IdeaScale

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Overview: Technology is allowing communities to both understand the scale and the nature of racial inequity in their midst. By improving access to technology, developing more effective technology, and using it to drive policy, they’re beginning to address long-standing racial issues. Is Technology Biased? One of the most uncomfortable discoveries in the early years of machine learning was that long-standing social biases emerged from data.

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Wellspring

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Every so often we ask our community to sound off on popular topics in innovation and share their best tips, tricks, and advice in hopes that their answers may inspire others in the field. We’ve gathered these insights by email, over phone calls, at events and roundtables, and catching up with clients and colleagues.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Over the past two years, America’s small business owners have faced unthinkable challenges, and while we are now moving forward — albeit slowly — we know one of the biggest tools driving how we do business is the ever-evolving landscape of technology. The pandemic changed not just how and where we work, but also how we strategize business plans and think about future business growth.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I have just finished the second of a planned series with one of my favourite long-term collaborators Jeffrey Phillips. The link to this conversation is here , it is just over 15 minutes long. as a conversation between us, where we emphasise the important linkage between innovation and strategy. You might believe this is a no-brainer but you would be really surprised that this ‘tight’ linkage is often lacking.

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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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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you spend enough time around innovators, you will often hear them speak about wanting to find their “Eureka Moment” Even though the eureka moment for business ideas is primarily a myth , the romance of the perfect idea is often attributed to the ancient Greek scientist Archimedes. The story goes that he noticed how the level of water in his bathtub would rise, and he could use this to calculate the volume of a gold crown, a challenge set him by a king.

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Digital Tonto

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Many hoped that this year would be a return to normalcy and in some ways it has been. The trend toward popular authoritarianism seems to have ebbed and, for the most part, economies are back on. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Board of Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Validation is the process of gathering evidence and learning around business ideas through experimentation and user testing, in order to make faster, informed, de-risked decisions. Validation techniques are usually divided into two main categories, relating to the type of information being collected - either qualitative or quantitative. Here's how you can use them.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Janice Francisco, founder of innovation consultancy Bridgepoint Effect. We speak about some interesting research into the personality profiles of innovators, and how understanding these can make groups work more effectively together. Topics covered in this episode: 00:04:00 – Research which shows us the unique personality profile of innovators. 00:08:30 – The personality profile of innovators and their creative process is ba

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Overview: Nordstrom, already facing headwinds due to changes in retail, has been using the data it aggregates to create more specific and meaningful private brands, bring in new labels for pop-ups, and other approaches that keep the 120-year-old department store relevant. A Difficult Road, And Then A Pandemic. The brick-and-mortar retail industry has faced difficulty over the last decade, thanks to a mixture of eCommerce and changing market tastes.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In more and more states, it’s becoming legal to not only use marijuana both medically and recreationally, but to grow your own as well. The changing laws mean more people are growing cannabis than ever before, but what does it take to create a successful home grow? “If you don’t create the right environment, you are destined to fail down the road,” said Jeremy Corrao, vice president of GrowGen Management Corp. for GrowGeneration, a leading supplier of products, services, and solutions for commer

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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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InnovationManagement

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Finance is no stranger to using data in predictive analysis, forecasting, and more, but what can real-time data bring to the table? The post 3 Ways Real-Time Financial Data Drives Business Intelligence appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 14, 2021

There is a concept in Zen Buddhism known as shoshin, which means “beginner’s mind.”. Shoshin refers to the idea of letting go of your preconceptions and having an attitude of openness when studying a subject. When you are a true beginner, your mind is empty and open. You’re willing to learn and consider all pieces of information, like a child discovering something for the first time.

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Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Close your eyes and think about your daily routine. On a workday, what does that look like? Do you get up, have some breakfast, have some coffee, get dressed, and either log in or drive to an office? And during that routine, do you generally assume that everything will go according to plan? Your computer will turn on in the same amount of time it always does, or you’ll arrive at the office with some time to spare before punching in and getting to work.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The majority of Californians in 2016 cast votes to displace the illicit cannabis market with a taxed and regulated marketplace; one that would be controlled by licensed businesses, not by criminal entrepreneurs. . Paul Armentano Deputy Director, NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). Five years later, the voters’ desire has yet to become a reality.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 15, 2021

GUEST POST from Randy Pennington Taxi companies could have created a ride scheduling and payment app. They didn’t. There are a number of reasons why it didn’t happen, but the biggest reason was reluctance to challenge the status quo.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In improvised theatre, there is a technique which helps performers build on each others’ ideas. It is called “Yes, and…” In many everyday situations, when people are discussing new ideas, the first response of someone else hearing a new idea is why it will not work. An exchange between two people might happen like this: Person 1 “I have a new idea.

