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Eating your own dog food

Idea to Value

You have a product. And you are trying to convince customers that they should trust you and buy your product. But do you actually know what it is like using the product you are trying to sell? So many leaders in companies have no idea what their own products are actually like. Whether the quality is good. What the buying experience is like. What support feels like.

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Adopting A Changemaker Mindset

Digital Tonto

People who believe in change want to believe that if everyone understood it, they’d want it to happen. That’s why “change management” gurus focus on communication and persuasion. They think that if. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Creating Space for Black Women in Gaming

Business and Tech

During graduate school, I realized my gaming life was missing something. Being a Black woman online was an experience that often left me wanting many things: safety, community, camaraderie, cultural understanding. So, you can imagine my elation when, while looking through various platforms and networks to connect with, I came across Black Girl Gamers on Twitter.

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A Lateral Way to Expose War Crimes and Fight Disinformation

Destination Innovation

Eliot Higgins. The English journalist and blogger, Eliot Higgins, became interested in open source methods in 2011 when he wanted to authenticate video clips from war zones and crime sites. He found that you could use satellite imagery to check the locations of videos but it needed many pairs of eyes to review all the possible comparisons. In 2012 in his blog ‘Brown Moses’, he posted articles with videos from the civil war in Syria.

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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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The difference between how a CEO and a department head think about failure

Idea to Value

What is the purpose of a CEO in relation to innovation? While they are required to help form the innovation strategy and allocate resources, one of the most important responsibilities they have is in setting the attitude towards failure in innovation projects. After all, we know that the majority of innovation projects fail. This costs time and resources.

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Should You Trust Your Gut?

Phil McKinney

Your gut is surprisingly smart. It knows what’s good for you, and how to keep your body functioning properly. When you are in danger, it is your gut reaction that triggers your fight-or-flight response. But do you trust your gut? Do you trust its decisions? Chances are, sometimes you do and sometimes you don’t. You […].

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Great Innovators Quiz

Destination Innovation

Test your knowledge of great thinkers and innovators with this short quiz. Scottish doctor who opposed conventional medical practice and pioneered antiseptic surgery. J L. The woman who is the only person to win Nobel prizes in two different sciences. M C. Brilliant rock star who was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar in 1946. F M. Actress feted as the ‘most beautiful woman in the world’ who invented a radio technology used in wi-fi and blueooth.

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What were your first creative outputs like?

Idea to Value

Over the past few weeks, I have been reviewing every one of my previous blog posts. It is part of a review I am doing to consolidate the research I have done over the past 9 years. And what I have to admit is a bit painful… Compared to the quality of the articles I have produced in the last few years, some of my first articles were bad. Like, really bad.

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What’s the key to success in corporate-startup collaboration?

HYPE Innovation

While research on corporate-startup collaboration is not new , it has attracted increasing interest in recent years. In fact, there was a staggering 81% increase in the number of scientific articles on the subject between 2016 and 2020 compared to 2011-2015, which coincides with the exponential rise of information and communication technologies, Uberization in particular, and their huge impact in many sectors of activity on existing business models relating to large groups.

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Seizing an Opportunity for Women in the Metaverse

Business and Tech

Many people think women don’t love video games, but they’re wrong. One in three people worldwide plays video games, and nearly half of those gamers are women. However, less than a quarter of the employees in the video game industry are women, suggesting stereotypes may be a contributing factor to underrepresentation in the workforce. . Part of my job is to help fix that — by encouraging girls and women to take their passion for the power of play to the next level.

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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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So what is value creation?

Paul Hobcraft

[link]. Value creation is highly dynamic, it is going on all the time and can increase, decrease or transform, in different ways, when you exploit your different capitals that will be in constant change and adjusting to reflect your organization’s business activities and eventual outputs. This is when you can begin to see the value created by the use of deploying all the capitals to build new growth and what I call “stock” that along with “flow”.

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Shiny Object Syndrome

Idea to Value

Some innovation teams and creatives seem to never want to let go of their favorite ideas, even after they have proven that they are not going anywhere. Yet there are also individuals and teams who have the opposite problem. They may start on one idea, yet before they can make meaningful progress, or especially when things begin to get challenging, they quickly find another idea and shift all their focus towards the new thing.

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Collaborating Effectively with Startups: Anticipation, Key to Success

HYPE Innovation

What are the key factors promoting harmonious and fruitful collaborative innovation between large groups and technology startups? How can we increase the chances of success of collaborative projects between these asymmetric partners from the outset? These are the questions that this article addresses by focusing on the relational and organizational dimensions upstream of collaboration.

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How the Collective Power of Artists Can Advocate for Workers’ Rights

Business and Tech

Liz DiFiore, president of the Graphic Artists Guild , an organization that advocates for graphic artists’ work rights, knows firsthand how independent artists can be taken advantage of in the games industry. “The guild’s whole mission is to educate and build the confidence of professional creators,” DiFiore said. “We advocate for ethical labor practices, business practices, and standards within the industry.”.

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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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USING A MOSQUITO’S GENETICS TO KEEP THEM AWAY

Michael Michalko

As humans, many of us have lost the sensitivity to deeper relationships and essences because we’ve become educated to focus on the particulars of experience as opposed to the universals. For example, suppose we were asked to design a new can opener. Most of our ideas would be driven by our experience and association with the particulars of existing can openers, and we would likely design something that is only marginally different from existing can openers.

