Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Exploring the interplay between Humans, Technology and AI for design thinking Why is design thinking regarded as so crucial to the future of innovation in a world of accelerating interplays between humans, technology and generative AI? By embracing Design Thinking principles differently in the future of innovation, organizations can foster a more profound culture of creativity, empathy, collaboration, and user-centricity.

Design Thinking 147

Design Thinking Technical Review Design Technology 147

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Curiosity is not just a medium by which we achieve professional success, it’s also imperative to unlocking purpose and meaning at work. Curiosity about ourselves, our work, and our colleagues is the key to unlocking the significance behind our work. Adopting the mindset of curiosity with the intention of discovering purpose is made possible through four simple practices: crafting your work, making work a craft, connecting work to service, and investing in positive relationships.

Learning 139

Learning Creativity 139

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Blueprint for Bouncing Back: A Design Thinking Guide to Unemployment Life’s journey is peppered with unpredictable twists and turns. Among them, unemployment often casts a formidable shadow, marked by anxiety and doubt. Yet, beyond the immediate challenges, it offers a chance for introspection, reinvention, and growth. This article sheds light on how to transform this phase into a period of rejuvenation, offering practical strategies to ensure hope, positivity, and evolution.

Design Thinking 118

Design Thinking Design Brainstorming Ideation 118

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Operations have always been foundational to competitive advantage, but the nature of this relationship is shifting: Historically, the strategic goal of operations was to achieve scale in order to create a sustainable efficiency advantage. In recent years, winners have focused more on ensuring their operations and strategies were adaptive to changing and unforeseen circumstances, with resilience driving outperformance.

Competition 130

Competition Strategy Strategy Change 130

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.

Data

Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 2, 2023

GUEST POST from Greg Satell We live in an age in which change has become the only constant. So it’s not surprising that change management models have become popular. Executives are urged to develop a plan to communicate the need for change, create a sense of urgency and then drive the process through to completion.

How To 106

How To Change Management 106

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Companies continue to struggle to design and implement a post-Covid return-to-office strategy that works for employees. To find the most workable alternative, they should focus on four factors: the needs of the work, the needs of the people, how work gets done, and the new managerial muscle required to manage a hybrid workforce.

Strategy 112

Strategy Strategy Change Design 112

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Chances are, you’ll work with a person who is diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in your career. Do you know how to best support them during one of the most challenging times of their lives? In this article, five women who have undergone treatment describe ways their colleagues did — and didn’t — lift them up through their words and actions, both at the time of their diagnosis and beyond.

How To 109

How To 109

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 2, 2023

What best practices set the stage for employees and other audiences to share sensitive, challenging, and aspirational perspectives ? Which aspects are most important, especially, when the perspectives relate to authority figures, organizational leaders, officials, or anyone else participants answer to in some fashion?

Strategy 64

Strategy Strategy Collaboration Innovation 64

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Sponsor content from Schneider Electric.

Innovation 100

Innovation 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A senior leader must make a big decision for her career.

Leadership 89

Leadership 89

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.

Data

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Sponsor content from Amazon Business.

Management 85

Management 85