Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Innovation within a large organization doesn’t happen by chance. It requires a deliberate approach, using structured techniques that not only generate fresh ideas but also solve complex problems and bring those ideas to life. In this article, we’ll explore several powerful innovation techniques—ranging from problem-solving frameworks and ideation methods to hackathons and structured innovation programs.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
When researchers at the University of Cambridge pitted human competitors against a leading LLM, the chatbot beat the top participants on almost every metric. It also was fired more quickly.
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Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Crisis Management GUEST POST from Shep Hyken This is a departure from my usual customer service and customer experience (CX) articles. While it does tie in to service and CX, it is really about leadership.
Kainexus
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Business transformation is a crucial journey that strategically revamps an organization's processes, technologies, and business models to boost efficiency, competitiveness, and customer value. In today's fast-paced environment, embracing business transformation enables organizations to achieve sustainable success. This article provides straightforward and actionable steps any organization can take for successful business transformation.
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.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
… and the Results Were Brilliant … and Dangerous GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton AI is everywhere: in our workplaces, homes, schools, art galleries, concert halls, and even neighborhood coffee shops. We can’t seem to escape it. Some hope it will unlock our full potential and usher in an era of creativity, prosperity, and peace.
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
Over the past two centuries, we have seen echoes of the same pattern first established in the late 18th century: a wave of new ideas is resisted by the dominant powers, as tensions build below the surface and eventually explode. Sometimes order holds and sometimes it gives way to a period of chaos and destruction before, eventually, finding some sort of homeostasis.
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Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Innovation doesn’t happen by accident. Behind every groundbreaking product or service is a well-structured process that transforms creative ideas into actionable solutions. This process, known as ideation, plays a pivotal role in helping companies generate new concepts, solve problems, and stay competitive. Yet, many leaders struggle to harness the full potential of their teams’ creativity.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
GUEST POST from Greg Satell Marshal McLuhan, one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, described media as “extensions of man” and predicted that electronic media would eventually lead to a global village.
Destination Innovation
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Let’s start by looking at some examples of lateral thinking. Situations where an entirely different approach led to significant results. We will range from ancient history to modern business. Trojan Horse: The Trojan Horse was a brilliant example of lateral thinking in warfare. Instead of continuing a prolonged siege, the Greeks devised a plan to enter Troy by deception.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Table of Contents What is Creativity in Business? Creativity in business is defined as the ability to generate novel and valuable ideas that drive innovation, solve problems, and create new opportunities. It involves thinking outside traditional frameworks to develop unique solutions that can lead to competitive advantages and business growth.
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
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
From Spotting to Solving to Owning: The Evolution of Impactful Leadership In every organization, theres a spectrum of how people engage with problems. Some point them out. Others analyze and propose solutions. And then there are the few who roll up their sleeves, take full responsibility, and drive change to the finish line. These arent just behaviorstheyre levels of leadership maturity and impact.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore I’ve been talking about crossing the chasm incessantly for over thirty years, and I’m not likely to stop, but it does beg the question, how should you operate when you are in the chasm?
CMOE
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
One of the most challenging aspects of difficult conversations can be finding the right time to have them. To select the best time to have a courageous conversation, there are three key factors to consider: Your mindset Their ability to receive the conversation The timing of the interaction When all three are favorable, you are more likely to have a positive outcome.
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Hackathons have become a go-to strategy for driving innovation, solving complex challenges, and generating fresh ideas in a short time. As these events have evolved, three main formats have emerged: online hackathons, offline ones, and hybrid formats combining the two. While each type offers unique benefits, the real challenge lies in managing the vast number of ideas generated during these events—before, during, and after the hackathon itself.
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.
eZassi
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Prepare for 2025 Innovations Maximize Your Year-End Budget with Technology Discovery Reports As we approach the end of 2024, many organizations are faced with the familiar challenge of allocating remaining budget dollars in a way that provides lasting impact. Ezassi’s Technology Discovery Reports offer the perfect opportunity to invest in your organization’s future by identifying key technologies, trends, and innovations that will shape your business in 2025 and beyond.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski The stop, start, continue method (SSC) is a simple, yet powerful, way to plan your day, week and year. And though it’s simple, it’s not simplistic. And though it looks straightforward, it’s onion-like in its layers.
CMOE
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Should You Standardize Your Supervisor Development Plan? As your business evolves and expands, cultivating strong leadership becomes essential for sustainable growth. This may involve promoting high-performing team members to supervisory roles or investing in the professional development of existing supervisors. A vital step in this process is developing a robust supervisor development plan that nurtures leadership potential.
