Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Sometimes you have to have a difficult conversation. You may have to reprimand someone, fire someone, end a relationship or tell bad news. Most people approach these interactions with trepidation. Let’s look at a couple of bad approaches and then some tips on how to do it better. The weak approach is to keep putting off the conversation in the hope that things will change and the discussion might become unnecessary.

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Digital Tonto

OCTOBER 3, 2021

I’ve had the opportunity to meet and get to know many genuine changemakers over the years. Both of my books, in their own way, explored the question of what makes these people different. How are they. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 6, 2021

part Image credit Knowledge @ Wharton. Disruption is all around us; it never seems to go away; it simply appears in a different and often entirely new form. The result is the same; it disrupts what we know and often in how we suddenly need to set about doing it differently. Much of the innovative disruptions seem so obvious; you wonder why we were not doing these before.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I just had a great discussion with Kaiser Yang (look out for the upcoming podcast interview ), and he told me about the value of compasses for innovation teams. As a leader, sometimes you may encounter team members who look to you for the exact answers. They are effectively waiting for you to tell them exactly what they should do, and are afraid of doing things on their own without your permission.

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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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Business Innovation Brief Submitted Articles

OCTOBER 4, 2021

What are the considerations when achieving a truly hybrid workplace versus the traditional workplace of yesterday?

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Although the pandemic results have been catastrophic in many ways, it’s important to remember that massive periods of transformation also pave the way for innovation. Around 90% of executives say they expect the pandemic to change the way they do business for at least five years. Over three-quarters of all leaders also said the pandemic would create new growth opportunities.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with microeconomist Dr Victoria Prowse, who is Associate Professor of Economics at Purdue University. Along with her colleague David Gill, Dr Prowse has recently released some very interesting longitudinal research (The Creativity Premium) following individuals throughout their lives, and seeing what impact a high creativity score as a child had on their adult life.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 6, 2021

part Image credit Knowledge @ Wharton. Disruption is all around us; it never seems to go away; it simply appears in a different and often entirely new form. The result is the same; it disrupts what we know and often in how we suddenly need to set about doing it differently. Much of the innovative disruptions seem so obvious; you wonder why we were not doing these before.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Wolters Kluwe r is a global provider of information, software solutions and services for professionals: in the healthcare, tax, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and regulatory sectors. They serve customers in over 180 countries, maintain operations in over 40 countries, and employ approximately 19,200 people worldwide. The company transformed from being a specialized publisher, to a digital information company and now moving quickly towards expert (software) solutions – basically embedding the

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Leapfrogging

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Over the last two decades, I have had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s most innovative business leaders to help develop innovative solutions and services for companies big and small. During that time, I have come across numerous methodologies for coming up with ground breaking innovations , each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

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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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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Steel production is one of the world’s largest producers of carbon dioxide. In fact, some estimates say that it produces up to 8% of all carbon emissions. But now a Swedish company called Hybrit (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology) has produced the first batch of what they say is the world’s first commercial steel created using hydrogen instead of carbon.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Society 2045 Future of Workplaces. This past summer, Society 2045 had a series of interviews with change makers seeking to improve the way society works. One of our guest speakers was Kimberly Wiefling, Founding Member of Silicon Valley Alliances. Society 2045 is a community of people from around the world seeking to co-discover a vision for the year 2045.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For many years, in writing this blog, and in leading innovation projects for my clients, I tried to advocate for the benefits of innovation. After all, as the saying goes, sell the sizzle, not the steak. Benefits that could be achieved from innovation seemed the right way to convince business executives and government officials that they should commit to innovation projects, and eventually to innovation capacity.

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Strategyzer Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2021

There are so many tools out there for running business experiments online. It can be a little bit daunting to orient yourself. So here are 9 experiments from Testing Business Ideas by David Bland and Alex Osterwalder, along with 37 digital tools to get you started.

