Destination Innovation
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
What are the biggest barriers to productivity, efficiency and creativity at work? Which activities absorb the most time for the least return? In her book, The Innovation Revolution, Melissa Kennedy accuses four key suspects. Meetings. Typically people in organizations spend 15% of their time in meetings. For middle managers the figure is 35% and for senior managers it is 50%.
Exago
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
In a historic building in Lisbon, overlooking the Tagus river, Exago celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday, November 24. It was the perfect opportunity to bring together the people who are part of us and our history: our team (past and present), our clients and our partners. We would like to thank all those who […]. The post Happy 10th birthday, Exago!
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Paul Hobcraft
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Credit: Marshall Van Alstyne, Professor at Boston University. We have seen the incredible rise of platforms that have become part of our everyday lives. Be these Apple, Google, eBay, Amazon, Android, Facebook, Microsoft, Alibaba, Salesforce, Uber, Airbnb, PayPal and many more, all becoming some of the hottest companies in value. They have built out their business on powerful platforms for us to simply connect into and draw down what we value.
Jeffrey Phillips
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
I've long championed the idea that to change the way people think, you've got to change the way they communicate. If you want big ideas, you need to encourage them, yes, but also talk about them in ways that open up dialog, thinking and idea generation to a much larger dimension. While language, word choice and conversation may not seem to have all that much impact on idea generation and innovation, in reality these are the building blocks of a corporate culture.
Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
The holiday season is a great time to crowdsource, because creativity will be at its peak when people mix at holiday parties and share new ideas. But, it’s also a challenging time for engagement because there are plenty of competing priorities. To capture the energy of holiday season with lots of ideas, we recommend: Set a goal for idea submission. Set an incentive for idea submission. … and when it comes to outreach, keep it timely.
Idea to Value
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
I was recently interviewed for a podcast by Will Sherlin for his Innovation Engine Podcast , which I wanted to share with you in the embedded file above. Episode Highlights. Why do we need to strengthen our creative capabilities? Professor George Land commissioned a longitudinal study following the same group of people over time to see what happened as they got older.
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Jeffrey Phillips
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
I've been thinking, long and hard, about the correct analogy to describe a lot of corporate innovation efforts. I'm sorry to say that the best analogy I can come up with is a campfire. I hope you'll stick with me on this, because I think it can be illuminating (couldn't resist the pun). Most of us who participated in scouts or went to a summer camp where they had a bonfire are familiar with the idea of a campfire.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
A key goal at Open Nation this year was to share best practices and top resources for driving engagement. To prepare for Open Nation, our team collected and shared some of our favorite resources on community engagement strategies. Now, we want to share them with you: Webinar: How to Engage the Crowd. Take home message: Plan for multiple touch points throughout a challenge both in terms of channel outreach and messaging.
Digital Tonto
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
The basic laws of business have not changed Related posts: The Platform Fallacy. Today, Every Business Must Transform Itself Into A Platform. Is Your Platform Burning? Don’t Be Fooled By These 3. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
BrainZooming
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Matt Britton, a millennial generation expert , spoke about the anticipating the Class of 2025 as the keynote speaker on the closing day of the October 2017 Social Media Strategies Summit in New York. His keynote got us thinking about how today’s ten-year-olds (the Class of 2025) will change the landscape for brands, following in the wake of the impact millennials have created.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Mills-Scofield
NOVEMBER 26, 2017
The current fight over Net Neutrality is critical to the openness of the Internet, long supported by some of us that helped make the Internet an every-day utility. It is also the dying gasps of a very old business model - one between networks and end points/content providers. Quick History Lesson : Circa 1990s - a fight was breaking out between the networks (e.g, AT&T) and end-points (e.g, Microsoft) over control of information and intelligence.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
In order to involve key stakeholders early, you must first understand who your stakeholder are. I recently read a book called Crucial Conversations. In the chapter called “Move to Action,” the authors describe how to identify potential participants in a decision. The authors recommend asking four questions: Who cares? Who has a vested interest in the subject matter of your crowdsourcing campaign?
Betterific
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
We’re pleased to announce the winners of The Nature Conservancy’s Demarcate the Lake innovation challenge. Out of 80 ideas submitted, 25 were considered “unique and actionable.” That’s a 31% quality rating! Amazing. Because of the scientific nature of this challenge, we were worried that the Betterific community would not be suited for the challenge.
BrainZooming
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Are you still trying to finish your strategic planning process for next year ? Is it to that point where your biggest worry is being about to call the plan strategic without making other executives fall on the floor laughing hysterically? If this sounds like your situation (and we know, based on searches many of you are using to peruse Brainzooming strategic planning content, that at least SOME of you are facing this challenge), then the new eBook from The Brainzooming Group is the answer: Right
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.
hackerearth
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
The 2018 Gartner CIO Agenda Survey demonstrates that technological innovation and digitalization are changing the way CIOs work. Of the CIOs surveyed in India, 51 percent reported that they were heading innovation, whereas 49 percent reported that they were leading digital transformation. The survey collected data from 3,160 CIOs in 98 countries, covering all major industries.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
A newly released infographic by Visual Capitalist shows that while the US leads in the amount of dollars spent on research and development ($463 billion), it only came in fourth place with the percentage of GDP spent on R&D (2.79 percent), just over half of the GDP percentage invested by South Korea. Beyond Korea, the US is trailing Japan and Germany.
