Tim Kastelle
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Part Eight in the Lean Startup Series When teams start out with lean startup, they often build hypotheses that are too precise – we assume we know more than we do. Imagine that we’re trying to build a startup called ScotchFinder – it’s like AirB’n’B, but for Scotch! Our first hypothesis often looks like this: We believe that: people will be happy to share their rare scotch with others.
HYPE Innovation
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Nowadays, the Internet is littered (in a good way!) with applications designed to help you brush up on your know-how. Whichbook , for example, uses scales – i.e., “Larger than life - Down to earth”, “Optimistic - Bleak”, to generate your next inspiring Sunday read. Want to get better at producing music or just in need of some Monday Productivity Pointers ?
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Braden Kelley
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Companies seeking to cope with the pace of accelerating change are looking for ways to go faster, and managers in non-technical disciplines have become increasingly infatuated with the Agile Software Development methodology and many are finding ways to adapt parts … Continue reading →
Jeffrey Phillips
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
So many companies make so many claims about innovation, and yet so few are really, deeply engaged in innovation. In the next decade we'll say goodbye to some of the firms who are talking about innovation but aren't exercising the muscles. Disruption and market transformation will occur (will? is occuring) at a far faster clip than before, and as Warren Buffet likes to say, when the tide goes out we'll know who was swimming in the buff.
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.
Tim Kastelle
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
We’ve got a problem with our accelerators. Too often, we’re trying to accelerate ideas that aren’t ready for it, and the outcome is lower impact that than we hoped for. A couple of years ago, The Startup Genome Project released their first report on the factors that lead to success and failure. The leading cause of startup failure was premature scaling, defined as: …spending money beyond the essentials on growing the business (e.g., hiring sales personnel, expensive marketing, perfecting the pro
HYPE Innovation
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
All too often strategy is not influencing the behaviours and outcomes around innovation, it is simply allowing them to be left to chance. Innovation is being ‘pushed down’ the organization for others to interpret and offer their answers. This lack of alignment and top leadership engagement is one of the main causes why many organizations seem to just simply ‘limp’ along in their innovation activity.
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Imaginatik
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Many corporate innovation efforts suffer from a subtle defect: two competing innovation agendas that fight for control. In most cases, the problem is never detected, and no one is to blame. Yet a two-track innovation agenda is among the most reliable killers of well-intentioned innovation programs. Two real-world cases are instructive: An international food-service company created a VP Global Innovation position to refresh their food products, packaging, and market approach.
Digital Tonto
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
All too often, we miss out on opportunities not through a lack of intelligence, but a lack of imagination. Related posts: How A Genius Thinks. How The Future Is Really Built. Wittgenstein’s 4. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
HYPE Innovation
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
It's difficult to measure with any real precision how much the Internet has changed the way we do business and live life. One such way is the concept of 'crowdsourcing.' In an era when garnering the assistance of venture capitalists is increasingly difficult, due to tremendous competition, crowdsourcing can often be used to get a company or idea off the ground without that elusive help.
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
When should a brand create content itself versus outsourcing content creation to an outside agency? That was one content marketing strategy question attendees asked in the solo social media workshop I presented at the Social Media Strategies Summit. We have a significant bias toward handling content creation inside a company as part of its integrated content marketing strategy.
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.
Faisal Hoque
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
“Innovation isn’t just about coming up with the next cool product,” says Hoque, a serial entrepreneur, founder of SHADOKA, and author of the books Everything Connects and Survive to Thrive. The post tED Magazine: Is Your Distributorship an Innovation Machine? appeared first on Faisal Hoque :: Entrepreneur | Author.
Digital Tonto
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
As the media business continues to evolve, we can expect new business models to emerge and that, in turn, will continue to shape how creators inform, entertain and excite us. Related posts: How The. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Outside Innovation
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Every year, members of Patty's Pioneers' group enjoy sharing their technology predictions for the coming year. This year's submissions are interestingly diverse. Several touched on topics I hadn't heard of, much less thought about, such as: Biogenetic Malware: CRISPR : Pat Kerpan: " In 2016, we'll get the first real "MALWARE" scare from the CRISPR biogenetic technologies.".
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Don’t automatically presume the sole enabler behind an innovation strategy is generating new thinking and innovative ideas. That’s a significant part of the innovation strategy process, but it’s just one part. There’s critical work to do before AND after generating new ideas to turn intriguing ideas into true innovation. As an example, we’ve been scoping a number of innovation initiatives for a client.
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 Excellence
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
In my last article, Time for Digital Transformation is Now , we looked at the accelerating pace of change, the case for digital transformation, and our evolving interactions with technology.
