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Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset

Idea to Value

Why is it that throughout life, some people seem to be comfortable going up for new challenges, and growing as a result, while other people want to stay exactly where they are? It may be partially down to what sort of mindset these people have. Carol Dweck is a researcher who studies mindset , and her research suggests that there are people with a growth mindset and people with a fixed mindset.

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Don’t Believe Everything You Think

Digital Tonto

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.” We need to have a sense of humility. It’s far too easy to be impressed with ourselves and far too. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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How To Be Different and Stand Out

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: One of the side effect of the explosion of social media is that every one is trying to be seen (views), heard (downloads) and appreciated (likes/shares). In this constant struggle to be seen/heard/appreciated, everyone is trying to be different and unique and authentic. And that is the true challenge. According to National Human Genome Research institute , “All human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic makeup.”.

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6 Principles of the Continuous Improvement Model

Kainexus

There are a host of methodologies that businesses use to bring structure to the process of identifying and acting upon opportunities for improvement. You may be familiar with Six Sigma , Kaizen , Lean , Toyota Production System, and others. Although these methodologies differ, the heart of each of them is the continuous improvement model. The continuous improvement model reflects the idea that organizations should undertake incremental improvements to services, products, and processes.

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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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Shocking: 67% men will electrocute self rather than ‘just think’ or be bored

Idea to Value

Women on the other hand appear much more comfortable with their own company, with only 25% choosing a mild shock. A new study just published in Science has given a shocking insight into how uncomfortable most people find it having nothing to do but think by themselves. The study, led by Timothy Wilson, originally asked what people’s reaction would be when asked to just sit in a room with no distractions and ‘just think’.

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Mapping Out Your Innovating Way Forward

Paul Hobcraft

Photo by Element5 Digital on Pexels.com. Mapping any innovation journey can be complicated. There is a fairly detailed journey needed to be undertaken for mapping out your future direction of innovation. Let’s get straight into it, and the process and sequence needed within any innovation journey. Firstly you have to work through the Strategic Needs – this needs to cover the type of approaches, the scope and intent, the assessments of the required impact for the end customer and orga

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How to Spot Business Ideas Worth Pursuing

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Your company might be eager to innovate, but you'll want to have a strategy in place to govern the prioritization of ideas - and avoid chasing shiny objects.

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Podcast S5E106: Rachel Audigé – Getting unblinkered and busting biases

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Australia’s top facilitator of Systematic Inventive Thinking, Rachel Audigé. We speak about her new book Unblinkered: The quirky biases that get in the way of creative thinking…and how to bust them , about how biases manifest themselves in our workplace and what we can do about them.

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Innovating from the outside in

Jeffrey Phillips

I've written about this idea more than once, but more than ever it seems so vital. It's past time to innovate from the outside in. What I mean by that is to start taking your cues from your customers, the environment and future realities, and shape your capabilities and products to meet those emerging wants and needs. This is, of course, exactly opposite from what we've been told to do over our careers.

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What Are Some Examples of Crowdsourcing Innovation?

IdeaScale

There’s no better demonstration of the power of crowdsourcing than proof of it in action. Here are four examples of crowdsourcing in action improving everything from financial services to government communications. Standard Bank: Getting Money Where It Needs To Be Standard Bank, first established in 1862, is one of South Africa’s financial powerhouses, operating in … Continued.

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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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4 Ways to Use AI to Enhance the Customer Experience

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Global spending on AI is expected to double by 2024, but consumers won't tolerate a bad CX.

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This piece of digital art just sold for $69 million using NFTs

Idea to Value

The value of fine art has always been up for debate: It is worth what someone is willing to pay to hang it on their wall. But what if you bought a piece of art which didn’t even exist on canvas? If it was purely digital? Until recently, the risk with digital art is that it could be copied like any other file, infinitely, and lose all of the value that comes from scarcity.

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How to Become More Approachable as a Leader

Tullio Siragusa

How to Become More Approachable as a Leader. You can’t expect everyone to be receptive to you, but one of the most important traits of a leader is to be approachable. If you want to ensure that your reputation amongst your peers and the people you lead is stellar, you have to be an approachable person; someone that your teammates admire, not fear. Approachability Is a Leadership Skill.

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What Are Some Examples of Crowdsourcing Innovation?

IdeaScale

It takes a crowd to make a great product. There’s no better demonstration of the power of crowdsourcing than proof of it in action. Here are four examples of crowdsourcing in action improving everything from financial services to government communications. Standard Bank: Getting Money Where It Needs To Be. Standard Bank, first established in 1862, is one of South Africa’s financial powerhouses, operating in 20 countries across the continent.

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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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Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein Applied a Routine of 'No Time' to Increase Creativity. What Does It Consist Of?

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Neuroscience recommends giving a space to leisure in our busy schedules, as it is key to being creative and continuing to innovate, something that Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs understood very well.

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Building a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem - A Pharmaceutical Example

Strategyzer Innovation

It takes time and investment to create a sustainable innovation ecosystem, one that enables repeatable innovation outcomes in a large organization, be it new products, services or businesses. And it requires many decisions along the way.

