Digital Tonto
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
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Strategyzer Innovation
MARCH 3, 2021
Developing an innovation capability within a large organization is a daunting prospect. In the past, many have tried but few succeeded. Often difficulties are linked to a too narrow and shallow approach, such as training a group of employees in an innovation methodology and expecting the organization to turn into an innovation powerhouse as a consequence.
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Jeffrey Phillips
MARCH 2, 2021
I'm back to talk about understanding the future, returning to a subject that I think needs much more examination. By this I don't mean trying to find out when we'll all get our promised jet backpacks and fly to work rather than drive. No, when I am talking about understanding the future, I'd like it to be a bit more practical - say a future two or three years from now, with just enough notice about the impending changes that my company can structure new solutions in order to meet shifting market
Idea to Value
MARCH 5, 2021
It’s all about the struggle. Great things, there is a mentality in showbusiness where people will say “That was great! Do that all the time.” And you think “No” By its nature the really great stuff has to be rare. You can even really love Monty Python, but the really great things, it’s not just back-to-back-to-back-to-back.
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.
Paul Hobcraft
MARCH 4, 2021
Fitness Landscape Dynamics. Innovation is not so easy, there are so many dependencies that you need to work through.The importance of recognizing innovation needs a systematic approach becomes clear when you begin to work through all the needs and issues to understand and translate. Here are some thoughts: By exploring and modeling the mutual dependencies you get to see how the existing and alternative future innovation system will behave as you begin to map out and recognize the different empha
IdeaScale
MARCH 3, 2021
The pandemic of 2020 has been a truly overwhelming experience for many of us. The sudden emergence of the illness, combined with its rapid ability to spread around the world meant that life changed almost overnight. However, as terrible as this worldwide issue has been, these rapid changes have also provided an opportunity to rectify … Continued.
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Idea to Value
MARCH 4, 2021
In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with one of the original kings of paid marketing, Perry Marshall. Perry wrote the highest-selling book on internet advertising, the Utlimate Guide to Google Ads , and has since spent his time refining the 80/20 Pareto principle into strategies to help companies focus on the parts of their business which bring the most reward.
Destination Innovation
MARCH 3, 2021
In the 1970s, psychologist Matie Flowers carried out an experiment to study how teams discuss and make decisions. Flowers asked 40 separate teams to come up with plans to solve a hypothetical problem at a school. This involved a mix of issues including staff conflicts, inadequate budgets and classroom discipline. Each team consisted of four people who played different roles; superintendent, principal, counselor and parent representative.
IdeaScale
MARCH 2, 2021
To go forward, it helps to know where you’re beginning. When building an innovation strategy, this takes the form of an innovation maturity assessment that examines your organization, your team, and your personal innovation approach. Here’s how an innovation maturity assessment works and how to use one. Finding Your Location The innovation maturity assessment looks at a … Continued.
Leanstack
MARCH 5, 2021
Getting to product/market fit (aka the inflection point in the hockey-stick curve when a product's traction starts rapidly growing) is one of the most significant milestones for a startup. The challenge, of course, is that product/market fit takes roughly 2 years on average to achieve and 80% of products never make it. Product/Market Fit What happens prior to product/market fit?
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.
Idea to Value
MARCH 3, 2021
“I was just being sarcastic” A dangerous statement in most workplaces, and often the sign of minor conflict between team members. It is often seen as being hostility disguised as humour. However, recent research reveals that in the right circumstances, sarcasm can actually enhance people’s creativity. A 2015 study by Francesca Gino, Adam Galinsky and Li Huang set out to test whether sarcastic exchanges between people could have positive effects in addition to negative ones.
Innovation Leader
MARCH 4, 2021
Maruo Porcini, PepsiCo’s first-ever Chief Design Officer, offers insight on the intersections of innovation and design, methods for getting to the root of customer needs.
IdeaScale
MARCH 3, 2021
source: pexels.com. The pandemic of 2020 has been a truly overwhelming experience for many of us. The sudden emergence of the illness, combined with its rapid ability to spread around the world meant that life changed almost overnight. However, as terrible as this worldwide issue has been, these rapid changes have also provided an opportunity to rectify problems in the market and find avenues for growth.
Kainexus
MARCH 4, 2021
Hoshin Kanri, sometimes called "strategy deployment", is an approach that helps companies achieve breakthrough goals over a three to five-year time horizon. The methodology is effective because it allows leaders to keep their eye on the long-term objectives that will change the game, without losing sight of the day-to-day improvements that can add up to significant benefits.
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.
Idea to Value
MARCH 1, 2021
Why do people end up buying or adopting a new innovation? Is it because the new innovation is better than all the previous versions? Is it because they are early adopters in a market? Is it because they have compared the new innovation to everything else in the market ? No. It is because they perceive more value by having the innovation than by not having it.
