IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
While many of your products and services will need to evolve, not every wheel needs to be reinvented. Or, not at the present moment. In your effort to maintain your competitive edge, you and your team are sure to be brainstorming what’s next. While ongoing innovation is essential for sustainability, you must ensure you [.].
CMOE
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Delegation is the most important skill to master when working with remote teams. If you want your remote team to excel, you need to be able to trust them and set them up for success by giving them the space they need to grow and learn. Delegation is a skill that many managers struggle with because it requires trust and selflessness—two things that are hard to cultivate when working with someone who isn’t physically present.
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Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Being the smart innovator (and businessperson) you are, you know it’s important to talk to customers. You also know it’s important to listen to them. It’s also important to ignore your customers. (Sometimes) Customers will tell you what the problem is. If you stay curious and ask follow-up questions (Why? […].
Paul Hobcraft
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
In the past few months, I have been writing consistently on the need to change our innovating process, thinking and designs into Innovation Ecosystem ones. Source: tmforum.org. In October, for example, I wrote, “ Why do we need to change our thinking about innovation “ I continue here with some more arguments of “why” we need to move towards an innovation ecosystem in design and thinking.
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.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
People who feel like they don't "fit in" often struggle in social situations. Yet, this plight can also be the single best developer of leadership skills any ambitious, hard-working entrepreneur could hope for.
Digital Tonto
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Take a moment to think about what the world must have looked like to J.P. Morgan a century ago, in 1922. The disruptive technologies of the day, electricity and internal combustion, were already almost 40 years old, but had little measurable economic impact. Life largely went on as it always had and the legendary financier lorded over his domain of corporate barons.
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Faisal Hoque
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Reinvention involves much more than technology.
InnovationTraining.org
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
We share some of the best templates for their whiteboard tool. In terms of a robust digital whiteboard tool, FigJam by Figma is one of the best. In today’s article, we’ll share some of our favorite templates that you can use with FigJam to build out your own innovation or design thinking events, workshops, and meetings. 1. User Persona Template.
Collectivecamp
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Retaining talent can contribute to the long-term success of businesses and organizations. Yet according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s report on job trends, The Great Resignation in 2021, where over 47 million workers left their jobs, has led to a decline in labor force participation rates.
Christensen Institute
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In Part 1 of this blog series, I highlighted that disruption in health care is increasingly present at many points along the consumer value chain. Key takeaways to recall from that first post are as follows: Disruption doesn’t stop where it starts. New entrants are rewriting the rules of competition and have asset-light business models with which incumbents must now compete.
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.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When you want new thinking or rapid progress, create a small team. When you have a small team, they manage the handoffs on their own and help each other. Small teams hold themselves accountable. With small teams, one member’s problem becomes everyone’s problem in record time. Small teams can’t work […].
Kainexus
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Many organizations that seek to implement the Lean business methodology find that their structure is too rigid and bureaucratic to effectively support or sustain Lean principles. Those that overcome this challenge often start by reimagining the role of middle managers, evolving them from "enforcers" to enablers and coaches of front-line workers and supervisors.
Planview
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
At Planview, we truly believe anything is possible when people work together on the things that matter most. When we break down silos and collaborate across all levels, functions, and borders, we see our people succeed. When our people succeed, so does our business. Our analytics teams play a central role in collaborating with teams across the enterprise and supporting our global teams.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Here are five ways to ensure innovation is a part of your business.
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Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
You get what you measure, so make sure you’re tracking the right things. GUEST POST from Soren Kaplan I’ve seen a lot of organizations create strategies, programs, and projects focused on optimizing operations, streamlining processes, and driving innovation. Leadership teams put lots of energy coming up with the next big thing. But amazingly few teams […].
Viima
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
We’re continuing our series of interviews with leading innovation experts. This time we’re interviewing Dr. Stephen Tang on leading through crises and embracing innovation in the process of doing so. He originally earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering and later added an MBA from Wharton, and he has a long and storied career spanning over three decades.
