TechEmpower Innovation

MARCH 4, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to Experiential Intelligence in Executive Teams Understanding Experiential Intelligence In today’s competitive business landscape, it’s important to recognize that the traditional metrics of intelligence such as IQ or even EQ (Emotional Intelligence) are no longer sufficient on their own. Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ).

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IdeaScale

MARCH 5, 2024

How does imagination catalyze collective innovation and unleash corporate vitality - and is imagination, like we are led to believe that Albert Einstein famously said - is more important than knowledge? When I did my research, I discovered that Albert Einstein provided us with an additional context to this famous quote “Imagination is more important [.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 8, 2024

Innov8rs | At Chick-fil-A, innovation is not merely a process, but a culture deeply embedded within the organization's fabric. Their approach is to develop the innovation mindset at all levels, starting with leadership and gradually influencing the entire organization. Michael McCathren, a senior innovation leader at Chick-fil-A, recently sat with Tommy Knoll, heading up Innov8rs CoLab, sharing his perspectives on cultivating an environment where innovation thrives.

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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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IdeaScale

MARCH 4, 2024

The lighting of the Olympic torch in Paris will usher in a new wave of heroes. Their stories will be part of sports history, and hopefully a few will achieve the transformative power of Dick Fosbury's high jump revolution. An unknown high schooler in the early 1960s, Fosbury soared to Olympic gold in 1968, defying [.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 5, 2024

Exploring Complexities of Business Ecosystem Collaborations Why should “we” step into the realm of ecosystem collaborations? What does one organization give away and has to overcome in constraints and organizational barriers that form part of those lingering concerns regarding embracing Business Ecosystems? The question always starts with “ do I not give away more than I have as an individual entity ?

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 6, 2024

I wrote a piece last week introducing the idea that change is strategic, and that strategy should consider change competency as a core competency. Change is happening so quickly and from so many different directions and dimensions that companies cannot create strategy without also preparing for and being ready to change. Companies cannot build static strategies that stretch over 3 or 5 years.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 5, 2024

How does imagination catalyze collective innovation and unleash corporate vitality - and is imagination, like we are led to believe that Albert Einstein famously said - is more important than knowledge?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2024

One big challenge that leaders have when figuring out how or where their companies can grow is that a dearth of data about future problems and opportunities. In these situations, there are three techniques that leaders can employ to develop insights: look at customers and startups for signs of change, experience new technologies rather than just read about them, and practice “associative thinking,” which means connect two seemingly disparate concepts to develop a novel idea.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to High Performance Leadership Teams Defining High Performance Leadership Teams High performance leadership teams are those that not only achieve outstanding results but also sustain these levels of success over time. Such teams are characterized by their ability to effectively collaborate, adapt swiftly to change, and consistently exceed expectations.

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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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Entrepreneur - Innovation

MARCH 8, 2024

Hitendra Wadhwa teaches Columbia University's most popular MBA leadership and success course. In one session, he shared how Steve Jobs became a better leader.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 3, 2024

The diffusion process in marketing refers to the spread of a product or service throughout a market or population. Understanding the diffusion process is crucial for any marketer who wants to create an effective marketing strategy. In this ultimate guide, we will discuss the hidden secrets of the diffusion process in marketing. What is the [.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%). Yet their research also showed that few CEOs recognize the potential for marketing as a growth accelerator.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to High Performing Teams High-performing teams are the engines of innovation and success in any organization. They outperform their peers in productivity, creativity, and overall results. But what distinguishes these teams from the rest? Two critical elements are psychological safety and experiential intelligence. Defining Psychological Safety and Experiential Intelligence Psychological safety is a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-

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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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Planview

MARCH 8, 2024

Nearly 115 years ago, Clara Zetkin set a vision: that every country, every year, would celebrate women on the same day. The group that Zetkin rallied in Copenhagen then — about 100 passionate women from 17 countries — has grown exponentially. In fact, International Women’s Day (IWD) is now an official holiday in more than 25 countries, with thousands of marches, debates, concerts, and talks taking place each year.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 5, 2024

After 20 years of experience in Innovation, it has long been clear to me that a key factor in finding novel solutions to any challenge is to start by gaining a new perspective on the problem. The best way to find new answers is to first seek new questions. Questions have always been the master [.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2024

To attract new talent, employers often offer new hires higher wages than existing employees. But today, a combination of regulatory changes and technological advances have dramatically increased pay transparency in many sectors, making employees increasingly aware of these pay disparities. How do existing employees (and especially top performers) react to these higher-paid new hires?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. This approach emphasizes a user-centric problem-solving process that is both iterative and hands-on, encouraging teams to deeply understand their users, challenge assumptions, and redefine problems in an attempt to identify alternative strategies and solutions.

