Paul Hobcraft
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Can we continue to battle with legacy? When you think we are on a roll, we are making that transformation in technology, systems, new organizational designs, you are suddenly stopped in your tracks. Legacy fights back, it holds you up, it stops you from advancing. You fail to connect as you wanted to towards a complete transformation. The future eludes you as you hold onto those old ways.
The Human Factor
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Contributed post –. When it comes to wanting to be your own boss, it can often be a dream for many. But making it your reality not only takes courage, it can also take the time, the effort and the investment to make it happen. But how can you create a business from nothing? Starting from the ground up is always going to be a challenge. The truth is, it can be a mixture of processes, steps and actions that get you from nothing to something when it comes to your business.
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Jeffrey Phillips
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Yes, it is a provocative title. And no, I don't quite know if it is true. But it does make one stop and think, doesn't it? What if the avatar for innovation over the last decade is exhausted? What if Apple has done all the innovation it can do? An interesting thought, wouldn't you say? What Apple now has in common with other large companies Innovation is easier when an organization is smaller and more nimble.
Destination Innovation
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
In the 1930s there were 2000 salesmen in the USA knocking on doors and selling sets of Encyclopedia Britannica. They were selling a highly regarded product and were on handsome commissions. By 2000 the set comprised 32 volumes of carefully researched entries provided by 100 full time editors and 4000 contributors. First published in Edinburgh in 1768, Encyclopedia Britannica became a trusted reference work in homes, schools and offices around the world.
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.
IdeaScale
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
A little outside-the-box thinking goes a long way. One of the many problems with the “lone genius in the garage” view of innovation is that too often, the C-suite is stylized as the people who say “no” to a brilliant idea, only to regret it later. There’s even a small cottage industry of articles about the series Shark Tank, sometimes analyzing and sometimes mocking how business geniuses didn’t get in on the ground floor of hit products like Ring or Chef Big Shake.
Acuvate
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
More and more organizations have started to appreciate the value of business intelligence (BI) when it comes to their decision-making process. The past few years have seen BI systems go through different evolutions. Here are some BI trends that we believe will have a great impact in 2019 and beyond. #1 Self-Service Business Intelligence. A study conducted by Gartner predicts that by the end of 2019, analytics output from self-service BI software will surpass the analytics output of data scientis
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Exoplatform
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
What is employee engagement? There are many definitions for the concept of employee engagement out there. The post Five questions covering everything you need to know about employee engagement appeared first on eXo Platform Blog.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
I was serving on an expert panel at a recent innovation conference and an attendee asked about the Semmelweis effect, the tendency for people to reject new evidence that contradicts established beliefs. He wanted to know how aspiring innovators can overcome inherent bias against new ideas.` The effect gets its name from the story of.
Innovation Leader
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Daniel Seewald, Head of Worldwide Innovation at Pfizer, shares how Pfizer created and honed a global program called "Dare to Try," and the organizational impact it has had so far.
Kainexus
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
If you are considering a Lean management system to boost your efforts at continuous improvement and waste reduction, it’s a smart move. Technology helps bring people together, ensure accurate data, collect organizational knowledge, and speed the progress of Lean projects. It also gives leaders greater insight into the health of Lean across the entire organization.
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.
Leveraging Networks
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Innovation is to humans as water is to fish. By introducing combinations of intelligent technologies, services, and industry expertise, it’s possible to unlock product and service innovation through the incorporation of intelligent technologies like artificial intelligence , machine learning , the Internet of Things , and blockchain. As new and innovative products and services are created every day, patents are created on a global scale to match them.
Greatest. Idea. Ever.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Samsung has unveiled a new dating app, for their $4,000 smart fridge, that lets people find their soul mates based on expiration dates. Even if you don’t have the smart fridge you can still participate. Just download the Refridgerdating app, take a picture of your latest groceries, and start swiping away, left on people who have open cartons of left-over Chinese food populating their top shelf, right on people who look like they actually know what a food pyramid is.
Michael Roberto
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Bob Tiede has published a guest post by me on his excellent Leading with Questions blog. The short piece focuses on how you can sift through your green, yellow, and blue ideas during a brainstorming session, and why that's helpful as you move from ideation to prototyping. The green/yellow/blue technique comes from Emily Ma of Alphabet.
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