HYPE Innovation
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
If you’ve ever paid attention to the number of new startups emerging every single day, you’ll know it’s a challenge to decide which ones are actually worth paying attention to. And if you decide that you want to partner with one of them, how do you find “the One” among the overwhelming amount of data and possibilities out there?
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Today, few would question the dignity of the Ukrainian people. In fact, they have become such an inspiration to the world that it’s hard to remember that the country used to be a very cynical place. When I first arrived there in 2002, I was struck by the apathy. There was so little hope that anything could ever change that few saw any sense in even trying.
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Entrepreneur - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Two sides to the innovation coin will make or break your business. Understand disruptive and destructive innovation before attempting to shake up the market.
Paul Hobcraft
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
I wrote a mini-series of three posts to introduce a radical concept that envisions the energy transition as a living, evolving entity that bridges technology and nature, sparking profound shifts in how communities generate, consume, and perceive energy. It aims to trigger innovation engagement and activation strategies to change the energy transition dynamics within a community setting, offering decentralized community energy.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
HYPE Innovation
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Many organizations struggle with aligning their innovation activities with their strategic business goals. More often than not, innovation efforts fail to align ideas with the potential contribution those ideas can make to an organization’s strategic goals.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Table of Content What is Voice of Customer (VoC) Research? Voice of Customer (VoC) research is defined as a systematic process of collecting and analyzing customer feedback, opinions, and preferences to gain insights into their needs, expectations, and overall satisfaction with a product, service, or brand. The primary goal of VoC research [.
Business Innovation Brief brings together the best content for business innovation and strategy professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Heather Torres's Porch Pumpkins became a smash hit after its launch in 2020. Read more about the founder's journey and how she seized an opportunity no one had.
Tullio Siragusa
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The Case for BOD Oversight Focused on Leadership: Good Leadership is Good Business I n most organizations, Board of Directors (BOD) have a myriad of oversight committees to ensure the company’s ethical, financial, and operational stability. While these committees cover everything from accounting to risk management, one important area is often overlooked — leadership accountability tied to employee satisfaction and engagement.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Table of Content What is Customer Engagement? Customer engagement is defined as the ongoing interaction and connection between a business or brand and its customers. It encompasses all the ways in which a company interacts with its customer base to build and maintain relationships, foster loyalty, and enhance the overall customer experience. [.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Having a well-crafted purpose statement really matters. Not only does it represent the organization’s aspirations, it also sends signals to employees about what the company stands for. It is the vital first step on the road to actually embedding and activating an authentic purpose. Yet leaders often struggle to articulate an appropriate and inspiring purpose statement due to a lack of guidance concerning the focus, scope, and form of expression they should aim for.
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.
Sopheon
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Innovation isn’t stagnant. There’s no resting on laurels or patting oneself on the back for extended periods. Or, as New England Patriots football coach Bill Belichick succinctly put it, “To live in the past is to die in the present.” That’s how Sopheon approached the development of our innovation management software Accolade 16.0, which launched today.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski We get what we measure and, generally, we measure what’s easy to measure and not what will build a bridge to the right behavior. Timeframe. If we measure people on a daily pitch, we get behavior that is maximized over eight hours.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Table of Content What is Employee Engagement Employee engagement is defined as the emotional and psychological connection that employees have with their work, their colleagues, and their organization. It goes beyond simple job satisfaction and encompasses the level of commitment, enthusiasm, and dedication that employees bring to their jobs. Engaged employees are [.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
It’s human nature to procrastinate — but it can be devastating for your future goals if you continually procrastinate on projects that are important but not urgent. In this article, the author offers five strategies to overcome procrastination on ambiguous but essential tasks: 1) Get clear on the vision. 2) Identify concrete steps. 3) Take (small) action. 4) Create forcing functions. 5) Limit competing distractions.
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.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
As we speak, the next Netflix is already hard at work — don't be the next Blockbuster in your industry!
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Many years ago, I walked into an Ace Hardware store to find a new hinge for a swinging door. When I showed the salesperson my broken hinge, he asked if I was open to a suggestion. He sold me a better hinge that was less expensive.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Table of Content What is Employee Feedback? Employee feedback is defined as a communication process in which employers or supervisors provide constructive comments and assessments to their employees about their performance, behavior, or other aspects of their work. The primary goal of employee feedback is to help employees understand how they are performing, [.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Technological advances and increasingly sophisticated ways of gathering and analyzing data are changing both the kinds of products and services companies can offer and are increasing competitive pressures. To meet the moment, this article argues that organizations may need to change the way they operate to innovate. Specifically, the authors suggest that companies should consider a version of RenDanHeYi.
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.
Brunner
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Last year, a healthcare client told me that they would need to stop tracking their paid advertisements due to new rules from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights. Many other healthcare organizations made the same decision. The OCR guidance aims to protect patient privacy by strictly enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — widely known as HIPAA — when it pertains to tracking user activity.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore We human beings like to believe we are special—and we are, but not as special as we might like to think. One manifestation of our need to be exceptional is the way we privilege our experience of consciousness.
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Open-source innovation (or simply ‘open innovation’) is developing into a core strategy for transformative growth amongst enterprise companies around the world. The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Companies are struggling with where to start with generative AI. The authors’ case studies, based on their growing global community of over 3,000 GenAI practitioners, point to a new category of work, more precise and actionable than “knowledge work.” They call it WINS Work — the places where tasks, functions, possibly your entire company or industry — are dependent on the manipulation and interpretation of Words, Images, Numbers, and Sounds (WINS).
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Kainexus
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
According to a study conducted by the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), businesses that prioritize process improvement experience an average of 20% increase in operational efficiency within the first year of implementation. Over five years, these organizations typically see a 40% reduction in production defects, a 30% decrease in operational costs, and a 25% boost in customer satisfaction.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
GUEST POST from Greg Satell A few years ago I bought a book that I was really excited about. It’s one of those books that created a lot of buzz and it was highly recommended by someone I respect. The author’s pedigree included Harvard, Stanford, McKinsey and a career as a successful entrepreneur and CEO.
Phil McKinney
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
We all know them, the people who constantly complain about everything. Nothing is ever good enough, from the weather to their job to their relationships. But have you ever stopped to think about how complaining affects your life? By focusing on the negative aspects of your life, you are allowing them to take center stage and dictate what you focus on and prioritize.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Too often, smaller companies are intimidated by the high costs, complexity, and long installation times that high-end smart factory systems can require. This is short-sighted. Companies can see big financial benefits by utilizing existing data and simpler technologies to reduce waste, labor costs, overhead, and utility expenses.
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.
Sopheon
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
In any project, the initiation phase is filled with optimistic budgets, benefits, and manageable risks.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
GUEST POST from David Burkus One of the most consistent findings in organizational behavior over the last decade has been just how significantly team performance is affected by psychological safety.
Phil McKinney
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Humans have always been driven by curiosity and the thirst for knowledge. The endless pursuit of knowledge has brought us to where we are today, from the invention of the wheel to space exploration. But while knowledge is power, it can also be a double-edged sword. Our quest for knowledge has moral and ethical implications that affect our lives and those of others around us.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The authors research found that people often overestimate the value of stock options when assessing a startup job offers. They incorrectly believe that a higher number of shares translates into superior compensation even when it doesn’t. Five steps can help you avoid this mistake.
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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
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