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Freedom to Fail: Cultivating a Mindset of Innovation

Idea to Value

A child can stand up for the first time, take a step forward, and then tumble onto their tummy, to the raucous applause and overwhelming approval of every observer. In other words, attempts that end in failure are both common and lauded in children. Adults, however, find themselves faced with the conscious awareness of the cost of failure. It’s more difficult to embrace failure when you’re aware — either internally or externally — of the pain, suffering, and even lost resources that an incomplet

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Defining Innovation Capital

Paul Hobcraft

My definition of what makes up innovation capital: “Innovation capital is the sum of all that promotes the development and changes required for achieving innovation outcomes, within one organization or its broader networked environment, for marketplace advantage”. The capital of innovation has many moving parts. “These are made up of the resources, processes, knowledge, and capabilities, that are constantly evolving and highly dynamic to build greater innovating capacity.”.

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How NASA Coaches Its Community to Overcome Challenges

IdeaScale

Innovation and NASA are synonymous. The agency is famous for quite literally fitting a square peg in a round hole to rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts. Yet, most of its innovation is on a much smaller level, if no less dramatic in its overall impact. That’s why it won Best Innovation on Ideascale’s 2020 Innovation Management Awards, and … Continued.

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Pace of Innovation – The Ultimate Competitive Advantage

Viima

When we think of a business having a competitive advantage, we still tend to think of traditional economic moats such as a low-cost structure, economies of scale, or perhaps a more intangible moat like a strong brand. While all of these are still extremely desirable assets, they no longer guarantee a sustainable competitive advantage for most companies.

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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 S4E84: Uli Weinberg – How Design Thinking has changed

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Prof Uli Weinberg, Director der HPI School of Design Thinking and President of the Global Design Thinking Alliance. We speak about how Design Thinking has changed over time, where it is going and how it needs to be taught in a different way to stay relevant. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 – His history in computer animation and video game development. 00:04:00 – How Design Thinking began at the HPI more th

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We Thought Technology Would Solve Our Problems. Instead, They Got Worse

Digital Tonto

Prognosticators and futurists try to predict what will happen through some combination of extrapolation and supposition, but the truth is the future will most be shaped by the choices we make. We. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Cheese Madness and the 2020 Innovation Award Winner The Cleveland Cavaliers

IdeaScale

The IdeaScale 2020 Innovation Management Awards recognized outstanding innovations in three categories. These are: best engagement, process, and implementation. The deadline for submissions was April of this year, and the winners were announced in May. About the Award Categories The best engagement strategy was awarded to the company that demonstrated high levels of engagement.

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Key Learnings of a Regtech Corporate Startup

InnovationManagement

Corporate start-ups sit in a sweet spot between corporate venturing and an external start-up. These initiatives have the luxury of the big brother organisation watching over them, but it also comes with the policies and procedures of the big brother. The post Key Learnings of a Regtech Corporate Startup appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Why is no one doing what works?

Board of Innovation

Go for global impact by not making the same mistakes over and over again! Here are our learnings on how to scale your innovation initiatives. The post Why is no one doing what works? appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Acquire Customers with Online Ads that Connects to Your Value Proposition Canvas

Strategyzer Innovation

After developing your Value Proposition Canvas you need to design an experiment to test whether what you have designed is accurate. Online ads are a great experiment to test and validate problem-solution fit and determine whether the value proposition you have mapped out really resonates with your target customer segment.

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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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This 17-Year-Old Recovered From Coronavirus, and Then Started COVID Candies to Help Fight It

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Once Hudson Hale got healthy, he put his entrepreneurial instincts to work.

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How has COVID-19 Accelerated Trends in Customer Service?

InnovationManagement

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, customer behavior has changed dramatically. To survive, businesses need to adapt by accelerating customer service trends that already exist. . The post How has COVID-19 Accelerated Trends in Customer Service? appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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What is Idea Management and What Challenges Do Companies Face?

IdeaScale

Idea management is an essential part of innovation. When gathering great ideas, you need a way to manage and cultivate them. This also helps you deal with various challenges prior to implementation. What is idea management? Idea management is the process of generating, capturing, and evaluating ideas to learn which ones you should develop. It … Continued.

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How Can Enterprises Confront AI Risks

Acuvate

How Can Enterprises Confront AI Risks Artificial Intelligence is undoubtedly the most revolutionary technology of the 21st century. There is hardly a month that goes by without the announcement of a new AI product or trend. McKinsey estimates AI to add an additional $13tn to the global economic output by 2030. Businesses are increasingly looking […].

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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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How is Team Management Changing?

Innovation Leader

Teams no longer fail because of location; they fail because of poor management. All the tools exist to make this a success, and they are only getting better.

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What are the Differences and Advantages between a Specialist and a Generalist? 

InnovationManagement

In building your career, you're likely asked to choose one of two tracks: to become a specialist or to pursue the path of a generalist. This article takes a look at advantages and disadvantages of choosing either of these two paths, and discusses some grey area in between. The post What are the Differences and Advantages between a Specialist and a Generalist?

