Phil McKinney
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Let's talk about something that's probably holding you back right now: fear. You know that brilliant idea you had last week? The one you talked yourself out of because "it might not work"? That's fear in action, and it's costing you more than you think. Your Brain on Fear: Not as Smart as You Think Here's what happens when fear kicks in: your brain basically goes into caveman mode.
Tullio Siragusa
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Redefining Business Models in the Age of AI: People, Purpose, and Profit As we stand on the precipice of unprecedented technological advancement, the future of business isn’t just being shaped by automation and AI — it’s being redefined by how we choose to integrate people, purpose, and profit into these evolving models. After listening to Xiaochen Zhang, founder of FinTech for Good, on The Bliss Business Podcast , it’s clear that we are entering a phase where AI will fundamentally reshape not o
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Qmarkets
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Generating innovative ideas is crucial for business success, but it doesn’t happen without the right approach. Ideation thrives when guided by a structured method that fosters creativity while keeping the user’s needs front and center. Design thinking offers exactly that—a human-centered framework that transforms ideation into a process focused on meaningful, practical solutions.
IM Insights
OCTOBER 27, 2024
By Elijah Eilert Did the philosopher Plato lay down one of the most crucial startup and innovation principles? Steve Blank, a contemporary innovation thinker (and, dare I say, philosopher), popularised the widely accepted principle “Get Out Of The Building,” urging entrepreneurs to engage directly with customers early in the product development cycle, challenging critical assumptions.
Speaker: Gerald Ratigan
The accounts payable (AP) function is evolving and AI is leading the charge. As finance teams face rising invoice volumes and expectations for speed and accuracy, AI-powered automation has shifted from a futuristic concept to the most practical solution. But for finance leaders, success isn’t just about selecting the right tools, it’s about implementing the right strategy.
Ecosystems4Innovating
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Crafting a compelling story that encompasses building ecosystem capabilities, establishing the Interconnected Business Ecosystem Needs, and implementing a blueprint to navigate the ever-changing landscape involves far more than I initially contemplated. Business Ecosystems are complex. To argue the need to interconnect makes this even tougher and let me put some initial structure to this.
Digital Tonto
OCTOBER 27, 2024
The 18th century French enlightenment writer Voltaire once said, “If you wish to converse with me, define your terms,” and we need to approach transformation with a similar mindset. Some transformations require changes in investments, while others require changes in behaviors and these have very different challenges. Until fairly recently, our economy was based on atoms and transformations were usually focused on strategic decisions such as building a new factory, entering a new market or launch
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Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 20, 2024
GUEST POST from Janet Sernack Like many others, I invested time in isolation during the pandemic to engage in various online learning programs. As a highly credentialed coach to many global Agile and SCRUM leaders in major international and local organizations, I enrolled in an Agile coach certification program and enthusiastically attended all daily sessions.
Qmarkets
OCTOBER 24, 2024
“In a world motivated by self-interest, we choose collaboration. This is how we contribute to the future of our communities, companies, and planet.” This is the rallying cry of CBTW , a consultancy that delivers innovation technology solutions to companies around the world. With 3,000 employees across 21 countries, CBTW understands that collaboration is key to developing solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 3, 2024
What Is The War On Innovation The "War on Innovation" is the ongoing battle against a range of obstacles that slow or block technological and business advancements.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The synergy between your executive team and the board is like a well-choreographed dance; it’s all about moving together in harmony towards shared goals. When these groups communicate effectively, dream big together, and align their strategies, it’s magic. This teamwork utilizes everyone’s talents to push the organization onward and upward.
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Robots are a cornerstone of a smart factory, automating a wide range of manufacturing tasks that are monotonous, physically straining, or even hazardous. However, real-world robotics deployments have not lived up to the revolutionary potential the industrial sector had originally envisioned. Robot implementations are typically confined to specific applications, carry high costs, and are time-consuming.
Digital Tonto
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Many managers spend a lot of time and energy designing compensation schemes to incentivize performance. Yet as Daniel Pink explained in Drive, decades of studies show incentive pay often decreases productivity, especially for tasks that require creative thinking. He argues that the best way to motivate people is to give them opportunities for autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 17, 2024
What distinguishes an Innovation Ecosystem from Open Innovation? Within a short series about Innovation Ecosystems this post asks what really are the distinct differences within innovation ecosystem thinking and design, to provide a set of common distinguishing points to move from “just” open innovation. What distinguishes an innovation ecosystem and makes it a must-have, is its ability to create a highly interconnected, dynamic, and supportive environment where innovation can flouri
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 13, 2024
GUEST POST from Pete Foley In this blog, I return and expand on a paradox that has concerned me for some time. Are we getting too good at innovation, and is it in danger of getting out of control? That may seem like a strange question for an innovator to ask.
Ecosystems4Innovating
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The importance of Recognizing Dynamic Ecosystems We recognize the need for business to embrace change and thrive through adaptation in a rapidly evolving business landscape does require a very dynamic environment. Dynamic Ecosystems are central to providing the engine to collaborations, adaptation and future leadership. Its central role is to build constant adaptation and resilience, pushing to create increasing value through discovery and extraction throughout the entire ecosystem, and providin
Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA
The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.
