Phil McKinney
APRIL 9, 2022
The world is a place of normality. It's the place where we go to school, work, and come home to our families. We see the same people every day and do the same things. We are used to doing things in a certain way and we don't question it. But what if we were to […].
Digital Tonto
APRIL 10, 2022
In a nutshell, we are talking about change more, but doing it less. That’s a problem. Managers who want to be seen as change leaders launch too many initiatives. Employees, for their part, get jaded. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
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Idea to Value
APRIL 11, 2022
Do you know what is happening in your business? Not what is supposed to happen, but what is actually happening on the factory floor? For many managers and leaders, it may have been a while since they actually experienced what it is like where the action happens. Where the products they sell are manufactured, or where the services you offer are carried out.
Destination Innovation
APRIL 12, 2022
Vulfpeck. Vulfpeck is an American funk band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was founded in 2011 by Jack Stratton. The band wanted to organize a tour for their small but loyal fan base. The problem was that they had no money to fund the costs of the tour. The traditional approaches to this issue were to raise money by crowdfunding or selling tickets in advance or selling enough downloads.
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IdeaSpies
APRIL 12, 2022
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Tullio Siragusa
APRIL 11, 2022
Design Thinking the People-centric Modern Organization. Designed thinking can be leveraged to create better and more empathy-based organizations. . Empathy, along with self-awareness are the most important cornerstones of emotional intelligence, and foundational to design thinking. . Through empathy, we can design products, and services for people. Ultimately creating systems that are user-centric and humane.
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Econic
APRIL 13, 2022
At Econic, we are committed to expanding our understanding of our impact and choosing conscious leadership. Our first impact report With the recognition that what we do is interconnected with people, communities, and our planet, we have learned that considering impact requires us to embrace complexity and nuance. As we continue our process towards B Corporation certification, we are happy to share Econic’s first impact report.
Christensen Institute
APRIL 12, 2022
Targeting nonconsumption is at the core of developing market-creating innovations –innovations that transform complicated and expensive products into products that are simple and affordable, making them accessible to a whole new segment of people for whom there was always underlying demand, but no adequate solution on the market. But what truly is nonconsumption?
IdeaSpies
APRIL 13, 2022
We think in boxes, not only as individuals but as a group or team.
Idea to Value
APRIL 12, 2022
The early bird catches the worm … ? What makes more sense: To be the first player in a brand new market, able to be the first (or only) company which customers buy from? To wait until other companies have proven there is a market for a new offering, and then quickly develop and scale your own? In innovation circles, the first option is often called the “First-Mover”, whereas the second is called a “Fast Follower” The concept of a “First Mover advantage”
Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.
Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.
Yet2
APRIL 11, 2022
As providers of both proactive technology scouting services and open innovation portals, we often get asked when to use each approach. They serve different purposes, but you might be surprised to learn they’re also complementary: ~80% of our portal clients also hire yet2 for proactive technology scouting work. In the next series of posts, we’ll highlight some of the benefits of using each and explore the non-obvious synergies in using both approaches for the same technology scouting need.
Sopheon
APRIL 12, 2022
New product development isn’t just forward-looking. It’s also important to utilize knowledge management from previous projects to make the best possible decisions. The post Strategies for Making Knowledge Management Part of the Innovation Process appeared first on Sopheon.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
APRIL 12, 2022
Shoaib Makani left venture capital to create a compliance app called Keep Truckin' (now Motive). But getting the industry to use it was more complicated than he thought.
Idea to Value
APRIL 13, 2022
They are not the same thing. An innovation is only valuable if the customer perceives value in it. And for this to happen, the customer needs to feel like the solution is addressing some sort of problem or job to be done which they have. Too many startups, founders and inventors get this equation the wrong way round. They find or develop a solution (whether this is a new technology, product, service or anything else they create), and expect that people are going to come to them to buy it.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.
InnovationManagement
APRIL 10, 2022
The use of blockchains will become mainstream in a few years from now, so say consultancies and pundits, who look at penetration curves across the globe1. Crypto is on the rise and powerhouses like Starbucks and Nike are merging blockchain into the fabric of business, reinventing the dialogue with their fans. In this short piece, [.]. The post The Inverted Funnel: How Blockchains Will Shake Up the Traditional Consumer Funnel appeared first on InnovationManagement.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 12, 2022
BMNT Editor’s note: This is the second in a weekly series that will explain the common beginner-steps needed to get an innovation practice off the ground or improve an existing innovation practice.