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A.I. Requires Repositioning Your Workforce Rather Than Laying Them Off

Daniel Burrus

Artificial intelligence (A.I.), one of the 20 core technologies I identified back in 1983 as the drivers of exponential economic value creation, has started out simple. From Amazon’s Alexa, Siri on your iPhone, or proclaiming “hey, Google…” in your home , there are several small but impactful applications of A.I. that have become fully integrated in our world today.

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What Are Some Examples of Crowdsourcing Innovation?

IdeaScale

There’s no better demonstration of the power of crowdsourcing than proof of it in action. Here are four examples of crowdsourcing in action improving everything from financial services to government communications. Standard Bank: Getting Money Where It Needs To Be Standard Bank, first established in 1862, is one of South Africa’s financial powerhouses, operating in … Continued.

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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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Innovation metrics: why NPV and Product Vitality aren’t enough

Wellspring

When I speak with R&D and innovation leaders about their key metrics, two measures rise to the top: NPV (Net Present Value) and PVI (Product Vitality Index). These are the de facto standards for assessing innovation impact. Nothing else comes close. When pressed, the very same leaders express a great deal of frustration. In almost every KPIs conversation I’ve had, the same grumbles keep coming up, often unprompted: NPV and Product Vitality aren’t getting the job done.

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Pivoting the Fan Experience at the Portland Trail Blazers

Innovation Leader

How did the Portland Trail Blazers innovate to keep close to fans throughout the COVID-19 pandemic? The team’s Chief Commerical Officer explains.

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When Happiness = Disrupting! #DisrupTV!

Mills-Scofield

#DisrupTV Episode 224!!!! Ray Wang, Constellation Research & Vala Afshar , Salesforce. A few weeks ago, I got to hang with 2 amazing people who always make us learn and laugh - Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research and my dear friend, Vala Afshar , Chief Digital Evangelist of Salesforce & communicator extraordinaire. This was my 3rd visit on DisrupTV !!

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Four Exercises to try in your next Virtual Whiteboarding Session

IdeaScale

Whiteboarding is a critical part of the brainstorming and innovation process. It serves as a tool to visualize, actualize, and realize the full potential of your ideas. With remote work opportunities taking hold across the country, whiteboarding has transitioned from a traditional collaobration activity to a popular digital blueprint. Virtual whiteboards have become inherent parts of the online workspace, and if you use them often, it’s important to understand some effective techniques.

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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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9 KPIs to measure the impact of AIOps

Acuvate

9 KPIs to measure the impact of AIOps Large enterprise exclusive use of AIOps and digital experience monitoring tools to monitor applications and infrastructure will rise from 5% in 2018 to 30% in 2023. ~ Gartner When the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated their workforce to function remotely, Siemens USA, a manufacturer of industrial and healthcare equipment, […].

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911, What Are Your Innovation Emergency OKRs?

Innovation Leader

Corporate life expectancy is at an all-time low — down 300 percent since the 1980s. But why is it that an organization’s survival has become such a critical challenge?

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Managing incentives and influencers to set your health innovation up for success

Board of Innovation

We guide you to set up your healthcare innovation for success, considering the new dynamics of stakeholders and influencers. The post Managing incentives and influencers to set your health innovation up for success appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Employee Spotlight: Brittany Miller

Brunner

Meet Brittany Miller—intern-turned-full time employee and 4-year Brunner veteran. While she’s not performing her duties on Brunner’s New Business team, she’s sharing her passion for traveling with her husband and daughter. Get to know her more below! Q: What advice would you give to your younger self? A: To slow down and enjoy the moment! Q: Choose a movie title for the story of your life.

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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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work both expands (and shrinks) to fit the time allotted

helloFUTURE

One of the most interesting things I find about project management is that many of the supposed “myths” regarding time and work are true. Work indeed expands to fill the time allotted – if you give a team 2 weeks to complete a project, they will not start working on the project until at least… The post work both expands (and shrinks) to fit the time allotted appeared first on hellofuture.

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Creating the Psychological Safety to Innovate at PayPal

Innovation Leader

Sri Shivananda, Chief Technology Officer at PayPal, discussed how the company creates its own digital solutions, and encourages a culture that empowers innovation.

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Innovation Beyond the Core with John Carter

Viima

In this episode of the Innovation Room podcast , John Carter shares his thoughts on why companies should look beyond their core in their innovation efforts. Namely, innovation beyond the core often leads to high margin growth opportunities, and is also easier, faster, and more affordable. John also shares his thoughts on how companies can actually tackle these opportunities and make the most out of them.

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INNOVATION TEAMS DONT INNOVATE!

ImagineNation

In last month’s blog , we reinforced and validated the importance and role of collaboration, and described the range of emerging new, inspirational, and adaptive models that lean into complexity and catalyse and embed sustainable innovative workplace culture change. Where some organisations, like Alibaba, Disney, Google, Salesforce, and GE, developed their future fitness by courageously investing in catalysing, igniting, and leading change through innovation teams.

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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.