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Humanity 2.0

IdeaScale

OPENING In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, 'Humanity 2.0' explores the transformative relationship between the historical, present and the future of humanity, artificial intelligence, capitalism and other technologies. As our creations increasingly mirror our desires and aspirations, this journey delves into the profound implications of making creation in our image.

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Famous Disruptive Innovations that Failed

Destination Innovation

Taken from the course – Disruptive Thinking, How to See Huge Opportunities The post Famous Disruptive Innovations that Failed appeared first on Destination Innovation.

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A Simple Question to Help Your Team Define Success

Harvard Business Review

Despite its critical importance, most executive teams are not in agreement around the foundational question: What does success look like in X years? The challenge lies in developing a clear collective understanding of what winning as a team looks like and then aligning efforts, resources, and strategies toward these common goals. In this article, the authors offer guidance on how to prepare for and lead a success-defining discussion with your team.

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Thought Sparks – Episodic Innovation

Innovation Excellence

Raise the curtain on Innovation Theater yet again! GUEST POST from Rita McGrath We know that to create meaningful innovations that can move the needle for the companies that sponsor them, attention, resources and commitment needs to be sustained.

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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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Building a Startup in a Tough Funding Environment

Harvard Business Review

Successfully launching and scaling a new business venture has never been easy. When fundraising dries up and uncontrollables become more prevalent, the challenge is even greater. But founders increase their odds of success by proving product-market fit on a budget, conservatively fundraising, and focusing on culture and governance early on.

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Achieving Synergy and Orchestration in the Business Ecosystem of the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs

Ecosystems4Innovating

Sub- Title: “Strategic Synergy: The Business Ecosystem” Achieving the Synergy in Business Ecosystems I am introducing the Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs in a series of posts. This is the fourth post within the series introducing the second layer- the Business Ecosystem. As I have previously mentioned, the design of this Hierarchy of Ecosystems is modular; each Ecosystem can stand alone and offer significant value, but it is part of a more extensive cohesive system where each layer cont

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Office Small Talk: How to Avoid it and Why You Should

The Bliss Business Podcast

Dive into the latest episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, where hosts Stephen Sakach, Tullio Siragusa, and Ash Maher explore the transformative power of moving beyond small talk in the professional world. This insightful discussion, brought to you by Zero Company, delves into mastering the art of meaningful connections. Learn about the importance of emotional intelligence, vulnerability, and asking impactful questions to create memorable experiences.

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Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?

Harvard Business Review

How Brazil’s green energy champion, Raízen, is expanding the market for second-generation ethanol and other sugar-cane waste biofuels.

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These tips will help simplify AI in product development

Sopheon

AI is ushering in one of the most exciting periods ever in the innovation sector. In fact, you could argue that we’re seeing an unprecedented revolution related to AI in new product development. Product managers are using the technology to understand their customers better , create the most robust analytics for their products and improve iterations in product development.

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How to Reduce the Friction that Hurts You — and Harness the Friction that Helps

Harvard Business Review

Stanford’s Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao on how to boost efficiency and satisfaction while also improving innovation and decision-making.

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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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Navigating Change: A Blueprint for Taming Strategic Drift 

Planview

What’s old is new again. As organizations rush to capitalize on AI strategies, many of them meet the same challenge they’ve met before – strategic drift. Wayfaring strategies aren’t uncommon. In fact, studies show that strategy implementation failure rates can reach as high as 60% to 90%. The consequences reach everyone in the company’s orbit, from employees and executives to stakeholders and customers.

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How to navigate the four stages of product development

Sopheon

So you’ve got a great product idea and you want to transform that into a tangible, profitable reality. Welcome to the “in-development” stage of the product lifecycle. This stage is all about researching your market and user needs, testing and validating your idea with live audiences and crafting a prioritized roadmap for your feature development timeline.

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Why Am I Feeling Out of Creative Energy?

BrainZooming

I got all vulnerable in a social media post. I admitted that the pandemic seemed to sap my creativity. Or, maybe I should say, that the typical ways that I apply my creative energy were dry. What creative energy I had left was showing up in places that I hadn’t imagined before the pandemic started.

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2023 Rewind: Innovations and Evolutions in the Qmarkets Product

Qmarkets

To kick off an exciting 2024, we’re highlighting a selection of the powerful features and updates that we launched over the last 12 months. Some of you might have already encountered these in some capacity, but we want to make sure you haven’t missed anything and fully understand the value each update represents. From streamlined campaign creation to enhanced collaboration tools and game-changing integrations, we’re here to supercharge your innovation efforts.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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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Navigating B2B Marketing's Future

BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

CMO Council founder and executive director, Donovan Neale-May, joins Leadtail TV’s Bryan Kramer to share insights on the evolution and future of B2B marketing in a wide-ranging interview on the fundamental restructuring of the marketing function, impact of digital transformation on marketing execution and customer engagement, as well as the need for tighter CMO alignment and cross-functio.

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2023 Rewind: Innovations and Evolutions in the Qmarkets Product

Qmarkets

Introduction To kick off an exciting 2024, we’re highlighting a selection of the powerful features and updates that we launched over the last 12 months. Some of you might have already encountered these in some capacity, but we want to make sure you haven’t missed anything and fully understand the value each update represents. From streamlined campaign creation to enhanced collaboration tools and game-changing integrations, we’re here to supercharge your innovation efforts.

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The Successful Corporate Innovator

IM Insights

How to be successful corporate innovator? get an innovation award from a consulting company!

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The Global Innovation Crisis

Carla Johnson

January 30, 2024 The only thing the world’s overly abundant with these days is chaos, confusion, and conflict. While much of it may feel like it’s ‘not our problem’ on a day-to-day basis, these challenges have not only set up camp on your doorstep, they’re knocking at your door.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

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.