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The Only Way to Understand (Innovation) Success is by Measuring Failure

HYPE Innovation

Success is a scarcity, especially in innovation. In fact, one of the few certainties in life is that everything will fail at some moment. Few innovations and experiments succeed, and even the biggest success stories end at one point. It’s just the tendency of our universe towards entropy and disorder. Could be after 70 years, like in the case of Toys R Us, but happen it will.

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How to Build a Culture of Original Thinkers

Carla Johnson - Innovation

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Innovation is the Means, Not an End in Itself

Innovation Excellence

Innovation is all the rage, and for good reason. The most successful innovators outperform other companies by a wide margin. For example, according to the 2018 Global Innovation 1000 study, the sales growth of top innovators was 2.6 times and the operating income growth 2.5 times that of the average of the companies in the.

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Another reason to smile: Exago is one of the 20 happiest companies!

Exago

Another year, another award as one of the happiest companies in Portugal. Exago has once again been recognised in the Top 20 Happiness Works ranking, which assesses the levels of overall happiness and wellbeing of employees in companies operating nationwide. Among the 219 companies that took part – a total of 5,100 respondents –, Exago […]. The post Another reason to smile: Exago is one of the 20 happiest 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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Why Writing May Be The Most Important Skill Your Kids Need To Learn For The Future

Digital Tonto

The key to success in our uncertain future will be humans collaborating with other humans to design work for machines. That starts with writing effectively. Related posts: How To Prepare Your Kids. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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How to Solve Enterprise Problems with Multiple Innovation Types

IdeaScale

Businesses tend to think of innovation in terms of product, process, or business models. Within those three domains of innovation are several innovation types that apply in different situations. The innovation type that is best suited to the problem depends on two key factors: how well-defined the problem is, and how well-defined the skills domain is that is necessary to solve the problem.

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Tart-up or Start up? Two innovation strategies for established companies

Idea to Value

The innovation game is not played on a level playing field. Start-ups – companies under 5 years old owned by one person or a small team of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists – will innovate quite differently from established companies, which have a history of successful growth and a market share to defend. Recent start-ups that have grown up, such as Facebook, Google and Netflix are hybrid cases, still youthful and on the warpath for new products and markets,while also owning huge

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Summer Reading List: 17 Books That Will Inspire You To Change The World

Digital Tonto

Summer is finally here! Time to break out the sunblock, beach towels and get some time to relax. If you’re anything like me, it’s also a time to get some serious reading done. There’s just something. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Top Jobs for Innovation Professionals in 2019

IdeaScale

Companies in every industry are accepting that complacency and failure to innovate are tantamount to negligence. Failing to innovate can cause even a large established business to lose ground to competitors that more fully embrace innovation. It requires more than just saying “Innovation is good.” An innovation strategy is a key business asset, and innovation leadership is no longer nice to have, but necessary.

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Digital Transformation, Data and Innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

In my last post I tried to illustrate the importance (and the challenges) of data to digital transformation. This is often a complex and difficult idea for people to understand - why is "data" so hard? Why can't computer systems work more effectively? For example, my father called me over the weekend to ask why his doctors can't get his electronic medical records correct.

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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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Fascinating new innovation: 3D colour X-rays

Idea to Value

If you think that all X-ray images can do is show you a picture of your skeleton, think again. Scientists from Mars Bioimaging at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand have developed new medical imaging technology which allows them to take pictures of the internal tissues of living beings (including humans), and show the different components of them in different colours.

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Are You Ready for the Biggest Economic and Social Shift of the Past 100 Years?

Innovation Excellence

The changes coming in driverless vehicles are just the tip of the iceberg. What’s yet to come is nothing short of unimaginable. The constant chatter about driverless, autonomous, and electric vehicles is nearly deafening. Yet, in all of that noise what’s most often missed is that the implications these trends will have go well beyond.

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What’s an Intrapreneur?

IdeaScale

The term “intrapreneur” has reemerged in recent years, but it was coined in 1978, and given the elegant definition of “ dreamers who do.”. Your intrapreneurs are the people already in your company who have many of the same attributes as an entrepreneur. They know how to take calculated risks to add value and solve problems. Sadly, however, many companies fail to encourage such thinking and may actively quash intrapreneurial spirit.

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How to Build YOUR Best Innovation Process

InnovationManagement

How might we build a more efficient or effective innovation process? The post How to Build YOUR Best Innovation Process appeared first on Innovation Management.

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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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How to Choose the Right Software for Concept Development

Leapfrogging

Concept development is where most businesses start when they think about launching a new product or service. Guest post by upBOARD . It is one of the early stages of the innovation process, and it is integral to the continued success of any organization. In fact, one of the most important parts of running a successful business is identifying the right concepts that can turn into real innovations that will help you meet your customers’ needs.

