Destination Innovation

JANUARY 13, 2025

It is clear that Europe lags the USA in producing high growth innovative large companies. Europe does not have rivals to Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla. However, there are many small companies that are doing surprisingly well and some large ones which are more innovative than you might think. Identifying the “most innovative” large companies in Europe involves evaluating several factors, including new products and services, entrepreneurial culture

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

In 2021, researchers at MIT and McKinsey teamed up to ask more than 100 companies how they were using AI in their operations and to learn what separated the highest-performing companies from the rest. They conducted a similar survey in 2023 to see what had changed. They found that the gap between leading companies and the rest had widened; that the payback-period for AI investments was much shorter; and that leading companies were better at identifying and implementing use cases that delivered p

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Setting up a leadership team get-together can spark new ideas and get everyone on the same page with the big goals. Let’s dig into why these escapes are a big deal and break down how to pull them off in style. Why Leadership Team Offsites Rock Taking the crew on an offsite adventure does wonders. Here’s why you don’t want to skip out on these gatherings: Think Big Time : Being away from the everyday grind gives you space to think big and map out future plans.

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Digital Tonto

JANUARY 12, 2025

People love to quote the pre-socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus about change. Yet pithy aphorisms like "Change is the only constant" and "You cannot step into the same river twice," are popular because they are so imprecise. They point to, as Kafka put it, some fabulous yonder, something unknown to us, something too that he cannot designate more precisely, and therefore cannot help us here in the very least.

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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Kainexus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Gemba walks have become a widely adopted management technique. Leaders gain valuable insights into organizational value flow and often discover improvement opportunities by directly visiting the work environment. This collaborative approach involves employees sharing details about their tasks and the reasons behind them. Why are Gemba Walks Important for Organizational Success?

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Destination Innovation

JANUARY 9, 2025

Retail is a highly competitive sector of the economy. It has been characterised by major innovations and continuous evolution, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer preferences. Innovations from Years Gone By: Self-Service Stores (Early 20th Century) : Innovation : The concept of self-service stores, where customers could pick their own items rather than having a store clerk retrieve them, revolutionized retail.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

When you’re gearing up for a leadership retreat, it’s like setting the stage for a big showget it right, and you open the curtain on some serious innovation and strategy makeovers. Here’s how to roll out the red carpet for your A-team. Setting the Objectives Before you jump into the deep end, figure out what you want from this shindig.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2025

GUEST POST from David Burkus Trust is the bedrock upon which successful teams are built. High-performing teams are characterized by an elevated level of trust.

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Planview

JANUARY 9, 2025

When Dr. Mik Kersten published Project to Product a groundbreaking book that introduced the Flow Framework just over six years ago the term product operating model was relatively new. At the time, many leading software companies already knew how to organize people through a product-oriented mindset. Among other practices, they supported persistently funded, cross-functional teams led by product managers to iteratively deliver value.

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eZassi

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Guide to Business Model Innovation Business model innovation is a competitive strategy offering organizations a way to redefine their value proposition, operational structure, and revenue streams. In this guide, well explore what business model innovation entails, why its critical for success, and how innovation management leaders can leverage software tools and strategic services to guide transformational growth.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2025

Studies have shown that people dislike attempts to make AI convincingly human. But emphasizing the essential role of humans in AI tools can help reduce resistance to adoption.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Strategic offsite meetings are a secret weapon for bigwigs and top management folks looking to shake up their game plan and spark fresh ideas. These gatherings whisk everyone away from the daily chaos, giving leaders a bright, shiny place to dive into high-level strategy stuff. Once you’re out of that usual office bubble, your crew can get those creative juices flowing, team up like never before, and really think strategically, cooking up brilliant solutions and fueling business success.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 13, 2025

GUEST POST from Greg Satell On September 17th, 2011, protesters began to flood into Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. Declaring We are the 99% they planned to #Occupy Wall Street for as long as it took to make their voice heard. Similar protests soon spread like wildfire across 951 cities in 82 countries.

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Faisal Hoque

JANUARY 7, 2025

Success lies in understanding both the real potential and limitations of Al. AI in 2025 offers transformative opportunities in healthcare, business efficiency, and government services, but expectations must be managed. While AI won’t fully replace human functions or achieve perfect automation, it will significantly augment capabilities. Success requires balanced implementation using structured frameworks (such as OPEN and CARE) and maintaining human oversight of critical processes.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 7, 2025

Building the Ecosystem Business model is a paradigm shift Building Business Ecosystems can be complex to build, let alone explain. I have been working on an evolving Ecosystem Business Model for some time. So many people are unable to explain Business Ecosystems, especially to others and it holds its evolution back. Let me explain some of my thinking here I visualized a starting point nearly all should be familiar with, of the Business Model Canvas , by Alexander Osterwalder, drawn from his PhD

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Six actions to take to sustain progress, create profitable growth opportunities, and build a more capable organization.

