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When innovation is most important

Jeffrey Phillips

I don't know why, but I am a huge fan of Monty Python. Perhaps my favorite film of theirs is the Search for the Holy Grail. If you've never seen it, take a few minutes to watch it now. I'll wait. Some of my favorite parts are the over-the-top instances in the film where, for instance, the Black Knight has his arm cut off but insists on fighting. He claims "it's only a flesh wound".

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Four Lessons Learned from the Digital Revolution

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell When Steve Jobs was trying to lure John Sculley from Pepsi to Apple in 1982, he asked him, “Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?” The ploy worked and Sculley became the […].

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Sometimes, flat hierarchies can hurt innovation in Start-ups

Idea to Value

It is common to hear Start-ups talk about the desire to keep hierarchies “flat” This means they do not want multiple layers of management, bureaucracy and red tape getting in the way of people actually doing their most innovative work. Instead, in a flat organisation everyone is more or less on the same level and can therefore organise themselves and prioritise their own work.

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Innovation Passion led me here

Paul Hobcraft

Having an innovating passion. So many multiple strands constantly need to be pulled together to build a complete innovation picture. We need to build theories, explore multiple connections, and build continuously on the patterns, the signals, and the interactions by extracting from all the different ‘cells’ of knowledge we all possess, which makes the application of innovation often highly unique to each of us.

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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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Why We’re Better Off Assuming People Are Competent And Hardworking

Digital Tonto

We all like to imagine ourselves as heroes in our own story. Unlike others, we are witnesses to our internal process and get to observe our logic develop. So our thoughts makes perfect sense to us and it can be incredibly frustrating when others don’t see it as we do. Our inclination is to imagine them to be fools, simply incapable of grasping basic concepts.

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The Future of Nanotech, the World's Tiniest Industry

Entrepreneur - Innovation

With limitless applications, nanotechnology is fast becoming the world's foremost science.

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16 OKR Examples, Good vs. Bad (With Tips and Best Practices)

Cascade Strategy

If you lead a team, you've probably heard about Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). You may even be getting into an OKR mindset and using it to set company goals and monitor performance.

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RECONNECT AND RESET – TRANSFORM YOUR WORLD

ImagineNation

Our August blog, “Reconnect and Reset in a Chaotic World” was the first in our series of three, on the theme of reconnecting and resetting, to create, invent and innovate in an increasingly chaotic world. In this blog, we described how we have opportunities, to focus on being kinder to both ourselves and others we interact with to help us shift our mental states to transition through the shock and pain of the pandemic, and rehabilitate in ways that transform their worlds.

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What Somalia’s Impending Famine Teaches Us About Addressing Donor Fatigue

Christensen Institute

Another famine is happening in Somalia. Exacerbated by drought, displacement, and the Russia-Ukraine war, millions of people are starving, but much of the world is focused elsewhere–Ukraine. While the U.S Congress approved $7.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine in June and an additional $3 billion in new military aid late August, international assistance for Somalia has raised just 67% of the United Nations’ $1.5 billion appeal to help the country and its East African neighbors.

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The Problem(s) with checklists

Sopheon

With an increase in the number of stakeholders involved in innovation and product planning across the organization, the need for a complete innovation management system rises. The post The Problem(s) with checklists appeared first on Sopheon.

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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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Five Agtech Opportunities Ripe for Development

Wellspring

From virtual farming to cattle tracking to mitigating harmful pesticides and so much more, agtech is growing at a faster pace than ever. Given farming’s long history as an industry of mature markets, it’s about time for disruption. From surging consumer demand for plant-based protein to the push for more sustainable methods of production, traditional agricultural methods are evolving quickly.

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Your Next Best Action is Up to You

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you don’t know why you’re doing what you’re doing, you can try to remember why you started the whole thing or you can do something else. Either can remedy things, but how do you choose between them? If you’ve forgotten your “why”, maybe it’s worth forgetting or maybe something […].

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How those in power can leverage Jobs Theory for health

Christensen Institute

Amidst reversals in access to women’s health care services , an ongoing formula shortage , higher rates of school shootings , declining life expectancy , and recent news that many companies are pulling back on parental leave (in the only high-income country without national paid leave ), one wonders how much more bad health news the US can handle.

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Alexa, Should My Company Invest in Voice Technology?

Harvard Business Review

Researchers looked at how three different kinds of offerings helped — or hurt — stock prices.