Daniel Burrus
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Mention the word “trend” to some people and you may receive a smirk in response. Why? Because many people simply don’t trust trends. That can be a significant mistake. Some trends are, in fact, very trustworthy—so much so that they can be considered future certainties. Others are somewhat less certain, but open to influence. Understanding and embracing this different view of trends can unlock enormous opportunities for both you and your organization. 4 Ways to Spot a Trendy Trend .
BrainZooming
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Ten years into the Brainzooming blog , it seemed right to have someone else tell the story from a fresh perspective. Emma Alvarez Gibson, who helped shaped the Brainzooming brand before it even launched , is exactly the person. Ten Years Now and Mike Brown Has a Blog – Emma Alvarez Gibson. It’s 2009, and I’ve just gone into business for myself, doing branding and copywriting.
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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
Yet2
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
You have heard about Open Innovation in the news, but are hesitant to implement OI because you think it won’t be successful. Below are 6 myths about open innovation that will make you rethink your reluctance. Nobody Has Success Using Open Innovation. No success? Open innovation has brought significant benefits to companies from enterprise to startup size, including GE, Lego, Samsung, and even NASA.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Even if dystopian visions of robots taking our jobs are overblown, Josh Sutton, Global Head, Data & Artificial Intelligence at Publicis.Sapient sees significant disruption ahead. AI will transform every industry and not every organization will be able to make the shift. The time to prepare is now.
hackerearth
NOVEMBER 26, 2017
A couple of years ago, there was an article in Forbes which said, “innovation is often produced over time with a lot of collective sweat equity by many people.” It is hard to put it any better—but there is rarely innovation that hasn’t its origins in collaboration. Innovation and collaboration aren’t separate. Collaboration drives innovation and value creation, thereby helping businesses create wealth.
InnovationManagement
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Organizations rely on innovations to sustain competitiveness. Managers often talk about innovations. Some use it as an ornament. Perhaps innovation is the mostly abused word by organizations and practicing managers. There are dozens of definitions for the word innovation.
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.
IdeaConnection
DECEMBER 1, 2017
With creativity and imagination, anything is possible. So here is a handful of quotes to inspire your innovation endeavours. “Some men look at things the way they are and ask why? I dream of things that are not and ask why not?”. Robert Kennedy. “Once we rid ourselves of traditional thinking we can get on with creating the future.”. James Bertrand.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
After relying on cost and operational efficiencies to grow the bottom line, many businesses are emerging from an innovation slumber post-recession. Now there is an imperative to refocus on organic growth. The importance of innovation in driving this growth is resurfacing to the top of the agenda. For many organizations, there are some radically new behavioural, structural and operational models of meeting this challenge are gaining popularity.
Innovation 360
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Get accredited as an Innovation360 Group Licensed Practitioner and learn how to use the i360 approach : assessment of innovation capabilities with InnoSurvey™ and how to implement an innovation system in an organisation. InnoSurvey™ is the most comprehensive strategic tool for growth and innovation allowing you to assess innovation capabilities, strategy and culture.
Viima
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
People typically tend to look for solutions by focusing on the problems at hand, but is that truly the best approach? Although straightforward, it might not be the most effective way to find sustainable solutions to long-term issues. In fact, it has been shown that just by focusing on the positive implications that solving your problem may have, you can stimulate your brain to find solutions in an entirely new way.
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
hackerearth
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Technology is moving at an incredible pace. We live in an amazing era where things like autonomous cars, personalized medicine, and quantum computing are becoming real as we speak; Artificial Intelligence, cryptocurrencies, advanced automation, deep learning and concepts like Universal Basic Income are about to reshape our world -- what an exciting era to live!
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
In 1995, I had an idea. Internet Telephony had just started. Internet connection was available only through dial-up modems, and not all the time. Voice quality was choppy, delayed, and calls were dropped often. Very few people knew how to use it, and you had to sit by the computer to place those calls using a microphone and speakers.
Rmukesh Gupta
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Premise: . Once advice that almost everyone agrees to, when it comes to defining our strategy (personal, professional or organisational) is that we need to. “Play to your strengths” If you are a business that has already seen some amount of success, the chance is that you know what your core strength is. So, you build on it. You continue to invest in your strength to get even better at it.
Mike Shipulski
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
When you’re looking to make progress, the single most important skill is to see waiting as waiting. The first place to look for waiting is the queue in front of a shared resource. Like taking a number at the deli, you queue up behind the work that got there first and your work waits its turn. And when the situation turns bad, prioritization meeting spring up to argue about the importance of one bit of work over another.
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