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Is AI the Future of Innovation Management?

HYPE Innovation

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about AI in the last year. The launch of ChatGPT has supercharged the hype around AI, and now we’re seeing dramatic progress at a pace unlike anything that’s come before.

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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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We Need To Rethink The Myth Of Macintosh And Xerox PARC

Digital Tonto

In the late 1960s, Xerox faced a problem without a clear solution. With many of its key patents expiring, it was losing its chokehold on the industry it had created. That’s what led its visionary CEO, Peter McColough, to create PARC, which invented breakthrough technologies, incredible profits and saved the company. Yet many see it as a cautionary tale because of all the possibilities it wasn’t able to pursue.

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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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By Breaking Down Resistance to Business Ecosystems, we embrace them.

Paul Hobcraft

Breaking down Resistance to Business Ecosystems Resistance to Business Ecosystems does need to be broken down and addressed to realize the power of Ecosystem thinking and Design and its growing value to Enterprises. So why are we not doing this today? Adopting any business ecosystem-centric approach involves a significant shift in mindset, culture, and organizational structures.

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AI And Innovation Will Play A Pivotal Role In The Healthcare Industry, How?

IdeaScale

No doubt, one of the most important industries today is the healthcare industry. According to reports, the global healthcare industry is estimated to be $7.9 trillion. On the other hand, the North America healthcare market is about $1trillion comprising of 12.5% of global healthcare market share. To put that in perspective, the North America [.

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You can't burn data

Jeffrey Phillips

As the concept of digital transformation takes root, you may frequently hear comparisons between data and oil. After all, both are abundant commodities that can create value. This comparison was strong enough to lead Wired magazine to define data as the new oil in a magazine article some years ago. On the surface, this comparison seems to make some sense.

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Has Business Transformation Become Obsolete?

Harvard Business Review

In today’s world, business transformation has morphed from a one-time special project to a never-ending series of transformations — the majority of which will fail. With a future full of changes, challenges, and surprises, leaders need a new approach. Forward-thinking organizations are focusing on regeneration — developing a long-term vision and a series of unified actions to more harmoniously link business operations and performance and create lasting value.

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10 Incredible Collaborative Innovation Examples That Will Blow Your Mind and Revolutionize Your Business

IdeaScale

Collaborative innovation is the process of creating new products, services, or solutions by bringing together individuals or teams from diverse backgrounds to collaborate and share ideas. It constitutes a fundamental aspect of modern business, and numerous companies have successfully utilized collaborative innovation to achieve remarkable success. In this blog post, we will delve into ten [.

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Transformation is a Journey Not a Destination

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell When Mohandas Gandhi was a young lawyer he was so shy that he couldn’t even bring himself to speak in an open courtroom. He was also impulsive and had a nasty temper.

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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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How to Move from Bad Ideas to Breakthrough Ideas

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: I came across this reel on Instagram and loved the story and wanted to share it with you all. You can watch the reel here. While the story itself is better told by Dr. Caroline Brookfield in the reel, I wanted to share other things that I learnt watching and listening to the story and wanted to share that with you.

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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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Leading Into The End Of An Era: Smartphones

Bill Fischer

Leadership in the waning period of an industry’s generational S-curve can be perilous. Smartphones could be facing this soon. What can we learn from this event?

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Master the Customer Hierarchy of Needs

Innovation Excellence

Embrace Customer Expectations GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist who created a model for understanding human behavior. Specifically, he was interested in what motivated people, and he devised five levels in the shape of a pyramid representing each of those needs.

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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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Work Remotely or Return to Office

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: Currently there is a big debate going on around the world with respect to where do we work from. There is a camp of people who think they are more productive and save time, money and attention by working remotely. There is another camp which believes that working remotely has a lot of limitations, specially around preserving the company culture, innovation or helping new hires integrate with the organisation.

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How to Tell If a Prospective Workplace Is Toxic

Harvard Business Review

You may be excited to move forward to your next career opportunity, particularly if you’re trying to leave an unhealthy work environment. But as you interview with prospective employers, don’t ignore the signs of toxicity that may be right in front of you. Identifying toxicity in an organization you don’t currently work for can prove to be tricky. If you’re trying to leave a toxic workplace but don’t do your due diligence on future employers, you could end up back in another miserable environmen

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Thriving in the Dynamic Ecosystem of the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs.