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Entrepreneur - Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Chatbot usage is on the rise and two types of chatbot users have emerged: Standard Users and Power Users. This article explores these two types of users and the history of chatbots.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Paul Armentano is the deputy director of NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and co-wrote the book “Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?” He talked about the rise of senior cannabis use and what this means for health outcomes, politics, and more. Paul Armentano Deputy director of NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).

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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.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 14, 2021

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack Growing up in the fashion industry, in 1980’s Paris, I forged an exciting global career and experienced, first hand, a diverse range of the most amazingly innovative fashion presentations ever.

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Rmukesh Gupta

DECEMBER 11, 2021

One of the primary responsibilities of a leader is our ability to enable our teams to fuel their creativity and drive innovation. Kevin Roberts (who used to be the CEO and later went on to become the Executive Chairman of one of the most creative organisation – Saatchi & Saatchi) delivered a keynote on creativity and innovation and I think there is a lot that we can learn from the keynote.

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Kainexus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Lean management methodology , also called Lean Production or Lean Manufacturing, was first developed based mainly on the management techniques of Toyota and other Japanese automakers; it was primarily used in manufacturing. Today, the approach has been embraced by almost every industry. Along the way, improvement management software has been developed to support the strategy.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The rental market is volatile — and competitive. To get the most out of your property, offer what tenants want. There are more than 107 million renters in the United States — that’s nearly one-third of the total population. To attract high-quality, reliable tenants, property owners need to offer the right amenities — and in most cases that includes laundry.

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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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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 13, 2021

GUEST POST from Greg Satell The Covid-19 pandemic demanded we transform across multiple planes. Businesses had to abruptly shift to empower remote work. Professionals were suddenly trading commutes and in-person meetings for home schooling and “Zoom fatigue.

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Sopheon

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Kill a product or send an inferior product to market? Consider a third option: product refactoring. The post Product Refactoring is a Critical New Product Development Strategy appeared first on Sopheon.

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Innovators Alliance

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Emerging technologies are something that innovative organizations should continue to pay close attention to. Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, business platforms, cyber security, crypto currency, and more all set the stage for organizations to have the future in mind when considering long-term planning and innovation. This past quarter, Innovators Alliance has placed focus on AI and educating members about the potential that exists as it relates to this emerging technolog

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Elizabeth Francisco, president of ResMan, offers expansive insights from being a woman in business to the rapid advancement of property management technology. Elizabeth Francisco President, ResMan. What is the largest challenge you’ve faced as a woman in business? Simply put, the most challenging part of my professional journey has been pushing through both conscious and unconscious biases that I encountered along the way.

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Viima

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. However, when it comes to innovation, that can be a part of the problem as Clayton Christensen famously pointed out. Many leaders these days are well aware of the problem, but even if they are, they may still have a hard time leading innovation because the approach

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Strategyzer Innovation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Invincible Leader of the Month: Sergey Zverev. It’s February 2020 and Sergey Sverev is asked to lead the launch of the Emerging Markets Innovation Access Studio (EMIAS), MSD’s new innovation arm. Designing an innovation ecosystem from scratch is a daunting task under normal circumstances. In Sergey’s case it’s even more complicated than usual. COVID 19 is coming into full swing and everyone is working from home.

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Sopheon

DECEMBER 17, 2021

How companies address supply chain delays, the labor market and collaboration will define new product development success in 2022. The post Successful New Product Development Will Require Innovative Approaches in 2022 appeared first on Sopheon.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2021

When CEO John Arensmeyer founded the non-profit Small Business Majority almost 16 years ago, he was committed to helping advance diverse entrepreneurs. As the nation struggles to bounce back from COVID-19, Arensmeyer is more dedicated than ever to paving a path for under-resourced business owners. “Small businesses are at the heart of our economy and our democracy,” Arensmeyer said.

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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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