At its most basic definition, Industry 4.0 is a real-time approach to decision-making, enabled by integrated and reliable data. Industry 4.0 is built on the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which enables manufacturers to collect, analyze, and present real-time data and analytics in easy-to-understand and highly customizable formats. This whitepaper reviews key challenges to implementing a digital transformation initiative and proposes practical solutions.

Rapid Innovation Sprints (RISE) help companies incubate greenfield digital product ideas that have the potential to radically transform their business. The techniques of RISE help to uncover game-changing opportunities with structure, collaboration, and commitment. Bring your next amazing idea to life!

The concept of innovation can be completely overwhelming. Yet the vast majority of human progress is crafted differently. In fact, it's the little creative shifts - what we refer to as micro-innovations - that most often carry the day. How do micro-innovations affect businesses' way of thinking? Those small acts of 'everyday innovation' are the stuff of greatness.

Xandr, a division of AT&T, has built an identity graph that connects information on people, households, and more. The company is using this graph to provide advertisers an ability to deliver commercials more successfully than ever before. Download the case study to learn more!

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To thrive from unprecedented challenges and sustain organic growth in a globally competitive environment, we must leverage innovation as a driving force, along with agility, adaptability and resilience. Many studies around innovation lean into the technical and process side of the equation but barely explore the cultural aspect — a sustainable foundation of innovation.

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You can achieve a huge amount in a short period of time with a virtual design thinking project. While some teams want to come together for several weeks or months to tackle a challenge, others want to run short, sharp projects to find a quick solution. And with the right preparation, attitude, and structure in place, that's totally possible. To help make sure your short innovation projects are a success, download this free guide from the team at Sprintbase, a virtual design thinking platform, to

etventure’s 2017 Study on the State of Digital Transformation shows that 85% of large companies in the US rate themselves as ‘well prepared’ for Digital Transformation. However, few of these companies are actually engaged in truly transformational activities. To learn more, read the full study.

Everyone, also your competitors, is looking right now for ways to attract and connect with clients, getting their ideas and insights to meet shifting needs and aspirations. How can you get to them first and make sure to do it right?

It is a struggle that we all know of and a question that we often ask ourselves: How do I come up with great ideas that can increase my earnings and make me successful?

How can organisations drive tangible, effective and sustainable innovation? Find this insight and more in our EveryDay Innovation Report, with data from over 1,000 employees of large enterprises. Learn about innovation best practices and how to begin your journey today.

The Qmarkets team endeavours to ensure that all projects are successful, sometimes this is easier said than done. This post discusses an innovation project which posed many challenges, but also garnered many rewards. Read and Download it for free.

Innovation means different things to different people. This infographic looks at definitions from industry leaders and luminaries like Henry Chesbrough, InformationWeek, and others. Learn some of the leading definitions in this infographic.

How can your team innovate faster? What are some inspiring examples and principles to follow? Download these flash cards for a "mini" workshop with your innovation team. Share these principles with your team and discuss how these can be put into action!

In today's fast-changing world, companies must have the ability to evolve to fend off competitors, attract new customers, and retain existing ones. Innovation powers this evolution. No industry sector anywhere in the globe, from traditional and stalwart ones such as banking and agriculture to relative newcomers such as software and technology companies, can ignore the need to innovate.

Innovation professionals around the world talk too much about “innovation” and “innovation culture”, the terms are blurred. It’s time to rethink. In the face of digital transformation and the threat of disruption, companies have to change. But how?

Effective leaders of continuous improvement develop a specific set of habits that accelerate change, engage staff and get results. Get practical advice for what you should be doing to start, spread and sustain your improvement culture in this free guide.

This white paper by the Winterberry Group in partnership with IAB addresses that question, synthesizing feedback from an executive-level panel to help map where - and how - data is positioned to drive both differentiation and real-world performance.

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In a time that's driven by the almost manic pace of technological advancement, adapting to change is a must for any business. More often than not, being flexible enough to get the most out of the latest tech trends defines the success or failure of a company. That's why it is so important to be on top of the cutting edge solutions available in the market.