Tue.May 23, 2017

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Disruptive Is Not a Dirty Word

IdeaScale

Disruptive isn’t a dirty word, but it can be a scary one. Why does the word “disruptive” raise such fear among so many people? You can argue it’s a buzzword, but people are annoyed by buzzwords. Uttering “disruptive” during a meeting can get you looks more along the lines of profanity. But “disruptive” isn’t a dirty word: It’s an honest reality, and disruptive innovation is sometimes the only way forward.

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Innovation Networks – Needed Now More Than Ever

The Inovo Group

“This new mode of organization—a ‘network of teams’ with a high degree of empowerment, strong communication, and rapid information flow—is now sweeping businesses and governments around the world.” – Gen. Stanley McChrystal Ret. Innovation Networks are no longer an option for large companies. Today’s VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) requires that companies form robust knowledge networks to have any real hope of delivering the innovations, especially transformational

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Strategic Planning Activities – 2 Early Questions for Matrix Organizations

BrainZooming

If you are doing strategic planning activities for a support function within a matrix organization , you can face challenges deciding what the plan should emphasize. It’s easy to focus on creating important capabilities for the functional area (i.e., implement better accounting systems, develop an improved human resources process). It is probably equally easy to fall into the trap of simply taking orders from the P&L side of the business, limiting your focus to simply listing what the line o

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The Total Economic Impact of Spigit’s Ideation Management Software

Planview

When establishing an innovation program, business leaders often struggle with forecasting the potential economic impact. To address this, Spigit commissioned Forrester Research to conduct an independent study examining the value customers receive from implementing Spigit’s ideation management software. To quantify the complete value of Spigit’s ideation management, Forrester analysts conducted in-depth interviews with business leaders from five long-time customers in order to measure the total e

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Design Thinking for Innovation

Wazoku

Design thinking has become a popular topic for discussion; with industry leaders like IBM and GE embracing and embedding design thinking in their organisations, other organisations are inevitably taking note. Why do it? Design thinking is first and foremost people-centred, deriving products and services to meet a genuine need. This is why the term human-centric design has become so prominent.

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The Design of Value Proposition Design with Alex Osterwalder

Innovation Excellence

If you are new to Value Proposition Design, think of it as the third leg of a stool consisting of Lean Startup and Design Thinking as the other legs — all three are similar in intent and each provides valuable tools, arguably with Alex’s tools being most valuable to product managers who think like product leaders — or in my words, product masters.

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The Power of Anytime Access

Innovation Excellence

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement has been called everything from the greatest innovation ever, to a nuisance to IT security and a bane of the working person who is expected to adhere to an “always-on” business model that has made the 9-to-5 workday obsolete.

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Tanya Sasivanij

Innovation 360

Sales Manager, Ideation360. Background. Tanya has a strong background within HR, sales, and marketing. She has worked in several industries such as the event industry, banking, marketing, and IT/Tech. She is perceived as a top performer, committed, and motivated by personal/career development. By using data-driven insights in her approach, she ensures to consistently deliver solutions and recommendations that are client-specific, enabling long-term success for her clients.

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Interview: Winning tactics to assess your talent development program

Board of Innovation

Board of Innovation and ING Belgium have worked together for the past four years in a middle management booster program aimed at elevating management’s skills in a cross-disciplinary environment. I’ve interviewed Tamara, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at ING and lead of this project, to give us some insights into the selection and assessment process of this program.

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Technology Scouting – Horizon Scanning Processes

Wellspring

Why horizon scanning is valuable.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Fail, Fail, the Gang's All Here

Idea Champions

Illustration: GapingVoid. Great quotes on failure. MitchDitkoff.com.

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Technology Scouting – Horizon Scanning Processes

Wellspring

Why horizon scanning is valuable.

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How to Manage your Innovation Process: The Stage-Gate® Framework

Wellspring

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How to Manage your Innovation Process: The Stage-Gate® Framework

Wellspring

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.