Faisal Hoque
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Remember why you're doing this in the first place. The post An entrepreneur shares his best tips for staying strong under pressure appeared first on Faisal Hoque :: Entrepreneur | Author.
Outside Innovation
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Pattys' Pioneers have been tracking the collapse of the Safe Harbor agreement between the EU and the US that has made it illegal to move customer data between the EU and the U.S. Scott Jordan posted a link to this wonderful story that appeared in Politico on February 5th: The Phone Call that Saved Safe Harbor: How three months, two women and a last-minute intervention brought about the new transatlantic data pact by Zoya Sheftalovich.
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Sitting at the Las Vegas airport, you realize how important a great friend is, whether you’re arriving or departing Las Vegas. In fact, by my informal, unscientific observations, there are NINETEEN reasons you want a great friend at the Las Vegas airport whether you’re moving through or hanging out waiting for a flight. Skeptical? Well, a great friend at the Las Vegas airport will: Tell you that you are actually carrying three carry-on items, no matter that you think one item doesn’t count becau
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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
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
There's a real sense that we in the corporate world are standing on the brink of an amazing transition, moving from relatively older, static models of competition based on corporate size and mass, to new competitive realities dictated by speed, agility and innovation.
Mike Shipulski
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
The organizational capability of a company defines its ability to get things done. If you can’t pull it off, you have an organizational capability problem, or so the traditional thinking goes. If you don’t have enough people to do the work, and the work is not new, that’s not a capability gap, that’s an organizational capacity gap. Capacity gaps are filled in straightforward ways. 1.
Mills-Scofield
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
[link]. Oh wow! A problem. let's go solve it! It's our first reaction, right? It's human. We see a problem and our instinct is to start fixing it, solving it. What if, instead of rushing to solve it, we rushed to discover as much as we could about the problem - like, why is it a problem, why is that a problem, why, why, why? What are people doing when this is a problem?
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
When is the right time for brainstorming in strategic planning , or really any other type of planning for that matter? The short answer? Brainstorming CAN make sense throughout a strategic planning process. It’s not isolated to one specific time where it makes sense. And the longer answer? The Right Time for Brainstorming in Strategic Planning.
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
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Did you know that the average employee suggestion box has less than 10% adoption? From analysing over 20 research papers on suggestion systems (read more about our research in the Employee Suggestion Box: 10 Factors that Separate Failures from High Performers ), we've uncovered 11 unexpected facts about managing employee idea programs.
Rmukesh Gupta
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Every year around this time, all brands try to come up with creative ways to entice people to buy their products as the valentine’s day gift for our better half’s – some succeed and most fail miserably. One campaign that caught my attention was the one from Bata – the shoe company. I got an email with the below images in the emailers.
Daniel Burrus
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Just as we have started to get used to the idea of ourselves always being online, it seems that many of our homes and an increasing number of objects inside them will soon be connected and have the ability to talk to each other. Although there is a growing realization of our responsibilities around our lifestyle choices and the environmental carbon footprint we leave behind, we are only just starting to think about the impact of our digital footprint and how it could affect our future selves.
BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Over the past few years, an increasing number of companies have embarked on transformational changes, but research by APQC shows that only about 30 percent of those organizations are happy with their change program’s success. It is typically not the redesign plans that are the source of the frustrations; rather it is the implementation that is directly affected by organizational performan.
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Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
It makes you wonder what chance the rest of us have. We all like to think of ourselves as innovative and agile, but when our core beliefs are called into question, the cards are stacked against us. To master the art of the shift, we first need to master ourselves.
Innovation 360 Group
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Young plant growth in lady shoe, recycle concept. “I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.”. Steve Jobs. The fashion industry is known to be irreverent, defiant, in one word, a trendsetter. Let’s remember that before fashion, clothing is a basic need. As humans, we need it as a “shelter” from the environment, as a cover, according to the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Outside Innovation
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Pattys' Pioneers have been tracking the collapse of the Safe Harbor agreement between the EU and the US that has made it illegal to move customer data between the EU and the U.S. Scott Jordan posted a link to this wonderful story that appeared in Politico on February 5th: The Phone Call that Saved Safe Harbor: How three months, two women and a last-minute intervention brought about the new transatlantic data pact by Zoya Sheftalovich.
BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Rochester, Minn., well known as a destination medical center, is also fast becoming a worldwide haven for mindful worksite wellness thanks to the famed Mayo Clinic, which is melding the best of eastern and western medicine in a compelling mind-body approach. Leading the charge is John H. Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO of an iconic brand that is now celebrating more than 150 years of opera.
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