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Freedom to Fail: Cultivating a Mindset of Innovation

Idea to Value

A child can stand up for the first time, take a step forward, and then tumble onto their tummy, to the raucous applause and overwhelming approval of every observer. In other words, attempts that end in failure are both common and lauded in children. Adults, however, find themselves faced with the conscious awareness of the cost of failure. It’s more difficult to embrace failure when you’re aware — either internally or externally — of the pain, suffering, and even lost resources that an incomplet

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Defining Innovation Capital

Paul Hobcraft

My definition of what makes up innovation capital: “Innovation capital is the sum of all that promotes the development and changes required for achieving innovation outcomes, within one organization or its broader networked environment, for marketplace advantage”. The capital of innovation has many moving parts. “These are made up of the resources, processes, knowledge, and capabilities, that are constantly evolving and highly dynamic to build greater innovating capacity.”.

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Reversing your thinking

Jeffrey Phillips

I was speaking with a good friend whose vacation home was threatened by wildfires out west. We spoke about issues like climate change, and controlled burns and other issues that lead to more fires, and more destructive fires. His parting shot to me was - you are an innovator. What can innovation do to change issues like climate change that lead to these destructive fires?

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How NASA Coaches Its Community to Overcome Challenges

IdeaScale

Innovation and NASA are synonymous. The agency is famous for quite literally fitting a square peg in a round hole to rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts. Yet, most of its innovation is on a much smaller level, if no less dramatic in its overall impact. That’s why it won Best Innovation on Ideascale’s 2020 Innovation Management Awards, and … Continued.

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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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Podcast S4E84: Uli Weinberg – How Design Thinking has changed

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Prof Uli Weinberg, Director der HPI School of Design Thinking and President of the Global Design Thinking Alliance. We speak about how Design Thinking has changed over time, where it is going and how it needs to be taught in a different way to stay relevant. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 – His history in computer animation and video game development. 00:04:00 – How Design Thinking began at the HPI more th

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Meet HYPE's Head of Social Impact and Sustainability

HYPE Innovation

Sustainability and social impact are extremely important here at HYPE. So important, in fact, that we decided to put somebody in charge of these crucial topics. Meet Sandra Fernholz, HYPE's first Head of Social Impact and Sustainability. Sandra has worked at HYPE for many years, but as of September of 2019, her focus has been solely on sustainability and social impact matters.

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Cheese Madness and the 2020 Innovation Award Winner The Cleveland Cavaliers

IdeaScale

The IdeaScale 2020 Innovation Management Awards recognized outstanding innovations in three categories. These are: best engagement, process, and implementation. The deadline for submissions was April of this year, and the winners were announced in May. About the Award Categories The best engagement strategy was awarded to the company that demonstrated high levels of engagement.

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Key Learnings of a Regtech Corporate Startup

InnovationManagement

Corporate start-ups sit in a sweet spot between corporate venturing and an external start-up. These initiatives have the luxury of the big brother organisation watching over them, but it also comes with the policies and procedures of the big brother. The post Key Learnings of a Regtech Corporate Startup appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Why is no one doing what works?

Board of Innovation

Go for global impact by not making the same mistakes over and over again! Here are our learnings on how to scale your innovation initiatives. The post Why is no one doing what works? appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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We Thought Technology Would Solve Our Problems. Instead, They Got Worse

Digital Tonto

Prognosticators and futurists try to predict what will happen through some combination of extrapolation and supposition, but the truth is the future will most be shaped by the choices we make. We. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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What is Idea Management and What Challenges Do Companies Face?

IdeaScale

Idea management is an essential part of innovation. When gathering great ideas, you need a way to manage and cultivate them. This also helps you deal with various challenges prior to implementation. What is idea management? Idea management is the process of generating, capturing, and evaluating ideas to learn which ones you should develop. It … Continued.

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How has COVID-19 Accelerated Trends in Customer Service?

InnovationManagement

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, customer behavior has changed dramatically. To survive, businesses need to adapt by accelerating customer service trends that already exist. . The post How has COVID-19 Accelerated Trends in Customer Service? appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Acquire Customers with Online Ads that Connects to Your Value Proposition Canvas

Strategyzer Innovation

After developing your Value Proposition Canvas you need to design an experiment to test whether what you have designed is accurate. Online ads are a great experiment to test and validate problem-solution fit and determine whether the value proposition you have mapped out really resonates with your target customer segment.

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How Can Enterprises Confront AI Risks

Acuvate

How Can Enterprises Confront AI Risks Artificial Intelligence is undoubtedly the most revolutionary technology of the 21st century. There is hardly a month that goes by without the announcement of a new AI product or trend. McKinsey estimates AI to add an additional $13tn to the global economic output by 2030. Businesses are increasingly looking […].

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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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014: Five Ways to Teach Your Children to be More Creative

Innovation in Practice

Can you teach your children to be more creative? Of course! In fact, the systematic inventive thinking or SIT method that I’ve been covering for the past weeks can be something your kids can learn too. . Today, I’m going to share with you 5 ways you can teach your kids to become more creative and innovative. . Innovation is not only for adults. And once your kids are able to develop these creativity skills, you’ll feel confident they’ll be more ready in life – because creative kids are empowere

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What are the Differences and Advantages between a Specialist and a Generalist? 

