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4 Myths That Are Killing Business Today

Digital Tonto

The unicorn is perhaps unique among myths in that the creature doesn’t appear in the mythology of any culture. The ancient Greeks, for all of their centaurs, hydras and medusas, never had any stories. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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What is ‘True Creativity’? (part 5 of 5 – register for this Thursday now)

Idea to Value

So the time in nearly here. Over the past few weeks, I have told you about my journey to discover the secrets of creativity , the reason why understanding the true science behind creativity is going to be so important and what I am building with the new True Creativity Transformation System. Today, I just want to give you a final reminder that if you are interested in becoming one of the first people in the world to take your creativity to the next level, then join me this Thursday, 24th of Feb

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The critical interplay among innovation, business models and change

Paul Hobcraft

The critical interplay among innovation, business models and change. Jeffrey Phillips and I have collaborated over a number of years and I have always felt these have been highly productive, original in thinking and truly valuable. One such collaboration was around the interplay of innovation with business models and change. I wanted to extract part of this white paper” Critical Interplay Innovation Business Models Change 6-2 “(goes to PDF), in this post, as it offers all involved in

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Bringing innovation in from the cold

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been thinking a lot about innovation and it's "place" in a corporate structure. Innovation is often so different, so unique and so unfamiliar that many companies aren't quite sure where to place it. Does it belong with product teams, since some innovation is logically focused on new products? Does it belong in a strategy organization, since innovation is often focused on growth?

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Customer archetype segmentation

Board of Innovation

What if we told you that what you know about customer segmentation is outdated? Traditional segmentation doesn’t take into account the one aspect that will classify your research as either investment, or waste; behavior. The post Customer archetype segmentation appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Diversity of thought can have a higher impact

Idea to Value

Diversity is good for creativity. That has been scientifically shown numerous times, such as when researchers compared the creative success of teams which had all worked together before and those who were all new to the group. The ideal ratio for creative performance seems to be about 50% new blood – 50% old groups. Now, I just came across another study which sheds more evidence on the value of diversity, as well as building deep links in a domain that you collaborate with regularly.

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Innovators Worth Watching: Hinge Health

Christensen Institute

Our “Innovators Worth Watching” series spotlights interesting and potentially disruptive players across a spectrum of industries. One in five US adults reported living with chronic pain in 2016, with 8% of US adults reporting that it limited at least one major life activity. Chronic pain is linked to several other health problems, such as depression, anxiety, reduced mobility, and opioid dependency.

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CREATIVE THINKING EXERCISE

Michael Michalko

This exercise based on the forming of associative elements into new combinations. The more mutually remote the new combinations, the more creative the process or solution. Instructions: You are presented with three words and asked to find a fourth word that is related to all three. For instance, what word do you think is related to these three words?

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5 Tips on How to foster Psychological Safety on your teams

Idea to Value

If you work in a team, you may have heard me talk about the importance of Psychological Safety before. Developed by Professor Amy Edmondson , it is a principle which shows a team that they can speak up when things are not going well, and foster a culture of collaboration and progress on challenging tasks. While the principles themselves are simple, many leaders find it challenging to know exactly how they can create a psychologically safe environment.

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Meet CPG Profit Objectives with These Three New Product Development Priorities

Sopheon

40% of NPD projects fail to meet profit expectations. Often, the problem rests in 3 areas: inflexible decision processes, poor resource planning & over-reliance on low-risk offerings. The post Meet CPG Profit Objectives with These Three New Product Development Priorities appeared first on Sopheon.

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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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Solving Brazil’s education paradox

Christensen Institute

This is the second in a two-part blog series about the role of innovation in improving Brazil’s education system. The series is funded in part by Mind Lab. In part 1 of this series, I described Brazil’s education paradox–the country currently spends more on education than most countries in Latin America, yet its education outcomes are worse than its peers on the continent. .

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100 Ways to Be More Creative on the Job

Michael Michalko

. 1. Find the most creative people at work and ask for their ideas. 2. Brainstorm daily with a co-worker. 3. Tape record your ideas on your commute to and from work. 4. Present your biggest challenge to a child. 5. Take your team off-site for a day. 6. Listen more carefully to your inner muse. 7. Play music in your office. 8. Go for a daily brainstorming walk. 9.

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Podcast S7E152: Ashleigh Wilson – People over profits

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Ashleigh Wilson, founder and CEO of Auditmate. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:00 – Ashleigh’s life as an elevator baby. 00:03:00 – The moral compass required to find what customers actually need, in an established industry. 00:07:00 – A company should give permission to be human. 00:09:45 – A story about when there was an emotional disconnect in the team. 00:16:30 – People over profits

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What's New and Exciting in Space

IdeaSpies

The National Space Industry Hub was launched last week and there were over 100 people at that event, which shows that there's grea (Feed generated with FetchRSS )

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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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Is Ro an innovator worth watching?

