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The 3 Most Common Excuses for a Lack of Innovation – and How You Can Conquer Them

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Below are three everyday excuses you may hear in your own organisation that may make your hairs stand on end, and set alarm-bells ringing. Included are some tips on how you can make excuses a thing of the past, while creating real innovation for the future.

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When does it make sense to automate?

Idea to Value

Innovation teams often see a problem and think that the most effective thing to do is to create a solution for it. Often, this involves developing a solution that automates a task that previously had to be done manually by someone, or at least makes the activity significantly more efficient. However, sometimes the time, effort and resources spent developing the solution to fix what in reality is a minor problem can be significant.

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Summer Reading List: Books That Will Help You Understand The War In Ukraine

Digital Tonto

No matter what’s going on during the year, I always look forward to summer. I love the heat and, despite spending 15 years in frigid Eastern European countries, I hate the cold. Every year I. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Maintain and extend or create something new - where do you want to be?

Jeffrey Phillips

One of my favorite questions when I work with software teams is this: given a choice, would you rather work on existing systems in a support and maintenance role, or would you rather work on developing or implementing new systems with new technology? The answers are always the same. About 30% of the group I'll survey is comfortable with the existing systems and code and is happy extending it and maintaining it.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations

Tullio Siragusa

Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations. Reorganizing a company to solve complex problems, introduce innovation, improve business operations, and identify market opportunities requires design. Design Thinking can be used as a tool to transform or reorganize a company to identify innovative solutions to current problems. The increasing rate of complex technology and business systems requires a creative workforce to continuously make improvements and sustain growth.

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The simple (and advanced) tools i use to run an online business on auto-pilot

Idea to Value

One of the most common questions I am asked is what tools I use to manage my successful online business. Considering I am constantly giving advice on the ways that companies can improve their innovativeness, and people can come up with new business models and business ideas based on their creativity. So, I wanted to provide a simple list of all the tools that I personally use on a day-to-day basis to run a successful online business.

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Infographic: Transforming Health Care Business Models

Christensen Institute

Health care executives know that how they get paid is evolving. And as part of the pressure to move towards value, they are seeking to address drivers of health (DOH) – also known as social determinants of health – as part of their care models. But what leaders may not know is that trying to address DOH from within their current business models will be a harsh lesson in failure.

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The Value of Virtual Applications and Digital Equity

Daniel Burrus

Augmented reality has seemingly had its “time and place” in our lives in the past decade, most notably through interactive games like Pokemon Go or other geocaching applications. So many business professionals and general consumers have filed it under the label of a luxury item that it is only good for entertainment purposes. But little do many who turn a blind eye to the powers of A.R. know that there is a whole growing and disruptive world outside of this physical one we call home.

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Groupthink

Idea to Value

Have you ever been in a group discussion, where it seems like a decision was made that nobody actually thought was ideal? You might have just witnessed a psychological bias known as groupthink. Groupthink occurs when a group of people need to make a decision, and due to the pressure of not creating conflict between the group members and a desire for harmony, come to an irrational or dysfunctional decision.

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We need MD/MBEs not MD/MBAs

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers, M.D. The number of MD/MBAs graduating from medical schools continues to expand with about 5% of the roughly 20,000 US medical student graduates having dual degrees.

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The Product Symphony: Orchestrating Success with Storymapping

Speaker: Jamie Bernard - Senior Product Director at Launch by NTT Data

In today’s dynamic business landscape, successful product management hinges on a keen understanding of customer needs and market dynamics. Storymapping emerges as an invaluable pre-investment tool, enabling smarter decision-making, more accurate resource allocation, and enhanced scope control. It serves as a catalyst to better align your entire organization, setting the stage for impactful, customer-centric product management.

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Behind Khan Academy and Arizona State University’s Khan World School launch

Christensen Institute

The Khan Academy and Arizona State University Prep Digital’s partnership to launch the Khan World School, a virtual school for high schoolers, brings together two powerhouses in digital learning with the promise of creating a breakthrough schooling model. With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rush to virtual schooling—or what some have termed emergency remote schooling—the results have been unsurprisingly poor.

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Driving Innovation Midst of Global Disruption

Faisal Hoque

How business growth, impact, and empowerment can be created through data collection, data sharing, and creative collaborations.

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4 Ways to Drive Growth-Unlocking Internal Innovation in Your Organization

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Internal innovation is key to building a growth-enabled company. Here are four steps that must be taken to achieve that.

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7 Ways to Innovate Like a Farmer For Sustaining Innovation

PlanBox Innovation

This article originally appeared on Forbes. Farmers are resilient folks with a long history of innovation. The slightest fluctuation in the environment can drastically alter the nature of their work, such that anything can happen at any time. To overcome such uncertainty, creativity and adaptivity are requisites, which is a key lesson for anyone playing a critical role in innovation management.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Micromanaging higher ed won’t help students

Christensen Institute

Education wonks in Washington have once again worked themselves in a tizzy trying to micromanage how colleges and universities serve students. Rather than waste time trying to create universal rules and regulations to govern how universities should operate and what contracts they may or may not enter into, regulators should instead focus on actually helping students.

