Mon.May 04, 2020

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Innovation skills that are critical now: empathy

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm writing a series of posts that discuss some of the most important traits and skills that are needed to support innovation now, in the midst and in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. I've written about beginner's mind and why that skill will be vital. I've also written about being comfortable in ambiguous settings. Today I am writing about another rare capacity - the ability to have empathy with prospects and customers.

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How to Develop Healthy Stress Management Habits

Tullio Siragusa

How to Develop Healthy Stress Management Habits. We all face times in our lives when we feel overwhelmed or unable to cope due to unmanageable pressures. Our body’s response to shattering situations is what we call stress. This is one of the rapidly growing concerns today. The Covid-19 pandemic is having a major stressful impact on the entire world. The speed in which it has changed our lives emotionally, financially, and physically, is monumental.

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7 Big Trends that Coronavirus is Accelerating

IdeaSpies

In times of turmoil we must look through the noise and see the trends that will shape our future. Crises are not new, however this. Feed generated with FetchRSS

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Empathy Map Template Training

InnovationTraining.org

Learn to apply an empathy map template to help you visualize your users’ needs and wants across dimensions. When it comes to designing better products, services, and experiences, getting into the mindset of your end user is crucial.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

This exclusive webinar with William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services, will explore the foundational elements you need to start or validate your ERM program. He will also dive into topic definitions, governance structures, and framework components for success.

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Why Innovation Should Be Decentralized In Every Large Organization

Viima

I recently met with a very successful company that is seen as a highly innovative global pioneer that others in their industry, which is facing many structural headwinds and inevitable changes, look up to.

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A Prime Example of Human Creativity, Ingenuity and Resilience

Rmukesh Gupta

I came across this music video that made me sit up and brought a big, wide, smile. Watch it first here. This is a prime example of what happens when you bring together people who are willing to test boundaries, explore, stay curious and above all want to express themselves.

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How Innovation Allows Wayfair to Keep Growing

Innovation Leader

Wayfair, an online furniture and home goods retailer, maintained an innovative culture as it grew from a two person operation to a company with thousands of employees

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Changing the world … for good

Innovation Excellence

I attended a very special meeting of minds in a remote part of Yorkshire, England at The Centre of Management Creativity , hosted by John Varney, a great mentor who was instrumental in my decision to start my business some 25 years ago.

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Change management strategy: Phase two

Idea Drop

In unprecedented times like this, new ideas can provide a much needed way forward by solving short-term challenges and delivering solutions to enable your business to face those challenges head on.

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Strategies to Grow During a Slowdown Post Covid 19 Era

Innovation Excellence

Premise: We are all living in an almost once in a lifetime situation with almost entire countries and continents being forced to stay at home due to the current pandemic situation.

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

Join DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist, for this idea-sparking session on how to multiply and diversify your revenue (and impact) with zero ad spend, how to create disruption in your industry, and how to reimagine and innovate the retail business model.

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Remote Management in times of crisis

mjvinnovation

In this context, management will require leadership that is more prepared for scenarios of uncertainty and consequently be able to break traditional corporate mentalities and concepts.

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Achieving Long Term Transformational Success with PLM in Life Sciences, Part 1 [Kalypso]

Innovation Excellence

In the life sciences industry, the opportunity to use Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for complete “game-changing” transformation is very real.

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Iteration over Innovation

Tembosocial

When the sailing is a bit smoother, many of us are driving towards disruption, working to inspire innovation and collaboration at work. Employee Engagement Employee Experience

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The Fallacy of the Aha Moment & Overnight Success in Innovation

Innovation Excellence

We’ve all heard the story of Newton and the apple. According to the legend, he came up with the theory of gravity when he was sitting under a tree and an apple fell on his head, at which point it all suddenly dawned on him. We love to hear stories of these great aha moments.

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Modern Tech and More: Empowering Your Supply Chain for Success

Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR

Ready to dive into new tech to protect your supply chain, but not sure where or how to start? In this webinar, Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR, will break down the new, innovative technologies and strategies that you can implement to mitigate historic challenges, and even teach you what NOT to do along the way!

