TechEmpower Innovation
JULY 24, 2023
At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. It’s part of our job to ask questions about their plans, challenge their assumptions, and suggest paths to success. The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things.
HYPE Innovation
JULY 24, 2023
Innovation has become a much more strategic activity in modern enterprises, and its importance has grown significantly given its ever-increasing role in transforming the way companies work and expanding their opportunities in different markets.
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Idea to Value
JULY 24, 2023
The expectations we put on people can have a direct impact on their performance. Often, and authority figure placing higher expectations on someone, like a teacher having high expectations for a student, or a manager having high expectations for an employee, can result in both the authority figure and the person in question changing their behaviour, perception of challenge and ultimately the success of their efforts.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
While the Agile methodology is really helpful for structuring teams and creating an efficient workspace, there are many different branches that each take their own approach to project management. All of these strategies fall under the Agile umbrella, and in this article, we will compare four of the most popular project management strategies. To provide [.
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.
Tullio Siragusa
JULY 24, 2023
The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. Traditionally, some companies have adopted a command-and-control culture, with a hierarchical structure that emphasizes strict obedience and a top-down approach to decision-making.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
In order to engage students across all levels of education, many school districts use the four C’s of education. These values have existed throughout 21st-century education plans and help progress students’ emotional, physical, and social intelligence. Recently, there have been two crucial additions to the four C’s, and in this article, we will outline the [.
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IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
Rose, Bud, and Thorn are known for their adaptability, used in various industries, and for personal reflection. It is a conversational tool used by friends, family, classmates, coworkers, and others to learn how things went for individuals, businesses, or organizations. Organizations encourage this tool to assess their marketing progress and how close they are to [.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 24, 2023
After the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking against affirmative action in higher education, leaders might be concerned that their DEI initiatives and programs will face additional scrutiny and legal challenge. While reducing liability is a responsible move, the author cautions against letting these efforts lead to a fear-driven abandonment of effective DEI practices.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
Teams use a ton of different tools to map out their workspace. Whether they’re making org charts, creating project plans, or formalizing internal documentation, organizations everywhere utilize visual templates to build their workspace. Among these digital templates are flowcharts. Flowcharts are incredibly helpful tools with many different applications and are very beneficial when mapping a team’s workflow.
Phil McKinney
JULY 24, 2023
In 1955, Cyril Parkinson made a statement that would forever transform how we think about productivity and innovation. Parkinson's Law, as it's called, states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. In other words, the more time we have, the more likely we are to procrastinate and delay our work. For leaders in today's fast-paced environment, Parkinson's Law poses significant challenges if not managed effectively.
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.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
To help you understand the VRIO Framework, this article discusses the features as well as the stages using a real-world VRIO framework example. A VRIO analysis is a method for evaluating a company’s internal competitive advantages. Therefore, It starts with four questions to determine whether your businesses’ internal resources can be a source of sustained [.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 24, 2023
GUEST POST from Greg Satell One of the most often repeated episodes in the history of technology is when Steve Jobs was recruiting John Sculley from his lofty position as CEO at Pepsi to come to Apple.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
What is a Fishbone Diagram? Fishbone diagram (also known as the Ishikawa diagram) is defined as a ‘casual diagram’ methodology that aims to find root causes of specific problems. It is widely used in manufacturing and industrial services, product development, or just general troubleshooting of problems where the cause is unclear. Any fishbone diagram has [.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 24, 2023
When salespeople lose a deal, most prefer to move on rather than linger over the specifics of the loss. Similarly, when they win a deal, most are quick to celebrate. But very few take the time to assess why they won the business. In the authors’ experience leading and coaching sales teams, they see evidence that a brief, well-pointed sales retrospective, where you unpack the reasons behind a win or a loss, can significantly improve a team’s future win rate.
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.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
Understanding the role of stakeholders in a business is key to meeting their shared expectations. Stakeholders' actual opinions and needs can be a mystery, and unveiling these positions can provide valuable insight into the future. A solid understanding of what they want and how to communicate with them is necessary to meet their expectations and [.
helloFUTURE
JULY 24, 2023
In the race to launch a product, many businesses fall into the trap of building the ‘perfect’ product before releasing it. They spend months, even years, refining features and smoothing out the wrinkles, only to find that the market doesn’t respond as they had hoped upon launch.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
A SWOT analysis is an essential tool used by businesses across different industries for analyzing their company’s strategic position. Though it does not provide a straightforward solution to problems, it identifies the strategies for creating a business model that utilizes the company’s capabilities and resources. This is one of the many benefits of a SWOT [.
Innovating4Energy
JULY 24, 2023
We are in numerous world crises; the erratic weather patterns are causing droughts, floods, and high extremes of heat or sudden cold; less productive land and the oceans of the world are heating up, and that has progressively a dire consequence on our food chain. We are still caught up in this fruitless debate of shall we / shant we switch away from fossil fuels, especially while we are (seemingly) in an energy crisis.
Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali
Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
Generally, a business model contains a company’s strategic and financial approach to its market. It captures how a business intends to sell its products or services, the costs attached to the sale, and most importantly, the target market. A business model canvas provides the structure that allows a business to thrive. However, it is not [.
Stephen Shapiro
JULY 24, 2023
I was recently interviewed by Roche for a two-part series about innovation in healthcare. Interview #1 – Create a Culture of Innovation: The primary focus of this interview was on how to create a culture of innovation. My definition of innovation Why thinking outside the box can reduce innovation A video with my “brick” exercise that demonstrates the power of positive constraints The importance of asking the right questions The three levels of work (support, core, and different
IdeaScale
JULY 24, 2023
An organization structure refers to the reporting relationships between employees within an organization. It establishes authority, responsibility, and accountability. Giving an organization structure makes it easier for everyone to figure out who will report to whom, whose instruction they can take, who they can delegate to, etc. On the other hand, an organization chart is [.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 24, 2023
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Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge
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