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The Essential Guide To Boosting Morale

The Human Factor

source. With the advent of the novel coronavirus came at home remote working. For businesses to survive, they had to introduce a more flexible way of working so that their staff could remain productive. Covid-19 is not over yet and we need to continue to embrace working from home. While employers were cautious, to begin with, they quickly began to see just how responsible and productive their employees could be when out of the office.

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How to Lean in To Empower Your Team

Tullio Siragusa

How to Lean in To Empower Your Team. Organizations are shifting from the conventional authoritarian leadership model to more empowered workers. This transition requires a complete behavioral change from top to bottom of any organization. Empowerment is not about taking your hands off to let employees sink or swim, it is an active process that involves teaching and coaching team members to be adaptive, to self-serve, to make decisions and to make them right without needing instructions or rubber

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Podcast S4E75: Byron Lopez – How South Park produces a show in only a week

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Byron Lopez, who is a Technical Director on the award-winning animated TV show South Park. We speak about the unique creative process which enables South Park to be created from start to finish in less than a week, where other TV shows take months. Topics covered in today’s episode: 00:02:00 – Byron’s journey that brought him to South Park. 00:03:30 – What a Technical Director does. 00:05:00 – How

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Do you recognize your innovators leaders position?

Paul Hobcraft

Often innovation succeeds or fails by the personal involvement and engagement of a ‘selected’ few. Recognizing the types of innovation leadership might help you manage the innovation work a little better. So can you recognize the traits of your innovation leader? Are they a front-end or back-end innovation leader? Here’s how you can begin to spot the difference.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, 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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It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine

Jeffrey Phillips

For those of you who were listening to radio and, yes, buying compact discs back in the 1990s, you may recognize the headline of this post as the title to an R.E.M song. It also depicts what innovators and entrepreneurs should be thinking in the middle of this COVID epidemic. Don't get me wrong - we cannot celebrate as thousands of people are dying and perhaps millions are contracting the diseases associated with the Corona virus.

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And the Winner Is… Announcing 2020 Innovation Management Awards

IdeaScale

Since 2015, the Innovation Management Awards, presented by IdeaScale, have sought out the best innovation strategists, designers, and approaches. 2020’s field was a tough one to narrow down, as innovation management has spread from the smallest businesses to the biggest conglomerates. Nonetheless, we’ve picked the winners in three categories: Best Engagement Strategy, Best Innovation Process, … Continued.

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How to Protect Business with Stronger Customer Relationships. - ThriveableBiz | Innovation That Wins

Business Innovation Brief Submitted Articles

It doesn't matter which technological advancements are taking us into the future, our physical and mental survival still boils down to our humanity.

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How to Select the Next Best Test from the Experiment Library

Strategyzer Innovation

We are excited about the popularity of Testing Business Ideas. One of the main reasons we wrote the book was to get beyond just a list of experiments. Simply running a bunch of experiments to see what happens will create an illusion of progress. This can actually hinder your efforts in de-risking the business idea. Matching an experiment to the type of risk in your business strategy is still difficult for teams to grasp at the very beginning, but with some help, you can pick it up in no time.

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Five Ways to Engage Customers in Your Innovation Process

IdeaScale

Customers are the key stakeholders in your innovation process. Yet involving them can often be the most challenging part of building a better approach to their needs. Here are five ways to get them involved. Set Goals Start with determining how much data you need from your customers before you use it in your strategy, … Continued. The post Five Ways to Engage Customers in Your Innovation Process appeared first on IdeaScale.

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Strategy In A Post-Digital World

Digital Tonto

The truth is that the future tends to surprise us and nobody can say for sure what the next few decades will look like. Strategy, therefore, can’t depend on prediction. However, what we can do is. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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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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LG Unveils Puricare Air Purifier Face Mask

Entrepreneur - Innovation

The battery-powered mask uses two replaceable H13 HEPA filters, dual three-speed fans, and a patented Respiratory Sensor to ensure the air you breathe is virus-free.

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Experiments & pivots that kept Emirates Airlines alive in COVID times

Board of Innovation

Adaptability is key in crisis times. When looking at the different industries impacted most by the current pandemic, you will be able to spot several players that are showing more agility than others. Since the start of our Low Touch Economy series, we’ve kept a close eye on the airline business. Within this field, Emirates Airlines seems to stand out.

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Creative Networks Inspire Innovation in the Royal Australian Navy

IdeaScale

The Royal Australian Navy is one of the largest and most sophisticated naval forces in the Pacific region. Consisting of nearly 50 commissioned vessels and more than 16,000 personnel, their presence is significant worldwide. In the most recent episode of the IdeaScale Nation podcast, Lt. Commander Stephen Delo discusses his role as the Innovation Engagements Manager … Continued.

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Schools Kill Creativity

Gregg Fraley

We Still Can Learn From “The Ken” Sir Ken Robinson Leaves a Legacy That Still Inspires. Educators, Creators, and Innovators, Revisit His Work! The creativity and innovation world has lost one of its finest just this last week. Sir Ken Robinson was the most articulate speaker and author in the field of applied creativity we’ve ever known.

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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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9 Critical Capabilities Of a Modern Enterprise Search

Acuvate

9 Critical Capabilities Of a Modern Enterprise Search In these unprecedented times where you don’t have your colleagues available on the next desk, searching for that one doc that you discussed on that one Zoom call that Friday is a challenge bigger than ever before. According to McKinsey, employees spend 1.8 hours every day on […]. The post 9 Critical Capabilities Of a Modern Enterprise Search appeared first on Acuvate.