Exago
MARCH 5, 2021
[exagoColumn class=”col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12″] Hani Thalji Managing Partner of New Whys Contact me: hani@newwhys.com [/exagoColumn] [exagoColumn class=”col-md-8 col-sm-4 col-xs-12″] New Whys is a consultancy firm specialised in technology innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy management, and digital transformation managed by an executive team of vast expertise and knowledge.
IdeaScale
MARCH 2, 2021
Working together requires more than just being in the same room. To go forward, it helps to know where you’re beginning. When building an innovation strategy, this takes the form of an innovation maturity assessment that examines your organization, your team, and your personal innovation approach. Here’s how an innovation maturity assessment works and how to use one.
Rmukesh Gupta
MARCH 2, 2021
Leading a successful transformation. Premise: We are living in a world where every organisation is undergoing some form of transition or transformation – forced or otherwise. Another thing we know is that most change efforts fail. Given this background, what can we as leaders do to tilt the probability of success on our side? Here are some suggestions that are offered in the book “ Terms of Engagement “ Flow of Information: In any transformation effort, the flow of relevant inf
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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
Idea to Value
MARCH 2, 2021
In 19th Century Russian literature, there is the wonderful archetype of the Superfluous Man. This is an individual who represents being unnecessary and not achieving what they could with their position. According to Wikipedia: It refers to an individual, perhaps talented and capable, who does not fit into social norms. In most cases, this person is born into wealth and privilege.
Innovation Leader
MARCH 1, 2021
While the pandemic and its repercussions permeated almost every discussion at the 2021 World Economic Forum, two big themes emerged for Imran Sayeed, a regular participant in the event: sustainability and reskilling.
Yet2
MARCH 1, 2021
Are you a small business owner facing a pitch with a large corporate client for the first time? Are you worried that you may appear too operational, too niche or not growth-oriented enough to be an exciting partner? It is all in how you position yourselves. No question that startups have serious appeal when it comes to making a pitch. But so can small businesses!
Kainexus
MARCH 2, 2021
Continuous improvement has long been an important goal in manufacturing. Some organizations leverage structured business management methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma, while others use a less formal approach. Either way, the goal is to maximize resources, reduce cost, and deliver quality products on time. Many organizations have turned to improvement management software to help remove the friction from positive change to achieve these critical objectives.
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
Tullio Siragusa
MARCH 1, 2021
How to Be Authentic as a Leader. Everyone has dreams, aspirations and ambitions. Although these differ from person to person, there comes a time in every person’s life when we begin to expect for our aspirations to become reality. Sometimes our aspirations are truly ours, and other times they are driven by the desire to be liked, even adored by our friends and family.
Innovation Leader
MARCH 1, 2021
How can AI and machine learning provide patients with personal, preemptive healthcare? Rajeev Ronanki, Chief Digital Officer and Senior Vice President of Anthem, explains.
Inspiring Next
MARCH 1, 2021
Really? It is very much possible to have a structured process to innovate consistently. Just a few years ago, I was grappling with this question, and dancing around the possible hypothesis in futile attempt to convince my superiors on the preferred innovation investment opportunities. I wish I had this framework a decade ago while leading… Read More » How Innovative is your Organization?
Greatest. Idea. Ever.
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Everyone’s favorite wonder material, Graphene, is at it again. This time putting its magical properties to use in the form of a hoodie that can warm you up in just 60 seconds! Yanko Design explains: “Here’s the sheer magic of Graphene. A garment that’s about as thin as a regular fleece hoodie, possesses the ability of a down jacket or a thick comforter.
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Viima
MARCH 4, 2021
Continuous Improvement is one of those topics people often talk about and rarely have anything against, but that still doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
Innovation Leader
MARCH 3, 2021
Slides on applying the lean startup from the former Director of Digital Innovation at a lighting manufacturer.
BrainZooming
MARCH 2, 2021
In any collaborative meeting, you, as a leader, have an opportunity to foster innovative thinking. Moving to an anonymous, text-based online collaborative environment, though, offers multiple new, intriguing possibilities for leaders to cultivate innovation. For example, while designing and facilitating an early Brainzooming online collaboration in 2013, a nonprofit’s leader decided to change his participant role.
Greatest. Idea. Ever.
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
In the future it may be possible to 3-D print clothing thanks to a new printing process that cleverly takes advantage of something you wouldn’t ordinarily want your printer to do. PC Perspective explains: Over at Hackaday is some news about an interesting use of 3D printers, creating objects which behave more like cloth than a solid object. The technique makes use of the blob-stretch that is usually the bane of 3D printing, when you end up with a glob of material with a thin string conne
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