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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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How to Get the Most Out of Your Trend or Technology Radar | ITONICS

ITONICS

The lynchpin of the ITONICS Innovation OS is the ITONICS Radar. Our radar tool orientates users to dynamically view all of the key elements on the ITONICS platform, be they trends, technologies, risks, competitors or industry-related inspirations. Understanding the primary and additional features of the ITONICS Radar can help users optimize their environmental scanning, effectively segment content and move efficiently from scanning to strategic implementation.

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People Drive the World-Technology as a Co-Pilot via Center of Human Compassion

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Teresa Spangler People at the Center – Technology as a Co-Pilot Are people at the center of your innovation and new product plans? Have we made people the center of all things digital? Are human’s and our environment the center of the new world entering the 4th Industrial Revolution? When innovation is […].

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Nature-Inspired Sustainability

Yet2

by Maya Vaccaro (yet2 intern) and Emma Chapelhow (yet2 Project Leader). Often, when looking to the world around us for inspiration, we find that nature has already laid the groundwork. Mimicking or harnessing biological processes is integral for the innovation of new technologies. Seeking out bio-based solutions opens the possibilities for renewable, clean, and safe to use products. yet2 has found clients are investing more time and resources to discover new, exciting, and sustainable innovatio

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Emotions Aren’t the Enemy of Good Decision-Making

Harvard Business Review

Identify how you feel about the decision — and how you want to feel when it’s made.

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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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Playing Catch-Up: Instagram Reels Features & How They Compare to TikTok

Brunner

Social platforms are constantly churning out new updates and features, and Instagram is no exception, especially when it comes to their Reels feature. As Instagram continues to compete with other big social media platforms, they’re rolling out new features to catch up. What are Instagram Reels? Instagram Reels are short videos that users can record directly on the app or upload from existing videos from their camera roll.

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Reaching Beyond the Limits of Innovation and Transformation

Innovation Excellence

Recently on Episode #873 of the Marketer of the Day podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Robert Plank, have a great conversation, and chat about a number of different topics. Here is a quick excerpt: “When it comes to innovation, timing is a huge factor. Going in too soon or too late […].

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Explore in the Core

Moves the Needle

It’s cliche when people say, “Entrepreneurs are the risk-takers.” To the contrary, entrepreneurs actually seek to avoid risk. They are risk mitigators. They seek to reduce the uncertainty in a new venture. Those who do not reduce uncertainty are the risk takers. This is what happens in established companies. . When uncertainty creeps into the core business, the natural reaction is to stay away from it.

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Why You Should Warn Customers When You’re Running Low on Stock

Harvard Business Review

Research suggests that transparency up front will improve customer satisfaction in the long run.

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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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Minimum Viability Eats The World

helloFUTURE

Awhile back, one of my leading posts was Agile Is Eating The World, where I riff of of Andressen’s quote Software Is Eating The World. In that post, I talk about how agile project management, typically used for software engineering, is not only great for software engineering, its also great for a ton of other… The post Minimum Viability Eats The World appeared first on IDEATE+EXECUTE.

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Time for Innovation Excellence

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Norbert Majerus and George Taninecz Lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System started an industrial revolution (at least for those who adopted it). Transformative events that began in the automotive industry spread into many other sectors (including healthcare, finance, even innovation). However, the term “lean” may not have been the best description […].

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The Future of Nanotech, the World's Tiniest Industry

Entrepreneur - Innovation

With limitless applications, nanotechnology is fast becoming the world's foremost science.

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The Costs of Being a Perfectionist Manager

Harvard Business Review

Managing your high expectations can actually improve your team’s performance.

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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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6 Best OKR Software Options In 2022 (And How To Pick One)

Cascade Strategy

If you’re looking for OKR (Objectives and Key Results) software to set, track, and hit your strategic goals faster, there are plenty of options out there.

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4 Ways to Create Trust with Your Customers

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken What brands do you trust the most? And why? There are certain products and companies that seem to own the trust of their customers. It stems from product quality, reliability, managing expectations, good customer service and, perhaps most importantly, consistency. Keep in mind that consistency is related to all of […].

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IN-PERSON Innovation Circle for Financial Service Executives

Innovation 360 Group

October 5, 2022, 02:00 PM ET. Midtown Manhattan. The post IN-PERSON Innovation Circle for Financial Service Executives appeared first on Innovation360.

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Research: Public Opinion Is Not Enough to Hold Companies Accountable

Harvard Business Review

Customers and other stakeholders won’t always push companies to act in accordance with human rights law.

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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