Christensen Institute

Our “Innovators Worth Watching” series spotlights interesting and potentially disruptive players across a spectrum of industries. Can you solve all of your health problems without leaving your home? Ro, formerly Roman, wants you to believe the answer is “yes.” In 2017, Ro started as an online digital health solution to treat erectile dysfunction. Since its founding, Ro has expanded its offerings and grown into a digital health platform company, addressing everything from mental health, to allerg

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How to Improve Cross-Functional Collaboration and Trust

Kainexus

Many business leaders see cross-functional collaboration as the key to innovation and optimal business performance. Organizations with excellent collaboration skills can innovate more quickly, implement more improvements, resolve conflicts, and create high-quality products and services. In addition, these organizations attract and retain top talent and enjoy high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction.

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How to Develop a Continuous Improvement Plan?

Viima

Organizations need to continuously improve if they want to stay in the game, maintain their competitive advantage and achieve long-term success. Even though most of us are aware of how important it is to strive to get better, both at an individual and at an organizational level, we often fail to make continuous improvement a regular practice. Continuous improvement is common sense for most of us.

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The ABCDEs of Technology Adoption

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers, M.D. Every day, doctors have to make daily decisions about whether or not to adopt a new technology and add it their clinical armamentarium, either replacing or supplementing what they do.

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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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7 Deadly Sins in Corporate Innovation

PlanBox Innovation

Corporate innovation is a discipline that could easily take a turn for the worse with improper, overdue, or undersized investments. Unfortunately, many organizations fall prey to the theatrics of innovation, which often amount to nothing more than an exercise in futility with little or no value generated for the business or society. Here are the seven deadly sins in corporate innovation, and what practices you should adopt to repent for each one your organization has committed.

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Employee Spotlight: Cecelia Bender

Brunner

Meet Cecelia Bender—Brunner’s new PR Director, new homeowner, and coffeeholic (you’ll fit in great, here!). We can’t wait to hear about your travels abroad. Read on to learn more! Q: Why did you choose Brunner? A: Brunner is a highly reputable agency in Pittsburgh – and the name recognition blows me away. Q: Where were you born? A: Pittsburgh, PA. Q: Do you have any siblings?

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How law firms can take governance seriously in today’s changing work environment

Anaqua

Briefing Magazine spoke with Dan Anderson, Vice President and General Manager at SeeUnity , an Anaqua Company, about how law firms can take governance seriously in today’s changing work environment by investing in content automation to keep their systems secure. Law firms around the world have had their work cut out managing the new ways their people suddenly needed to collaborate during the pandemic.

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Dare to Think Differently

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack As many of my colleagues are aware, I am at heart, a maverick, an unorthodox or independent-minded person. Who is curious and inquisitive, and finds change and challenging the status quo exciting, fascinating and stimulating.

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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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How To Become The Innovation Manager Every Company Is Dreaming Of

ITONICS

Innovation has the power to transform any organization. The innovation manager’s role therefore comes with an equally high level of fascination and expectation—which can be intimidating, especially for newcomers.

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How to make our planning process purposeful?

Be-novative

One of the biggest trends in 2022 is to design workplaces together that put people at the centre and craft experiences and organisational cultures that are more empathetic, inclusive, creative, healthier, humane?—?which makes organisations grow purposefully. To uncover the techniques that connect individuals, teams and organisations with a sense of purpose we involved best practices from our partner organisations.

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Four Ingenious Ways to Attract Clients to Your Corporate Business

Collectivecamp

Whether you’re just starting out or have been running a business for years, the goals of most firms are pretty much the same - to maximize exposure in their particular sector, thereby attracting as many customers as possible and growing their market share.

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Invest Yourself in All That You Do

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Douglas Ferguson Diversity of thought and diversity of perspective is crucial to innovative solutions within teams. Building a work culture around diversity and inclusion is proven to provide performance rates that outshine the competition.

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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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Imagining a Better Future: Keys to Human Progress

Phil McKinney

Playing it safe will lead to the decay of human progress. The way to a great future is through innovation and creativity. This may sound like something from the dawn of time, but it has never been more true in today's world. Innovation and creativity are at the heart of our economic recovery, our environmental […].

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Customer archetype segmentation

Board of Innovation

What if we told you that what you know about customer segmentation is outdated? Traditional segmentation doesn’t take into account the one aspect that will classify your research as either investment, or waste; behavior. The post Customer archetype segmentation appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Podcast E36: DIVOT

Stephen Shapiro

It has been a while since my last podcast episode. I’ve been busy launching a new program and writing a new book. Therefore, to kick off the podcast season, I decided to do an episode just about my next book. The working title is DIVOT. A divot is a term from golf. It’s when you swing at the ball, if you go too deep, a chunk of grass goes flying, and this is a divot.

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Stop Fooling Yourself

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Early in my career I was working on a natural gas trading desk and found myself in Tulsa Oklahoma visiting clients.

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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.