Kainexus
APRIL 14, 2022
We get the chance to chat with managers and leaders who are faced with a wide variety of business challenges. One of the most common is the struggle to make meaningful change that lasts rather than quick fixes that don’t stand the test of time. From the process operator’s point of view, things are changed frequently but rarely improved. This post is all about how to change that by adding structure, using supporting tools, and applying a few tips that have served our customers well.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
APRIL 14, 2022
Giving your team autonomy could prompt much more innovation.
Speaker: Donna Shaw - Senior Product Manager & Eric Frierson - Director of Innovation for Public and School Libraries
Product management goes beyond product development; it involves nurturing a cohesive team. Collaborating with cross-functional teams can be overwhelming, particularly when objectives diverge. Establishing effective communication channels with team members and stakeholders can be a daunting task. Nonetheless, by leveraging foresight and valuable insights, you can cultivate a thriving product management team that works together harmoniously to craft customer-centric products.
Michael Michalko
APRIL 13, 2022
Simply put, the key to increasing creativity in any organization is to make it start acting like a creative organization. Suppose you wanted to be an artist: You would begin behaving like an artist by painting every day. You may not become another Vincent Van Gogh, but you’ll become much more of an artist than someone who has never tried. Similarly, you and your organization will become more creative if you start acting the part.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 11, 2022
GUEST POST from Greg Satell Some years ago, I wrote an article in Harvard Business Review about stock buybacks, which were being pilloried at the time.
Kainexus
APRIL 14, 2022
Continuous improvement work cannot exist in a vacuum. In order for the fire of change to burn hot and bright, it needs a fuel source. The CI Leader who spends all day behind a desk reading reports, creating A3s, and sorting through employee-submitted improvement ideas will find themselves running on fumes in the blink of an eye. We don’t run our cars without gas in the tank, so why do we try to run our continuous improvement work that way?
Daniel Burrus
APRIL 13, 2022
When you think about brick-and-mortar retail, you may not be thinking about hyper-personalized shopping experiences, digital shopping engagement tools, blockchain-powered commerce, autonomous delivery, virtual shopping, contactless self-checkout, or supply chain visibility. These might seem like topics for eCommerce-only businesses, but that is no longer what the present or future holds. .
Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?
Michael Michalko
APRIL 13, 2022
Simply put, the key to increasing creativity in any organization is to make it start acting like a creative organization. Suppose you wanted to be an artist: You would begin behaving like an artist by painting every day. You may not become another Vincent Van Gogh, but you’ll become much more of an artist than someone who has never tried. Similarly, you and your organization will become more creative if you start acting the part.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 13, 2022
I’ve been hard at work building all kinds of tools to help innovation, change, transformation and design thinking practitioners be more successful in their jobs.
Exoplatform
APRIL 14, 2022
Even before the pandemic, employee engagement was a hot topic and a buzz word in the industry. The term was searched more than 400k times in 2018. The post 5 Findings about the current state of employee engagement appeared first on eXo Platform Blog.
Rmukesh Gupta
APRIL 12, 2022
Earlier today, I read a post by Martha Bird (@anthro_tweeter). She is a business anthropologist at ADP focused on understanding the cultural contexts of work and workplaces. In the post, she talks about the importance of “Leading with Intention and Attention” You can read the entire post here on the MIT Sloan Management Review site. Personally, I believe that one of the key skills that differentiate good leaders from great is their abilities to spot things that are not spoken or show
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ITONICS
APRIL 14, 2022
Vice President of Global Innovation at DB Schenker , Erik Wirsing, joined us in our Innovation Rockstars Podcast and shared insights about the hottest topics in logistics.
Innovation Excellence
APRIL 13, 2022
How collaboration platforms can turbocharge your innovation efforts GUEST POST from John Bessant Organisations need to innovate. So far, so blindingly obvious.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
APRIL 13, 2022
ByFusion has found a new way to reuse plastic that would never get recycled.
Cascade Strategy
APRIL 14, 2022
Creating Company Values Overview. In this article, we'll be examining the art of creating company values which are powerful and relevant. Company Values that will unlock the potential and passion of your people, and will help to bring your vision statement and strategic plan to life.
Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist
The past three years have forever changed the retail landscape. Companies of all sizes were forced to welcome change with open arms and surrender to total flexibility in order to be agile in the ever-evolving economic environment. In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year.
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