Rmukesh Gupta
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Premise There is a lot of leadership advice available on the internet – free and otherwise. I offer a lot of them myself, here on this blog. There are innumerable number of books being written on this topic, so much so that at times, it can become too daunting for someone looking for help. However, as leaders, we need to know which advice or ideas are relevant for us and which one’s are not.
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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.
eZassi
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Prepare for 2025 Innovations Maximize Your Year-End Budget with Technology Discovery Reports As we approach the end of 2024, many organizations are faced with the familiar challenge of allocating remaining budget dollars in a way that provides lasting impact. Ezassi’s Technology Discovery Reports offer the perfect opportunity to invest in your organization’s future by identifying key technologies, trends, and innovations that will shape your business in 2025 and beyond.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
GUEST POST from Janet Sernack I have just returned from a short sabbatical in Bali, Indonesia, a place of unparalleled beauty, lushness, and deep spirituality. Bali invites and fosters opportunities for retreat, reflection, and replenishment and is a vital space for restoration and renewal.
Innovators Alliance
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
One of the ways that Innovators Alliance is different from other peer-to-peer organizations, is our focus on doing things differently. We know that creating and supporting a culture of innovation within your organization is critical for continued evolution, and we want to help IA members to champion innovation in their organizations. And that is the reason we have re-launched the IA Innovation Award – an opportunity for members to celebrate an employee who has been particularly innovative
innosabi Innovation Insights
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
During the deep dive sessions of innosabi connect, our annual customer meeting, innosabi’s Customer Success Managers and customers work together on best practices for current topics. One of this year’s focus was “Innovation challenges: Best practices for conducting successful crowd innovation” Innovation challenges are increasingly popular among organizations looking to harness collective intelligence and […] Der Beitrag Mastering Innovation Challenges: A Roadmap for Success er
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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.
eZassi
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Unlock Innovation Now and Implement in 2025 Maximize Your Year-End Budget with Challenge-as-a-Service As we enter Q4 of 2024, many companies are looking for smart ways to allocate their remaining budget while setting the stage for success in the new year. Ezassi’s Challenge-as-a-Service (CaaS) offers the perfect opportunity to drive innovation and solve pressing business challenges before the year ends.
CMOE
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Team leaders wield significant influence over team performance. Whether they’re leading small, specialized teams or overseeing large-scale operations, today’s leaders must navigate a complex array of responsibilities that can vary dramatically based on the scope of their role. Beyond simple oversight, team leaders must effectively adapt their approach to meet the needs of their team as they work to achieve organizational objectives.
Innovating4Energy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
I find Mind Maps as a great tool to think, record and review my thoughts. Within a recent evaluation of my positioning in contributing to the energy transition I drew up a series of approaches to undertaking changing the Energy Ecosystem. We need to build out the bigger Energy Ecosystem story. In my opinion , the burning need is to recast Energy into a new Energy Ecosystem.
innosabi Innovation Insights
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Companies often get caught up chasing the latest trends, hoping the next big thing will give them an edge. But here’s the secret: the seeds of groundbreaking ideas might already be growing within your own walls. We’re talking about internal innovation sources – the kind that springs from your people, processes, and existing knowledge. […] Der Beitrag 7 Hidden Internal Innovation Sources (With Examples) erschien zuerst auf innosabi.
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
ImagineNation
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Let’s Think of the future as a giant, bold leap towards something better – and what’s better than saving some green while going green with renewable energy? The race is on to keep pace with the latest trends and be the trendsetter. And guess what? Moving your business into the renewable energy lane isn’t just smart—it’s an absolute must if we’re going to thrive in a world tightening up on resources.
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Companies that embrace workplace innovation are better equipped to adapt, grow, and outperform their rivals. However, fostering innovation isn’t just about coming up with new ideas. It requires a structured approach to encourage creativity, experimentation, and collaboration across teams. To thrive, organizations need to adopt proven methodologies that nurture a culture of innovation.
Ecosystems4Innovating
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
The Building Blocks of Business Ecosystems in thinking and design In a world where everything seems to be becoming complex, challenging or simply tough to make the necessary changes, we need to think differently. We need to collaborate and co-create and that comes from adopting the mindset of Business Ecosystems. Designing a shared strategic cooperation, recognizing everything needs or is interconnected to achieve a different market position we need to think differently.
innosabi Innovation Insights
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
During the deep dive sessions of innosabi connect, our annual customer meeting, innosabi’s Customer Success Managers and customers work together on best practices for current topics. One of this year’s focus was “Innovate with your ecosystem and manage your Startup portfolio”. Why Innovate with Your Ecosystem? An innovation ecosystem is a dynamic network of companies, […] Der Beitrag Innovating with Your Ecosystem and Managing Your Startup Portfolio erschien zuerst auf innosabi.
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