Wed.Jun 07, 2017

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Focus on the Opportunity, not the Problem.

Destination Innovation

Two groups of engineering students were given a similar task – to design a bicycle rack for a car. The first group was shown an existing but poorly designed roof rack for bicycles. They looked at all the issues with the current design and then set out to come up with something better. The second group was not shown the ineffective roof rack; they were simply told to design a really good bicycle rack.

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Open Innovation: A critical success factor when you build your innovation journey

IdeaScale

We are currently experiencing one of the most significant transformations of our history. In 2030, 75% of the global employees will be “digital natives,” who grew up surrounded by mobile devices, mobile communication and the Internet. “The Internet of Things” has become a reality and more than 1 billion users are online in social networks everyday, influencing products and brands.

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Ask Me Anything About the Change Planning Toolkit™

Braden Kelley

On Thursday, June 8th in the United States I will be answering any and all questions about the Change Planning Toolkit™ on TWITTER at the following local times: 9am PDT (West Coast USA) Noon EDT (East Coast USA) 5pm GMT … Continue reading →

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Retail Isn’t Dead, But It Does Need To Adapt

Digital Tonto

The rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. Today, even native digital companies are opening up physical locations. Related posts: The Future of Retail. Why The Future of Digital. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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3 Ways to Keep Strategic Priorities Front and Center with Executives

BrainZooming

“Inside the Executive Suite” from Armada Corporate Intelligence featured ideas keeping executives focused on strategic priorities during strategic planning meetings. If your team wanders away from the important strategic topic, here’s a strategy to address it: 3 Ways to Keep Strategic Priorities Front and Center with Executives via Inside the Executive Suite.

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Resourceful Innovation from Inside the Box

Innovation Excellence

There are so many clichés around innovation but the one that causes me the most grief is this idea of “thinking outside the box”. ‘Ever asked someone to show you how you actually go about thinking outside the box? I have.More times than not, they’re not really sure what to do with it.

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Measuring Innovation

eZassi

Innovation is the key to the success, and some argue the survival, of an organization in today’s dynamic disruptive markets. While company leaders agree that innovation is critical to their ongoing relevance, there is an ongoing challenge of how to measure the value and effectiveness of an innovation program. Why it’s Difficult to Measure Innovation.

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Thinking out of the box with crowdsourcing, a conversation with Sihem Jouini

Rapid Innovation in digital time

Unfair advantage Sihem Jouini is Associate Professor and Director of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship major at HEC ExMBA, and a researcher in organizational design for innovation and creativity.

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Reflections on Life in the Sharing Economy | Episode 1

Innovation Excellence

Imagine a world where access is more important than ownership. Where people exchange objects among themselves, produce their own goods, and trade their time for goods produced by others. Imagine a world in which people do business with other people and not with companies.

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Comment on The 20/80/80 Principle by How a Sidekick Helps you Innovate - Navantis BlogNavantis Blog

Stephen Shapiro

[…] business author and consultant Stephen Shapiro proposes the idea that 20% of your time should be spent extracting 80% of the value in your business. He asks […].

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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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What’s in the Change Planning Toolkit™?

Innovation Excellence

On Thursday, June 8th in the United States I will be answering any and all questions about the Change Planning Toolkit™ on TWITTER at the following local times: 9am PDT (West Coast USA) Noon EDT (East Coast USA) 5pm GMT (UK) 6pm Western Europe 8pm Dubai 9:30 Mumbai 2am Sydney I will be monitoring the.

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Innovation Ecosystems Start at Home

Wazoku

The key to building a well-functioning innovation ecosystem, is, as with building anything, having a solid foundation. By definition, this is where you are looking to have all the relevant parties you need involved end to end from need identification to commercial marketplace, so it’s no surprise the keys to a strong foundation are a clear understanding of your reason to innovate and having the right people involved.

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The Customer Experience Buyer’s Guide 2017

InnovationManagement

Your ultimate resource to the key CX investment areas for 2017 and how to make the most from your vendor partnerships.

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Innovating Around the Box

Michael Roberto

Knowledge@Wharton reports on a new book by Wharton Professor David Robertson. ( The Power of Little Ideas ). In the author interview, Robertson describes his focus on innovation associated with complementary products and services. In short, he's not focused on simple incremental innovations to existing products. However, he's also not focused on breakthrough innovations or products in entire new categories.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

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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3 Character Traits of a Good Innovation Manager

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: Almost every CEO that i meet wants to find out a way to out-innovate their competition. They want to innovate to improve their profits. They want to innovate so that they can help their customers innovate. And in the same breath, they also say that almost all their innovation projects are either struggling to take off or have not yielded the kind of results that looked possible.

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Ways to Exercise Your Creative Muscles

InnovationManagement

Feeling like you’re stuck in a creative rut? Creativity works a lot like a muscle—you have to exercise it for it to work properly. Once you get stuck in a cycle of routine, it’s easy to feel like you’ve lost your creativity. Maybe you’re not contributing innovative ideas during team meetings anymore, or maybe you just feel like you’re doing the same thing every single day.