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The Unintended Consequences of IoT (Internet of Things) Deployment

Innovation Excellence

Three of the most hyped technologies in recent years include Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Thing (IoT). And how do I know that they are hyped? Because in August 2018, Gartner published its latest hype cycle report for emerging technologies, putting IoT barely past the “peak of inflated expectations” (that’s when we believe.

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Empathy 2.0 series: AI technologies you can start using today!

Board of Innovation

In the second part of our Empathy 2.0 series we're exploring what’s next in tech-driven methods for empathy. We look at workflow automation solutions! The post Empathy 2.0 series: AI technologies you can start using today! appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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From Poland to Portugal, innovation globetrotter, with Ewa Kopczynska

Rapid Innovation in digital time

What is the Art of Innovation? Pierre-Alexandre Balland, visiting professor at MIT Media Lab presents his strategic tool for cities and governments.

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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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Disruptive Breakthroughs in 3D Printing

Daniel Burrus

2019 is looking to be a big year for new, disruptive technology. The business sectors that will be most dramatically affected will be healthcare, manufacturing, construction, transportation, aerospace, and life sciences. One industry that is always growing and shows no signs of slowing is 3D printing. It is going to continue to be hugely disruptive to every industry — including yours.

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When Innovation Goes Wrong, We Shouldn’t Blame Technology, But Ourselves

Innovation Excellence

When I speak at conferences, I’ve noticed that people are increasingly asking me about the unintended consequences of technological advance. As our technology becomes almost unimaginably powerful, there is growing apprehension and fear that we will be unable to control what we create. This, of course, isn’t anything new. When trains first appeared, many worried.

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May the 4th Industrial Revolution be with you – Part 1

InnovationManagement

This is the first in a series of articles that explore the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on modern society. To understand this phenomenon requires that we think beyond the concept of digital and take a closer look at how the digital space impacts the human space. The post May the 4th Industrial Revolution be with you – Part 1 appeared first on Innovation Management.

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Accelerators v Startup Matching v Limited Partnership v CVC

Collectivecamp

You might already know that more than 50% of today’s S&P500 faces replacement in the next 10 years. A lesser known fact is that one in three listed companies are at risk of being de-listed in the next five years alone.

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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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Innovation Toolkit – Tips, Tools and Templates for Managing Innovation

Viima

Having the right set of tools can help you get more out of your innovation activities by providing you with concrete ways for managing different parts of innovation. The right tools allow you to consider different aspects of innovation, look at innovation from new perspectives and save time.

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The fine art of inNOvation

Innovation Excellence

Business plan. Those two words have been used a lot to kill a lot of innovative ideas. Yet, it persists in the entrepreneurial consciousness. It’s a mainstay in the manager’s tool box. Sure, it you are going to ask for money, you will in all likelihood need to write a business plan. But, so few entrepreneurs.

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Five Business Shifts That Will Put Learning at The Heart of The Agenda

InnovationManagement

In our recent book The Future Reinvented, we are argued that, in the face of seemingly unprecedented change across society, learning at every level is central to survival and growth. The post Five Business Shifts That Will Put Learning at The Heart of The Agenda appeared first on Innovation Management.

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Can an Employee be an Entrepreneur?

Collectivecamp

I recently concluded an intense but rewarding podcast tour in support of my now newish book, Employee to Entrepreneur.

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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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Commitment to Success; Make Tough Decisions Early

Focused Momentum

While it is true that one of the benefits of investing the time to define a clear strategic direction is that it helps in decision-making, it is also true that it does not make decisions. That is the job of leadership.

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The Art of Physician Entrepreneurship

Innovation Excellence

Most doctors would agree that medicine, contrary to popular belief, is part science, but mostly art. Most of medical practice is not evidence based. On the other hand, there seems to be some argument whether entrepreneurship is an art, a science or both. Based on my experience of teaching and practicing both, here’s my two cents: The underlying foundation.

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Ageism and Innovation

Phil McKinney

Some have put forth what I believe is a false premise — that creativity and innovation are for the young. Silicon Valley has clearly bought into this premise. If you are over 40, some could rightly argue 35, many of the companies in the valley have taken the position that you are over the hill. […].

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3 Ways Businesses Are Improving Their Employee Value Proposition

InnovationManagement

Companies have to attract and retain top talent to remain competitive in a globalized world. Without a motivated workforce, they'll fail to meet their goals and achieve growth, year after year. The post 3 Ways Businesses Are Improving Their Employee Value Proposition appeared first on Innovation Management.

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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.