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Change Isn’t About Persuasion. It’s About Power

Digital Tonto

In 2013, the political scientist Moisés Naím published The End of Power, in which he argued that because of the increase in mobility and technology and decrease in poverty, the power of institutions was diminishing. Power hadn’t ended exactly but, as he put it, power was becoming “easier to gain but harder to use or keep.”. However, in his more recent book, The Revenge of Power, Naim points out that autocrats, governments, corporations and other institutions have been able to combine hard power,

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How Can I Support You: Leading Through Purposeful Communication

CMOE

Words hold implications and meanings that exist outside of their dictionary definitions. Although the words “team member” and “employee” can technically be synonymous, they have different meanings and feelings attached to them. The way that you discuss people and situations inherently affects how you and others approach and understand what you were talking about.

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Is Your Business Defensible?

Collectivecamp

So you chanced upon a serious customer pain point and built a solution that costs less to deliver than customers are willing to pay for it.

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Importance of Measuring Your Organization’s Innovation Maturity

Innovation Excellence

by Braden Kelley Is our organization a productive place for creating innovation? How does our organization’s innovation capability compare to that of other organizations? Almost every organization wants to know the answers to these two questions. The only way to get better at innovation, is to first define what innovation means. Your organization must have […].

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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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Todd Henry: Developing a Daily Creative practice – Idea to Value Podcast S7E163

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak again with author Todd Henry about his new book Daily Creative. By the time this podcast launches, the book has already been #1 on Amazon, so congratulations Todd. You may remember Todd from the previous podcast interview where we talked about the Motivation Code. Today we talk about what it takes to make creativity a daily exercise and how to make it more actionable and productive.

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The Right Way To Set Team Goals

Cascade Strategy

There are organizations that set team goals, and there are organizations that achieve their goals. What sets them apart?

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Proof Innovation Takes More Than Genius

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell It’s easy to look at someone like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk and imagine that their success was inevitable. Their accomplishments are so out of the ordinary that it just seems impossible that they could have ever been anything other than successful. You get the sense that whatever obstacles they […].

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Innovation Reporting: 5 Charts You Really Need to Convince Management

ITONICS

Communicating information to the management through reports and graphs can be a daunting task, as many vital insights can get lost in the process. But there are powerful charts that can be used to simplify complex information about organizational needs, ultimately helping to achieve your innovation objectives. This article will help you to understand how you can enhance the communication of insights to gain your management’s buy-in for innovation efforts.

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Steve Jobs, We Miss You! Without You, Apple is Not Innovating!

Linda Bernardi

When true attempts at innovation fail, desperate attempts of pseudo-innovation take off, often demonstrated in pointless new product introductions and fake-hype. This is exactly what Apple did in the announcement of the release of the iPhone 14 last week, which is lacking any interesting innovation elements. This was perhaps even worse, as Apple attempted to feed on people’s fear element.

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Please, we need a different Innovation narrative

Paul Hobcraft

Adapted from AFSC explaining a narrative, in this case, social justice. I have been struggling for quite some time with innovation’s increasing difficulties in influencing growth and achieving real impact. I see many comments on the failure of innovation, in its inability to be at the core of an organization’s ambitions for growing and changing.

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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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The medical misinformation trap

Christensen Institute

It’s amazing to think about how far the internet has come. The internet of a mere 20 years ago is almost unrecognizable compared to its power today. And it’s not just boosting what we can accomplish; the internet is boosting people’s creativity , and acts as a springboard for innovation. In health care, the internet can connect us to doctors that we may not be able to see otherwise due to time or distance constraints. .

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People Cannot Work Forever

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When cars run out of gas, they can no longer get the job done until their tanks are filled up. And it’s the same with people, except people are asked to keep on truckin’ even though their tanks are empty. When machines are used for a certain number of hours, […].

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How to Help Primary Care Physicians Craft Sustainable Careers

Harvard Business Review

American PCPs are more burned out than ever. It’s up to health systems to address the underlying issues and help doctors build more balanced careers.

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Building Workshop Awareness

Guide 4 Innovating

Building the workshop ready for innovation is deliberately designed to help you think through many productive innovating and creative opportunities. For example: 1. Understanding the trends and drivers in your industry and exploring alternative perspectives allows you to look at not just ‘best practices’ but leading and emerging practices. 2. Look constantly outside your organization to ‘see’ and collaborate from the values of applying open innovation principles and techniques. 3.

