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Elevate Innovation: Assessing Maturity with IdeaScale’s Quiz

IdeaScale

In the dynamic landscape of business, embracing innovation is more than a trend; it's a strategic imperative for organizations seeking growth and investment opportunities. IdeaScale, a trailblazer in idea and innovation management software introduces an insightful quiz – "How Mature is your Innovation Program?" This innovative survey, drawing from the extensive collaboration with 4.5 million [.

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Research: The Growing Inequality of Who Gets to Work from Home

Harvard Business Review

There is a large and growing divide in terms of who gets to work from home. Research on job postings found that remote work is far more common for higher paid roles, for roles that require more experience, for full-time work, and for roles that require more education. Managers should be aware of this divide, as it has the potential to create toxic dynamics within teams and to sap morale.

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Is AI Saving Corporate Innovation or Killing It?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton AI is killing Corporate Innovation. Last Friday, the brilliant minds of Scott Kirsner, Rita McGrath, and Alex Osterwalder (plus a few guest stars like me, no big deal) gathered to debate the truth of this statement.

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New Year, New Job? Start Planning Now.

Harvard Business Review

With a new year approaching, maybe finding a new job is on your list of resolutions. Being clear on what you want and aligning your resume and network to your career goals now will help you move your job search along more quickly in the new year. The hardest part is to remember that it’s not just about finding a job — every part of the process is a step toward your personal and professional growth and ultimate fulfillment.

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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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Global Prosperity’s 2023 Roundup

Christensen Institute

At the Christensen Institute the Global Prosperity team researches how businesses, governments, and nonprofits worldwide can leverage innovation theories and frameworks to create prosperity in their communities. We started this year with ambitious goals to spread this research as far as we could in different countries and sectors, and through different institutions.

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Getting Along: How Can I Step Up in My Boss’s Absence — Without Stepping on Their Toes?

Harvard Business Review

Covering for your boss when they’re out on leave can present a unique opportunity — it gives you the chance to showcase your skills and readiness for a promotion — but it can also be detrimental if you don’t handle the situation carefully. In this advice column, workplace expert Amy Gallo answers a question from a reader who’s looking for guidance on how to demonstrate her own abilities while her boss is out on maternity leave without overstepping.

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Why More Companies Are Getting in on the Resale Game

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Wharton’s Tom Robertson on the strategic value of owning your secondhand market.

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The Future Of Value Stream Management: Harnessing The Power Of Generative AI

Planview

In today’s complex software delivery landscape, achieving end-to-end visibility across the value stream is not just important; it’s urgent. It’s the linchpin for identifying bottlenecks slowing development and draining your budget. Value Stream Management (VSM) solutions shine a light on these friction points, enabling leaders to identify areas needing improvement and take quick corrective action.

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How to Evaluate Innovation Management Solutions | Sopheon

Sopheon

Innovation is essential for any company that hopes to remain competitive. However, managing the process of innovation can be a complicated and time-consuming task. Between ideation, planning, governance, roadmapping and portfolio management, it can be challenging for companies to keep track of everything.

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Sustainnovation: Beyond Sustainability in a Regenerative World

Innovation 360 Group

Feb 5, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (CET) The post Sustainnovation: Beyond Sustainability in a Regenerative World appeared first on Innovation360.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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Getting Comfortable with Discomfort

Michael Roberto

Physicist Peter Carruthers, once the leader of the theoretical division at Los Alamos Laboratory, had a wonderful viewpoint about the discomfort that comes with taking on an interesting challenge: “There’s a special tension to people who are constantly in the position of making new knowledge. You’re always out of equilibrium. When I was young, I was deeply troubled by this.

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5 Things to Look for in Your Search for an Innovation Speaker

Carla Johnson

December 19, 2023 Have you ever listened to an expert that’s all hat, but no cattle? They talk a good game, but at the end of the day, don’t actually do the work. For an innovation keynote speaker to truly have impact, they need to be more than just words.