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What are your innovation ambitions for next year?

Idea to Value

What are you hoping to achieve next year? No, I am not talking about what you and your company’s high level goals are: … Increase market share … … Improve profit margins … … Be innovative … I am asking what specific ambitions you and your company have for next year. Especially when it comes to what you want the creativity of your people to achieve.

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Why we should focus on Innovation Governance

Paul Hobcraft

I am working with Jeffrey Phillips , a long-term collaborator on “all things concerning innovation.” We have just had our third short conversation of a five-part series on Innovation Governance. This specific conversation is all about the fit of innovation governance within our Executive Innovation Work Mat. This is the link on Innovation Governance to the conversation, just under 14 minutes to listen to.

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How Innovators are Working to Build Food Systems for the Future

IdeaScale

Overview: New agricultural, processing, and manufacturing technologies are changing what we eat, how long it keeps, and how we store it. What each of these innovations has in common is a thoughtful and different approach to common questions. The Challenge. While there remains some dispute about how many people the planet will need to support by the end of the 21st century, there’s no argument that there will be challenges.

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The Future of Student Transportation is Green

Business and Tech

School districts can take responsibility for the health of the planet through sustainable student transportation initiatives. Did you know that transportation accounts for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States? What may surprise you even more is that the student transportation industry is a particularly egregious offender, with over 90 percent of the nation’s 500,000 school buses running on diesel and emitting 8.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gas annually — equi

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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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Podcast S6E144: Rosemary Rein – Innovation Secrets from Silicon Valley

Idea to Value

In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Dr Rosemary Rein, current SVP of Innovation Minds and former Head of Learning at Wikipedia and the United Way. She is also the author of “ Go Wild! Survival Skills for Business & Life ” and has lived through volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides. We learn about some of the primary learnings which corporations can take from innovation at startups, and getting the most out of hybrid work.

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How we’ll eat in 2022: 10 food innovations that will shape how we eat

Board of Innovation

Do you wonder what the food industry will look like in the near future? Here are 10 food innovations that will shape how we eat in 2022 - from lab grown meat and printed meals, to upcycled coffee drinks. The post How we’ll eat in 2022: 10 food innovations that will shape how we eat appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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The Green Living Guy Talks Electric Vehicles

Business and Tech

Electric vehicle expert and green living activist Seth Leitman sees environmental and financial benefits to EVs. Electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t the future — they’re already here. Six major carmakers — BYD, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo — have pledged to phase out gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035, and several states have passed laws banning the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030.

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During REM dreams, the same part of your brain slows down as when you are improvising

Idea to Value

While going through some scientific literature, I recently made a startling discovery. One which I have not seen anywhere in other summaries of how creativity works or how it can be improved. It is about what happens in your brain when you are sleeping. There are several stages which your brain goes through when you are asleep, but one of the most important is called the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) phase.

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Webinar: New Techniques for Workplace Challenges

IdeaScale

Overview: The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the workplace forever, scattering employees across metro areas and even the country. In our free Zoom webinar on Thursday, January 20th at 9 am PST, we’ll discuss how to be inclusive when building the new hybrid, virtual, or in-person workplace. Necessity As The Mother Of Workplace Innovation. In March 2020, more than half of the US workforce began working from home.

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Balancing Function, Design, Process and Structure for Creative Tension

Paul Hobcraft

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. The conversation lasted nineteen minutes, and for some reason, I lost sound briefly at my end a few times, which was a pity. So I hope I can help fill those gaps and explore the what, why and how of having a dynamic functioning design and structured process to meet today’

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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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Considering Going Electric? First Ask an EV Driver

Business and Tech

Thinking about purchasing or leasing an electric car? The only way to get the real story is to speak directly to an electric vehicle (EV) driver. EV owners are the most knowledgeable resources when it comes to questions like how much it costs to charge, what the maintenance costs are, and whether to go all-electric or plug-in hybrid. They love to share their real-world driving experiences, and there are many places to find these willing information sources — even if you don’t know one personally

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Making too many decisons makes you want to avoid planning anything else

Idea to Value

Is it possible to exhaust yourself by making decisions? According to research, yes it is. In a 2018 research study by Sjåstad and Baumeister , the researchers wanted to see what would happen to someone’s willingness to think about the future before or after they had been forced to make hard decisions. This was in order to study a concept called ego depletion , which suggests that our willpower and ability to focus on difficult challenges is not infinite, and therefore gets used up througho

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Nine Top Drivers of Innovation in an Organization

IdeaScale

Overview : Innovation strategy needs more than just a great kickoff meeting. To foster innovation, the entire organization needs to be involved, have access to the needed resources to innovate, and see their innovations celebrated across the company. Here are nine drivers of innovation. 1. Dedicated Resources. The first place to start, with building an innovative culture, is to have dedicated funding and resources for innovation.