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Learning from the Failure of Quibi

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 2018, Steve Blank wrote a piece in Harvard Business Review questioning the viability of the “lean startup” model. Given that Steve had pioneered lean startup techniques, I was intrigued.

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Can Blockchain Help Fix Broken Supply Chains in 2022?

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Blockchain in Supply Chain was a hot topic - then fell very quiet. Where is it today?

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The “Fake News Crisis” and 4 Ways to Combat It

Faisal Hoque

Fake news in its varied forms is costing the global economy some $78 billion a year.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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What is Lean? A Basic Definition of Lean Manufacturing

Kainexus

Lean manufacturing , also known as Lean management, or Lean Six Sigma, is a structured business improvement method that helps organizations achieve their short and long-term strategic goals and objectives. The approach started in the manufacturing sector, hence the name, but it is now widely used by all types of organizations. Lean manufacturing tools and techniques are used in organizations as diverse as software development, education, healthcare, and construction.

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Harnessing the Dragons of your Imagination for Innovation

Innovation Excellence

The harder I try not to think of myself as an artist, the stronger I’m pulled back to the idea that even if my art is a little different than traditional drawing, painting, photography, music, dance and other traditional arts, … Continue reading →

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Leading Independent Marketing Agency Brunner Selected As Agency Of Record For Goodwill Of North Georgia

Brunner

ATLANTA (June 1, 2022) – Goodwill of North Georgia , one of the largest and oldest non-profits in Georgia, has selected marketing firm Brunner as agency of record (AOR), responsible for overall media planning, creative strategy, as well as digital strategy including paid social, digital display and digital video. With nearly 100 years of experience, the organization sought a new agency to partner with them to evolve and grow in this new age of digital transformation and innovation.

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What Every CEO Must Know About 4IR

Faisal Hoque

Developed nations can expect to see job loss rates of up to 47 percent within the next 25 years. [Source: University of Oxford Study].

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.

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Benefits, Tools, & Examples of the Lean Business Model

Kainexus

The Lean business model is about making continuous improvements to business operations and implementing processes that result in optimum business efficiency. The desired results are reached by removing ineffective processes, identifying and eliminating unprofitable products, and improving team productivity. The Lean approach is sometimes referred to as operational excellence or continuous improvement.

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Five Keys to Leading Creative Teams Successfully

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from David Burkus Creativity is a team sport. It’s been that way for a long time. But the level of teamwork required to solve problems and find innovation has increased over the last decade and even century.

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How to Define Clear Innovation Objectives and Goals

ITONICS

Gartner states: “Every innovation program needs well-developed objectives and goals to improve specific innovation ability and leverage innovation capabilities.” This article looks at how you can define and establish these goals and objectives, closely examining the “Composition of a SMART Business Goal” according to Gartner ®.

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Drift Happens: Strategic Drift and What to Do About It

Planview

As executives, we tend to spend a lot of our time and energy on setting strategy – the direction in which we want the figurative ship to go. We search for inspiration, high upon the mountaintops, and emerge only after we have a direction we feel confident in sharing with the company at large. But the real challenge isn’t in setting the strategy – it’s in keeping the ship on course, over time, especially as conditions change.

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PM Development: How Product People Continue to Learn

Speaker: Greg Coticchia - CEO, Sopheon

Marc Andreessen famously said “Software is eating the world” and he was right! With all the technological improvements relevant to product management, there is an increasing need to educate new product managers as well as upgrade the abilities of experienced professionals. Unfortunately, little has changed in the world of product management education, training, or preparation to meet today’s high demand.

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Digital Transformation: Rebuilding an Outdated Construction Industry

Cascade Strategy

It’s no secret that the engineering and construction industry is a major powerhouse of the global economy. Representing 13% of the total global GDP , the construction industry is under constant pressure to innovate, become more efficient, and address cost pressures. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and has forced industry leaders to rethink the way they approach technology.

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Good Design Makes Technology Disappear

Innovation Excellence

The late Clayton Christensen wrote a little book called The Innovator’s Dilemma that many of you I’m sure have read.

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A quick guide to Data and Analytics Modernization

Acuvate

Analytics modernization- you must have come across this term one way or another. Data is the most valuable asset in a rapidly digitizing world. Companies are looking to make use of the available data to make error-free, fast decisions, perform better analyses and stay ahead of the customer expectations. Today, every organization prioritizes using data and analytics to stay ahead of the curve.

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How the right innovation management solution can increase company collaboration

Sopheon

Cross-functional collaboration doesn’t just happen. It requires repeatable processes and the right innovation management solutions. The post How the right innovation management solution can increase company collaboration appeared first on Sopheon.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.