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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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5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Be Using No Code

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Today, no-code is dominated by early-stage entrepreneurs to build their MVP or side hustle. But no-code can be used for so much more. It's time for enterprises to become more efficient, innovative and productive.

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Why Diversity and Inclusion Are Entrepreneurial Competencies

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers, M.D. A competency is the ability to do something successfully. There are many entrepreneurial competencies. One of them is interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration i.e. the ability of individuals to form partnerships with a team of professionally diverse individuals in a participatory, collaborative, and coordinated approach to share decision making around issues as the […].

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AI Isn’t Ready to Make Unsupervised Decisions

Harvard Business Review

Today’s algorithms still largely lack empathy, ethics, and the ability to see the bigger picture.

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Awash in federal dollars, schools have a chance to reinvent themselves

Christensen Institute

After an unprecedented infusion of federal money in local schools to deal with the devastation and learning loss stemming from COVID, the public is learning that districts and states have billions still waiting to be spent. As schools use the dollars to pay for tutoring, teachers, and technology to accelerate student learning, they also have an opportunity to use the money to create a new range of schooling models to leapfrog the performance of today’s schools.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Governance within Ecosystems

Ecosystems4Innovating

Governance within Ecosystem Design. Managing Governance within Ecosystem Designs. Governance needs to constantly “account” for change. Here is a handy reference or reflection of its capacity to deliver: You need a living environment, one that evolves constantly. + Here, you must establish a relational, institutional and coordination set of strategic and operational approaches.

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6 Ways to Create Trust with Your Employees

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Last week I wrote an article, 4 Ways to Create Trust with Your Customers. I don’t think anyone would argue (and the stats prove it) that a customer who trusts you is more likely to do more business with you. After all, why would they want to risk doing business […].

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Do You Know How Much Your Business Is Worth?

Harvard Business Review

Smaller, privately held firms should conduct a detailed valuation at least once a year. Here’s how.

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How to understand your customers better | Ep 04

Moves the Needle

In this episode, we’ll be talking about how you can properly survey your customers so you can better understand them. We often lead customers on and are looking for confirmation bias when making decisions. Brant will go through how to properly pull data and make customer-centric decisions. The post How to understand your customers better | Ep 04 appeared first on Moves the Needle.

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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

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Why we chose to pursue B Corp certification for Econic

Econic

After a year and a half of critical examination and purposeful evolution of our business, we are excited to announce our certification as a B Corp. While Econic is the seventh certified B Corp in Nebraska, we joined a community of more than 5,000 companies recognized worldwide for prioritizing social and environmental impact over profit. Even with the rigorous process B Corp certification requires to demonstrate a commitment to transparency, accountability, and equity, our decision to pursue thi

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You Can’t Innovate Without This One Thing

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton It just landed on your desk. Or maybe you campaigned to get it. Or perhaps you just started doing it. How the title of “Innovation Leader” got to your desk doesn’t matter nearly as much as the fact that it’s there, along with a budget and loads of expectations. Of […].

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When Quiet Quitting Is Worse Than the Real Thing

Harvard Business Review

It can hurt employees and employers alike. Here’s how leaders can address the root causes.

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Automobile Industry Needs Faster Green Innovation, Says Narendra Modi

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Prime minister also said that automobile sector has contributed to economic growth through new avenues for employment generation.

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How to Achieve Product-Market Fit

Speaker: Dan Olsen - Product Management Trainer and Consultant, Author, and Speaker

Everyone working on a product is trying to achieve the same goal: product-market fit. But most products fail to do so. In this webinar, product management expert Dan Olsen will share his simple but effective framework for achieving product-market fit from his book The Lean Product Playbook. He will explain his Product-Market Fit Pyramid and The Lean Product Process, a 6-step methodology that guides you through how to: Determine your target customer Identify underserved customer needs Define your

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20 Ways to Show Revenue Potential Without Any

Collectivecamp

How leading indicators can help you validate market appetite and raise capital

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How to track OKRs, so you make consistent progress toward your goals

Cascade Strategy

You can’t adapt your strategy if you don’t track its progress.

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Lessons on Leadership and Community from 25 Leaders of Color

Harvard Business Review

“The power of being an outsider is you are constantly building your own alternative.

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Want to Build a Faster Horse? Follow these 3 Innovation Strategies

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Your innovation strategy is crucial to your enterprise's success and productivity.

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr