Digital Tonto

JULY 30, 2023

We can optimize operations, streamline our organizations and motivate our people, but eventually our square-peg business will meet its round-hole world and we will need to adapt, build new skills and shift our strategies. One reason for this dismal performance is how we research and learn about change. You Need To Learn It.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

AI Meets Design Thinking: Crafting a People-Centric Business Future Imagine this — a customer service agent can deeply empathize with a frustrated customer because an AI assistant analyzed the customer’s tone and background to provide insights ahead of time. The agent knows just how to console them — that’s the future we can build.

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Planview

MAY 16, 2022

If there’s anything we have collectively learned in the past two years, it’s that it takes effort to stay connected. Meeting new people, fostering relationships, building trust, collaborating – they’re all certainly possible in a hybrid / remote environment, but they require deliberate, consistent effort.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Role of Leadership in Strategy Development Leadership is at the heart of strategy development. Leadership in strategy development means being an architect of change, understanding the unique strengths of your team, and leveraging them to build resilient and dynamic business strategies that withstand the test of time.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 11, 2022

A wealth of research has shown how powerful reflection is for learning and development. In my own research on high-impact leadership development programs, we found learning happened through reflection activities. This is a great session for a leadership program. Programs engage students in written reflection activities.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It’s common to encounter blind spots when you’re navigating an Agile transformation. They can show up as Agile practices that are meant to improve business agility but are applied so extremely that they end up making organizations less agile. Hyper Focusing on Agile Teams. But it’s not always easy to identify them.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ). XQ refers to the ability to draw from past experiences, learnings, and insights to make better decisions, solve complex problems, and navigate the uncertainties of the corporate world.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

During our recent Innov8rs Learning Lab on Innovation Strategy, Leadership, Governance & Portfolio Management, we asked Christian Stumpf (Co-Founder & Program Manager TenneT PowerLab at Tennet) these questions. A successful intrapreneurship program constantly evolves, refines, and improves itself to meet its users’ needs.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration in Today’s Workplace In the contemporary workplace, characterized by rapid technological advancements and a shift towards more agile and remote working conditions, fostering team collaboration has become indispensable. Remove barriers Provide tools and resources for effective collaboration.

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IM Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Emphasis on establishing learning metrics to gauge the effectiveness of innovation efforts. Mention of real-world examples where learning metrics have proven invaluable. Discussion on the role of leadership in driving these changes successfully. Strategies for cultivating a culture that embraces experimentation and learning.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial. They discuss the challenges of implementing innovation in business and the role leadership plays in driving change. Offering continuous learning opportunities to keep team members sharp and engaged.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

By mastering this aspect of leadership, you can orchestrate complex projects across time zones, leverage the diverse expertise of team members, and harness the full potential of digital technology. The agility to respond quickly to market changes and customer needs. Time zone discrepancies complicating synchronous work and meetings.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

By mastering this aspect of leadership, you can orchestrate complex projects across time zones, leverage the diverse expertise of team members, and harness the full potential of digital technology. The agility to respond quickly to market changes and customer needs. Time zone discrepancies complicating synchronous work and meetings.

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Project Management Software Review Technical Review 100

Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Would you like your people to try out their ideas for better ways to meet the needs of customers or better ways to run the business? They would like to see more experimentation in order to increase business agility and entrepreneurial activity. Treat ‘failure’ as a learning opportunity. Most CEOs get this.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 15, 2024

This model is particularly beneficial for startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that require strategic leadership but may not have the resources to support a full-time executive position. Generative AI refers to algorithms that can learn from data and generate original content, be it text, code, or strategic plans.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Managers and leaders are recognizing that fostering team collaboration practices can yield a more agile and responsive organization. Increased Agility: Teams that collaborate well can adapt more quickly to changes in the business environment, maintaining a competitive edge. Encourage reflection on setbacks to derive valuable lessons.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2023

The five skills are: Leadership behavior Every IT professional must see themselves as an IT leader. You must learn to see yourself as a leader, build ad‐hoc coalitions to do what must be done to drive innovation, and serve your customers. Leadership is the ultimate, irreplaceable skill. You have a great story to tell.

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CMOE

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Meet frequently with other leaders across the organization to share successes and challenges and brainstorm solutions. Demonstrate agility and resilience so they are prepared to adapt, shift, and transform the business. What new avenues for growth or innovation were revealed during the crisis? Are they prepared for future challenges?

