Tue.Jan 14, 2025

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Preparing for the Human & AI Innovator Team

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | With customer needs evolving rapidly and technologies like generative AI reshaping business processes, banks are under pressure to stay ahead. At ABN AMRO Bank, Anna-Lena Lorenz and her team are navigating this transformation by exploring how humans and AI can collaborate to drive innovation. At Innov8rs Milan, she shares how they are unlocking new possibilities that would be impossible with human effort alone.

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Five Must Reads for 2025

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Tis the season for year in review and top 10 lists. As fun (and sometimes frightening) as it is to look back, it is just as fun (and sometimes frightening) to look ahead. After all, as innovators, that is what we naturally do.

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Stuck With Creating Growth Outside of the Core?

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | To create revenue beyond the existing business, corporate innovators need to design a supportive NOW/NEW interface. There is an 80 percent chance that growth outside the box is a top-5 priority in your company. The box refers to your company's current business model, operating model, and mental model. But chances are, your company is not delivering that growth.

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Turning energy project historical insights into future portfolio opportunities

Bubblegroup

Turning insights into opportunities In the upstream energy sector, where projects often span years and involve significant complexity, the ability to capture and leverage lessons learned is a critical driver of success. Each project, whatever its stage of maturity or lifecycle phase, provides valuable insights that can optimize future efforts, reduce costs, and enhance operational excellence.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Key Takeaways From the 2024 Intrapreneurship Barometer

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Intrapreneurship: From "Nice to Have" to "Must Have" When Yumana launched the first Intrapreneurship Barometer in 2021, many programs focused on developing an entrepreneurial mindset and new ways of working rather than driving direct business value. Fast forward to 2024 and the second edition of their European study, the landscape has radically changed.

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Make Better Strategic Decisions Around Slow-Developing Technology

Harvard Business Review

Many breakthrough products include multiple technologies that evolved very slowly sometimes over decades. To avoid being surprised or overtaken by competitors, companies must systematically track the evolution of these slow-cooking technologies as they improve in performance and decrease in price. The window of opportunity that arrives when all the right technologies reach the point of maturity may be smaller than you think.

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Research: Gen AI Changes the Value Proposition of Foreign Remote Workers

Harvard Business Review

But replacing U.S. workers with foreign talent isn’t as easy as supplying them with ChatGPT.

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Innovation in Manufacturing: Industry Trends and Challenges

Qmarkets

In a competitive and technology-driven global economy, innovation has become a non-negotiable strategy for manufacturers aiming to stay ahead of market demands. According to a study by PwC, a staggering 92% of industrial manufacturing executives consider innovation essential for driving future revenue growth, underscoring its pivotal role in the sector’s success (Source: PwC ).

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How to Get Better at Saying No

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Cornell’s Dr. Sunita Sah on pushing back effectively.

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Building Community and Connection in Business with Chris Rowland

The Bliss Business Podcast

Join us on The Bliss Business Podcast as we welcome Chris Rowland , CEO of Pet Supplies Plus and Wag N' Wash Natural Pet Food & Grooming , for an inspiring conversation about the power of Building Community and Connection in Business. Tuesday, January 14, 2025 11:00 AM PST As the leader of one of the nations largest franchise brands and its emerging sister brand, Chris Rowland has built more than just a successful businesshes cultivated a sense of belonging and connection among customers,

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.

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What is Sustainable Innovation? Definition, Examples and Best Practices

eZassi

What is Sustainable Innovation? Sustainable innovation is the application of new ideas to create value while prioritizing benefits for both people and the planet. Professor Rajesh Chandy, a Professor at the London Business School, breaks down Sustainable Innovation into its component parts. What is Innovation? The application of a new idea to create value.

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How to Keep Up with the News Without Getting Overwhelmed

Harvard Business Review

Studies suggest that increased exposure to news, whether through traditional media or social media platforms, can negatively impact mental health. In other words, more news correlates with higher anxiety. But the answer is not to check out altogether. In this article, the author shares advice from three experts on how to be more intentional about where, when, and how you catch up on the news so that you dont become a victim of round-the-clock triggering headlines.

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