Thu.Aug 25, 2022

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Process Keepers Hold the Keys to Change

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you want to improve the work, ask the people who do the work. They know the tools and templates. They know the ins and outs of the process. They know when and how to circumvent the process. And they know what will break if you try to change the […].

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Dunbar’s number

Idea to Value

How many people can you meet in your lifetime, and could you potentially keep in touch with? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions? After all, there are people on Facebook with thousands of friends, or millions of instagram followers. According to research by anthropologist Robin Dunbar, the number is actually likely closer to about 150 individuals. This is approximately the number of people which one individual can keep ongoing relationships with.

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Why better data on students’ networks can start the school year off right

Christensen Institute

Back to school means back to building relationships. Across high school campuses this fall, the first weeks of class will be marked by new rosters, ice breakers, hopes and dreams conferences, and the like as teachers set out to get to know their students and to help students get to know one another. But before schools set to work on building new relationships, they should also pay attention to the relationships their students do and don’t already have.

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Feeling Demotivated? Consider How Your Job Helps Others.

Harvard Business Review

Whether it’s clients, colleagues, or family, your work likely makes more of an impact than you realize.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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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HOW CAN A BEEHIVE BE THE SOLUTION TO DE-ICE POWER LINES DURING ICE STORMS?

Michael Michalko

How can a beehive be the clue to a solution? Engineers working for a power company in the northwest were struggling with the problem of how to de-ice power lines during ice storms so they don’t collapse from the weight of the ice. The conventional approaches to the problem were proving to be very expensive and inefficient. It is not possible to think unpredictably by looking harder and longer in the same direction.

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Find the Right Pace for Your AI Rollout

Harvard Business Review

A three-step approach.

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Resilient Organizations Make Psychological Safety a Strategic Priority

Harvard Business Review

How leaders can enhance integrity, innovation, and inclusion.