Idea to Value
JULY 21, 2017
Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. In fact, creativity is becoming a core skill which companies know they need in the future. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit.
HYPE Innovation
JULY 17, 2017
“In the same way you can never go backward to a slower computer, you can never go backward to a lessened state of connectedness” Douglas Coupland - Canadian novelist and artist, author of “Generation X”. Healthcare, education, entertainment, spending habits, thinking patterns … The Information Age has revolutionized all of the them. Fortunately, the process of partnering for innovation has not remained immune to technological progress either.
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Paul Hobcraft
JULY 21, 2017
nd There are multiple “stretching and straining points” that make the life of the innovator increasingly uncomfortable. These build into increasing frictions where the eventual performance of innovation seemingly disappoints the leadership of organizations. So why is that? It is only when we can truly understand the constraints innovation works under, can we provide more robust solutions to reduced all these frictions and pain points that innovators are under.
IdeaScale
JULY 20, 2017
Risk aversion can make innovation difficult. How do you get around your company’s aversion to risk? There’s only a limited appetite for risk in any company, of course, but where some will enthusiastically embrace it, others hate risk so much even the whiff of it drives them away. So, how do you drive innovation in a risk-averse environment?
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.
Idea to Value
JULY 19, 2017
Please note, this is a contributor article by Dr KH Kim and discusses her research, and should not be construed as a generalisation of any group of people. Creativity is the process of making something unique and useful, and the successful outcome of this process is an innovation. My research coalesced around the three steps of the CATs framework for innovation: Cultivate the C limates (step 1), nurture the A ttitudes (step 2), and apply T hinking s kills (step 3).
HYPE Innovation
JULY 16, 2017
While artists – bloggers included – do not typically disclose where they get their inspiration from, I will share this one secret with you: I am a huge fan of Freakonomics Radio. Some of my older posts on grit , foresight , and gamification all draw on something heard on the show. So I highly recommend it. After meeting Stephen Dubner , one of Freaknomics’ founders, in New York City at the taping of Tell Me Something I Don’t Know , I was once again inspired.
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IdeaScale
JULY 19, 2017
We’ve dedicated lots of time to thinking about innovators. What their skill sets are, what traits they possess , and what the profile of innovators is globally. But we recently took a look at our own data and developed two profiles of our own: The profile for the crowd innovation administrator: Most of IdeaScale’s administrators were in their mid-thirties and at the managerial level.
Board of Innovation
JULY 18, 2017
Design Thinking and Lean Startup have become a part of any innovation enthusiast’s jargon. These relatively new methodologies are being used by corporates as well as startups to structure and de-risk their innovation activities. Inspired by success stories such as Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, Google, companies are increasingly looking to Design Thinking and Lean Startup for answers.
Boxes and Arrows
JULY 15, 2017
Introduction. User experience (UX) teams have many types of data at their disposal to ascertain the quality of a digital product’s user experience. Traditionally, these sources have focused on direct customer feedback through methods such as interviews and usability studies, as well as surveys [1] and in-product feedback mechanisms. Beyond survey methodologies, however, it can be time-consuming to create a recurring channel of in-depth UX insights through these traditional UX research meth
Digital Tonto
JULY 16, 2017
It pays to build the ark before the storm Related posts: The Mathematics of “Anything Can Happen” Remembering Benoit Mandelbrot. How Numbers Lie. Simplicity Is Not So Simple. 3 Crucial. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
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 18, 2017
On my first day at IdeaScale, I had not been at my desk for more than five minutes before the CEO made his way over to me and said, “Your first job at IdeaScale is to get us FedRAMP authorized.” . Without a pause, I answered, “Yes, right away,” and with my boss standing over my shoulder, I opened my to-do list and typed “G-E-T-_-F-E-D-R-A-M-P-E-D.” Once he made his way back to his desk, I googled “W-H-A-T_I-S_F-E-D-R-A-M-P-?
InnovationManagement
JULY 19, 2017
When we talk about innovation, we sometimes forget that not everyone is on board with the new and revolutionary. Some people would rather stick to their same schedule and do the same thing, day after day: a predictable and comforting routine. For champions of innovation, this mindset is difficult to understand. However, you’re likely to meet many people over the course of your career who are simply uncomfortable with innovation, and you will have to learn to work with them.
BrainZooming
JULY 20, 2017
Cyndi and I went out for dinner last night. We were originally heading to a favorite restaurant that has been doing heavy discounting lately. They sent us each a 20% off coupon during the day, grabbing our top-of-mind attention as the best choice. Right before we left, we suddenly changed plans. Cyndi wanted to go somewhere she could eat a salad, so we chose a locally-based chain pizza restaurant instead.
Idea Drop
JULY 20, 2017
For most businesses, every day is an exercise in problem-solving. From managing your team, to running your office, to actually doing the work that’s paying your bills, even the most repetitive role is likely to involve some degree of decision making. After all – it’s what gets most of us out of bed. That’s because humans are natural innovators.
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.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 19, 2017
Just yesterday while perusing the Twitter stream I saw a quote attributed to Jonathan Ive that made me want to sit up and scream. The quote was relatively straightforward and seems innocuous on its face.
Board of Innovation
JULY 16, 2017
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: How to make money with my App? (and other business model ideas) appeared first on Board of Innovation.
BrainZooming
JULY 18, 2017
From experience, the worst time to decide on how to decide things is when you are ready to decide things. When you are ready to a make decision, an entirely new set of issues emerges. People have already developed their vested interests in certain outcomes. They are either overly or underly-inclined to point out data gaps to try to push the group to choose a certain outcome.
Qmarkets
JULY 21, 2017
Innovation centers have captured significant attention in recent years for their role as formalized institutions for driving innovation within large businesses. Digital design teams are their natural counterpart, driving innovation on a more personal level. They are almost a perfect match, but there are some large differences between the two. How can you bridge the gap, using them both in unison?
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Daniel Burrus
JULY 20, 2017
Everyone knows what a battery does. Just plug it in and it provides the power to make something go. Lately, some people have been taking batteries in an entirely fresh direction—one that expands our understanding of what batteries can do when they’re used in ways that go beyond conventional boundaries and applications. From an anticipatory point of view, the strategy is to go in the opposite direction if you want to see new, innovative applications and solutions.
Svava
JULY 21, 2017
Idea Hunt Developers Get a Boost From our newest summer addition Idea Hunt is growing and now able to offer more updates and more new functionality than ever, due to some brand new developers joining our team this year. This summer, we are thrilled to have the help of a talented young developer, Sebastian Callh. […].
BrainZooming
JULY 19, 2017
“Do you see any returns from all the blogging and social media stuff you do ?”. People routinely ask some variation on that question about our social-first content marketing strategy. I understand why they ask. If they follow the Brainzooming blog or our presences on Twitter and Facebook (where we are most active – so go follow us there, please!
Corporate Innovation
JULY 17, 2017
In the previous post I described a new value chain that will connect companies providing on-demand mobility and three emerging models for the realization of this value chain. This value chain is the result of the consumer shift from a car ownership-centric transportation model to a hybrid model that blends car ownership with mobility services, and the stated intent by the providers of certain of these services to adopt of Autonomous Connected Electrified (ACE) vehicles.
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.
Innovation Architecture
JULY 20, 2017
In my work with clients I have found value in having the Business Model Canvas and the Customer Discovery Flow available in Microsoft Visio as a template. Alex Osterwalder developed the Business Model Canvas in his book, Business Model Generation. Steve Blank developed the Customer Discovery Flow in his book The Four Steps to the Epiphany. Together with Eric Ries' book, The Lean Startup , the three serve as the capstone for people who want to think through how best to pursue entrepreneurship.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 19, 2017
The Hadrian X robot is made by Fastbrick Robotics from Australia. It can lay 1000 house bricks in an hour (video below). The average bricklayer lays around 500 bricks a day. We will soon see robots doing much of the standard work in building assembly with a small number of skilled craftsmen supervising them, applying finishing touches or.
hackerearth
JULY 19, 2017
Independent top advisors call for increased EU investment in research and innovation for the sake of Europe's future … Read more. The report calls for citizen involvement, especially for social good. One of the top 11 recommendations is to mobilize and involve citizens — allow citizens access to data and participate in decision making. As an innovation technique, crowdsourcing or soliciting ideas from people to work collaboratively or individually toward a common goal has been around for a whi
Idea Drop
JULY 21, 2017
We met many interesting people, many inspiring startups and influential industry thought leaders. We were overwhelmed by a number of people coming to our stand and giving us feedback, asking questions and injecting an enormous amount of confidence into our blood. Having so many smart people under one roof we thought to ourselves, what could be a better opportunity than this to launch an open challenge and collect some bright ideas on how to solve it.
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
Wazoku
JULY 21, 2017
Wazoku is proud to announce the launch of quite a few new Idea Spotlight features! Here’s a quick summary of what’s new and improved: Enhanced Interface. The enhanced interface offers an easier way to view content across Challenges, Ideas and Idea Spaces. Now, all content is categorised into corresponding tabs, including tabs for overviews, ideas, evaluations, tasks, outcomes and analytics.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 20, 2017
“If I had the key members of your executive suite all in the same room, would they all be able to articulate the essence of your business strategy clearly and consistently?” I asked the executive vice president of strategy. “Probably not,” she replied. “But I do know we need a new one, because the current.
Stephen Shapiro
JULY 20, 2017
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Mike Shipulski
JULY 19, 2017
Everyone knows innovation is difficult, but there’s no best way to make it easier. And everyone knows there’s plenty of opportunities to make innovation more effective, but, again, there’s no best way. Clearly, there are ways to improve the process, and new tools can help, but the right process improvements depend on the existing process and the specific project.
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