Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 20, 2024

Combining Ecosystems, technology and GenAI to unlock innovation The concepts of ecosystem innovation and generative AI has arrived at the point where we need to question workflows have the real poential openness has become central to our process of thinking and development building. Innovation does need reinventing as a discovery process. Radically different ways of capturing, extracting, and delivering value are emerging.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 20, 2024

Innovation is often glamorized by the bookends of sourcing promising ideas like colorful post-it notes or highlighting the final polished product we see in the store. Stories of the unglamorous hard work required to bridge the gap between “I have an idea” to its realization are often not shared.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Online conversations are famously fraught, which creates challenges for people communicating on online platforms, including those used for workplace collaboration. New research suggests that these platforms might want to consider using generative AI to help cool down heated discussions and prepare employees for difficult conversations. The author discusses research that he and his colleagues have conducted on this topic and discusses the ways in which the community platform Nextdoor has started

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IdeaScale

MARCH 20, 2024

This article builds on our previous write-up (Part 1) where we demonstrated how to transform your initial thinking into a compelling value proposition. We showed how you can increase your chances for approval and funding by using generative AI and CO-STAR to accomplish this critical first step in ideation and complete it almost instantaneously.

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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?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Should your company be betting on AI as a growth strategy now? How do you distinguish genuine opportunities from speculative fads and make an informed decision on whether AI is your next big bet? In this article, the authors cover five steps to help your company answer this question. After thoughtful analysis, your decision ultimately boils down to this: Does the current state of AI align with your business strategy?

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 20, 2024

Clayton Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, and Karen Dillon published The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty , over five years ago; yet, the lessons distilled in this book are relevant now more than ever. With the future of foreign aid funds uncertain during this year of elections, we must be smarter with our global development investments if we truly intend to create global prosperity.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 20, 2024

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack We live in a world, with less stability, certainty, simplicity, and predictability, where regional conflicts, societal divisions, and civil unrest have increased globally. Simultaneously, technological-induced disruptive innovations and the climate crisis impact every aspect of our daily lives.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Focus on preserving three things: strategic business intent, a strong connection to customers, and a stellar employee experience.

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Viima

MARCH 20, 2024

You can love it or hate it, be passionate about it, or be completely exhausted by it, but the topic of sustainability will not leave the spotlight until we've completely overhauled our work, mindset, and habits. Understanding the need to educate and inspire, we’ve dedicated this episode of the Innovation Room podcast to the topic of sustainability with a focus on the circular approach.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Organizational behavior expert Alison Wood Brooks takes questions from listeners who are struggling as first-time bosses.

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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.

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Stephen Shapiro

MARCH 20, 2024

Unilever just announced it is spinning off its ice cream division, which includes the colorful and controversial Ben and Jerry’s brand. This will enable Unilever to focus on what it does best while avoiding distractions. This is a pivotal move. “The future growth of Unilever and ice cream is best served by separating the business,” Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher told journalists.

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Brunner

MARCH 20, 2024

If your brand is running programmatic advertising campaigns, you’re right to worry that your media dollars are being wasted due to fraudulent activity like bots and made-for-advertising websites. In a 2023 study, the Association of National Advertisers found that out of $88 billion spent in open web advertising, a staggering $22 billion is wasteful or unproductive.

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Stephen Shapiro

MARCH 20, 2024

SPECIAL OFFER! My 7th book, PIVOTAL: Creating Stability in an Uncertain World , will be available in about three months. But I don’t want you to wait until then to get access. So if you buy from me this week, I am throwing in a bunch of bonuses. (link in the comments – it is easy to remember: “the pivotal offer dot com”) BONUS 1: Immediate access to the PIVOTAL ebook BONUS 2: Immediate access to the Best Practices Are Stupid (updated 2023 edition) ebook BONUS 3: Access to

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Rmukesh Gupta

MARCH 20, 2024

To be a good communicator, especially on stage, remember these three core principles: 1) Initially, you're not the focus until trust is built with the audience. 2) People won't care about your message unless you give them a reason. 3) Speak the audience's language and address their aspirations to hold their attention. Consistency in these practices builds trust and improves your public speaking skills over time.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Sopheon

MARCH 20, 2024

Innovation is often described as “something different that creates value.” And while “creating value” might sound great, it’s the “something different” that we often struggle with. Humans don’t like change. We might say we do. But “different” is unknown. It’s unfamiliar. And it’s uncomfortable. It requires us to change in some way, whether we're changing our attitudes, our processes, or our current ways of thinking.

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Strategos

MARCH 20, 2024

How does ZF Commercial Vehicles use Innovation to build the next generation of commercial vehicles and enable the future of mobility? Gandert van Raemdonck, Head of Innovation explains how they tackled this challenge and prepare ZF for future growth. Michel van Hove… Source The post Podcast: Innovation at ZF Commercial Vehicles appeared first on Strategos.

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ITONICS

MARCH 20, 2024

Consumer attitudes are temperamental, constantly shifting in response to factors ranging from cultural trends to the state of the economy. If you’re in the business of innovation, it’s difficult to know how these factors will impact the adoption of your product.

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Strategos

MARCH 20, 2024

How does ZF Commercial Vehicles use Innovation to build the next generation of commercial vehicles and enable the future of mobility? Gandert van Raemdonck, Head of Innovation explains how they tackle this challenge and prepare ZF for future growth. Michel van Hove… Source The post Podcast: Innovation at ZF Commercial Vehicles appeared first on Strategos.

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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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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Why did the Bud Light boycott affect the beer brand’s sales when many other boycotts have only marginal or short-term impact? An analysis of sales data confirms that Bud Light suffered a sustained downturn in sales, more pronounced in Republican-leaning counties in the U.S. And it explains several factors that determine how vulnerable a brand is to a boycott.

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