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How Can Small Ideas Have a Big Impact?

IdeaScale

Innovation is often seen as stemming from a ground-breaking change. Someone has a big idea, develops it into a familiar product, and the rest is history. This, however, isn’t always the case. Some innovations derive from small ideas. Maybe you want to make a minor change to the company newsletter or start holding monthly virtual … Continued. The post How Can Small Ideas Have a Big Impact?

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Stunning video of NASA’s Perseverance rover touching down on Mars

Idea to Value

If you want to see an example of technical innovation, you need to see this video of NASA’s latest rover touching down on the surface of Mars. In these 3 minutes, you see the result of hundreds of thousands of hours of human innovation and billions of dollars in research & development, to gently lower what might be the most advanced robot in the universe onto the surface of another planet.

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FirstBank leveraging digital innovations to thrive amidst the pandemic

Exago

FirstBank being the premier Bank in West Africa has lived up to its reputation as a brand of strength and dynamism. We have made laudable digital and technological investments over the years that positioned us to tackle the attendant hitches of the pandemic and adapt to the new normal seamlessly. In the course of this […]. The post FirstBank leveraging digital innovations to thrive amidst the pandemic appeared first on Exago.

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Smarter Homes - Opportunities in the Growing Home Automation Market

Wellspring

If you’ve recently read any innovation or R&D advice lately, you’ve most likely seen this common sentiment: Innovate with the customer in mind. With everyone spending more time at home these days, consumer wants and needs have shifted dramatically and continue to evolve. Personal residences have transformed into offices, classrooms, workout studios, and more out of necessity.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, 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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5 Root Cause Analysis Techniques to Breakthrough Barriers

Kainexus

A root cause analysis is a structured method for finding the underlying causes of process problems and undesirable outcomes. Root cause analysis is a core problem-solving technique used by organizations dedicated to continuous improvement. As the name implies, it is all about addressing the origin of the issue rather than employing solutions that address only surface problems.

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Building a Culture of Innovation at Delta Dental

Innovation Leader

How can organizations build a culture of innovation and effectively create buy-in for change? Sarah Chavarria, the Chief People Officer of Delta Dental, explains.

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Process Jolt #17 - Decide by conscience, not just numbers

Values Centered Innovation

Welcome to our 3-Minute Conscious Innovator ® process! Are you ready for a new, insight-provoking “Jolt” … something designed to “rearrange your molecules” as it elicits your unique, innovative potential in life and work? Jolts wake us up. They spur new self-awareness, new capabilities and values, and new actions. Paradoxically, we don’t learn from each Jolt – rather, each Jolt “learns us” !

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Governance Charter for Managing New Product Investments

Huub Rutten

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. But each of them is a little powerless. Why powerless, and what can we do about it? Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets.

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Product Market Fit: is your product what the market is looking for?

mjvinnovation

So, let’s start with a very important truth that you need to keep in mind throughout this reading: Understanding what your customers think is critical to the success of your business. It also seems obvious, we know. But the big gap here is to answer: how to understand the customer? In the era of consumer obsession, companies are turning to research methods that offer a deeper understanding of customers’ consumption habits in order to offer the right solutions.

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Governance Charter for Managing New Product Investments

Huub Rutten

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. But each of them is a little powerless. Why powerless, and what can we do about it? Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets.

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How Mature Companies Are Scaling Transformational New Businesses

Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge

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#2,140 – Privacy Ring

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Lately I’ve been hoping that a modern day equivalent of a mood ring would show up so that you can tell at a glance if someone near you is interested in you. But instead if we get a technological version of a ring to wear in the near future it may be a privacy ring. One that makes us invisible to prying electronic eyes. As Fast Company puts it: “Imagine this: You’re marching toward a protest when a police van rolls up.

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3 Ways to Keep Your Brand Relevant

The Human Factor

In this day and age, there is no longer one butcher you go to for your meat in the mornings or the bakery on the corner that is the same place you get your bread every Sunday. No, there are many, many options available to us all when buying a product or looking for a service, and this can double if you live in a busy city. Because of this saturation, it is hard to stand out, and not only that, but you have to compete with ‘postcode shopping’, where people might just tend to shop wherever is clos

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#2,145 – Musical Maps and Time Machines

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Are you ready to experience the coolest thing ever? Go to radio.garden and you’ll be able to move around an interactive globe and very quickly pick up any radio station in the world. All you have to do is hover the target finder over any of the thousands of tiny green dots representing real stations and then you’re off to the races, free to explore the diverse collection of sounds that the world has to offer.

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Reducing Risk and Securing Your Business’ Success

The Human Factor

source. 2020 was an extremely difficult year for businesses. 2021 so far has been equally as tough. The pandemic means that even the most seemingly secure companies are experiencing sudden troubles and ruin as a result. Now, more than ever, keeping businesses above water and generating profits is at the forefront of almost all business owners’ minds.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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#2,146 – The UFO Patents

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Whether or not UFOs are real remains to be seen. The government may or may not be covering up their existence. But of far greater consequence to mankind may be the so-called “UFO Patents” that the Navy is allegedly working on. Patents that are so mind-blowingly complex they may as well be from another world. Vice explains: “The U.S.

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SPAC: What Is It & Why Does It Matter?

Linda Bernardi

As you know, I view all of us as intelligent & active participants in the world of startups & investments! Recall for example how in the last 2 years, the Softbank VISION Fund impacted a critical potential IPO, & how over-investment impacted the decline of a unicorn like WeWork. Think about how Uber, another potential unicorn, hit the many obstacles it did back in 2018, leading to the large organizational layoffs, way before COVID.

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#2,141 – Edible Sunscreen

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

My family is a big fan of eating grapes. So much so that you should never share a bowl with my sister unless you want to lose a limb. So it’s pretty exciting for me to consider that our favorite fruit may soon double as edible sunscreen! As Big Think puts it: “The sun’s ultraviolet rays can be punishing to human skin. Sunblock can mitigate the potential damage, but when it comes to protecting our body’s largest organ, more help is always appreciated.

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#2,147 – Moving Buttons

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

COVID has drastically altered the way the world has operated over the last year from social distancing guidelines to doing away with handshakes. The question is how different will things be going forward? Well, an increased emphasis on hygiene may be one positive outcome that comes out of this whole ordeal. And one way that could manifest itself is on a radically different touch screen design that would feature moving buttons so that we don’t have everyone always pressing on the same spot.

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Implementing Intelligent Document Processing Solutions: Why It Works

See how companies like yours are tackling some of today’s most common business problems using AI-assisted automation for document processing. Manually capturing, extracting, and processing data within documents is a costly and outdated practice that’s holding your company back. IDP takes document processing to a whole new level so you can understand and use your data more effectively than ever before.