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Why Organizations Struggle with Innovation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky We all know the world is changing rapidly. It’s clear that in order for organizations to remain relevant to the next generation of customers, and even in the next generation of technology, we must adapt, evolve and transform.

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AI Strategy Should Have Nothing to do with AI

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You’ve heard the adage that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Well, AI is the fruit bowl on the side of your Denny’s Grand Slam Strategy, and culture is eating that, too.

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Does Your Boss Practice Toxic Positivity?

Harvard Business Review

Being happy and positive at work can be a win-win for employees and organizations. But what happens when your boss practices toxic positivity? No matter how bad or stressful the situation is or how difficult the circumstances, they convince themselves that simply acting happy or thinking positively will change the outcome — then spread this toxic positivity to their teams.

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Why Enterprises Need to Leverage their Innovation Ecosystem

Qmarkets

Innovation is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge, yet many enterprises struggle with disjointed efforts that don’t deliver consistent results. The key to overcoming this challenge lies in leveraging an innovation ecosystem—a strategic approach that aligns all innovation activities with the company’s objectives. By finding your place within this ecosystem and fostering robust relationships and processes, you can ensure that your innovation efforts are collaborative, integrated

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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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How to Create Value from Nothing

IdeaScale

Doing nothing fuels creativity and innovation, but that fuel is wasted if you don’t put it to use. Idleness clears the mind, allowing fresh ideas to emerge, but those ideas must be acted upon to create value. Why is doing something with that fuel so difficult? Don’t blame the status quo.

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Great weeks come from my significant advances in Business Ecosystem thinking and design.

Paul Hobcraft

Defining and building Interconnected Business Ecosystems This past week was a highly satisfying one. Besides different advisory, consulting, and mentoring activities, this was a week when I felt I had made some significant advances in my Interconnected Business Ecosystem Framework. It is nicely taking shape, with many parts fleshed out and described.

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11 Books That Will Make You A Better Communicator

Digital Tonto

More than a decade ago I published an article in Forbes about IBM’s Watson. With the system’s triumph, beating the best human players at Jeopardy!, everybody was wondering whether humans had a future or whether we would all be at the mercy of “our new robot overlords.” It was an exciting and confusing time. Yet […] The post 11 Books That Will Make You A Better Communicator first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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Embracing The Future: How AI is Reshaping Businesses and Industries

IdeaScale

In the coming years, Artificial Intelligence will play a transformative role in reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace with disruptive innovation revolutionizing the business landscape. This blog will explore several industries that are on brink of substantial AI-induced transformation and delve into examples of innovative startups taking the lead.

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The Business Success Impact of Digital Transformation | KaiNexus

Kainexus

The digital business model transformation is a profound shift in how businesses operate, driven by integrating digital technologies across all aspects of an organization. This process fundamentally changes traditional business models of how companies deliver value to their customers, engage with stakeholders, and conduct internal operations. The transformation includes various technological advancements, such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, the Internet of Things

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Bad Questions to Ask When Developing Technology

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski I know you’re trying to do something that has never been done before, but when will you be done? I don’t know. We’ll run the next experiment then decide what to do next. If it works, we’ll do more of that. And if it doesn’t, we’ll do less of that.

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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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Innovating Around What’s Pivotal with Stephen Shapiro

Viima

Stephen Shapiro started his innovation work over 25 years ago while founding and leading Accenture’s 20,000-person process and innovation practice. Since then, he has written seven books on innovation, including Best Practices Are Stupid , named the best innovation and creativity book of 2011 by Porchlight, and an international business bestseller. In this conversation, Colin and Stephen talk about Stephen’s early experiences of working in the innovation field with Accenture, and how he came up

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The Canvas Revolution

Bill Fischer

Much of leadership's legacy concerns having the answers for decison-making. Canvases suggest good questions, and a design-attitude, can change how we approach leading.

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28 Metrics for CEOs to Measure Transformation Success

Kainexus

In today's hyper-connected world, where digital innovation accelerates at a breakneck pace, transformation has become imperative for businesses aiming to stay competitive. However, embarking on this journey without a clear understanding of progress can lead to uncertainty and missed opportunities.

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Six Steps to Creating a Brand Experience Personality

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Two weeks ago, I contributed an article that compared the different concert experiences I had with two rock legends, Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr.

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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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How VSM Software Addresses Everyday Portfolio and Engineering Challenges 

Planview

Value Stream Management (VSM) is crucial in software development as it provides a comprehensive view of the entire workflow, from ideation to delivery. This visibility is necessary to manage the productivity of development teams and ensure that software is delivered on time, on schedule and on budget. In this blog, I’ll explain how VSM, through solutions like Planview Viz , can address common challenges faced by portfolio managers.

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Finding Your Calling: Why It Matters

Tullio Siragusa

Finding Your Calling: Why It Matters There comes a moment in life when you pause and ask yourself, Is this it? It might happen during the quiet of a sleepless night, or perhaps it strikes in the middle of a bustling workday when everything feels routine and uninspiring. That question isnt born out of dissatisfaction; its a whisper from within, urging you to uncover something deeper.

