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Hindsight from 2020: Strategies for the New Normal

Daniel Burrus

These days, you can find a slurry of memes and motivational graphics on social media alluding to the concept that you must always beat out your competition in business. Seek Advantage Instead of Competition. Contrary to competing, a better strategy is to seek advantage. Don’t copy what the competition does; do what they aren’t.

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Fertility coverage, but no paid leave? The seemingly innovative move that’s crushing employer competitiveness

Christensen Institute

In 2022, the percentage of employers offering extended paid maternity leave dropped from 53% in 2020 to 35%. Additionally, while 44% of employers offered paid paternity leave in 2020, that dropped to 27% last year. To remain competitive in attracting talent, more employers would do well to look at the big picture.

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Balancing your innovation portfolio: Does the 70-20-10 rule still apply?

Idea to Value

Innovation Leader, together with management consulting firm KPMG, asked 270 executives at large companies responsible for innovation, R&D and strategy about their innovation projects, challenges, portfolios and strategies. Actual average innovation portfolio allocation for large companies. However, this is an average ratio.

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Top 10 CPG Industry Trends For 2020

Acuvate

With the rise in consumer awareness, CPG companies have broken out of conventional market strategies and adopted disruptive methods to capture business. In this article, we outline the ten trends that will most affect the consumer-goods sector in 2020 and beyond. The 10 CPG Industry Trends. Omnichannel Sales and customer engagement.

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Business Models Changing the Landscape of Growth and Innovation

Speaker: Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President, Innovationedge

She will lead you on a journey through business model basics and describe how companies are taking innovation strategy to the next level, while tackling the current challenges of talent management and innovation fatigue. January 28, 2020 9:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM EST, 5:00 PM GMT.

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The 2020 CIO: Predictions and Insights

Acuvate

Let’s begin with predictions and insights for 2020 that will reinvent the CIO. and competitiveness. CIO Reinvention: 2020 and beyond. Learn more: Enterprise AI: The Adoption Strategy & Practical Solutions. The post The 2020 CIO: Predictions and Insights appeared first on Acuvate. Conclusion.

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The 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture

ITONICS

The 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture: Continuous Foresight and Innovation are among the Top Priorities for Enterprise Architects Today. Enterprise architecture responds to disruptive forces by identifying, analyzing, and shaping desired business outcomes in line with the company strategy.