Tullio Siragusa
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The Most Effective Quality to Enable Sales Success Is Empathy. The root of Design Thinking is empathy. Design Thinking is a customer-centered approach to problem-solving that can be applied to a wide range of fields, including marketing and sales. Design Thinking can help to drive sales because it is centered on leveraging empathy. In this blog we are going to explore three things.
Michael Roberto
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
If you have a job opening in your organization, are you trying to find a superhero that, in all likelihood, does not exist. Or, is your desperation to fill a position distorting your recruiting and selection process? Recently, I read an interview with Patty McCord, former CHRO at Netflix. McCord described the challenges that many managers face when trying to hire people.
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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.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
GUEST POST from Greg Satell Why are organizations so resistant to change? Many point to a corporate immune system or to organizational antibodies that instantly attack change. The idea is that leaders prefer stability to disruption and put systems in place to reduce variance. These systems will instantly seek out and destroy anyone who tries […].
Christensen Institute
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Key point: This week, the Christensen Institute and Education Reimagined released a new paper on how value networks either help or hinder learner-centered models. In the 1920s, an educator named Helen Parkhurst set out to create a new instructional model to correct shortcomings in the relatively new system of age-graded public schools. She drew inspiration from Maria Montessori and other “progressives” of her time, and many of the features of her model will look familiar to today’s advocates for
Innov8rs
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Innov8rs |. We live in a time of great change- and innovation thrives on change. The pandemic altered the nature of change itself, and we're all still dealing with the impact of the many crises that unfolded. The good news is that innovators have the unique opportunity to make the best of it and unlock innovative thinking to succeed in the innovation journey.
Planview
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Cloud & Cognitive Services (C&CS) is a division of IBM that brings together IBM’s software platforms and solutions, enabling hybrid cloud services delivery that helps clients predict, automate, secure, and modernize their business. From an operations perspective, C&CS helps IBM’s services business modernize, simplify, automate , and accelerate quote to cash (Q2C).
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
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Forty-Three Percent Say 40-Plus Is Old GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI, is a popular yet sensitive topic in the workforce today. Leadership and HR that recognize this are finding ways to ensure employees from all races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, religions, etc., are represented. Sometimes included, but often […].
Flying Fish Lab
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
If you have not commissioned or participated in a Crowdsourcing contest yet, you are missing out! Here are a few reasons why: Many organisations see “Crowdsourcing” as a buzzword that is complex and difficult to get great results from. Asking a crowd to help you solve your challenge will: • Offer you a diverse set of possibilities. • Help you reframe the issue. • Allow you to create breakthrough.
Innov8rs
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Innov8rs |. Organizations underestimate the mindsets that need to be in place to utilize the millions in investments they’re making in innovation. Too often, when innovation ideas leave innovation teams and need support from the organization at large on their way to market, they get stuck. In other words, new ideas are likely to meet the "frozen middle" resistance.
Acuvate
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The demographics and dynamics of CPG consumers’ aspirations are changing and becoming increasingly personalized, environmentally conscious, and available immediately. Seasonal and economic environments are leading to significant variations in demand, a new competitive landscape is evolving with respect to digital technology transformation, and new regulations and standards are keeping CPG industries on their toes.
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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.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Performance and Power GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore In Silicon Valley, we talk a lot about leadership but perhaps not enough about management. That’s because we are famous for working the fuzzy front end of things, where management is premature and leadership is paramount. But to have real impact on the world, you must […].
Cascade Strategy
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Managing strategic alignment across various business operations becomes increasingly challenging as organizations pivot through ongoing changes.
Innov8rs
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Innov8rs |. Collaboration is critical to scale innovation in today’s world as no company can solve sustainability challenges alone. Just ten years ago, corporates weren’t even speaking about sustainability, and most of the focus was on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). At that time, reputation was the main growth driver, and companies used to have philanthropic agendas.
CMOE
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
A team performance plan is a reliable tool that pinpoints team goals, issues and challenges limiting team success, and steps to address those issues. Team performance plans are similar to individual performance plans but are focused on a collective team vs. a specific team member and are utilized by organizations to enhance the overall performance of a team.
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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