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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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Yet2

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the ways we measure our success is through getting our clients to a deal with the companies we scout on their behalf. Last month, yet2 broke the record for deals in a single month with 11 deals in February 2024. To Compare: Looking back at 2022 , we set a new record for deals. Compared to 2021, we increased our deal count by 60%, and compared to 2020, we saw a whopping 140% increase.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 3, 2024

Braden Kelley is a popular innovation keynote speaker creating workshops, masterclasses, webinars, tools, and training for organizations on innovation, design thinking and change management.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Staying positive and motivated is tough when your boss has a clear favorite. When you feel like you’re not favored, you may hesitate to proactively communicate with your boss, worrying that you might be a bother and worsen your relationship or that your attempts will be futile. However, a passive approach will result in missed opportunities for growth, clarification, and relationship-building.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 5, 2024

As we embark upon women’s history month, it appears 2024 is on track to be another stressful year for women in America. This isn’t a post about the recent women’s health news , but instead, about what this recent ruling continues to signify about the stressors of women’s health care and health outcomes in the US, and how we might make our current state better.

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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.

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Entrepreneur - Innovation

MARCH 6, 2024

As more companies are looking to integrate blockchain technologies into their operations and join the Web3 rally, it is important to understand how to build these applications in a secure way that will protect both customers and data infrastructures.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 4, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 1847, a young doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis had a major breakthrough. Working in a maternity ward, he discovered that a regime of hand washing could dramatically lower the incidence of childbed fever.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Professional relationships, like all interpersonal connections, tend to form between individuals who are similar to each other. And having a fixed belief that relationships tend to develop spontaneously can inhibit one from reaching out and building diverse relationships. A study indicates that embracing a growth mindset — believing that relationships can be cultivated through effort — can pave the way for boundary spanning networks.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

MARCH 3, 2024

The importance of a radical mindset shift in Business Ecosystem Design What makes Business Ecosystems different in how we approach them, the answer lies in our mindset? Are our existing ways of approaching business design different and within this, how important is a radical mindshift in any Business Ecosystem thinking? Business ecosystems do need to be understood as radically different from how ‘we’ have undertaken the way we have “gone about our business” and think this

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Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 4, 2024

The Symbiotic Path of Leadership and Humanity: A Journey of Vulnerability, Service, Gratitude, and Integrity In our relentless pursuit of leadership excellence and personal growth, we often find ourselves at the crossroads of humanity and leadership, where the essence of being a better human intertwines with the qualities of being a better leader. This journey, as I’ve come to realize through transformative experiences such as the Sterling Men’s Institute weekend over a decade ago, is not just

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 7, 2024

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia On this International Women’s Day, we honor the remarkable women who have shaped our world through their groundbreaking inventions, discoveries, and unwavering determination. These female innovators defied societal norms, shattered glass ceilings, and left an indelible mark on history.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2024

Humble leadership is characterized by a willingness to admit a mistake or when you don’t know something, a tendency to share credit for successes, and an appreciation for others’ contributions. This leadership style is built on self-awareness, respect for others, and a focus on collective over individual success. But being overly humble can potentially diminish your perceived authority in three ways: 1) You may be perceived as indecisive; 2) You may hinder your career advancement; and 3) You may

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Innov8rs

MARCH 8, 2024

Innov8rs | Companies are increasingly focusing on quantifying the return on investment (ROI) of their innovation initiatives. In an environment where results and returns are closely scrutinized, as innovation teams we must navigate the delicate balance between pursuing long-term, transformative initiatives and delivering short-term wins that affirm their contribution to the organization's goals During a recent Innov8rs Learning Lab , Megan Kennedy, Head of Learning at Kromatic had a conversation

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