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Are we EVER going to embrace innovation?

Paul Hobcraft

Why have we not embraced innovation? I will not apologize here; this will partly be a “rant” and then begin to suggest a way forward on embracing innovation fully. I was thinking of having the headline “Innovation as our eternal doom or shame” or “innovation groundhog day” Let me begin in why. I really am fed up with constantly seeing claims that “ innovation is core to our business ” and that we are “ constantly seeking fresh growth ”

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These 3 Myths Kill Transformation And Change

Digital Tonto

In the early 20th century, the great sociologist Max Weber noted that the sweeping industrialization taking place would lead to a change in organization. As cottage industries were replaced by large enterprises, leadership would have to become less traditional and charismatic and more organized and rational. He also foresaw that jobs would need to be broken down into small, specific tasks and be governed by a system of hierarchy, authority and responsibility.

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How to combine offline and online ideation

HYPE Innovation

Ideas can emerge anywhere: at meetings, through informal conversations, during hackathons, and, in the digital space, via emails, notes, or calls. But how do you combine online (digital) and offline (in-person) ideation and organize ideas in a single centralized space to ensure that you don’t lose any of them, no matter where they originate?

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Break the Model! How Challenging Status Quo Makes Lasting Impact

Mills-Scofield

shutterstock I want to share the amazing work of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio*. They are the epitome of how to create an amazing strategic plan that achieves their mission and vision in innovative ways will (hopefully) make them no longer needed. This is not about virtue signaling, but rather my admiration and respect for their foresightful planning , impact, and gratitude for their CEO, Julie Chase-Morefield and team.

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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 design and test business ideas

Strategyzer Innovation

A few years ago, Nico LeBlanc and I were invited to work with an innovation team at a large pharmaceutical company. The team was preparing to launch a digital health platform within a few months.

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Is global development anti-development?

Christensen Institute

On April 25 th , 2023, I had the opportunity to present some of our work on market-creating innovations in the halls of the United States Congress. I began my remarks by telling the following story I’d heard from a minister in an East African country. The minister explained that as the COVID-19 pandemic began, leaders in the country realized they didn’t have the capacity to make facemasks and other personal protective equipment (PPEs).

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What I Learned Solving a Business Crisis

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell By 2006 we knew we had a serious problem. Our company’s onetime flagship product, called Afisha, was in a steady decline and it was becoming all too clear that something had to be done.

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Transform Your Business: Unlock Value through Automation, Scaling, and Adaptation

Planview

The world of project management is rapidly evolving, with an increasing emphasis on the role of the PMO in enterprise transformation. At the same time, automation is dominating conversations about the future of work. Which begs the question—how can today’s project managers leverage automation to drive maximum value for their organizations? With many years of experience in working with enterprise customers to unlock transformational value , Blumhorst and Derbyshire have decades of experience driv

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Building A Sustainable Future: Can Technology Help Save The Environment?

Acuvate

As the way we live has changed, so has the world around us. Fossil fuels revolutionized industry, transportation and power generation but have also contributed to an alarming rise in global temperatures and pollution. Carbon dioxide emissions have increased by a whopping 32 percent between 2000 and 2010, and by 2020 had reached 34.81 billion metric tons.

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Innovating in India Part 1 – The Unique Challenges

IdeaScale

A Personal Preamble I’m always amazed when I return to India at both how similar and how different it is from the US, where I now live. My family’s originally from India and I grew up there till I was 5, and then intermittently have lived and worked in India. So, in many ways, India [.

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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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Exploring, innovating and settling the new frontier of Space

IdeaSpies

Many of the inventors, researchers, entrepreneurs and government officials who are planning on exploring, innovating and s (Feed generated with FetchRSS )

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How to Determine if Your Problem is Worth Solving

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski How do you decide if a problem is worth solving? If it’s a new problem, try to solve it. If it’s a problem that’s already been solved, it can’t be a new problem. Let someone else re-solve it. If a new problem is big, solve it in a small way.

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How to turn user needs into feature and product ideas

Sopheon

Let’s set the scene. You’ve spent the past few weeks chatting with users, doing market research and identifying potential needs. You’ve got sticky notes from floor to ceiling and documents upon documents of notes detailing pain points, problems and goals.

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10 Game-Changing Disruptive Innovation Examples That Will Blow Your Mind

IdeaScale

As technology continues to evolve, so do the ways in which businesses operate. Disruptive innovation examples are constantly emerging, changing the way industries function and altering the status quo. In this blog, we'll explore 10 game-changing disruptive innovation examples that are sure to blow your mind. 10 Game-changing Disruptive Innovation Examples Uber - Revolutionizing Transportation [.

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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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Google's 'Moonshot Factory' Is Known for Wild, World-Changing Ideas. Here's What It Took For One of Them to a Become a Real World Startup.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Kathy Hannun, the founder of geothermal energy company Dandelion, believed she could make cheap, sustainable home heating and cooling accessible to the masses. Here's what she learned along the way.

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CEOs Should Get Out of the C Suite

Innovation Excellence

Starbucks Shows the Way GUEST POST from Shep Hyken There is a gap between the C-Suite and reality. Many leaders make decisions from their office, mistakenly believing that they understand what their company’s customers want and expect.

