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7 Tips to Communicate Innovation Storytelling Effectively

IdeaScale

Stories have been woven into human culture since the beginning of time. You’ve got those spine-tingling tales whispered around a campfire, the heart-wrenching dramas, and the anecdotes passed down through generations at your family dinner table. They’re the best because they appeal to all of your senses. You hear stories with your ears. You see [.

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Focus on what you can control

Idea to Value

If you cannot be the best in the world at something, is it even worth trying? Yes. Often, people can be afraid to begin a new creative endeavor, especially when they compare themselves to people who are the best in the world. After all, how can you compete with someone who is so much better than you are? What they fail to recognise is that these “best in the world” people have often been working on their skills, craft and experience for decades to get to where they are now.

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What is Disruptive Thinking?

Destination Innovation

Disruptive thinking challenges conventional approaches, fosters radical ideas and can lead to transformative innovations. It involves deliberately questioning established norms, encouraging unconventional perspectives, and embracing risks to create breakthrough changes. It is intended to start a revolution. It seeks to overturn the established standards, not for the sake of destruction but in order to create an appealing alternative.

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4 Things That I Learned About Change From The Orange Revolution

Digital Tonto

When I first arrived in Ukraine it was a cynical place. After 80 years of communism and then 10 more under kleptocratic rule, few thought change was possible. So why worry or complain about things that you couldn’t do anything about anyway? It seemed better to focus on things close to you; your family, your work, your friends. The Orange Revolution in 2004 changed that.

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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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Why Ecosystems? Let’s get explicit on why they are important to us today.

Paul Hobcraft

Why Ecosystems are valuable Being explicit about ecosystems in the context of organizational strategies provides several distinct advantages compared to traditional approaches. We increasingly need to consider ecosystems in our thinking and design. I have begun to outline the initial case for a new framework of ecosystem hierarchy within cooperation needed in business environments as they offer the potential for the transformative power of a collaborative and collective set of ecosystems coming

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Capturing Customer Needs Effectively: A Deep Dive into the Jobs-to-be-Done Approach

HYPE Innovation

Innovation usually relies on various methods like focus groups, interviews, surveys, and customer feedback to identify customer needs that haven’t yet been met. But do these methods uncover every customer requirement?

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What is Digital Transformation anyway?

Innovation Excellence

Digital Transformation is the third wave of digital evolution. GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky The first wave was brochureware. Enterprises created websites that communicated their story. As simple as this idea is, it was revolutionary. The business value of providing instant sales and marketing material at the click of a mouse is hugely valuable.

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Emerging Blueprint for thinking through the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs

Paul Hobcraft

The Hierarchy Of Ecosystem Needs- A Blueprint View Several vital considerations come into play in developing a blueprint to thrive and find solutions amidst growing complexity and uncertainty that argues for a different business approach, with Ecosystem thinking and design being central. Let’s explore these considerations to ensure a comprehensive approach to addressing the challenges at hand when building an ecosystem hierarchy for future growth and prosperity.

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3 Things Your Business Idea Must Have To Succeed — as Proven By Famous Harvard Business School Startups

Entrepreneur - Innovation

How to turn your great business idea into a successful company, according to successful Harvard graduates.

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Innovation in Education: How Universities can Benefit from Dedicated Software

Qmarkets

Ideally, a university should be an ecosystem in which ideas are developed, challenged, and experimented with. It’s natural to consider education and innovation as mutually compatible. It’s surprising, then, that many academic institutions still lag when it comes to implementing well-structured innovation processes. Innovation in Education: A Proud History DNA, Genetic Fingerprinting, CDs, Computers, and the Internet.

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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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Customer Journeys and the Technology Adoption Lifecycle

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore Like everything else in this Darwinian world of ours, customer journeys evolve with changes in the environment. Ever since the advent of the semiconductor, a compelling source of such changes has been disruptive digital technology.

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The value of interconnecting layers within the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs.

Paul Hobcraft

Interconnecting Layers for the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs So, the value of establishing this hierarchy of business ecosystem in its needs requires understanding why it is depicted as interconnected layers. Is this establishing a new sustaining excellence for businesses? They are when combined, collective in significance and impact and provide a higher level of radicality to present and offer as an alternative to today’s business and economic growth approach.

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Blindspots

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: Yesterday, I stumbled onto a French advertisement, that shows, in a very impactful way, blindspots of truck drivers. Shot from a first person perspective, the ad has no music, no voice over, no gimmicks, just simple yet powerful visuals. Before we move ahead, please do take the 47 seconds to watch the advertisement here. As I watched this advertisement, the question that was going on in my mind was about my blindspots as a leader.

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The Strategic Impact of Business Improvement Software

Kainexus

The strategic significance of adopting business improvement software cannot be overstated in today's dynamic business landscape. As organizations strive for operational excellence and sustained growth, leveraging advanced software solutions becomes paramount. This blog delves into the transformative impact of business improvement software, exploring how these tools play a pivotal role in streamlining processes, fostering innovation, and driving overall strategic success.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Win Customers Not Arguments

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken In a confrontation with a customer, you have a goal: win the customer, not the argument. I’ve written about this before, and it’s worth coming back to this topic from another angle with a different example. First, an interaction with a customer should never result in an argument.