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Exoplatform

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DNA May Be the Next Frontier of Computing and Data Storage

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Data, as many have noted, has become the new oil, meaning that we no longer regard the information we store as merely a cost of doing business, but a valuable asset and a potential source of competitive advantage.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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.

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Elevate Your PMO: How Looking to the Future Drives Value Today

Planview

Succeeding in today’s fast-paced world requires thinking about success beyond today and tomorrow. It requires envisioning and forging a path of sustainable success over multiple business cycles. At the heart of this endeavor lies the project management office (PMO). A well-run PMO is one of your organization’s greatest value drivers. It delivers business results quickly through projects and work that addresses various business needs and responds to new market and customer demands.

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Winds of Change

Rmukesh Gupta

We now live in a world where the winds of change rage faster and faster. The attitude and the ability to build windmills will make or break our careers in the mid-to-long term. Are you ready? Do we have the necessary mindset, the required toolsets and the skillsets to make this a reality? I have been talking about the need for leaders to understand that almost all leadership is about leading through change.

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Al Filo de la Innovación: Tendencias Tecnológicas Emergentes para el 2024

ideas4allinnovation

En un mundo donde la tecnología evoluciona a un ritmo vertiginoso, mantenerse al día con las últimas tendencias puede ser un desafío. A medida que nos acercamos al 2024, varias tecnologías emergentes prometen redefinir las industrias, transformando la forma en que operamos, innovamos y creamos valor. Este artículo explora las tendencias tecnológicas más prometedoras, desde la inteligencia artificial hasta el blockchain y la robótica, y cómo las empresas pueden integrar estas innovaciones en sus

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Time is Not Fundamental

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore For all my life I have been taught that time is the fourth dimension in a space-time continuum. I mean, for goodness sake, Einstein said this was so, and all of physics has followed his lead.

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The Benefits of Innovation in Times of Crisis

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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SDIS 46

Exoplatform

The Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Lot ( SDIS 46 ) coordinates the activities of all fire stations in the department. This article %% POSTLINK %% appeared first on %% BLOGLINK %%.

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Innovation Strategy: Make Winning or Learning Your Organization's Goal

BrainZooming

A CEO client of Brainzooming was matter of fact in supporting a more innovative organizational culture : “We’re not going to have winning or losing. We’re going to have winning or learning.

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Elevate Your Leadership Effectiveness

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise One of the core responsibilities we have as leaders is to think about our business and continuously reflect on how we can improve the overall effectiveness of our leadership, our teams and therefore the business. Here are four questions that we need to reflect upon on a regular basis, and when done well, they can help elevate the effectiveness of our leadership: Questions to ask Yourself Regularly 1} What am I not paying attention to?

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Why Every Business Needs a Chief Innovation Officer to Stay Ahead in 2024

innosabi Innovation Insights

Staying ahead in the business world requires more than just keeping up—it demands innovation at every turn. That’s where Chief Innovation Officers (CINOs) come in. In this article, we’ll delve into why having a CINO is essential for businesses to thrive in 2024 and beyond. From navigating change to fostering growth, let’s explore how […] Der Beitrag Why Every Business Needs a Chief Innovation Officer to Stay Ahead in 2024 erschien zuerst auf innosabi.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

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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Managing the path forward: Six insights on developing business models for the circular economy

The BMI Lab Blog

Don’t be afraid of twists in the path to a circular future. Some companies have been here before, too. Here's how they successfully managed and predicted their transition. As the Circular Economy (CE) gains traction, with a potential market growth of 650 billion euro annually through new business models - its impact on various industries becomes increasingly significant.

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Mothers won’t get a village. But employers can offer a margin–and it matters.

Christensen Institute

Moms are stressed. It’s the end of the school year, or the start of summer, or the ever-revolving task lists—take your pick. Unstructured seasons of transition are hard, especially for employed moms whose stress levels are high. At this time of year—or let’s be honest, every time of year in America—it feels like society expects mothers to achieve the Olympic precision of Simone Biles when it comes to being a mother and an employee.

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Future-proofing Your Team

Rmukesh Gupta

As leaders, it is our responsibility to help those we lead become future proof, both as individuals and as a team. We are living in a world where things are changing really fast with AI technology leading the way. I would not be surprised if there is a big shuffle or restructure in terms of the composition of the workforce (human, robots and algorithms) and their respective roles in the organization.

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Why Mission-Critical Industries Need Custom Industrial Data Platforms

Acuvate

Every significant industrial advancement in human history was propelled by a catalyst that unlocked new productivity levels. In the early 19th Century, the steam engine began the first industrial revolution. In the years since, modern power sources and the arrival of computers added further gains to human industrial output. Throughout all this advancement, the energy and manufacturing industries have continued to be major drivers of global economic output.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

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.