IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Innovation is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It is a complex and dynamic process that requires a clear vision, a strong culture, a skilled workforce, a supportive environment, and a robust system. Innovation is also a journey that involves different stages of maturity, from initiation to optimization. Each stage has its own characteristics, challenges, and opportunities. [.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Celebrating your team members, especially around important holidays, can be a powerful, generous, and motivating gesture. This article includes a curated selection of HBR’s Management Tips on how to show gratitude and appreciation at work.

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Tips Management How To Collaboration 136

Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

GUEST POST from David Burkus We all arrive at leadership with certain preconceptions about what makes a successful leader. Sometimes we form an idea of what great leaders do based on historical leaders or modern-day leaders who are always getting media attention.

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Leadership 114

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Researchers conducted a series of studies to understand when curiosity may lead to different reactions in the workplace. They found that curious employees were often seen by their leaders as insubordinate and, in turn, less likable. However, curious employees who were politically skilled were not seen this way. They distinguished between constructive curiosity, which involved seeking information, knowledge, or learning by asking many provocative questions that don’t have easy answers, and uncons

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Management Study Learning Engagement 133

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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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Successful Innovation, Learning Experience or Total Disaster? GUEST POST from Pete Foley In Las Vegas, we are now clearing up after the Formula 1 Grand Prix on the Strip. This extremely complex event required a great deal of executional innovation, and one that I think as innovators, we can learn quite a lot from.

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Learning Innovation Change Marketing 101

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In recent years, organizations have been hard at work reviewing, renewing, articulating, and disseminating their corporate purpose. Renewed corporate purpose statements have more explicitly centered human-centric values, such as employee well-being, growth, and inclusion. This has been a good thing: Gartner research shows that businesses who put these human-centric values front and center see better talent and business outcomes.

Culture 121

Culture Management 121

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Organizational psychologist Liane Davey takes questions from listeners who are struggling to cultivate trusting relationships with their boss or colleagues.

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How To Management Leadership 102

PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This article originally appeared on Forbes. In an era where ideas are currency, innovation has never been more crucial. Innovation is the cornerstone of progress, fueling growth and driving competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape. To harness the power of innovation effectively, organizations must navigate the intricate world of intellectual property (IP) management, a process that involves safeguarding novel ideas, inventions and creations while optimizing business potential.

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Management Innovation Leadership Culture 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In turbulent times, companies need a reliable anchor to guide decision-making. When organizations become moral communities, underpinned by purpose, they provide that stability for stakeholders as well as a reassuring sense of hope, solidarity, agency, and meaning. Three strategies can help. First, tell a big story about what your organization believes in and what it is trying to accomplish.

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PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This article originally appeared on Forbes. In an era where ideas are currency, innovation has never been more crucial. Innovation is the cornerstone of progress, fueling growth and driving competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape. To harness the power of innovation effectively, organizations must navigate the intricate world of intellectual property (IP) management, a process that involves safeguarding novel ideas, inventions and creations while optimizing business potential.

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Management Innovation Leadership Culture 52

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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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Can AI be developed through embodied interaction?

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Artificial Inteligence Learning Technology Innovation 100

Michael Roberto

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As Thanksgiving approaches, we should consider the role that gratitude plays not only for our personal well-being, but for the engagement we create among our employees at work. Amber Kersten and her colleagues have published a new paper in the Journal of Personnel Psychology titled, "Paying Gratitude Forward at Work." The scholars studied more than 350 employees from companies in the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Belgium, and Malta.

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Culture Engagement Study Resources 55

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The former CEO of Booz & Company says cost cutting should be a careful, strategic process.

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Company Strategy Strategy 71

ITONICS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

What is the right software for balancing your company's innovation portfolio? Microsoft Excel has been a go-to tool due to its common availability and general-purpose utility. However, using Excel spreadsheets for strategic portfolio management is not the most effective approach. Let's examine the reasons why Microsoft Excel falls short in managing an innovation portfolio and explore a better solution.

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Software Review Management Software Innovation 36

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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PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Welcome to our special gobble-bloggle where innovation results meet gratitude! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a time when we reflect on the bounties and blessings of the year, we turn our spotlight to ICON , Bayer , Bobcat , CAE , MOH , and Electrolux Professional —trailblazers that have not only pushed the boundaries of innovation, but have also embraced a sense of gratitude for every challenge and triumph along the way.

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