Destination Innovation
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Why would you ask a question that everyone knows the answer to? The great thinker and astronomer Carl Sagan asked this question, ‘Is there life on Earth?’ But he asked it from a different perspective; from the viewpoint of an unknowing observer far outside the Earth. In December 1990, NASA’s exploratory space probe, Galileo, was due to fly past Earth.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their final strategy is to execute your plan with a sense of urgency. They argue that most big organizational problems deserve a more urgent response — a metabolic rate that honors the frustration, mediocrity, and pain of the status quo.
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Sopheon
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In a recent episode of the Innovation Talks podcast, I shared some takeaways from the recent Innov8rs Conference in Amsterdam, which had open innovation as its central theme.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Handling scope creep is one of the most challenging – and important — aspects of a project manager’s role. This often means saying “no” when stakeholders request additional features or changes. In this article, the author outlines practical strategies for how to push back on more work in a way that maintains your relationship with the requester, whether that’s the project sponsor, a customer, or another stakeholder.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Ecosystems4Innovating
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The significant value and success of the Integrated Framework for Innovation Ecosystems needs to be constantly tracked and measured. Measuring the Multifaceted Impact is essential and radically different from how we usually approach measuring and collecting metrics. As I previously mentioned in a recent post, “ The Dynamics of Being Connected for Innovation Ecosystems.”this draws out the multifaceted approach.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This article describes how German automaker BMW and European airline Air France have developed new approaches to managing large projects aimed at creating fundamentally new products, ideas or that profoundly alter human behaviors. Traditional approaches, such as the stage-gate process, while effective at incremental improvements, don’t work as well when it comes to breakthrough innovations or attempts to change established behaviors.
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Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Today’s workers increasingly expect their employer to play a role in improving mental health. But with five different generations coming together in the workplace, who were all raised with different expectations about how to talk about mental health challenges at work, it’s no wonder that it’s a tricky topic for managers to navigate. But one thing is clear: Future leaders — and workers — are demanding a level of vulnerability that’s new, uncomfortable, and 100% necessary.
BPI Game Changer Interviews
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We started the bar code initiative because the CEO of IBM at the time, Frank Cary, wanted to expand the company beyond mainframe computers. At first, Frank wanted to find the best companies in Silicon Valley and buy them. But it was decided that no, if you buy small startup companies, the most important people would quit because they don’t want IBM culture.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
What does it take to innovate in a large, established organization?
Carla Johnson
OCTOBER 24, 2023
October 24, 2023 Great ideas aren’t exclusive to naturally creative people. They can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. What sets great innovators apart from others isn’t just that they come up with ideas, but how they nurture and develop them into something that makes a difference.
Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
INSEAD professor Erin Meyer explains how to offer advice across cultures, ages, and genders.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 24, 2023
(or How Assumptions Stifle Innovation) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton In the room were two single beds, each with a fluffy white comforter folded neatly on top. “Yeah, this is not gonna work.
Christensen Institute
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In recent years, as more states and districts have wrestled with the definition of “college- and career-ready,” alternative postsecondary pathways have multiplied, and career-connected learning has gained steam, a new term has popped up in education: navigation. Navigation has slightly more expansive connotations than its predecessor, “guidance.” It’s not just about one single, high-stakes decision about where to apply to or enroll in college.
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