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Applying innovation thinking to Affordability versus Sustainability

Paul Hobcraft

I recently wrote a post, “ Affordability versus Sustainability – a cause to be addressed.” That post looked at the shifts that I felt were underway in moving from a society that accepts where it is heading in expecting “affordability” is changing. I argued there is this growing recognition that a consistent amount of crisis points are causing growing anxiety and stress, and these tensions and pressures are not sustainable.

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Ideas are a combination of existing knowledge

Idea to Value

I want you to visualise something, and make it as clear in your mind as possible. In your minds eye, as clearly as you can, imagine a Kornaf. If you need a quick reminder what that is: A Kornaf has been around for thousands of years but has only been known to humans for the past few hundred years. Originally from the South, it quickly travelled and became popular once its unique values were better understood.

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Applying innovation thinking to Affordability versus Sustainability

Paul Hobcraft

I recently wrote a post, “ Affordability versus Sustainability – a cause to be addressed.” That post looked at the shifts that I felt were underway in moving from a society that accepts where it is heading, in expecting “affordability” is changing as our “choice” gets constrained. I argued there is this growing recognition that a consistent amount of crisis points are causing growing anxiety and stress, and these tensions and pressures are not sustainabl

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Society 2045 Creating a World that Works for All

Tullio Siragusa

Society 2045 Creating a World that Works for All. The world we live in has innumerable species coexisting together on the same planet, that provides for all. But does today’s world really work for all? This past summer, Society 2045 had a series of interviews with change makers seeking to improve the way society works. Society 2045 is a community of people from around the world seeking to co-discover a vision for the year 2045.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Why Change Failure Occurs

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Never has the need for transformation been so dire or so clear. Still, that’s no guarantee that we will muster the wisdom to make the changes we need to.

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7 Critical Capabilities of the Best Six Sigma Software

Kainexus

Investing in software to support your Six Sigma initiatives is an effective way to ensure that you get the most out of the methodology. In addition, setting up a structure for improvement makes it simpler for people throughout the organization to participate in and effectively oversee continuous process improvement efforts. Organizations that leverage Six Sigma software collect more opportunities for improvement, implement more solutions, and see a higher ROI for Six Sigma.

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Trusting Adults to Behave like Adults

Rmukesh Gupta

I read a post on Nature.com which talks about lessons to be learned by governments about communications and trusting the public with hard truth. You can read the entire post titled “Covid Lessons: Trust the Public with hard Truths” here. I believe that the lessons are as much valid for business leaders as much for the governments and the public.

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Shaping the Future of the Labor Market with Open Innovation

Idea Drop

Open Innovation to Meet the Challenges of the Labor Market Open innovation is a new framework to solve problems in a high-yield and low-cost manner. It is increasingly used by business, governments, and other organizations seeking solutions. Open innovation relies on external input – that is, feedback from outside the organization. This type of innovation […].

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Automating Data Analysis Is a Must for Midsize Businesses

Harvard Business Review

Three strategies to help you get started.

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How to Reframe What Work Means to You

Harvard Business Review

Transform your job from something you endure to something that brings you meaning.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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Leaders to Learn From

Harvard Business Review

Tributes to four women who model leadership excellence, plus advice for managing others with compassion without burning yourself out.

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Network-Based Platforms Must Be Regulated. But How?

Harvard Business Review

Leveraging platforms’ own data could be the key.

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Why Conflict Is Necessary and How to Manage It (with Amy Gallo)

Harvard Business Review

How to make conflict a force for good in your work and life.

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