Yet2
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Words by yet2 CEO Tim Bernstein Functionalizing food is not a new idea. However, this year, yet2 is seeing a new cycle of innovation in latest ingredients and new food formats. The key to this new cycle of functionalizing food adjacencies, lies in developing food formats that not only enhance consumer health care delivery but also maintain sensory standards and compliance with regulatory standards.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Getting the executive team and board of directors to work together like a well-oiled machine? That’s the secret sauce for any business aiming to hit it big. Importance of Strategic Alignment When the exec team and board are on the same page, it’s like a symphony: everyone knows their part, and everything runs smoothly. Clear alignment means: Everyone sings the same tune People take charge and know who’s doing what Resources get used wisely with no waste Strategic Alignment Bene
Tullio Siragusa
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Breaking Free from the Chains of Force: Why the Future of Work Requires Radical Change The future of work is upon us, and it’s clear that the traditional systems we’ve clung to for so long are no longer sufficient. In a recent Bliss Business Podcast episode, Jose Leal, co-founder of Radical World, shared his perspective on why work models of the past are collapsing under the weight of their own dysfunction.
Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Pitching the reasons to change to Innovation Ecosystems in thinking and design So after working through the values of the Innovation Ecosystem over a series of three posts I asked Chat GPT to help me in making a pitch for the change from existing internal orientated innovation processes and structures. I wanted to go way beyond just “open innovation” here, I wanted to provide a compelling set of reasons to make this move or accelerate this into reality.
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.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 15, 2024
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Paul Graham, cofounder of Y Combinator, was so inspired by a speech by Airbnb cofounder and CEO that he wrote an essay about well-intentioned advice that, to scale a business, founders must shift modes and become managers. It went viral.
Planview
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Software development teams face increasing pressure to deliver high-quality products faster than ever. To meet these demands, organizations are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Value Stream Management (VSM) as powerful solutions that can streamline their processes and enhance productivity. By integrating AI capabilities into VSM practices, businesses can unlock new levels of efficiency, decision-making agility, and continuous innovation.
eZassi
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Sensors Rank as a Critical Component for Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Sensor technology is transforming industries by providing real-time monitoring of supply chains, product quality, and consumer interactions. For sectors like CPG, Defense, Manufacturing, and Energy, sensors offer crucial transparency and superior control. By tracking key conditions such as temperature, moisture, pressure, and handling, businesses can ensure product safety, optimize logistics, and reduce waste.
Qmarkets
OCTOBER 10, 2024
An innovation accelerator is one of the most effective methods large companies can use to nurture breakthrough ideas and scale them into viable products or services. Unlike traditional methods of innovation, accelerators focus on speed, providing the resources, mentorship, and infrastructure that internal teams or startups need to rapidly bring their ideas to market.
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Yet2
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Words by Carlos Pichardo Today, industries are harnessing breakthrough technologies allowing previously untapped kinds of waste to be transformed into valuable resources. Waste repurposing isn’t new. What’s new are the technologies converting complex and unconventional byproducts—think non-recyclable plastics, agricultural remnants like shells, and even CO₂ emissions—into sustainable materials and ingredients essential to production.
Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Why engage in changing to Innovation Ecosystems Following on from my last two posts related to recognizing the importance of Innovation Ecosystems we need to ask what makes these dynamic, interconnected and engaging, from a diverse groups perspective? An innovation ecosystem becomes impactful and particularly effective in driving growth and value creation because it aims to leverage the collective strengths of its diverse participants to drive continuous innovation economic growth and societal p
Acuvate
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Introduction: At Acuvate, we are pleased to offer a well-integrated Kognitwin Digital Twin solution. Acuvate and Kongsberg Digital (KDI) jointly deliver this end-to-end solution, starting from data collection using sensors (including ANYbotics robots). It involves: AcuNow Edge for supporting real-time decision-making (optional) AcuPrism for data storage, manipulation, and contextualization AI Platform for analytics that feed into KDI’s Kognitwin Together, KDI and Acuvate bring this comprehensive
Planview
OCTOBER 21, 2024
What if a simple shift in your operating model could lead to significantly higher returns and improved operating margins for cyber-physical systems? In the latest Mik + One podcast, Dr. Mik Kersten, Chief Technology Officer at Planview, sat down with Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman to discuss their groundbreaking work on Industrial DevOps and its potential to revolutionize the development of cyber-physical systems.
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eZassi
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Revitalizing Dormant IP: Strategies for Monetizing Overlooked Assets Get Off Your |IP| Assets and Make some Money! New product research is at the core of all manufacturing companies today, but what most don’t realize is that, regardless of industry, they are sitting on up to 50% of their intellectual property assets with no plans for their use. This often results when a company pursues technologies specific to one product, and that technology is not a fit, causing it to be shelved with no furthe
Qmarkets
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Human-centered innovation is gaining momentum as a key strategy for businesses that want to foster meaningful growth and stay ahead of the competition. But what exactly sets this approach apart from more traditional innovation methods? Unlike product- or technology-driven innovation, which tend to prioritize technical advancements or outputs, human-centered innovation places people—both customers and employees—at the heart of the process.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 25, 2024
We all like to think our best ideas are the product of our own brilliance. But if we're being honest, some of the most innovative solutions don’t come from a single person—they come from a collective. The truth is, your best ideas might not even be yours, and that’s actually a good thing.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Silicon Valley’s Innovator’s Dilemma – The Atom, The Bit And The Gene GUEST POST from Greg Satell Over the past several decades, innovation has become largely synonymous with digital technology.
Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP
Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.
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