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8 Types of Corporate Antibodies

Idea to Value

If you work in a company, and want to develop a new innovation, at some point you are going to meet resistance. You will come up against individuals or teams who just do not support your new idea for one reason or another. Much like an animal’s immune system cells which tries to kill foreign invaders, these individuals will try to kill your ideas.

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Parallels Between the 1920’s and Today Are Frightening

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell It should be clear by now we are entering a pivotal era. We are currently undergoing four profound shifts, that include changing patterns of demographics, migration, resources and technology.

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What leaders get wrong about innovation

Strategyzer Innovation

Most people overestimate the value of ideas. They think they just need to come up with a good business idea to be successful. The reality is ideas are free. They're everywhere.

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Plan the Unplanned. Ways to be Spontaneous at Work.

Destination Innovation

We are told that we should plan our lives, make to-do lists, work diligently, organize our schedules and arrange things in sound and sensible ways. But is it better to sometimes do the opposite and just be spontaneous? Researchers Tonietto and Malkoc at Ohio University in 2016 carried out 13 studies of leisure activities and found that scheduling an activity (vs. experiencing it impromptu) makes it feel less free-flowing and more work-like.

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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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Do you need to be intelligent in order to be creative? The threshold theory

Idea to Value

What is the link between intelligence and creativity? And can you be creative without being intelligent, or do you need a minimum level of intelligence to achieve great creative feats? This has been a question posed since creativity research began seriously in the 1950s. And it has a long, controversial history. Throughout history, many people who were regarded as highly creative, the people who made a mark on their fields, especially the scientific disciplines, were also highly intelligent.

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Every Changemaker Should Know These 3 Strategies (But Most Don’t)

Digital Tonto

In the final analysis, the reason that most would-be revolutionaries fail is that they assume that the righteousness of their cause will save them. It will not. Injustice, inequity and. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Case Study: Medicins San Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders)

IdeaScale

Overview: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has always been in need of innovation, so it took advantage of its natural organizational structure and the broad range of talent involved to develop a new innovation unit in 2010 that was updated in 2017 and has produced several improvements to how MSF does its crucial work. The Challenge.

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What is ‘True Creativity’? (part 1 of 5)

Idea to Value

*Big announcement time*. You are creative. Even if you don’t feel it all the time, you have the capability to do great creative things. And yet, most of us don’t FEEL like we are creative anymore. I would not be surprised if you had times at work in the past few years (or maybe even the past few days), when you felt: Uninspired. A lack of passion.

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Society 2045’s Radically Collaborative Organizations

Tullio Siragusa

Society 2045’s Radically Collaborative Organizations. In our lives, we all have some pain and challenges. These challenges and pain are mostly a result of our choices. We are free to make different choices that will change the outcome of our lives. It only requires research and study to make a difference. We can make a difference in others’ lives too.

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DISRUPTIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

Disruptive Thinking is a concept that is based upon doing the opposite of what is expected/what convention tells you will be successful. One of the best examples I have heard of comes from a talk given by Luke Williams, which illustrates the potential of Disruptive Thinking. This example comes from the ultra-competitive drinks industry. International megabrand Coca Cola and almost all of its competitors base their business model around the same 3 core components: Fizzy drinks should be Cheap Fiz

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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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U.S. Army Announces New Digital Transformation Strategy

IdeaScale

Overview : The United States Army has announced a digital transformation and government innovation strategy that will modernize and interconnect the Army by updating and securing infrastructure, reforming necessary assets so they can better work with the new approach, and develop a workforce knowledgeable and effective in deploying these tools in partnership with civilian resources.

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Podcast S6E148: Donna Loughlin – Finding the right story for your innovation

Idea to Value

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with PR expert Donna Loughlin. She is the CEO and founder of LMG PR, and is known for her work with futurists and innovators finding narratives that connect with your audience. We speak about what it means to craft a powerful narrative, authenticity, and storytelling for new innovations. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 – Donna’s background as a journalist and working with innovators in Silicon Valley. 00:04:00 – Wh

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Is Now the Time to Finally End Our Culture of Disposability?

Innovation Excellence

Quality used to mean something to companies. A century ago, when people parted with their hard-earned money to buy something, they expected it to last one or more lifetimes. Durability was a key design criteria.

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Addressing the Unknown Variables of Transformative New Product Development

Sopheon

Transformative product ideas represent a great deal of risk, but they can also yield tremendous rewards. Success is found in innovative new product development strategies. The post Addressing the Unknown Variables of Transformative New Product Development appeared first on Sopheon.