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Multiple Generations. One Dynamic Workforce.

Daniel Burrus

The workforce of today is made up of a diverse mix of generations, each with their own unique skill set and work ethic that all build toward a greater goal — Unity. With Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Z all working side by side, it is the role of business leaders and C-Suite executives to create a unified work environment, one that in turn fosters collaboration and teamwork across all of these dynamic age groups and furthers the greater good of the industry and the world.

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Business Transformation Strategy: Breakthrough Ahead

Kainexus

Business transformation strategy is the comprehensive process of changing an organization's core operations, processes, culture, and capabilities to achieve specific goals or outcomes. The strategy aims to restructure an organization's fundamental approach to its business, often in response to new opportunities or challenges. Business transformation involves more than incremental improvements; it requires fundamental changes to an organization's operations, culture, and technology infrastructure

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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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Revolutionizing Product Development with AI: Streamlining Processes and Elevating User Experiences

helloFUTURE

The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have been nothing short of transformative, affecting various aspects of modern life and business. One area where AI is making a significant impact is product development. This article will examine how AI is leveraged throughout product development, from creativity and design to testing and deployment, and discuss the… The post Revolutionizing Product Development with AI: Streamlining Processes and Elevating User Experiences appeared fi

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Accountability and Empowerment in Team Dynamics

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard A winning mindset is crucial for team leaders and teams striving to achieve their goals. Empowerment and accountability are two key elements that contribute to a mindset of success in team dynamics.

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Embracing the Circular Economy through Enterprise Architecture

Tullio Siragusa

Embracing the Circular Economy through Enterprise Architecture The concept of a circular economy has been rapidly gaining traction as businesses and governments alike recognize the need to transition from a linear, resource-intensive model to a sustainable, regenerative one. In a recent episode of the Tech Leaders Unplugged podcast, guests Rameshwar Balanagu, Chief Digital Officer at Intangles.ai, an expert in enterprise architecture, discussed the role of enterprise architecture in enabling th

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Planview Leverages AWS: Enhancing Security, Scalability, and Innovation

Planview

Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), once said, “Dance like nobody is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.” The company’s commitment to security is just one of the reasons AWS is Planview’s preferred public cloud provider. Using the AWS global cloud infrastructure and services, we have the computing power, high availability, and flexibility needed to host and advance our connected platform of solutions.

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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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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Susan Walsh, Founder & MD, The Classification Guru

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

At a Glance Susan Walsh, Founder & MD, The Classification Guru Focus Areas: Big Data, Analytics, Procurement, Supply Chain Thinkers360 In-Depth Profile & Portfolio: Susan Walsh Social Media: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram Book: Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data Highlighted Content: A Day of Celebration – Takeaways from Women In Data, London , Don’t let your dirty data haunt you… , What is Data Classification?

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Innovation Is Driving Away Your Top Talent

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You want and need the best, most brilliant, most awesome-est people at your company. But with unemployment at a record low, the battle for top talent is fierce.

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What All of Us Can Learn About Decision Making From Baseball's New Pitch Clock

Michael Roberto

Source: Sports Illustrated If you are a major league baseball fan, you probably are enjoying the new pitch clock implemented this year. Over the past few decades, games have become longer and longer, typically exceeding 3 hours. In the playoffs, many games have exceeded 4 hours. The increasing length of games and the slow pace were turning away many fans, particularly younger ones.

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The role of an effective innovation coach

Strategyzer Innovation

A few years ago, Nico LeBlanc and I were invited to work with an innovation team at a large pharmaceutical company. The team was preparing to launch a digital health platform within a few months.

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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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Navigating the Challenges of Project Management: Essential Skills and Strategies

CMOE

Statistics show that 70% of projects fail to deliver desired results and 42% of organizations don’t even understand the importance of project management—but they also show that 73% of organizations that use a formal project-management approach always or often have met their goal. The accepted conventions of project management—from methodologies to practices and strategies to software—are there to ensure organizational effectiveness, a concept that measures how efficiently an organization achieve

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The Pitfalls of Crowdsourcing

Innovation Excellence

Is crowdsourcing truly effective to spur innovation? Even though its popularity increased so much, there’s also plenty of evidence that dispute its effectiveness. As tempting as it is to fall into the trap of the latest trends in innovation methods, it’s not wise to jump headfirst. So, we decided to write this article and show you the hard facts of crowdsourcing, which will help you decide if this is something your organization can benefit from.

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The Role Of UX in Improving Your Customer Journey

Collectivecamp

UX is distinct from CX. Both are crucial to a program's performance, your brand's reputation, and client loyalty. A poor customer experience results from either failure.

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RevelX Innovation Webinar: Successful Innovation with Corporate Venturing

Qmarkets

In this webinar hosted by Qmarkets partner and growth specialists RevelX, Qmarkets' Carol Wright joins Matthijs Rosman to discuss corporate venturing. Watch the webinar for an introduction to corporate venturing, it's key steps and challenges, and to discover how innovation scouting software can help enterprise companies to discover and leverage technologies, startups, solutions and more.

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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.