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Testing New Business Ideas: Learnings from OWLET [Part 1]

Strategyzer Innovation

We often use the OWLET team video from the International Business Model Competition in 2013 to illustrate how to de-risk new ideas, cheaply and quickly. What can we learn from Owlet on testing new business ideas? Of course, this is a set-up as there is so much to learn in this 10 minute video! Pretty impressive!

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Here Are Eight Innovation Awards to Watch and Follow for Inspiration

IdeaScale

Last year’s winners included IBM’s autonomous ship, Origin Wireless’ remote patient monitoring system, and the fifth-generation Waymo Driver. Taking a moment to learn more about why a product is so disruptive can spark new ideas and offer new insight. To learn how we can help, request a demo !

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How to Address the Supply-Chain Staffing Crisis

Harvard Business Review

For small to medium enterprises, this means margins may be squeezed to the point to where they can no longer compete in today’s hyper-competitive global marketplace. In addition, the costs of producing materials, manufacturing goods, and providing services is rising due to labor costs.

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Five Technology Trends Driving Manufacturing (Are you on Board?)

Daniel Burrus

New manufacturing plants will utilize the latest technologies in an effort to increase productivity and competitive advantage. Professionals and anticipatory leaders in manufacturing should look for ways to implement these Hard Trends now, because if you don’t, your competition will!

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5G: what technologies change with increasing speed

mjvinnovation

With 5G, data transmitted over wireless broadband connections can reach rates of up to 20 Gbps in some estimates – exceeding wired network speeds – and also provide a latency of 1 millisecond or less for uses that require real-time feedback. Do you know exactly what it is and how 5G works? What will change in relation to 4G.

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5G Is Far Bigger Than Faster Smartphones

Daniel Burrus

The advantage of a Hard Trend is that you can identify disruptions before they disrupt and create a strategy to become a positive disruptor, creating the transformations that need to happen to increase your relevance and competitive advantage. 5G as a Hard Trend. My advice: don’t miss one of the biggest opportunities of the decade.

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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

Innovation must be rooted in improving competitive advantage, customer needs, employee expectations and now, sustainability. Which means they do not believe small changes over time, failing, learning and adjusting can or will have a meaningful impact. Karin is a former Verizon Wireless executive, and an Inc. Twitter: rgmcgrath.