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Please, we need a different Innovation narrative

Paul Hobcraft

Our innovation processes stay islands of knowledge stubbornly not flowing across organizations, informing others and giving the right levels of insights, support, or collaboration needed. Innovation software management continues to be sold piecemeal, so often just bolted onto the other parts already in place, not being optimized.

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30-Year Perspective: Seven Traits of Successful Digital Marketers

Brunner

Thirty years ago, I was working as a software engineer and a systems analyst for an IT consulting company. Much of what we did was custom software development in nature and usually operations related. For instance, an early project I was given was to develop an inventory control software system for a consumer packaged goods company.

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How AI can Deliver Sales Innovation

Tullio Siragusa

Consider a company sales representative who is not able to fulfil the requirements of a client in a given time, due to lack of know-how, or experience. To help with this process, the company can provide access to expertise and actionable insights with knowledge base software enabled with artificial intelligence.

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What the Cannabis Business Needs in Order to Thrive

Business and Tech

Finding technology solutions that allow dispensary owners to focus on running their businesses effectively is key to succeeding as competition heats up in the industry. Encouragingly, we see change starting to happen in spaces that have historically been anti-cannabis, such as professional sports.

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Protecting Your Intellectual Property, Products and Brand

Daniel Burrus

Trade Secrets Are Your Competitive Advantages: Knowledge-based competitive advantages like trade secrets are best protected by documents such as confidentiality agreements and employee contracts. Patents can protect concepts, including software and business plans. How to Mine Your IP . Start with an IP Strategy.

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Understanding innovation's past leads to incredible insight

Jeffrey Phillips

The 1960s through the 1990s were boom years (discounting the Oil embargo) mostly due to dividends we reaped from the investments in technology and the space race. What emerges about innovation from this review of history? There are far more competitors in far more regions and geographies, which means more competition.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

These two yahoo software engineers would go on to become the founders of Whatsapp. This is a prime example of why, when learning how to be innovative, it's crucial for companies to utilise the knowledge of their employees. Qmarkets software will help you ensure that billion dollar opportunities don't slip away!