Wed.May 31, 2023

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From Quantity to Quality: Improving Your Idea-Generation Process

HYPE Innovation

Day in and day out, we’re all coming up with ideas at work and home as we go about routine tasks or during meetings and problem-solving sessions. There’s often a tendency to think that more ideas mean better results. But, typically, this isn’t the case. A focus on generating more, rather than better-quality, ideas might lead to slower decision-making and lower motivation to be creative.

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Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight

Harvard Business Review

Three strategies to embed DEI into your core business practices — and make your efforts recession-proof.

Strategy 139
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From Quantity to Quality: Improving Your Idea-Generation Process

HYPE Innovation

Day in and day out, we’re all coming up with ideas at work and home as we go about routine tasks or during meetings and problem-solving sessions. There’s often a tendency to think that more ideas mean better results. But, typically, this isn’t the case. A focus on generating more, rather than better-quality, ideas might lead to slower decision-making and lower motivation to be creative.

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Why Conflicting Ideas Can Make Your Strategy Stronger

Harvard Business Review

In a volatile world, think of your strategy as a portfolio of options, not a roadmap.

Strategy 126
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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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I Helped Grow 4 Unicorns Over 10 Years That Generated $18 Billion in Online Revenues. Here's What I've Learned.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Only 0.00006% of businesses will achieve unicorn status. It's not impossible, but extremely challenging, to say the least.

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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research

Harvard Business Review

A guide for employees and managers.

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What Is Blue Ocean Strategy — and Where Does It Go Wrong?

Harvard Business Review

Hint: remember to include your non-customers in your market research.

Strategy 102
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Is it Possible to Outpace Disruption? Definitely.

Daniel Burrus

When you recognize that things change ever so rapidly in the world, you may already feel disrupted before anything has even happened. The negative view many have about disruption is the result of it happening to you, causing you to have to manage a crisis. My desire for all of my clients and followers is to excel as positive catalysts within their industry, attracting new customers and making a positive impact on the world.

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The Food and Beverage Sector Needs to Embrace Digital Transformation to Achieve Sustainability Goals - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from Schneider Electric.

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Improving Your Match Quality: How to Differentiate Yourself and Thrive

Phil McKinney

Have you ever found yourself in a job you thought you wanted, only to realize it wasn't the right fit for you? Or maybe you've been in a job for years but still don't feel entirely satisfied with your career? The concept of match quality might be the missing piece to your career puzzle. As I look back on my career, the importance of match quality on my career satisfaction and success cannot be understated.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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What is Failure?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my hatred of failure while acknowledging that there are things I hate more (inertia, blind allegiance to the status quo, unwillingness to try) that motivate me to risk it.

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F1 Legend Toto Wolff on Leading Through Big Wins — and Crushing Losses

Harvard Business Review

Wolff had to adjust his leadership style to get his team back on track.

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Announcing the brand new Wazoku Crowd website!

Wazoku

The Wazoku Crowd has spent twenty years at the forefront of open innovation. During this time, it’s enjoyed a couple of different homes – including its previous incarnation as InnoCentive – and connected businesses around the world to Solvers for their problems. Today, we announce its new home. Welcome to the future of the Wazoku Crowd!

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4 Actions CEOs Should Be Taking to Drive Growth With Their Ecosystem Strategy - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM EY-PARTHENON

Harvard Business Review

Sponsor content from EY-Parthenon.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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How Chriztine Kirk Strengthens Global Connections

Planview

With employees and teams around the world, Planview is a global powerhouse. Each employee brings their unique background to their role to build something great together, no matter where they are located. This month, we’re highlighting Chriztine Kirk, our energetic and team-focused Director of Solution Consulting APAC, based in Singapore. Explain your role at Planview and a few of your responsibilities.

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The Future of Retail Operations: A Deep Dive into GPT and Chatbots and How They’re Transforming the Industry

Acuvate

The retail industry is constantly undergoing a profound transformation as it continues to embrace the power of technology. This association has been extensively helpful to enhance customer experiences and drive operational efficiency. In this blog, we will delve into the promising front of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformers) and chatbots. Furthermore, we will explore how they are revolutionizing the retail industry.

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How Business Travel Spurs Innovation

Michael Roberto

Source: muratart/shutterstock Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Do Yoon Kim and Wesley W. Koo have written a new working paper titled, "Innovation on Wings: Nonstop Flights and Firm Innovation in the Global Context." The scholars collected data from over 5,000 airports around the world over a ten-year period (2005-2015). They married flight data with other datasets that provided information about company patents.