Wellspring
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
There's a reason research and development funding accounts for about 3% of GDP. It's the same reason Amazon, despite already being among the world's leading global enterprises, spent $22.6 billion on R&D last year, and why the pharmaceutical industry as a whole dedicates 18 percent of its entire budget to R&D: Everyone is trying to secure their future in a rapidly changing world.
hackerearth
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
If you look at the Apple’s revenue break-up, you will come across a comparatively small segment called “other services”. This small segment of other services, including itunes, App store, Apple pay, etc., generated $8.5 billion for Apple in 2017 and over $110 billion since 2008. What appeared to be yet another mp3 player in the market had a solid business model behind it in the form of itunes.
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Destination Innovation
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
If you are launching a new product or service or if you want to review sales and marketing tactics for an existing product or service then here are twenty probing questions to ask. They are intended to challenge conventional assumptions and to take you back to the basics of sales and marketing. How would you describe our product (or service) in one short sentence?
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in – one of the key innovation trends is sustainability. That means business practices, products, packaging, etc. Almost all of our customers have run a sustainability campaign (and if they haven’t yet – they’re planning on doing so soon). But there are a few brands with new innovative offerings that we truly find inspiring so we thought we’d highlight them here: Lego.
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.
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
We can expect value to shift from agility and iteration to exploration and discovery Related posts: Why Big Organizations Are Broken. The New Science Of Effective Organizations. Why Organizations. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Exago
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Today, we’re announcing new features and improvements on Exago Smart and Exago Open to help innovation managers perform better, while increasing process efficiency and the thoroughness of the idea evaluation stage. This set of upgrades also includes new layout, language and technical developments to improve communication with and among users. The post Don’t miss out on the latest upgrades of Exago idea management software appeared first on Exago.
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IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Amazon is everywhere, and innovation is why. Amazon has been one of the key innovative drivers of the twenty-first century. From its beginnings in a garage selling books over the internet, it’s become a technological and social behemoth redefining not just book sales, but commerce, upending entire industries and putting pressure on entire sectors of the economy to innovate or else.
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
The key is combining ideas from the private sector with cutting edge science from government labs Related posts: Politicians Want To Shut Down The Department Of Energy. Here’s Why That’s. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Board of Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. In order for innovation to be a viable undertaking for any company, the outcomes of the innovation need to be maximized, while the risk involved needs to be contained as much as possible. In. Continue reading. The post Shifting gears between design thinking, lean startup, and agile appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
A new wave of disruption is coming. This time not brought about by advances in technology or new business models but instead by a new understanding of how the human brain functions and how we make decisions and choices. The changes it will bring will likely dwarf those that have come before. Over the last.
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.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Evaluation and feedback are important factors that contribute towards an employee’s overall growth in an organization. Every employee intends to work harder with each passing day and deliver the best possible results. Employee evaluation is a usual process in a startup as well as a multinational organization. Gone are the days where yearly reviews used to be a top-down approach.
Innovation in Practice
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
There have been times I sat down with a client and I told them, “your organization is very innovative”, but they don’t believe me. I tell them, if you don’t perceive yourself as innovative, then you’re not. Therefore, it’s critical to get both your internal and external stakeholders to see the truth. Here’s what they need to see and believe: An innovative corporate culture is one that supports the creation of new ideas and the implementation of those ideas.
Moves the Needle
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Social Impact Case Study: City of Hayward Need to drive deeper impact at your nonprofit? Download this case study to show to your colleagues, board of directors, or boss. Download case Study Now. Before and After Lean Innovation: Overview The City of Hayward, California wanted to break away from inefficient and ineffective processes for researching and launching programs, and remove organizational bottlenecks that stood in the way of serving citizens.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
The leaders of a 25,000-person U.S. government organization had a serious problem. They were stuck with outdated hardware and software, sometimes dating back to the eighties. Their workforce did not seem capable of adapting, and frustrated younger employees were leaving for more promising opportunities. Their customers and partners were asking for increasingly complicated support using.
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Board of Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. In order for innovation to be a viable undertaking for any company, the outcomes of the innovation need to be maximized, while the risk involved needs to be contained as much as possible. In. Continue reading. The post Shifting gears between design thinking, lean startup, and agile appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Daniel Burrus
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
By Daniel Burrus and Neil Smith. (In this blog series on how elevating cognitive performance is a game changer for organizations, I’ve invited Neil Smith, CTO at Think Outcomes , to join me in writing on this important topic due to his expertise and the cognitive performance software his firm has created.). AI and cognitive computing have grabbed headlines.