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PlanBox Innovation

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This post delves into key learnings that have reshaped how businesses approach innovation, setting the stage for continual growth and adaptability. 7 – Continuous Learning and Adaptation Innovation is not a static process; it requires continuous learning and adaptation. A structured approach to innovation is critical.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 7, 2023

By establishing clear timelines and demonstrating eagerness to meet the client’s needs, salespeople can keep the momentum going, avoiding unnecessary delays that might cause the client to reconsider. Being able to react quickly to changes in the market or customer needs ensures that opportunities are not lost to more agile competitors.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

It needs increased agility, looks to have innovation consistently redesigned to meet different challenges and needs, it needs a better set of flexible design elements and system thinking to gain from reuse and redesign rapidly. Emphasize the potential for increased agility, faster time-to-market, and improved innovation outcomes.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

2023 could turn out to be one of the hardest for innovation and leadership teams in decades… … or, with the right focused effort, it could be one of the best. Innovation projects often fail because innovation teams, management, leadership and operations are not aligned on what success actually looks like.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 22, 2022

A shared vision for 21st-century student success enabled these schools to effectively utilize “leadership tools” to rally and empower school stakeholders to solve emergent challenges. A mission-driven, agile culture that prioritized relationships was also a common feature of prepared schools. Click To Tweet.

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Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. I first encountered Agile Development in 2005, when a team I supported was chosen to help pilot Scrum development methodology at Yahoo!

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Here, we look at how Design Thinking’s user-centered approach and agile methodologies can make an organization more responsive and agile. Implementing agile methodologies, resonating with Design Thinking’s iterative process. Benefits This approach cultivates continuous improvement and innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

To meet different challenges, to be highly adaptive it needs to begin to organize around ecosystems to deliver on a vision that recognizes it has to be part of a greater collaborating network to thrive in this highly connected world. It needs bold leadership. It calls for bold management to instigate such a transformation.

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Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In years past, many businesses have succeeded with an agile, reactive approach to business where they respond to climate, competition, and social circumstances in an “after the fact” way. As many businesses have perfected this approach, a new leadership model is now needed to stay ahead of the competition. How do you do this, though?

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Planview

JANUARY 30, 2024

As organizations rush to capitalize on AI strategies, many of them meet the same challenge they’ve met before – strategic drift. Pulling from the survey responses of 600 executives, the report uncovers five areas of concern — alignment, accountability, resources, agility, and culture — and a recommended action for each area.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We are or need to be, in search of a sustainable future where we can constantly build upon innovation capabilities, capacities and competencies that can be refreshed, strengthened and sometimes reduced to meet the circumstances. Strategic leadership is prevalent and nurturing, and valued- what are ours?

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 20, 2020

What if we were to identify and act upon opportunity much as we arrange and then manage a meeting, a project or some other form of responsibility that takes place each day in our lives? Take Anticipatory Action, Not Agile Reaction. What transformative opportunity does that foster for your organization? Become an Opportunity Manager.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

To meet different challenges, to be highly adaptive it needs to begin to organize around ecosystems to deliver on a vision that recognizes it has to be part of a greater collaborating network to thrive in this highly connected world. It needs bold leadership. It calls for bold management to instigate such a transformation.

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Planview

MARCH 18, 2022

What type of meetings do you prepare for? Most of my meetings are internal collaborations. For example, I have meetings with Product Development teams in Austin and Bangalore on a regular basis. These meetings are based on automation strategy for the Enterprise One product. Who do you typically collaborate with?

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Moves the Needle

JULY 31, 2018

We had the pleasure of co-hosting this amazing event with six-time entrepreneur David Binett i and special guest Kent Beck (one of the original signatories on the Agile Manifesto ), and the discussions held by each of these three innovation powerhouses was a sight to see. This was the primary topic of David’s talk. What’s the ROI?

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

Which means they do not believe small changes over time, failing, learning and adjusting can or will have a meaningful impact. One of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. Magazine Great Leadership Speaker. Twitter: johnsonwhitney. Fabienne Jacquet.

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ImagineNation

MAY 8, 2023

At the same time, I allowed my mind to wander and wondered how this visually stunning and unrivaled British ceremony would impact the nations and realms’ culture and leadership, today and in the future, wondering if, indeed, it is at a cultural tipping point.

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Planview

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In doing research for Project to Product I found myself having very similar discussions with analysts about expanding the benefits of Agile and DevOps to the operating model of a digital business. Through VSM, leadership gains the visibility to align teams, workflows, and investments based on customer value. Go here to learn more.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 17, 2024

This (economic) reality has highlighted the limitations of existing innovation systems, underscoring the necessity for a more efficient and effective approach to innovation management, as Frank Mattes and Dennis Boeckler suggested during a recent Innov8rs Learning Lab session.

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