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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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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It can be comforting to know that people agree with you. And it can be especially comforting when you find people who agree with your ideas. It makes you feel safe, and this is one of the primary human motivations. However, if you surround yourself only with people who think the same way you do, you are likely to hear ideas you already agree with repeated over and over again.

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InnovationManagement

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Every year, IdeaScale asks our customers what their main priorities are for the coming year, and without fail one of the top two priorities is to create a culture of innovation. Every innovation thought leader, every organizational engagement specialist, every pundit or leader in transformation says that this is the secret to avoiding disruption. The post The Six Pillars of Innovation Culture appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Kainexus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Gemba walks are an increasingly popular management technique. By visiting the place where work is done, leaders gain valuable insight into the flow of value through the organization and often uncover opportunities for improvement and learn new ways to support employees. The approach is a collaborative one, with employees providing details about what is done and why.

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Strategos

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Did you know that 84% of executives believe innovation is key to their company’s success and that 41% believe they are at risk of being disrupted, yet 78% of companies focus only on incremental innovation? We’re using innovation to serve short-term business goals at the expense of our longer-term business strategy. How can we correct this misalignment between where we’re allocating our scarce.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 3, 2021

GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers Entrepreneurial universities and medical schools, as rare as they are, require intrapreneurial faculty i.e. faculty who are trying to act like entrepreneurs in their institutions.

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InnovationManagement

OCTOBER 5, 2021

National cultures and policies influence innovation rates, approaches to innovation, and funding. Here's what innovation leaders need to know. The post How National Culture and Policy Impact Innovation Strategies appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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IdeaSpies

OCTOBER 6, 2021

innovative organisations are more likely to recognise the need to focus on encouraging creativity and positivity.

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Daniel Burrus

OCTOBER 6, 2021

So long as there are products and services offered by an organization, there will be the existence of a sales force. The basic fundamentals of selling are simple: a customer expresses a desire for something and, in turn, someone sells them a product or service to address that desire. Essentially, sales are how an organization converts a “want” into a “need.

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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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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 6, 2021

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack In our last blog, we described the three characteristics that offer senior executives a “unique unfreezing opportunity” from the disruptive COVID-19 hiatus and the rate of exponential technological change.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If you have ever had a significant setback, made a serious mistake, or failed at completing an important task, you will have experienced some kind of deep emotional and visceral, largely unconscious, negative, reactive response to it. By becoming passively or aggressively externally defensive and blaming and punishing others for the outcome, or by withdrawing internally, and attributing self-blame and self-punishment for what may have happened.

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Entrepreneur - Innovation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Intrapreneurship is an old concept, but it's yet to make its way into many company cultures.

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Econic

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As organizations consider the evolution of remote work and evaluate workplace safety in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, hybrid work has become a highly debated topic. Background photo by Sigmund on Unsplash. For some, decisions center around a desire to get back to normal. For others, a cursory evaluation based on their experience leads to a quick decision to the obvious questions: Can your organization successfully work remotely long-term?

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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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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In Mapping Innovation, I wrote that innovation is never a single event, but a process of discovery, engineering and transformation and that those three things hardly ever happen at the same time or in the … Continue reading →

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Rmukesh Gupta

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I am super impressed by the ability of Seth Godin to observe what is going on below the surface around him. Earlier today, he shared another one of his brilliant insight about the nature of work and how it has changed in the recent past – from being clearly defined, measurable and manageable chunks; to ambiguous, requiring applied creativity, needs initiative on the part of the employee and being led than being managed.

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ITONICS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As outlined in our Where to Play 2021+ Report and the subsequent Masterclasses on our COFIM methodology, the end-to-end innovation process requires a thorough, intentional environmental scanning process. Identifying the pertinent trends and technologies impacting your business environment translates to potential for optimizing operations, resonating more deeply with customers, and gaining strategic advantage.

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Entrepreneur - Innovation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Think about the three P's: positioning, pricing and people.

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