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Mini Podcast S7E155 – 5 Reasons why you should regularly review your previous work

Idea to Value

Yesterday , I wrote about the 5 reasons you should regularly review your previous work. I was so inspired that today I recorded a mini-podcast episode of the Idea to Value podcast all about it. The 5 reasons are: See the evolution of your creative output. Be inspired to generate new ideas. Overcome previous challenges. Evaluate your creative productivity.

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Society 2045’s Atmosphere of Collaborative Co-creation

Tullio Siragusa

Society 2045’s Atmosphere of Collaborative Co-creation. To experience better relationships, it is crucial to create an atmosphere where collaboration and co-creation are possible. Integration among people of society can help us come together, solve problems, and create a greater level of perceptibility. This is the topic of a recent Society 2045 interview.

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Why a Caring Culture Is Essential for a Healthy Employee Experience

Business and Tech

Companies that create and nurture a culture of care have more engaged employees and reduced turnover. That’s according to Limeade, an immersive employee well-being company that creates healthy employee experiences. “A caring culture is the biggest driver of organizational commitment,” says Jessi Crast, advanced researcher at the Limeade Institute, part of the company’s team of researchers and advisors, who conduct research and share insights on the science of creating great employee experiences.

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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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How the Pandemic Created the Virtual Innovation Lab

InnovationManagement

COVID reshaped every department—including your innovation department. Find out how some organizations adapted to the remote work age by creating the virtual innovation lab, and how you can create your own by downloading this complimentary infographic. The post How the Pandemic Created the Virtual Innovation Lab appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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3 mistakes CEOs and CFOs make when investing in innovation

Strategyzer Innovation

Investing in innovation isn’t the same as making traditional investments in your business. So when you apply the same thinking, it just doesn’t work. Three of the top mistakes we see CEOs and CFOs make when investing in innovation are asking innovation teams to write business plans, thinking they can pick the winning innovation projects and refusing to retire projects that aren’t working.

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Moments of Clarity

CorporateIntel

I just finished another trip around the sun (they seem to come annually for some reason), and to the extent it was a bit of a numerical milestone, it certainly got me thinking about things that matter. I like living in this world, despite all its faults. When I am immersed in places like Yosemite Valley and looking up at Half Dome, I have less desire than ever to partake in meta.

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Experts Predict the Future of the Retail Technology Industry

Business and Tech

A panel of retail experts share their insights on the future of retail technology, the challenges it poses, and how it can be utilized to improve the customer experience and boost profits. Elisabeth Keller Senior Vice President of Client Success, Brierley. Steve Prebble CEO, Appriss Retail. Dr. Rusty Bishop Chief Marketing Officer, Bigtincan. Lori Greiner Investor, ABC’s “Shark Tank” What does “smart retail” mean to you in 2022?

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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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Artificial Intuition is the Next Phase of Artificial Intelligence

Entrepreneur - Innovation

The goal is to minimize human intervention and allow machines to operate independently. .

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CPG Enterprise Growth Strategy Requires a Strong Innovation Process

Sopheon

CPG leaders require a strong innovation process to control and manage new product development more effectively. The post CPG Enterprise Growth Strategy Requires a Strong Innovation Process appeared first on Sopheon.

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Silicon Valley Has Become a Doomsday Machine

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell I was working on Wall Street in 1995 when the Netscape IPO hit like a bombshell.

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3 Experts Predict the Future of the Retail Technology Industry

Business and Tech

A panel of retail experts share their insights on the future of retail technology, the challenges it poses, and how it can be utilized to improve the customer experience and boost profits. Elisabeth Keller Senior Vice President of Client Service, Brierley. Steve Prebble CEO, Appriss Retail. Dr. Rusty Bishop Chief Marketing Officer, Bigtincan. What does “smart retail” mean to you in 2022?

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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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Lean for Knowledge Workers [Webinar Transcript]

Kainexus

Kim Moscarda, Director of Moscarda Solutions, recently joined us on the KaiNexus webinar with Mark Graban, Senior Advisor with KaiNexus. In this webinar, he shared some insights into the application of Lean methodologies in a knowledge worker environment. If you haven't had a chance to watch the webinar, you can access the webinar recording here. You can also read the webinar transcript below.

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Taking “navigation and guidance” to church

Christensen Institute

According to new research, a quiet force appears to curb men’s troubling decline in college attainment: religion. In a New York Times essay last week , sociologist Ilana M. Horwitz detailed her study of the relationship between religious upbringing and educational outcomes among teenagers. She found that strong religious affiliation doubled the likelihood that men from low-income households secured bachelor’s degrees. .

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Forming Good Entrepreneurial Habits

Innovation Excellence

Going from Said to Done GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers Are you trying to change and practice entrepreneurial habits? Science can help and here’s how.

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The Importance of Prioritizing Employee Well-Being and Psychological Safety

Business and Tech

Three business leaders discuss the importance of fostering a healthy company culture and creating a safe space for employees to feel supported in their mental health. Arianna Huffington Co-Founder, The Huffington Post. Why is company culture so important for employee well-being? It’s important because we now know an enormous amount about how stress and burnout affect us, both at home and at work.

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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.