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Movement Health 2030: building sustainable healthcare ecosystems

Board of Innovation

Movement Health 2030: building sustainable healthcare ecosystems, based on local partnerships, in collaboration with Roche. The post Movement Health 2030: building sustainable healthcare ecosystems appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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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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Plug In America Offers Programs to Help Drivers Go Electric

Business and Tech

Plug In America, PlugStar, and Drive Electric Earth Day help consumers learn about the benefits of EVs and make the switch. Plug In America is a nonprofit organization with a variety of resources that help consumers switch to an electric vehicle (EV) powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity. This will reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, result in better public health, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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A Shark-Tank Backed Christmas Entrepreneur's Tips for Pitching and Staying Calm

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Matt Bliss, whose investors include Barbara Corcoran, reflects on the lessons of the past five years with his company Modern Christmas Trees.

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Innovation and the Scientific Method

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Jesse Nieminen Most large organizations are led and managed very systematically, and they pride themselves on that. Managers and leaders within those organizations are usually smart, educated, and want to make data-driven, evidence-based decisions.

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Technology Spotlight: Zoom Info Technologies Proving to be a Game Changer for Organizations Globally

Innovators Alliance

One of the biggest challenges organizations encounter today is how to generate quality leads. This means obtaining an accurate email address and telephone number for prospects. The pandemic and work from home phenomenon has made this even more challenging as many people are not available in their offices to answer a call. Instead, they are working from their cellphones which are less readily available.

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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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Debunking Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Myths

Business and Tech

AutoMobility LA and the LA Auto Show bust common Electric Vehicle myths. However, the biggest myth surrounding EVs isn’t range anymore — it’s inadequate infrastructure. People doubt whether the existing power grid can handle the demand if everyone goes out and buys an EV. They think we’ll need to add a bunch of coal-burning power plants to power all those nice green EVs, decimating any potential benefit.

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The 5 Key Elements of a Strategic Plan

Cascade Strategy

All great strategies have 3 key elements:

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Everyone hates to fail, why do you?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack If you have ever had a significant setback, made a serious mistake, or failed at completing an important task, you will have experienced some kind of deep emotional and visceral, largely unconscious, negative, reactive response … Continue reading →

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Set in Your Ways? Here’s how to Jumpstart your Next Big Idea.

Daniel Burrus

As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we get set in our ways. This is often a natural reflex; our products are fulfilling needs, our processes are working, our services are satisfying, and we are making money. Finding success in what works is not a bad thing whatsoever; you need to make money, after all! However, how this behavior becomes detrimental is when said business or organization protects and defends this status quo of what is “working,” even when profits stagnate, customers wane, and,

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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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AQX Law Firm Essential: At the Top of Every Law Firm’s Wish List

Anaqua

This past year has been an exciting and busy year for the Law Firm Business Unit. One of the key initiatives we are thrilled to announce is the launch of AQX Law Firm Essential , our way of enabling firms to get started faster with AQX Law Firm. In this blog, Jayne Durden, VP of Law Firm Strategy, Joe Bichanich, Client Director, Global Law Firms, and Jon Pullen, Director of Professional Services who have been integral to this new offering sat down to discuss AQX Law Firm Essential.

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What does Riding a Bicycle teach us about Leading in Uncertain Times

Rmukesh Gupta

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much in common between knowing how to ride a bicycle and leading an organisation during uncertain times. However, watching a short video about how much we don’t really understand about how we ride a bicycle made me realise how much there is in common between this and leading an organisation in uncertain times.

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Outsmarting Those Who Want to Kill Change

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Look at anyone who has truly changed the world and they encountered significant resistance.

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Why You Shouldn’t Listen To Your Customers

helloFUTURE

Many companies listen to 100% of customer interactions and constantly adapt their messages and operations to meet growing customer needs and changing behaviors. However, the reality is that many brands don’t listen to their customers, and this is reflected in their ads, customer service interactions, and even the products themselves. Any reputable business strives to… The post Why You Shouldn’t Listen To Your Customers appeared first on IDEATE + EXECUTE.

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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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Innovation in IT #4: Let’s talk about books IT, business and SF

7innovation

Blaž and Tomislav are talking about tech/business books that shaped them. They are sharing Science fiction books and shows that made changes to their lives and they give recommendations what to read. Listen on Spotify.

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2021 at Cascade

Cascade Strategy

Phew, as they say in Australia — “What a bloody great year!”.

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Sickcare Culture of Conformity versus a Culture of Creativity

Innovation Excellence

Sickcare is a culture of conformity and competition. Premeds know it. Medical students and residents learn it. But, once they graduate, they are told they will be paid for value.

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Why Large Companies Need Innovation Governance to Remain Competitive

Sopheon

Industry leaders face aggressive, nimble challengers at every turn. Innovation governance can help them move faster and maintain market dominance. The post Why Large Companies Need Innovation Governance to Remain Competitive appeared first on Sopheon.

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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.