Boxes and Arrows
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
I am a firm believer that success starts with the statement of work (SOW). An appropriate and attainable SOW determines whether my team of UX designers and researchers get the time and activities we require to fully understand a client’s needs and fashion a suitable solution. Regrettably, we often work within overly prescriptive SOWs that dictate a solution before we have a chance to understand the problem.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Innovation does not occur in a vacuum. Nor does it occur when different departments operate within their own silos. For innovation to become a true competitive differentiator, companies need to encourage cross-functional collaboration – bringing together a diversity of the brightest minds across all jobs and grades to co-develop transformative ideas.
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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.
Board of Innovation
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
All innovations actually need to start somewhere. You might have many good ideas. But being innovative is about taking the next step and actually realizing those ideas. What if you will get a check with money to start your project this afternoon? What are you going to do next? How can you realize your dream. Continue reading. The post From idea, to RedDot Design Award.
Faisal Hoque
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances, virtually all job openings will emphasize judgment and decision-making and an ability to manage people and resources. The post The Case For Humanities In The Era Of AI, Automation, And Technology appeared first on Faisal Hoque :: Entrepreneur | Author.
MSSBTI
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
How would you adjust to transferring from a self contained organization with a command and control leadership style to one with a distributed leadership style? How would you adapt? How would you prepare? And how would you be received? This is exactly what happened to me when I reported to be the Chief Engineer onboard the USS Santa Fe, a fast-attack, nuclear submarine based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
Evolution has wired us to run from our fear, but that’s often the last thing you should be doing. According to conservationinstitute.org the 10 fastest animals are the: Peregrine Falcon, Frigate Bird, Sail Fish, Cheetah, Pronghorn Antelope, Blue Wildebeest, Lion, and Thomson’s Gazelle. But what if I were to tell you can outrun any of.
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
BrainZooming
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
At an Idea Magnets workshop, we shared a strategic thinking exercise we call Rock-Paper-Scissors. We employ it to categorize what your company or department is currently offering based on: Things that add incredible value for your audience. Things that don’t add incredible value, but could if they received more attention and resources. Things that once created incredible value, but no longer do, and are ripe for major modifications or for being eliminated.
Planview
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
The wait is over. Spigit’s 2018 fall product release is here, complete with industry-first capabilities and exciting new enhancements! The inspiration behind this release, which you’ll hear more about in the below video, was simple: help customers drive significant cultural change. This is important now more than ever. With that in mind, we set out to reimagine the user experience and expand the flexibility of the Spigit platform to give customers even more ways of creating culture change.
Viima
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Open innovation is a model based on the thought that companies can really benefit from the free bi-directional flow of ideas and innovations from both within and outside the company.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
I spent the majority of my adult life managing organizations and I always felt enormous pressure to innovate, but whenever I went looking for guidance, what I found was a confused jumble. Disruptive innovation, design thinking, open innovation, lean launchpads and on and on. Unlike marketing or finance, there wasn’t any one clear framework. So.
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helloFUTURE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
There was a recent article on an experiment in The New Scientist which explored human/robot interaction. They took three rooms of people and put a friendly robot in one room that hung out with them and was very funny and friendly and really helpful to the people in the room. They took another room and they put… The post We Need More Stern Robots In Our Lives appeared first on hellofuture.
Moves the Needle
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Lean Innovation Case Study: Bringing a New Product to Market Don’t have time to read the whole article? Download this case study to show to your team, colleagues or boss: DOWNload Case Study. Online automotive resource Edmunds.com has a mission to make car buying easy. They are known as a pioneer in simplifying car buying, founded in 1966 as a paperback newsstand publication evolving into a website that boasts an audience of over 18 million people per month.
Faisal Hoque
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances, virtually all job openings will emphasize judgment and decision-making and an ability to manage people and resources. The post The Case For Humanities In The Era Of AI, Automation, And Technology appeared first on Faisal Hoque :: Entrepreneur | Author.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Customer-centricity is an ongoing theme that is central to businesses that are globally leading and relevant. Today, organisations know that consumer needs will effect and drive business strategy. It’s no longer enough to have a great product, you have to understand how that product fits into the lives of your customer. Organisations are investing heavily.
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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