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Stephen Shapiro

JANUARY 10, 2025

Soundview Executive Book Summaries has condensed my over 200-page book into six power-packed pages. And I would like to give you this summary. Here’s the first page… We all long for stability. This is so when change arises, we know how to react and know we have what is needed to make the best choice. This doesnt just apply to our personal lives but also to our work lives.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 7, 2025

A Corporate Carol About Why Youre Not Getting Results GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Last week, InnoLead published a collection of eleven articles describing the root causes and remedies for killers of innovation in large organizations. Every single article is worth a read as theyre all written by experts and practitioners whose work I admire.

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Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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The Bliss Business Podcast

JANUARY 8, 2025

Letting Purpose Drive Self-Management In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast , brought to you by the creators of aiCMO, Zero Company , we continue our Scaling With Purpose series with an inspiring discussion on how purpose empowers self-management. In this episode, well explore: Why self-management doesnt mean chaosit means clarity, trust, and accountability anchored in purpose How organizations can reduce the need for top-down control by making their purpose the "real boss" Real-world

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Michael Roberto

JANUARY 7, 2025

Source: NFL.com Conventional wisdom often asserts that strong familiarity and cohesion within a group leads to a high risk of groupthink. In other words, a strong sense of social belonging within a team can lead to pressures to conform, which in turn can diminish the quality of decisions that a team makes. However, might that strong in-group familiarity be helpful when it comes to resisting external pressures?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2025

Five strategies to help you beat malaise and lock back in.

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Stephen Shapiro

JANUARY 11, 2025

I was on The School of Reinvention Podcast recently and the conversation was awesome. We covered a lot of topics. But my favorite was about meandering with purpose. Here is a 6-minute snippet from the interview. You can listen to the entire interview here: [link] The post Meander with Purpose and PIVOTAL appeared first on Stephen Shapiro.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 10, 2025

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you think you understand what your customers want, you dont. If youre developing a new product for new customers, you know less. If youre developing a new technology for a new product for new customers, you know even less.

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ITONICS

JANUARY 13, 2025

In an era defined by disruption and rapid change, traditional approaches to strategy are falling short. The complexities of modern business demand a more inclusive, agile, and innovative way of thinking. Enter Open Strategya paradigm that challenges the exclusivity of boardroom decision-making by inviting diverse voices into the process. Prof. Dr. Christian Stadler , Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School , has been a leading advocate of Open Strategy.

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Acuvate

JANUARY 7, 2025

As we are on the cusp to 2025, the oil and gas industry stands at a pivotal crossroads. The interplay between global energy demands, climate change imperatives, and rapid technological innovation is reshaping the sector like never before. This is not just evolutionit’s a revolution in how energy powers the world, presenting both challenges and unprecedented opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2025

Technology, geopolitics, and consumer habits are driving an unprecedented rate of change at a time when the organizations are already in flux with the rise of generative AI, remote work, and an aging workforce. Against this backdrop, employee learning and development is more critical than ever yet a recent report from LinkedIn and a series of interviews with 25 CLOs suggest that learning professionals dont always feel aligned with their organizations strategic priorities.

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Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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Planview

JANUARY 7, 2025

With business disruptions now constant, organizations must continuously evolve how they deliver projects to anticipate market shifts. To explore this challenge, I sat down with Andy Jordan, President of Roffensian Consulting S.A., to discuss the key project management focus areas for 2025. In this article, I offer a quick glimpse into that discussion and some closing thoughts on how you can embrace, adapt, and move forward.

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Carla Johnson

JANUARY 13, 2025

January 14, 2025 The 5 Biggest Opportunities for Innovation in 2025 My friend Kellen stood in front of her team, heart racing, palms sweating, and swallowed hard. As the newly appointed head of culture at her company, she’d just shared her vision for transforming their workplace.

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ITONICS

JANUARY 9, 2025

As the pace of change accelerates and competition grows fiercer, companies are finding it more challenging to rely solely on top-down innovation models. In this new landscape, intrapreneurshipempowering employees to act like entrepreneurs within an organizationis proving to be a game-changer. Companies that foster an intrapreneurial culture don't just survive; they thrive by staying agile and innovative, keeping pace with change, and actively shaping the future.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 9, 2025

Empathy Meets Technology GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Because of AI, so much has changed in the way companies do business. The technology hit a tipping point when ChatGPT and other generative AI solutions moved from behind the scenes to public awareness in November 2022.

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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.

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