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What are the Barriers when Implementing Ecosystem-designed approaches

Paul Hobcraft

Implementing and Building Ecosystem Designs While ecosystem-based approaches offer numerous advantages, there are also challenges and potential barriers that organizations may face. As I was building out the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs , you have to consider many of the (current) issues and challenges being faced by advancing Ecosystem thinking and design.

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Why aren’t more people of color in the mental health workforce?

Christensen Institute

The US has a lack of diversity in its mental health workforce. In 2011, according to the American Psychology Association (APA), psychologists were 85% white, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian,28% American Indian or Alaskan Native, and.05% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Ten years later, in 2021, they were 80% white, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian,13% American Indian or Alaskan Native, and.03% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

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11 Key Benefits of Business Process Management | KaiNexus

Kainexus

Efficient business processes are crucial for organizational success because they directly impact every element of operations, contributing to effectiveness, competitiveness, and sustainability. How can businesses effectively balance innovation with the requirement for established, efficient processes? Striking the right equilibrium between adaptability and stability is a common challenge in today's dynamic business environment.

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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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Big Companies Should Not Try to Act Like Startups

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 2009, Jeffrey Immelt set out on a journey to transform his company, General Electric, into a 124 year old startup.

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10 Most Popular ISO 56001 Questions Answered

PlanBox Innovation

Mark your calendar; 2024 is the year when Innovation Management takes a giant leap forward with the introduction of ISO 56001. This long-anticipated standard is set to revolutionize how organizations conceive and bring innovations to market. ISO 56001 serves as the blueprint for constructing a robust Innovation Management System (IMS), promising consistent and sustainable innovation results.

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Top 10 Product Development and Innovation Management Predictions for 2024

Planview

As we welcome the new year, we asked our team of product innovation experts and thought leaders to identify trends they’re seeing across the industry and within our customer implementations. Ten key trends surfaced from that request with great potential for driving innovation, reshaping R&D practices, and redefining product portfolio management.

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Why some families choose microschools, and what that means for the future of education

Christensen Institute

During COVID, there was a major uptick in families sending their kids to microschools, homeschool co-ops, and learning pods. Why did families pick these options…and why are they continuing post-pandemic? Well, recently, we interviewed families across the country and found three Jobs to Be Done spurring their decisions. Contrary to what you might think, identity politics wasn’t really the thing driving this trend.

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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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Are You Testing Your Intuitions?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Dennis Stauffer Do you trust your intuitions? When you have a hunch, do you go with it or hold back? There’s been a long-running debate about which is the better strategy. Some have claimed that top executives are at their best when they “go with their gut” or “follow their instincts.

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Authenticity Without Empathy: Navigating the Fine Line

Tullio Siragusa

Authenticity Without Empathy: Navigating the Fine Line In the realm of personal development and interpersonal relationships, the concepts of authenticity and empathy often emerge as central pillars. Authenticity, the art of being true to oneself, and empathy, the capacity to understand and share the feelings of another, are both hailed as virtues in building meaningful connections.

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Unlocking Developer Productivity (and Happiness) with AI: GitHub’s Scott Densmore

Planview

What if your developers could code at the speed of thought? How would that change the way you deliver technology? With the AI tools for developers that are now entering the market, enterprises are starting to realize big dreams like efficient digital product delivery and fast time to market. They’re gaining on a future where instead of competitors disrupting them because time-to-value and reprioritization are too slow, they’re bringing products and services to market within months instead of yea

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What does the exit of some multinationals from Africa signal for its prosperity?

Christensen Institute

Today’s guest blog was contributed by Oladimeji Shotunde from the Global Prosperity group. In 2020, Standard Chartered and Barclays took steps to reduce their presence in the African market. While Standard Chartered announced plans to quit in countries such as Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Angola, and Cameroon, Barclays slashed its shareholding in Absa Bank by half, just six years after the company itself exited the continent in 2017.

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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.

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Top 100 Innovation and Transformation Articles of 2023

Innovation Excellence

2021 marked the re-birth of my original Blogging Innovation blog as a new blog called Human-Centered Change and Innovation. Many of you may know that Blogging Innovation grew into the world’s most popular global innovation community before being re-branded as InnovationExcellence.com and being ultimately sold to DisruptorLeague.com.

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The Innovation Ecosystem where Creativity is the foundation in the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystems.

Ecosystems4Innovating

Sub-Title : Building Innovation Foundations by Fostering Creativity: The Innovation Ecosystem How can you drive growth? What will give you a different impact on your business? How do you build out your innovation differently? Where do you seek out your creativity? I am introducing the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs in a series of posts. This is the third post after the initial introduction, of navigating the new and then outlining and building the business case.

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How Professional Services Subscription Offerings Drive Value

Planview

As a professional services leader, you’re probably all too aware of the limits of one-off software implementation methods. In today’s business landscape, these outdated methods fail to meet clients’ standards for flexibility and optimization. Too often, they create a gap between an organization’s strategy and its actual implementation.

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The Choreography of Open Innovation Partnerships

Yet2

Words by Carlos Pichardo Forging successful Open Innovation partnerships is a complex yet essential endeavor. yet2 understands the intricate dance that builds and sustains external partnerships. With Intro2Deal , yet2 teaches the steps and pace you need to dance with the innovation partner of your dreams. Furthermore, if you misstep, yet2 puts you back on track.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

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.