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Qmarkets Powers Health Innovation Platform for Major Israeli Not-For-Profit Group

Qmarkets

HealthIL – a major digital healthcare community created by the Israel Innovation Institute, as well as Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Social Equality – have expanded their operations with a trailblazing Counter-Corona platform – the Marketplace.

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Serve People Organized Chaos. They Will Thrive.

Innovation Excellence

By David Bruel & Frank Pagano. Spoiler Alert. This short piece is not about innovation. It’s about the culture needed to win in an ever changing marketplace, especially after Covid 19.

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How to Develop Healthy Stress Management Habits

Tullio Siragusa

How to Develop Healthy Stress Management Habits. We all face times in our lives when we feel overwhelmed or unable to cope due to unmanageable pressures. Our body’s response to shattering situations is what we call stress. This is one of the rapidly growing concerns today. The Covid-19 pandemic is having a major stressful impact on the entire world. The speed in which it has changed our lives emotionally, financially, and physically, is monumental.

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Three Signs You Need to Tap Into a Crowdsourcing Community

Innovation Excellence

Crowdsourcing has several business applications: funding source, task assignment, knowledge sharing, and more. It’s helped product teams, marketing departments, strategic decision makers and tons of other disciplines to complete projects.

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The Power of Storytelling in Risk Management

Speaker: Dr. Karen Hardy, CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC

Join this exclusive webinar with Dr. Karen Hardy, where she will explore the power of storytelling in risk communication as a core component of a resilient organization's management framework!

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#1,650 – Story Generating Game

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

No surprise.

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The End of the Future is Here

Innovation Excellence

By Adrian Notz and Frank Pagano. Homo Pragmaticus. By Frank Pagano. The Future doesn’t exist anymore. Let’s tackle the ‘here and now’.

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#1,651 – Conduct-A-Bot

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Admit it. You want to be a Jedi. I know I do.

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Here’s how you can come up with outside the box innovations

Innovation Excellence

If you’ve been working in innovation for at least some time, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing people talk about “thinking outside the box”, or the need to create “outside the box innovations”. The phrase has become one of the most overused clichés out there.

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

This exclusive webinar with Ryan McInerny will teach you all about cryptocurrency and NFTs! Register to learn more about identifying crypto transactions, crypto asset market trends, managing risk and compliance, and supporting customers and partners using crypto-based payments.

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#1,648 – DARPA’s Early Detection Test

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Testing. Testing. Testing. We’ve heard it over and over again. If we are going to safely re-open society we first need to significantly ramp up our testing capabilities to ensure that we can catch and prevent future outbreaks before they occur. To date, that goal has been hard to reach.

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Strategic Agility – 3 keys to getting clear in ambiguity

The Human Factor

In today’s hyper-paced and chaotic world, few things are more important to success than the ability to respond quickly to sudden changes in external forces, market conditions, or customer needs.

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#1,649 – When There’s a Will There’s a Way

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

I hate thinking about death. It’s a morbid topic. Scary. Depressing. But in today’s day and age where sudden death seems almost inevitable it’s becoming increasingly necessary. Which brings me to the million dollar question: are you ready to die?

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Top Ways to Retain Your Employees

The Human Factor

Hiring employees can be a long and costly process. There is time and money that goes into recruiting, interviewing, and hiring, as well as time and money to train new employees and get them up to scratch with all things that are going on in the business.

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

The largest banks have increased reserves for protection against deteriorating economic conditions. Should banks delay their digital transformation investments and focus on cost reductions? In this webinar, Alex Jiménez will walk us through that question and examine the prudent course of action.

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Microsoft’s Latest AI Innovations In Office 365

Acuvate

Microsoft’s Latest AI innovations In Office 365 Microsoft’s commitment to artificial intelligence is driven by the conviction that an AI-powered Office 365 can help the modern workforce overcome some major emerging challenges – exponential growth of data, increasing time demands, increased security threats, etc. In the last few years, Microsoft has introduced several new AI-driven […]. The post Microsoft’s Latest AI Innovations In Office 365 appeared first on Acuvate.

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What Should We NOT be doing?

Michael Roberto

Source: Flickr During the current COVID-19 crisis, many organizations have had to be very clear about their priorities.

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