Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 1, 2024
The expectations towards corporate innovators are clear: deliver more results, faster, and with fewer resources. What does that mean in practice? Here's our take on the top trends to watch in innovation management in 2025.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Visualizing what people are really doing with gen AI, the long tail of layoffs, beer and boycotts, and more.
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Idea to Value
DECEMBER 5, 2024
As the leader of a cross-functional innovation team within a large pharmaceutical company accelerator, I’ve noticed a recurring challenge: team members struggle to balance their innovation tasks with the demands of their regular roles. Our team brings together individuals from multiple departments, each contributing a portion of their time—typically 20% to 50%—to the innovation project.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Understanding Innovation Innovation is the lifeblood of businesses seeking to thrive in a rapidly evolving market. It is the driving force behind the competitive edge that allows companies to stand out and meet the ever-changing demands of their customers. Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape In the current business landscape, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity.
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.
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Innovation doesnt happen in a vacuum. The most groundbreaking ideas often emerge when people come together, share diverse perspectives, and build on each other's insights. In todays fast-paced and interconnected world, a culture of collaboration is the secret ingredient for organizations looking to drive sustainable innovation.
Destination Innovation
DECEMBER 21, 2024
Muhammad Yunus Do you want to cultivate a more innovative and entrepreneurial culture in your team, one that embraces calculated risk taking and radical thinking? A powerful way to achieve this is by sharing stories about people who exemplified lateral thinking and whose ideas and actions transformed the world. People relate deeply to other peoples stories.
Business Innovation Brief brings together the best content for business innovation and strategy professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 3, 2024
(According to Seth Godin) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton It’s that time of year again – the annual ritual of strategic planning. But as Seth Godin points out in “How to Avoid Strategy Myopia,” we often mistake annual budgets and operational efficiency plans for true strategy.
Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 10, 2024
I closed out my posts in 2023 reflecting on the “golden” threads that need to weave through innovation business ecosystems. So equally I share these four threads here again as they are so important to Business Ecosystem thinking and design going forward. I raised the ecosystem thinking and design story “ At the heart of this story lies the understanding that innovation is NEVER a solitary endeavor; it thrives really well within ecosystems.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Building a new business is tough. These strategies will help your startup succeed without a big investment. As many of my readers know, I usually write about strategy , innovation , and leadership. But recently I’ve been asked a lot about how I helped establish Praxie.com as a destination website for hundreds of best practice digital tools and templates using growth hacking strategies.
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Innovation in government often feels like a rare, big breakthrough that changes everything. But in reality, innovation is driven by curiosityby asking the right questions and exploring new possibilities.
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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.
Kainexus
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The 5 Whys technique is a cornerstone of Lean management and continuous improvement practices. Originally developed as part of the Toyota Production System, this problem-solving method is known for its simplicity and effectiveness. By repeatedly asking Why, organizations can uncover root causes, address underlying issues, and even clarify goals. Its versatility makes it an essential tool for tackling complex problems and setting meaningful objectives.
Acuvate
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Introduction: The Evolution of Customer Experience Customer experience (CX) has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, driven largely by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). From early-stage chatbots to more sophisticated, AI-powered systems, businesses have increasingly relied on technology to meet customer expectations.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 8, 2024
by Braden Kelley Recently several people have asked me whether or not artificial intelligence (AI) has a role to play innovation. One of the ways I’ve answered this question is by speaking about how artificial intelligence can be used to help test/disprove assumptions.
Cris Beswick
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, a leadership team’s ability to foster innovation often determines an organisation’s success or failure. Yet, the stark reality is that many senior teams urgently need help creating the cultural conditions necessary for innovation to flourish. Based on extensive work worldwide with CEOs and senior executives, my experience reinforces that leadership team dynamics can either catalyse or crush innovation potential.
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.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The Evolution of Product Development Product development has transformed significantly over the years, adapting to changes in consumer behavior, market demands, and technological advancements. Let’s explore the contrast between traditional and agile approaches and uncover the advantages agile product development brings to businesses. Traditional vs.
Ecosystems4Innovating
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Including Start-up and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems into the Interconnected Business Framework, makes it more comprehensive and reflective of the full spectrum of business activities. It can enable how ideas flow from innovation through entrepreneurship and into established business practices, and how larger businesses can engage with and benefit from entrepreneurial energy.
Kainexus
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Every organization that embarks on a journey toward continuous quality improvement is unique. Leaders in every industry, from healthcare to construction, have set CQI as a goal. Some organizations use a business management method, such as Six Sigma or Lean, while others take a less formal approach. While differences abound, there is a set of guiding principles that unifies those interested in achieving continuous improvement and enjoying the benefits it brings.
Michael Roberto
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Source: Getty Images How do leaders make sure they are hearing the unvarnished truth? How can they cut through the bureaucracy and access unfiltered information? Writing in today's Wall Street Journal , Ben Cohen describes one technique employed by Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia. Cohen draws from a new book by Tae Kim ( The Nvidia Way" ). Cohen and Kim describe the infamous T5T memos that Huang reads each week.
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
DECEMBER 31, 2024
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton We identified four opportunities for market expansion, all adjacent to our current business, and entry into any one of them is almost guaranteed to materially grow our business. But no one is doing anything. I wanted to be surprised.
Phil McKinney
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Remember that child-like curiosity that makes kids ask "why" about everything around them? That pure, questioning spirit seems to vanish in most organizations today. In its place grows something far more dangerous: innovation debt. This debt runs deeper than balance sheets and efficiency metrics - it fundamentally reshapes how companies think and dream.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 30, 2024
As the business world keeps spinning and flipping on a dime, leaders got to stay sharp to keep up with the fast pace of change. Adapting to new ideas, gadgets, and hiccups is a must to create a buzzing workplace. Being a good leader isn’t a one-and-done deal; it’s about constantly brushing up on skills to tackle what’s thrown at them.
eZassi
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Bringing a groundbreaking idea to life is an exhilarating journey, but it’s also one that requires strategic execution. Whether you’re a startup founder, R&D leader, or innovation manager, the transition from concept to market-ready solution involves navigating a series of interconnected stages. At Ezassi, we specialize in helping organizations streamline the idea-to-implementation process with our suite of Innovation Management Products and Services.
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.
Acuvate
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Challenge: Managing Complex P&ID Diagrams In industrial operations, efficiency, clarity, and accessibility are vital, yet traditional Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)critical for mapping system designs and operationsoften fall short due to their physical format. Managing these paper-based diagrams is time-consuming, error-prone, and complex, especially in large setups.
Tullio Siragusa
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Bliss Investing: Aligning Profit with Purpose for Sustainable Growth Investments are often seen through a hard, cold financial lens, making the concept of empathy in investing seem out of place. But, as Alicia Castillo Holley, PhD, outlined in a recent episode of The Bliss Business Podcast , it is empathy, compassion, and purpose that form the true foundation of successful, sustainable investing.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Happy Holidays! For more than a decade I’ve devoted myself to making innovation insights accessible for the greater good, because I truly believe that the better our organizations get at delivering value to their stakeholders the less waste of natural resources and human resources there will be.
innosabi Innovation Insights
DECEMBER 16, 2024
The Future of Innovation Management: Key Insights As 2025 approaches, the question “What is the future of innovation management?” resonates across industries. Businesses are moving beyond reactive responses to disruption, shifting towards proactive strategies that incorporate foresight and agility. The goal? Sustainable growth and meaningful societal impact.
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Qmarkets
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Every groundbreaking product, service, or solution starts with a single idea. But generating impactful ideas often requires more than just inspirationit demands the right methods and tools to unlock creative potential. An idea generator offers precisely that: a framework to guide innovation and uncover new possibilities. An idea generator provides a structured approach to spark fresh thinking, tackle challenges, and transform abstract concepts into tangible outcomes.
eZassi
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The Transformative Impact of Robotics on Industry Automation- Revolutionizing Efficiency, Precision, and Innovation Across Sectors Robotics and industrial automation are at the heart of Industry 4.0, revolutionizing manufacturing in recent years. These technologies dramatically enhance versatility and reliability, allowing businesses to adapt quickly to changing demands while maintaining utmost precision and efficiency to streamline operations, reduce downtimes, and optimize resource usage.
Michael Roberto
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Source: [link] Roshan Fernandez reports in today's Wall Street Journal about Whole Food's renewed attempt at operating small format stores. Fernandez writes that "The 9,100 square-foot Daily Shop location is about a quarter the size of a regular Whole Foods, and sells items at comparable prices. 'We’re serving a previously unmet need in the neighborhood,' said Nicole Davia, a Whole Foods senior vice president.
Planview
DECEMBER 11, 2024
As we step into 2025, a new paradigm is emerging in software development: the era of the LLM-native developer. This transformation isnt about replacing developers with AI but redefining their roles. Mastery of large language models (LLMs) will soon become the mark of a standout performera new breed of “10x developer”who excels through collaboration with AI rather than traditional coding prowess alone.
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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