populations in developed countries and the rapid growth of younger populations in developing nati

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 10, 2024

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Corporate offsites the phrase conjures images of everything from mandatory fun with colleagues to long and exhausting days debating strategy with peers. Rarely are the images something that entice people to sit up and shout, YEA! But what if the reality could be something YEA! worthy?

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Introduction Imagine asking an AI a complex question like, What did BBC and The Verge report about climate change in December 2023? and receiving irrelevant or incomplete answers. Sounds frustrating, right? Traditional AI retrieval systems often struggle with these multi-hop queries, where answers must be synthesized from multiple sources or contexts.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Power of Disruptive Innovation Understanding Disruptive Innovation Disruptive innovation, a term you might have encountered frequently in today’s business lexicon, refers to a process where a product or service starts at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves upmarket, eventually displacing established competitors. It often begins with offering simpler, more convenient, or more affordable options that appeal to new or less-demanding customer segments before catching hold an

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Bill Fischer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

New research indicates that speaking of organizational transformation without including its impact on top management can be hazardous to the individuals involved.

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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.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell The Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed that There is nothing permanent except change and events over the past few thousand years would seem to prove him right. Yet while change may endure, the rate of change fluctuates over time. Throughout history, forces tend to cascade and converge on particular points.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As companies navigate todays complex business and geopolitical landscape, CFOs have seen risk management rise to the top of their priorities. Theyre increasingly using scenario planning as a key tool to manage risk and strategically unlock new value-creation opportunities. This involves three approaches: 1) Being rigorous and cross-functional, integrating scenario planning into the companys strategic framework; 2) Being outward looking and externally informed by staying ahead of the curve on reg

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction to New Product Development In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, the ability to innovate and execute new product development (NPD) effectively is a cornerstone of business success. This section unpacks the significance of innovation and provides an overview of various strategies to streamline the NPD process.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Big Consulting Houses vs. Boutique Firms for Innovation: The Costs and Risks of Making an Uninformed Choice We all know, and possibly worked with the Big 4 consulting houses, which include PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte. These firms have thousands of consultants and are designed to drive high profits through a Matrixed Organization, as well as what is known as a Leverage Model.

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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

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 13, 2024

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski What if the most profitable thing you could do was work that reduced the rise in the earths temperature? What if it was most profitable to reduce CO2 emissions, improve water quality or generate renewable energy?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2024

With generative AI, the rewiring of global supply chains, and investments in clean energy and associated technologies, business is on the cusp of capital investments the likes weve never before seen. Traditionally, organizations see a capital project as a single behemoth, broken down into a number of constituent components that ultimately must come together at the end for the project to succeed.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding the Impact of AI in Business Strategy The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into business strategy has become a transformative force across various industries. As a Business Planning or Strategy Manager, understanding this impact is crucial for harnessing the power of AI to reinforce your strategic objectives. The Evolution of AI in Business Strategy The journey of AI in the business landscape has seen a remarkable evolution, transitioning from a novel technology to a fun

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Stephen Shapiro

DECEMBER 13, 2024

I recently unearthed some videos from 25 years ago of a speech I gave in Nice, France. In the middle of the presentation, I whipped out my saxophone and started jamming with a band. We hadnt prepared or discussed what we would playit was 100% improvised. That was the point of the talk. I shared a perspective thats just as relevant today: classical music, like many of our business processes, can be rigid and inflexible.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 12, 2024

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken I couldnt hold back. I told an employee to stop complaining about her fellow employees in front of us, her customers. Heres the story. My wife and I were at a restaurant.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2024

From the early days of mechanical automatons to more recent conversational bots, scientists and engineers have dreamed of a future where AI systems can work and act intelligently and independently. Recent advances in agentic AI bring that autonomous future a step closer to reality. With their supercharged reasoning and execution capabilities, agentic AI systems promise to transform many aspects of human-machine collaboration.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Role of AI in Strategic Planning The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into strategic planning is revolutionizing the way businesses approach their long-term goals. By leveraging the capabilities of AI, companies can gain deeper insights, forecast trends, and make more informed decisions. Understanding the Impact of AI on Strategic Planning Strategic planning has traditionally been a time-intensive process, requiring the analysis of vast amounts of data to predict trends and determ

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Introduction: The Evolution of Customer Experience Customer experience (CX) has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, driven largely by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). From early-stage chatbots to more sophisticated, AI-powered systems, businesses have increasingly relied on technology to meet customer expectations.

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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