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Examples of innovations that make us question the 3 horizons model

Board of Innovation

The 3 horizons model highlights and categorizes time-based future growth opportunities, helping you to organize grand innovation plans into shorter steps. The post Examples of innovations that make us question the 3 horizons model appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Qmarkets and Hidden Innovators Form Strategic Partnership to Boost Team Performance

Qmarkets

The partnership will combine the power of Qmarkets’ innovation management capabilities with Hidden Innovators’ science-based assessment and SaaS-based tools designed to identify, build, and nurture high-performing teams. Tel Aviv , Aug. 12, 2020 – Qmarkets is pleased to announce the formalization of a partnership with Hidden Innovators , a SaaS-based product dedicated to improving team performance through the promotion of creative diversity and research-based methodologies.

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Why COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Adoption of 5G Technology

Innovation Leader

Christian Guirnalda, Director of 5G Labs and Innovation Centers, explains how Verizon is finding new use cases for their emerging 5G technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.

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#1,884 – Hiking Video Game!

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

If you know me then you know that I’m obsessed with hiking. There’s literally nothing better than being out in nature, exploring a new place, while reading a book and pondering the mysteries of life. So it should come as no surprise that I’m a big fan of a new hiking video game called Tree Trunk Brook that will let you go on an adventure despite being stuck inside during quarantine.

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Amazon Launches an AI-Powered Health and Wellness Band Called Halo

Entrepreneur - Innovation

The Halo Band only needs to be recharged once a week and costs $65, including six months of membership.

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5 Pitfalls of Rapid Growth and How to Avoid Them

CMOE

A company that grows much faster than expected can cause headaches and stress at a time when any business owner would prefer to be celebrating. While some businesses manage to transition from niche to mainstream by scaling with ease, others struggle to maintain their identity and high standards of customer service—and eventually, their profits. With these problems in mind, I’ve outlined some of the pitfalls of rapid growth , and how you, as a successful business owner, can avoid them. 1.

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The Application of Lean Six Sigma in Oil & Gas

Kainexus

Oil & Gas companies need to be ever more flexible and agile to succeed as the industry continues to face price volatility, technical innovation, and an uncertain regulatory environment. Given these unstable conditions, it’s not surprising that some Oil & Gas companies are reluctant to adopt a standardized continuous improvement method. However, when applied thoughtfully, with an eye on the long-term, the principles of continuous improvement are relevant and can drive results even in the

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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#1,887 – Neuralink Update

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

This afternoon Elon Musk demoed the latest version of his neural link brain implant chip which he called a “FitBit in your skull with tiny wires” The demo was more of a call to arms for engineers and people with experience shipping similar products as he looks to grow the company moving forward. With the highlight involving three little piggies.

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How to Deal With Ambiguity?

Ankush Chopra

Managing ambiguity is perhaps one of the most critical parts of business life. Both budding managers as well as veteran mangers often get overwhelmed in the face of ambiguity. If you have ever struggled with this issue, then you need to know how to deal with ambiguity. An Ambiguous Assignment I distinctly recall the first day of my first job after completing my business education.

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Are There Any New Ideas?

Stephen Shapiro

My most recent Inc. article has been popular and controversial. The premise is that there are no new ideas. (if you haven’t read it, please do so before reading on…). This got me thinking back to when I was pitching a TV show. . My agent said that Hollywood doesn’t want you to think OUTSIDE the box, they want you to think AROUND the box.

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How Intranets are Driving the Return to Workplace

Acuvate

How Intranets are Driving the Return to Workplace As countries across the globe are starting to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions, organizations are working harder than ever to facilitate a smooth transition for their employees as they start returning back to work. Securing their employees’ well being while ensuring productivity and continued efficiency is a […].

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Embedded Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Business

The possibilities for embedded analytics to drive real value for businesses, end users, and society are as fascinating as they are limitless. No matter the industry, brand after brand is finding that analytics can be the solution to a multitude of business challenges. Go deep with five insightsoftware customers as they share the details of their analytics journeys and discuss the transformative power of data.

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#1,886 – Sports On Strike

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

The NBA bubble has burst. Yesterday, multiple teams decided not to play their first round playoff games in response to yet another completely unnecessary officer involved shooting, this time in Wisconsin, that left a man paralyzed. As time went on the protest spread to Major League Baseball and the NFL as well. Further fueled by a 17 year old gunning down two more people in the aftermath of the initial shooting, seemingly aided by police who had given him a free pass earlier in the night and

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005: Why People Resist Your Innovative Ideas and How To Overcome It

Innovation in Practice

With innovation comes resistance. They define each other. An idea can’t be innovative unless it’s met with resistance, so we should see it as a good thing. . Instead of giving up when we meet resistance, we should figure out how to approach it so that we can then overcome it. This includes knowing what to expect depending on the characteristics of our ideas, the resistors, and ourselves as the innovators.

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John Hancock Exec on Getting More Digital, Fast, in a Socially-Distant Era

Innovation Leader

As the pandemic surged, John Hancock saw more Google searches related to life insurance. But its traditional approach to policies involved in-person medical exams. Here’s how they adapted.

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California Legislators – Not Even You Can Stop a Trend

Adam Hartung

Recently, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill, AB5 “The Gig Economy Law.” It redefined “employee” to try to reduce “contract workers.” It forces those who pay for work to cover additional costs of "benefits". CA AB5 attempts to set back the advancement of the Gig Economy 30+ years by forcing the private sector into an obsolete industrial model.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib