Idea to Value

JANUARY 23, 2024

If you cannot be the best in the world at something, is it even worth trying? Yes. Often, people can be afraid to begin a new creative endeavor, especially when they compare themselves to people who are the best in the world. After all, how can you compete with someone who is so much better than you are? What they fail to recognise is that these “best in the world” people have often been working on their skills, craft and experience for decades to get to where they are now.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 2023, organizations continued to face significant challenges, from inflation to geopolitical turmoil to controversy over DEI and return-to-work policies — and 2024 promises more disruption. Gartner researchers have identified nine key trends, from new and creative employee benefits to the collapse of traditional career paths, that will impact work this year.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2024

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore Like everything else in this Darwinian world of ours, customer journeys evolve with changes in the environment. Ever since the advent of the semiconductor, a compelling source of such changes has been disruptive digital technology.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Machine learning might be the world’s most important general-purpose technology, but it’s notoriously difficult to launch. Outside of Big Tech and a handful of other leading companies, machine learning initiatives routinely fail to deploy, never realizing value. What’s missing? A specialized business practice suitable for wide adoption. This article presents a six-step practice for ushering machine learning projects from conception to deployment.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 23, 2024

Premise: Yesterday, I stumbled onto a French advertisement, that shows, in a very impactful way, blindspots of truck drivers. Shot from a first person perspective, the ad has no music, no voice over, no gimmicks, just simple yet powerful visuals. Before we move ahead, please do take the 47 seconds to watch the advertisement here. As I watched this advertisement, the question that was going on in my mind was about my blindspots as a leader.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

As companies continue to conduct layoffs, despite signs of economic recovery, it’s normal to feel powerless. Sometimes thwarting a layoff is impossible. For example, there’s not much you can do if your entire business unit is being cut because company goals have changed and your work is no longer relevant. But there are proactive measures you can take to assert some control over your professional destiny.

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Kainexus

JANUARY 23, 2024

Efficient business processes are crucial for organizational success because they directly impact every element of operations, contributing to effectiveness, competitiveness, and sustainability. How can businesses effectively balance innovation with the requirement for established, efficient processes? Striking the right equilibrium between adaptability and stability is a common challenge in today's dynamic business environment.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

A conversation with innovation experts John Winsor and Jin Paik on building a transformational workforce.

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Planview

JANUARY 23, 2024

What if your developers could code at the speed of thought? How would that change the way you deliver technology? With the AI tools for developers that are now entering the market, enterprises are starting to realize big dreams like efficient digital product delivery and fast time to market. They’re gaining on a future where instead of competitors disrupting them because time-to-value and reprioritization are too slow, they’re bringing products and services to market within months instead of yea

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Yet2

JANUARY 23, 2024

Words by Carlos Pichardo Forging successful Open Innovation partnerships is a complex yet essential endeavor. yet2 understands the intricate dance that builds and sustains external partnerships. With Intro2Deal , yet2 teaches the steps and pace you need to dance with the innovation partner of your dreams. Furthermore, if you misstep, yet2 puts you back on track.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Innovators Alliance

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the ever evolving, complex world of business, entrepreneurs and business owners are challenged to continue to learn, evolve, adapt, and innovate, all while effectively leading and sustaining their business. How does one balance the many complex and competing priorities that come with entrepreneurship while staying focused on the big picture? By joining an executive peer group.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 23, 2024

Why must we consider establishing the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs within a single organization and collaboratively between Enterprises? It is recognised today that Ecosystem design and thinking provide demonstrable value and gain. Building the Case for the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs: In the rapidly evolving business landscape, we face constant change and recognise complexity is rapidly becoming the norm.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Sponsor content from AWS.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2024

strategy planning process is challenging when the senior executive lacks full subject knowledge.

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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ITONICS

JANUARY 23, 2024

Securing buy-in from senior executives is a big hurdle for innovation teams. Without clear direction, each of your attempts is a shot in the dark. Leaders are often focused on short-term goals and risk-averse, making it challenging to convince them to invest in blue-sky initiatives. That is why you need to spell out your responsibilities in a mandate and get sign-off from leadership on the impact that is expected from your team.

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Michael Roberto

JANUARY 23, 2024

Everyone seems to want a Stanley water bottle these days. The 40 ounce bottle has become a social media sensation, and it has skyrocketed in popularity with young people. According to Fortune , the recent introduction of a Target-exclusive Valentine's Day product line created quite a stir: " People are camping outside Target stores, and there have been reports (and social media videos) of physical alterations as people try to get the special edition of the cup that has become something of a mult

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 23, 2024

Stevie Ray McHugh, Co-Founder of Idea Champions , is a seasoned expert in strategic planning, balanced scorecards, team building, lean manufacturing, and innovation. By simultaneously focusing on leadership coaching,large-scale collaborative planning, building effective teams, process improvement, and tracking results, he helps companies align and enroll the entire organization in strategic change.

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