Idea to Value
DECEMBER 5, 2024
As the leader of a cross-functional innovation team within a large pharmaceutical company accelerator, I’ve noticed a recurring challenge: team members struggle to balance their innovation tasks with the demands of their regular roles. Our team brings together individuals from multiple departments, each contributing a portion of their time—typically 20% to 50%—to the innovation project.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Behavioral science has shown that hope can power positive outcomes for both people and organizations.
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Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 2, 2024
My review of 2024 from a posting perspective has been a really positive one. Taking my two primary posting sites of paul4innovating.com and ecosystems4innovating.com I wrote just over 100 posts, which always comes as a surprise in what it entails in time invested. The split between sites was fairly even as I continue to increase my focus on building the building case for Ecosystems, in thinking and design.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 1, 2024
The expectations towards corporate innovators are clear: deliver more results, faster, and with fewer resources. What does that mean in practice? Here's our take on the top trends to watch in innovation management in 2025.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Ecosystems4Innovating
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Including Start-up and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems into the Interconnected Business Framework, makes it more comprehensive and reflective of the full spectrum of business activities. It can enable how ideas flow from innovation through entrepreneurship and into established business practices, and how larger businesses can engage with and benefit from entrepreneurial energy.
Phil McKinney
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Remember that child-like curiosity that makes kids ask "why" about everything around them? That pure, questioning spirit seems to vanish in most organizations today. In its place grows something far more dangerous: innovation debt. This debt runs deeper than balance sheets and efficiency metrics - it fundamentally reshapes how companies think and dream.
Business Innovation Brief brings together the best content for business innovation and strategy professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
eZassi
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Bringing a groundbreaking idea to life is an exhilarating journey, but it’s also one that requires strategic execution. Whether you’re a startup founder, R&D leader, or innovation manager, the transition from concept to market-ready solution involves navigating a series of interconnected stages. At Ezassi, we specialize in helping organizations streamline the idea-to-implementation process with our suite of Innovation Management Products and Services.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 6, 2024
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If youre asked to do cost reduction, before doing that work, ask for objective evidence that the work to grow the top line is adequately staffed.
Faisal Hoque
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
AI simultaneously demands our deepest devotion and most disciplined detachment. “We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” —Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding In the rush to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), organizations and individuals often oscillate between blind enthusiasm and paralyzing fear. Rightfully so. AI represents a profound paradox in human innovation.
Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews
DECEMBER 7, 2024
Thinkers360 Thought Leader Series – Tom Koulopoulos on Gigatrends In this edition of the Thinkers360 Thought Leader Series, we interview Tom Koulopoulos, Chairman and founder of Delphi Group, about his new book, Gigatrends: Six Forces That Are Changing the Future for Billions. The book explores six major trends that are shaping our world: Demographic Disruption: This trend highlights the aging populations in developed countries and the rapid growth of younger populations in developing nati
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The difference between incremental and transformative gen AI lies not in technical sophistication or strategic vision, but in a shared understanding of what drives performance for your organization. This article describes a simple strategic tool that your organization can use as a framework to assess gen AI maturity and build the capabilities needed to create and capture value from AI.
eZassi
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The Transformative Impact of Robotics on Industry Automation- Revolutionizing Efficiency, Precision, and Innovation Across Sectors Robotics and industrial automation are at the heart of Industry 4.0, revolutionizing manufacturing in recent years. These technologies dramatically enhance versatility and reliability, allowing businesses to adapt quickly to changing demands while maintaining utmost precision and efficiency to streamline operations, reduce downtimes, and optimize resource usage.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 3, 2024
(According to Seth Godin) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton It’s that time of year again – the annual ritual of strategic planning. But as Seth Godin points out in “How to Avoid Strategy Myopia,” we often mistake annual budgets and operational efficiency plans for true strategy.
Planview
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Elite organizations are proving the power of the product operating model. Theyre shifting from time- and resource-wasting project-based work to value-focused product-oriented work, which enables them to improve operational efficiency, customer centricity, delivery speed, and other objectives. But just like any journey, the project-to-product shift comes with challenges.
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After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!
The Bliss Business Podcast
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 5, 2024
When implementing responsible computing initiatives, companies run into a common problem: They rush to deploy their respective programs before they’ve finished designing them. The results are predictable: inefficient and difficult-to-scale efforts at managing AI’s ethical, reputational, and legal risks; wasted resources; and slowed innovation. To assess how ready their company is to implement an RAI program, leaders should ask eight questions: 1) Have you determined what its objectives are?