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014: Five Ways to Teach Your Children to be More Creative

Innovation in Practice

Can you teach your children to be more creative? Of course! In fact, the systematic inventive thinking or SIT method that I’ve been covering for the past weeks can be something your kids can learn too. . Today, I’m going to share with you 5 ways you can teach your kids to become more creative and innovative. . Innovation is not only for adults. And once your kids are able to develop these creativity skills, you’ll feel confident they’ll be more ready in life – because creative kids are empowere

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How a little guy will eat your lunch and run away with your business

Ankush Chopra

If you are a large firm, with strong brands and a dominant industry position, you are secure. You are a Goliath with deep pockets and a small business upstart can be no match for you. There is a lot of evidence to support this view. For example, consider Comcast and Verizon as the Goliaths in the cable industry. They faced a threat from a small company named Tivo who developed a new DVR.

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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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Failure Is Just Part of the Game

Daniel Burrus

Given the recent release of the documentary series The Last Dance , I found this example to be more prevalent than ever. Basketball great Michael Jordan once famously stated that he had missed more than 9,000 shots, lost 300 games and missed 26 game-winning shots in his career. Following that statistical analysis of his own mistakes, he said, “I’ve failed over and over.

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25 Podcasts for Managers (with Episode Recommendations)

CMOE

25 Podcasts for Managers. Coaching for Potential. Radical Candor. WorkLife. HBR IdeaCast. Leadership Biz Cafe. Coffee with the Greats. Success Stories. Manager Tools. Beyond the To-Do List. The Accidental Creative. The Extraordinary Business Book Club. Brand Builder. Women’s Leadership Success. What Great Bosses Know. Leadership and Loyalty. The $100 MBA.

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How Being Grounded Makes You a Better Leader

Tullio Siragusa

How Being Grounded Makes You a Better Leader. Can climbing the corporate ladder have a positive or negative effect on your personality and how you work? Being a part of the corporate world, one can get sucked into enjoying titles and very lucrative positions, and the focus on success can end up with many of us ignoring the bigger picture in life. The life of a leader is demanding and complex.

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#1,985 – Impossible Milk

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Plant based meat that tastes like the real thing? That’s impossible! And yet thanks to Impossible Burgers that’s exactly what we have providing the world with a healthy and climate friendly alternative to eating meat. And now we can add one more product to the Impossible lineup, the yet to formally announced Impossible Milk, a forthcoming plant based alternative to cow’s milk.

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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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Sony Launches a New PlayStation App

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Chat with friends, gets the latest new, and use it to remotely download games to your PS4 or PS5.

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How to Set Continuous Improvement Goals to See Real Results

Kainexus

We all identify goals to improve ourselves in some way. Whether our goal is to eat better, exercise more, spend more time with our family, or increase our productivity, we all have something we're striving for. Although in too many instances, we lose sight of our goals and fall back to old behaviors and the same results. Continuous improvement is no different.

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Five Leadership Qualities that Motivate Others During a Crisis

CMOE

Even in the best of times, being a leader can be challenging. Now the shock generated by the COVID19 virus has produced new and unexpected challenges that have left many leaders struggling to adapt. Moments like this have multiple and varied impacts. Some organizations and businesses are experiencing unsurpassed demand and it has taken an unparalleled effort to keep up with it.

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Talk on NDE in Industry 4.0 for INSA, France

Inspiring Next

Hear Dr. Ripi Singh’s talk on NDE in Industry 4.0. He explains the evolution of Industry from 1.0 to 4.0 and also the progression of inspection over the years and how it stands today. He also proposed a draft definition of NDE including the What, How and Why of it. Deep dive into the inspection and… Read More » Talk on NDE in Industry 4.0 for INSA, France.

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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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#1,983 – The Shape Of Food To Come

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Mind control is a scary premise. None of us would willingly allow ourselves to have our thoughts controlled. And yet mind control is all around us in the form of advertising campaigns, subliminal messaging, celebrity endorsements, slanted news coverage, misleading headlines, the spread of fake news, peer pressure, societal norms, etc. And mind control is especially prevalent in the food industry where fancy restaurants obsess our how their plates are arranged and fast food joints try all sorts o

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'The Biohackers Guide to Getting Things Done In Times of Uncertainty' Episode 3: 'Are Sleep Trackers Really That Accurate?'

Entrepreneur - Innovation

The third in a four-part video series from the author of 'Unstoppable' debunks common perceptions about a widely trending lifestyle tech.

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What is the Future of the Job Search?

Innovation Leader

Do you sit or stand while giving a presentation or doing an interview over Zoom? According to Nada Usina, Managing Director of the global executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, it makes a big difference.

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Top 10 Techniques for Encouraging Workplace Innovation

Kainexus

Innovation in the workplace not only helps companies stay competitive and profitable, but they are also happier workplaces , with consistently higher results in terms of employee satisfaction and retention. Leading organizations are now paying more attention to the advantages of encouraging innovation than ever before. Many companies now have chief innovation officers to help drive new improvements and systems.

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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.