InnovationManagement

In building your career, you're likely asked to choose one of two tracks: to become a specialist or to pursue the path of a generalist. This article takes a look at advantages and disadvantages of choosing either of these two paths, and discusses some grey area in between. The post What are the Differences and Advantages between a Specialist and a Generalist?

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How a little guy will eat your lunch and run away with your business

Ankush Chopra

If you are a large firm, with strong brands and a dominant industry position, you are secure. You are a Goliath with deep pockets and a small business upstart can be no match for you. There is a lot of evidence to support this view. For example, consider Comcast and Verizon as the Goliaths in the cable industry. They faced a threat from a small company named Tivo who developed a new DVR.

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25 Podcasts for Managers (with Episode Recommendations)

CMOE

25 Podcasts for Managers. Coaching for Potential. Radical Candor. WorkLife. HBR IdeaCast. Leadership Biz Cafe. Coffee with the Greats. Success Stories. Manager Tools. Beyond the To-Do List. The Accidental Creative. The Extraordinary Business Book Club. Brand Builder. Women’s Leadership Success. What Great Bosses Know. Leadership and Loyalty. The $100 MBA.

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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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How is Team Management Changing?

Innovation Leader

Teams no longer fail because of location; they fail because of poor management. All the tools exist to make this a success, and they are only getting better.

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How Being Grounded Makes You a Better Leader

Tullio Siragusa

How Being Grounded Makes You a Better Leader. Can climbing the corporate ladder have a positive or negative effect on your personality and how you work? Being a part of the corporate world, one can get sucked into enjoying titles and very lucrative positions, and the focus on success can end up with many of us ignoring the bigger picture in life. The life of a leader is demanding and complex.

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Talk on NDE in Industry 4.0 for INSA, France

Inspiring Next

Hear Dr. Ripi Singh’s talk on NDE in Industry 4.0. He explains the evolution of Industry from 1.0 to 4.0 and also the progression of inspection over the years and how it stands today. He also proposed a draft definition of NDE including the What, How and Why of it. Deep dive into the inspection and… Read More » Talk on NDE in Industry 4.0 for INSA, France.

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#1,985 – Impossible Milk

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Plant based meat that tastes like the real thing? That’s impossible! And yet thanks to Impossible Burgers that’s exactly what we have providing the world with a healthy and climate friendly alternative to eating meat. And now we can add one more product to the Impossible lineup, the yet to formally announced Impossible Milk, a forthcoming plant based alternative to cow’s milk.

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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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Five Leadership Qualities that Motivate Others During a Crisis

CMOE

Even in the best of times, being a leader can be challenging. Now the shock generated by the COVID19 virus has produced new and unexpected challenges that have left many leaders struggling to adapt. Moments like this have multiple and varied impacts. Some organizations and businesses are experiencing unsurpassed demand and it has taken an unparalleled effort to keep up with it.

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What is the Future of the Job Search?

Innovation Leader

Do you sit or stand while giving a presentation or doing an interview over Zoom? According to Nada Usina, Managing Director of the global executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, it makes a big difference.

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How to Set Continuous Improvement Goals to See Real Results

Kainexus

We all identify goals to improve ourselves in some way. Whether our goal is to eat better, exercise more, spend more time with our family, or increase our productivity, we all have something we're striving for. Although in too many instances, we lose sight of our goals and fall back to old behaviors and the same results. Continuous improvement is no different.

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Temper ~ Paradox in the COVID Era

Mills-Scofield

TY Chuck Annable for the photo. I love paradoxes and oxymorons; they get us to extend our comfort zone. So, I started thinking about the word “temper” – not sure why, just did. [ Aside ~ my mom felt English was the inanest language on earth - the same sounding word was spelled and meant too many different things (write, right, rite, etc.). In all fairness, English was her 7th language ].

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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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#1,983 – The Shape Of Food To Come

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Mind control is a scary premise. None of us would willingly allow ourselves to have our thoughts controlled. And yet mind control is all around us in the form of advertising campaigns, subliminal messaging, celebrity endorsements, slanted news coverage, misleading headlines, the spread of fake news, peer pressure, societal norms, etc. And mind control is especially prevalent in the food industry where fancy restaurants obsess our how their plates are arranged and fast food joints try all sorts o

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Failure Is Just Part of the Game

Daniel Burrus

Given the recent release of the documentary series The Last Dance , I found this example to be more prevalent than ever. Basketball great Michael Jordan once famously stated that he had missed more than 9,000 shots, lost 300 games and missed 26 game-winning shots in his career. Following that statistical analysis of his own mistakes, he said, “I’ve failed over and over.

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This 17-Year-Old Recovered From Coronavirus, and Then Started COVID Candies to Help Fight It

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Once Hudson Hale got healthy, he put his entrepreneurial instincts to work.

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Innovation Programs & Entrepreneurship: Busting Myths

InnovationManagement

A lot of companies aspire to implement successful innovation programs but the programs fail surrounded by certain myths. A seasoned entrepreneur has bust those myths in the article based on his personal experience. The post Innovation Programs & Entrepreneurship: Busting Myths appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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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