Sopheon
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
If you haven’t been to the IMPACT conference , mark it on your calendar for next year. In October, Wellspring attended InnoLead’s marquee gathering in Boston, and it was an absolute pleasure. Where else can you chat with the co-founder of robot company Boston Dynamics, the President of the Recording Academy (aka, the Grammys), the former President of Walt Disney Imagineering, the Chief Product Officer at Target, and the Chief Customer Officer of United Airlines – all in one place?
Qmarkets
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Did you know inefficient business processes cost companies up to 30% of their revenue? (source: Forbes ) This staggering figure highlights how small inefficiencies can ripple through an organization, creating significant financial losses and operational setbacks. Enter Lean Six Sigma Management (LSSM), a proven methodology that combines the best of two worlds: Lean’s focus on reducing waste and Six Sigma’s emphasis on quality and consistency.
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Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!
Michael Roberto
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Source: [link] Roshan Fernandez reports in today's Wall Street Journal about Whole Food's renewed attempt at operating small format stores. Fernandez writes that "The 9,100 square-foot Daily Shop location is about a quarter the size of a regular Whole Foods, and sells items at comparable prices. 'We’re serving a previously unmet need in the neighborhood,' said Nicole Davia, a Whole Foods senior vice president.
innosabi Innovation Insights
DECEMBER 2, 2024
We’ve already talked in our other articles many times that innovation can be a real turning point for business, be them big or small. But with so many models of innovation, figuring out the best fit for your company can be confusing. Do you go with traditional, established approaches like acquisitions and partnerships, or […] Der Beitrag The Complete Guide to Business Innovation Models (Traditional and Modern) erschien zuerst auf innosabi.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 3, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s recently announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by business leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is creating ripples in Washington. While the idea that the sprawling federal government bureaucracy is in need of a shake-up may be appealing to many Americans, efficiency — the essence of capitalism — might not be the right approach for the public sector.
CMOE
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Effective leadership is more critical than ever in today’s dynamic business landscape. Supervisors are pivotal in driving team performance, a positive work environment, and making a direct impact to the organization’s bottom line. Investing in supervisor development with clear goals and measurable outcomes benefits supervisors and the organization by creating value for the organization.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
Destination Innovation
DECEMBER 6, 2024
During World War II cities protected themselves from nightime air raids with blackouts. All streetlights were turned off and cars had to drive with their headlights off. Citizens were banned from using external lights and had to carefully cover all windows and openings with curtains or covers to ensure that no light shone outside. This made it much more difficult for the bombers to locate and hit their targets.
Digital Tonto
DECEMBER 1, 2024
As one of Gandhi’s followers would later note, before Salt March forced the British to sit down and negotiate with Gandhi as an equal, they “were all sahibs and we were obeying. No more after that.” At that point, Indian Independence was just a matter of time. Many would say Gandhi achieved what he did because he had a natural ability to communicate the plight of the Indians, to differentiate their plight in ways that were meaningful and, that by speaking out against the powerful he was able to
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Centralized decision making is like playing chess with only one grandmaster—high-level bigwigs hold the reins and call the shots. Any decisions are made by these executives and trickle down to the rest of the team for action. Cool and collected, ain’t it? Here’s what’s what with centralized decision making: Calling the Shots: The head honchos have the final say.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Private equity firms are increasingly recognizing the importance of talent management in driving value creation. The article outlines seven key behaviors that advanced firms are adopting, including integrating human capital into deal planning, improving talent assessments, and fostering leadership development. These practices mark a shift from traditional approaches, emphasizing the strategic role of talent at all organizational levels.
Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight
As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 4, 2024
GUEST POST from David Burkus Team building is a crucial element of creating a strong team culture. Understanding each other’s differences and preferences is a vital step in becoming a high-performing team. But many leaders struggle to find and deliver effective team building exercises. There are many too choose from, and many fall short.
Tullio Siragusa
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Mindfulness in the Workplace: The Key to Purpose and Sustainable Performance Burnout is becoming a recurring challenge that leaders must face head-on. As companies strive for innovation and growth, the human element often gets overlooked. Yet, as Justin Winstead, founder of The Improver Group, highlighted on The Bliss Business Podcast , the real solution to this crisis lies in a tool as ancient as it is powerful — mindfulness.
Kainexus
DECEMBER 3, 2024
When people think of structured continuous improvement methodologies like Lean and Six Sigma , they usually associate them with manufacturing. However, these days, financial services firms, under immense pressure to reduce operational costs and improve efficiencies and effectiveness, are embracing formal continuous improvement programs. Many of the most popular methodologies can easily be tailored to the needs of financial services firms.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 2, 2024
When you run a business, how it’s put together changes everything—think of it like building with Legos, but with a lot more paperwork. The kind of structure your company uses matters big-time, especially when weighing the pros and cons of centralized and decentralized decision-making. Both styles have their perks and pitfalls, and knowing them can help you make the best call for your situation.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
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