Ecosystems4Innovating

Sub-Title: “Dynamically thriving and evolving Business Ecosystems; Adapting Together.” Understanding the Dynamic Ecosystem within the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystems I am introducing the Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs in several posts. This is the sixth post within the series introducing the fourth and most novel layer- the Dynamic Ecosystem.

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Are You Engaging in Innovation Theater?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When you go to the cinema or the playhouse you go you see a show. The show may be funny, it may be sad, it may be thought-provoking, it may be beautiful, and it may take your mind off your problems for a couple of hours; but it’s not real.

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How Mature Companies Are Scaling Transformational New Businesses

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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The Role of Mindfulness and Well-being in Enhancing Leadership and Productivity

Tullio Siragusa

The Role of Mindfulness and Well-being in Enhancing Leadership and Productivity In an era where the velocity of change is unprecedented, leadership demands more than just strategic acumen and technical prowess. It calls for an inner resilience, a clarity of mind, and a commitment to personal and collective well-being. “The cultivation of mindfulness and a focus on holistic well-being have emerged as cornerstone practices for leaders seeking not just to navigate but to thrive in this dynamic lan

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6 Questions to Ask at the Midpoint of Your Career

Harvard Business Review

It’s common to wrestle with feelings of unmet expectations, missed opportunities, and paths not taken when you reach the midpoint of your career. But experts say that arriving at middle-age is also a profound opportunity for growth and self-reflection. It’s a chance to reevaluate your priorities, draw from your experience, and carve out a path that aligns with your goals for the second half of your professional life.

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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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Pathways to Scale

Innovation Excellence

Why planning your innovation expedition helps avoid a lot of trouble on the journey… GUEST POST from John Bessant When I was a child a big feature of the social landscape was the annual visit to my uncle’s house on Christmas Eve.

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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.

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I Wrote a Book!

Mills-Scofield

For years, many of my clients, founders I’ve advised, and mentees have asked me to write a book; it took one of them to push me to do it*. So, I wrote a book , Value Proposition: Positioning for Success , on continually creating, testing, and building compelling value propositions that meet or exceed real customers’ real needs. You’ll learn about some famous and not-so-famous successes and flops, highlighting obvious and not-so-obvious causes and solutions.

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GenAI Can Help Small Companies Level the Playing Field

Harvard Business Review

Generative AI has the potential to close content, insight, and technology gaps that large corporations typically have over their smaller counterparts. This shift presents a unique opportunity for SMEs, whose inherent agility gives them an edge in adopting and innovating with AI. This article shares some early examples of how new approaches to text and image generation, AI-generated video, customer insights, and more can help boost the competitiveness of SMEs willing to invest in generative AI to

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Innov8rs and The Alliance for Southern California Innovation Co-hosting Innov8rs Socal, 10-11 April 2024

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | The Alliance for Southern California Innovation (the “Alliance”) is a not for profit that brings together Southern California’s top research institutions, prominent business leaders, and world-class advisors to focus on bridging critical gaps in the SoCal innovation ecosystem. The goal of the Alliance is to engage and unify SoCal’s compelling diversity of talent, ideas, and perspectives to optimize the conditions for the region’s innovators to bring more breakthroughs to the world.

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Five Simple Things Great Leaders Do

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from David Burkus When you start out your career, you’re most often an individual contributor. And in that role your knowledge and skills are most important. But if you do that role well, you’ll likely be asked to consider becoming a leader.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

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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Maternal health policy change won’t save enough mothers’ lives

Christensen Institute

Maternal health in the US is in a severe state. If you’re reading this, you’re likely familiar with the statistics. In brief, despite spending more money per capita on maternity care than any other country , the US has worse maternal health outcomes than all high-income countries. There have been multiple rallying cries to do something about this horrific status quo.

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Why Calling Your Workers Heroes Can Backfire

Harvard Business Review

At the height of pandemic-era lockdowns, the term “hero” was used to describe full-time workers including frontline health workers, bus drivers, supermarket cashiers, and other workers who had to appear at work in-person. In 2020, Instacart launched a “Household Heroes” campaign to recruit 300,000 workers to the platform. While moralizing work like this might seem to have benefits for workers and the company, interviews with Instacart workers shed light on the mixed feelings many workers held ab

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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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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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Implementing Intelligent Document Processing Solutions: Why It Works

See how companies like yours are tackling some of today’s most common business problems using AI-assisted automation for document processing. Manually capturing, extracting, and processing data within documents is a costly and outdated practice that’s holding your company back. IDP takes document processing to a whole new level so you can understand and use your data more effectively than ever before.