Board of Innovation

JULY 25, 2017

Over the past 9 years, Board of Innovation has supported many large organizations in designing and executing a wide range of innovation initiatives. Now, navigating through all these different formats is not always easy. Multiple times, we’ve been asked by innovation managers questions like ‘ What is the best innovation initiative for our organization?

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Innovation 360 Group

JULY 25, 2017

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. — Napoleon Bonaparte. Not long ago one of my clients, a very skilled former top consultant, now a seasoned industry leader, asked for “ Artificial Intelligence for Dummies ”. An interesting question for a very skilled and insightful person and somewhat reminding of the internet hype in the 90s when firms made fortunes via fund raising and spectacular non-working projects for the new economy.

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Boxes and Arrows

JULY 25, 2017

Email unsubscribe is one of the most dreadful things for any email marketer. After all the hard work you put into a campaign, it is particularly annoying to get your emails unsubscribed. According to Mailjet , if your unsubscribe rate is below 1%, you are said to be within the industry norm. However, emails sent to new lists—to subscribers who have not received an email from you before—are not included in this calculation because they usually have more unsubscribes.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 25, 2017

Brand Essence (Part one of three) Like famous musicians, effective brands maintain a certain sway over those who come into contact with them, a sense of awe and authority that translates talent, focus, and hard work into an essence that communicates instantly. Let’s begin by defining the word “brand.” To start we will play the.

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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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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2017

I was at Stanford in the Graduate School of Business and was interviewed by Peter Gardner of StartGrid for his On The Road podcast. I shared my current thinking about innovation in companies and government agencies. It’s worth a listen. BTW, it seems every podcast has a trick last question. This one was, “if I was on a road trip what’s the destination and what’s playing on the radio?

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 25, 2017

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 8 as part of our FREE email newsletter. Did your favorite make the cut? But enough delay, here are January’s twenty most.

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Innovation Leader

JULY 25, 2017

How can you engage with legal and compliance groups on innovation efforts — and make them feel part of your success? Nondini Naqui shares best practices in this video.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2017

There are certain benefits to innovation software that are difficult to measure, while some are quite obvious. This blog post will discuss methods for calculating the success of an idea management platform at 6 key stages within the workflow. Determining success at each of these stages within the platform will allow you to take appropriate action, and ensure the success of the innovation initiative as a whole. 1.

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Innovation Leader

JULY 25, 2017

Nondini Naqui, an intrapreneur and innovation leader who has worked in insurance and banking, discusses the challenges innovators face and how to overcome obstacles.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2017

Chuck Dymer and I presented to a group of logistics managers in Chicago last week. The topic was how to handle uncertain times successfully. Tomorrow, I’ll be closing the Nature Explore and The Outdoor Classroom Project Leadership Institute with a comparable message. The conference theme is building resilience and joy in uncertain times. The audience for the presentation consists of educators, landscape designers, government officials, and others involved with creating outdoor classrooms for chi

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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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Innovation Leader

JULY 25, 2017

Different stages of innovation ventures should focus on different types of metrics. Learn about which metrics you should be using and when from Nondini Naqui.

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Michael Roberto

JULY 25, 2017

We've all heard the stories of the startup team working late into the night, day after day, as they try to build their business, or the bankers sleeping in the office while they try to close a big deal. Research suggests that sleep deprivation can have some significant costs though, and not just in terms of personal health. Michael Christian and Aleksander Ellis wrote a paper titled, " Examining the Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Workplace Deviance: A Self-Regulatory Perspective.

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Innovation Leader

JULY 25, 2017

Successful innovation efforts fulfill customers’ needs. In this video, Nondini Naqui discusses the importance of understanding your audience.

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Idea Champions

JULY 25, 2017

If your company is like most companies we have worked with, its brainstorming sessions leave something to be desired. Yes, ideas are bandied about and, yes, coffee is consumed and jokes are made. And, yes, people incessantly check their email under the table. THIS JUST IN! Brainstorming sessions can be a lot more powerful than that. To goose you on your way, here are four brief blog posts and a video of ours on the art and science of brainstorming.

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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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Innovation Leader

JULY 25, 2017

Executive champions are key to building a culture of innovation. Nondini Naqui discusses how innovators can get buy-in from top leaders.

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Bolste

JULY 25, 2017

Businesses are becoming more and more global, with employees working remotely and teams consisting of a myriad external partners outside of the immediate organization. While having these resources is great when it comes to bandwidth and accomplishing goals, the communication part can be, well— tricky. In comes context. In order to successfully pick up on a project right where you’ve left off, understand how to make the most effective decisions and maximize communication with others, context is a

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Innovation Leader

JULY 25, 2017

Building prototypes and crafting interactive presentations can lead to progress on innovation efforts.

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IdeaScale

JULY 25, 2017

As a father of three I deal with my children daily. My wife and I get the awesome opportunity of raising these children together and trying to make sure they turn into good people. However, sometimes I find myself learning more from them then they do from me. Here are the lessons I learned about being innovative from my children. Think Outside the Box.

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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.

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