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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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Calculated Risks and the Missing Competency of an Anticipatory Mindset

Daniel Burrus

When you are starting a business or making a change internally as a business leader, many on the outside will repeatedly remind you how risky your choice is. There are countless motivational books and quotes within them that reassure you it is because the doubting individual doesn’t want to see you fail, while others may be hoping you will fail out of jealousy of your bravery.

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How Startups Can Help Shape Regulatory Policy

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Innovators must help nurture and shape the direction of future regulation. Thankfully, it's not only possible, but has also been done before.

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600 Free Innovation, Transformation and Design Quote Slides

Innovation Excellence

Free Downloads for Keynote Speeches, Presentations and Workshops Looking for a compelling quote for a keynote speech, workshop or presentation on any of these topics?

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Genetic Engineering: Modifying More Than Just Crops

Wellspring

Over the past 25 years, the food manufacturing and agricultural industries have helped showcase the importance and functionality of genetic modification. The first genetically engineered produce , the Flavr Savr tomato, was introduced in 1994 and swept the nation with its promise to slow down the ripening process (therefore delaying rotting and softening).

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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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What is Lean Product Management and How is It Applied?

Kainexus

Product managers fulfill a critical role in translating customer needs into product features and improvements. Unfortunately, often internal pressures, external commenters, and poor product management practices hinder managers' ability to deliver products that customers truly value. Another sad reality is that it is common for organizations to make product decisions without really understanding what matters most to the customer.

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Reflections on the Evolving Role of Innovation Professionals, Based on a Recent Panel Session

InnovationManagement

I recently participated in a panel session as part of a great conference organised by the Innov8rs group (thanks Hans!), with an amazing set of innovation leaders, including Gina O’Connor, John Metselaar, and Andrea Kates. The post Reflections on the Evolving Role of Innovation Professionals, Based on a Recent Panel Session appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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The Education Business Model Canvas

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers The business model canvas is one of many useful tools to design, evolve and test products and services business models.

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Find Ways to Compete When Margins Are Razor-Thin

Entrepreneur - Innovation

How to remain relevant and adaptable, even when your profit margins are narrower than those of competitors.

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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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How Leaders Can Reap the Potential of Lean Innovation

Kainexus

When many people think about Lean processes and management , they assume that the goal is to optimize each process with a step-by-step approach to reduce waste and implement incremental improvements. Some people even assert that Lean principles are the opposite of innovation because innovation is often considered the result of the invention that disrupts operations.

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Finding Ideas In The Mundane and Familiar

Phil McKinney

How many times have you walked past something and not really seen it? How many times have you seen something a million times without ever really noticing it? It's easy to take the familiar for granted. We're so used to it, we see it as mundane and stop paying attention. “The Disease of the Familiar”, […].

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4 Ways To Create An Effective Trendspotting Team

ITONICS

A continuous foresight mindset and a comprehensive analytical framework are imperative to trendspotting. The personnel involved in the trendspotting process are also crucial to successfully identifying and evaluating trends that could enhance a company’s innovation strategy.

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Are NFTs Insulated from Crypto Winters?

Collectivecamp

As the crypto market dips, then dips again, do NFTs represent a hedge?

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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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Using Biotech Project Management Software to Drive Value

Planview

Today we’re going to look at how a global biotech company used biotech project management software to drive greater business value. The company is known around the world for its groundbreaking molecular diagnostic testing capabilities. They provide hospitals and doctor’s offices with fast and accurate tests for COVID-19, tuberculosis, and other types of illnesses. “We use Planview’s solutions to ensure projects in distress are getting the help they need.

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BEING COMFORTABLE WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE

ImagineNation

It’s been a tough two years for everyone since the COVID-19 crisis began. Some of us have been hit very, very hard, by the impact of the pandemic exacerbated by the rate of exponential change. As result, many of us are feeling overwhelmed and languishing in varying states of anxiety and discomfort. Some of us are struggling with extreme uncertainty existing within our coaching environments, whilst many of us are seeking to prepare and manage for what might possibly come next.

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Trends & Technologies Shaping The Future Of The Food & Drink Industry

ITONICS

The food & drink industry is immense, diverse, and highly consequential. It comprises a vast network of players—from farm to factory to fork. With globalization, these networks and the supply chains by which they deliver value have become increasingly complex.

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Do you need a strategy consultant?

Cascade Strategy

An overview of strategy consultants. Strategy consultants are overrated.

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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.