Tue.Dec 12, 2023

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Confidence, resilience, and cell phones

IdeaScale

The truth is, in the practice of innovation, uncertainty is everywhere. Innovation is practiced by humans, who are fallible creatures. As innovators we are going to get things wrong, therefore our confidence will be temporary and intermittent - like spotty cell reception in the 1990’s. That all sounds pretty sad and defeatist but for anyone [.

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Charting the Emerging Geography of AI

Harvard Business Review

As the AI power centers emerge and shift around the world, they will shape which AI applications are prioritized, which societies and sectors of the economy get the most benefits, what data are used to train algorithms, and which biases get included and which get neutralized — and how we balance accelerating AI innovation against building in safeguards.

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Video Spots For YellaWood, Cold-EEZE Win Prestigious Graphis Awards

Brunner

Video spots for two Brunner clients — YellaWood and Vespyr — have won Graphis Advertising Awards 2024 , which recognize the world’s best creative work. We’re honored to partner with each of these brands and develop creative campaigns that resonate with their target audiences. YellaWood: Graphis Platinum and Gold Awards for ‘Beavers’ Spots Save the Heist Roasting Marshmallows Bocce Brand, Client: YellaWood , Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.

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How to Write an Effective Self-Assessment

Harvard Business Review

Don’t assume that your manager is aware of all you’ve accomplished. Here’s how to artfully highlight what you’ve done this year.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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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Don’t Waste Your Time Talking to Customers

Innovation Excellence

(until you answer these 3 questions) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You know that customer insights are important. You spend time and money to collect customer insights. But are you using them? And by “using,” I don’t mean summarizing, synthesizing, discussing, PowerPointing, and presenting the insights.

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When Discussing Uncertainty, Highlight Opportunities for Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

All the recent talk of uncertainty can leave employees feeling anxious, both about their current position and prospects. They may become reactive, defensive, and inward-looking, as if to insulate themselves from the effects of the uncertainty. Asking them to be resilient, flexible, and committed, as many leaders do, can create additional pressure and make things worse.

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Corporate Crises — and Reputational Recovery — Have Changed

Harvard Business Review

Corporate crises — and reputational recovery — traditionally have been shaped like a U. Companies who refocused on their core competences started rehabilitating their reputation within two to three years and experienced a full recovery within three to four years. In today’s polarized landscape, a new type of corporate crisis is becoming more prevalent: the Crisis L.

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Can Sustainability Drive Innovation at Ferrari?

Harvard Business Review

How the luxury automaker used sustainability as a catalyst for innovation internally and in its supply chain.

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How Hybrid Work Is (And Isn’t) Reshaping Cities

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with author and professor Richard Florida about where talent is moving around the world.