Tue.Aug 08, 2023

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Focusing on the Learning Components of the Composable Innovation Framework

Paul Hobcraft

Within the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework lies the core, the different innovation stacks, and the learning components. Here, I want to briefly talk about the importance of the learning components that support the innovation design and especially the different innovation stacks. The elements of the innovation stack are designed to support innovation’s core tasks, including learning, absorbing, assessing knowledge management, creativity, design, experimentation, and testing.

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4 Strategies to Prepare for a Late-Career Shift

Harvard Business Review

If you’re a senior professional who has decided to change careers, how will you compete in a new field with younger competition? Will prospective employers immediately dismiss you as a candidate because you’re overqualified? The author presents four strategies to use if you’re preparing to switch gears later in your career: 1) Own your age enthusiastically; 2) Identify multigenerational connections within your network; 3) Be prepared to 10X your job search; and 4) Practice your answers to tough

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Embrace the Hard: The Secret to a Fulfilling Life

Phil McKinney

We all want an easy life. We want to coast by without obstacles, challenges, or pain. However, the truth is that easy does not equal happiness or success. It is not natural to avoid the hard. Whether it is a tough workout, a daunting work project, or facing personal demons, hard brings opportunities to grow and learn. It promises to prepare us for the future that we want and to allow us to reach our potential.

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How to Attract the Right Shareholders

Harvard Business Review

Many companies go about investor relations all wrong, pitching their companies and plans to whatever audience they can and hoping some shareholders will buy in. This approach wastes time and valuable resources building relationships with the wrong shareholders who do not bring the right competencies, connections, and commitment to a business. Managers tasked with investor relations often believe their role is to “sell” the business — or the strategy the company pursues — with the sole goal of re

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of July 2023

Innovation Excellence

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

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How a Global Brewing Company Explored the Cannabis Market

Harvard Business Review

How Molson Coors formulated its strategy for entering the cannabis beverages business.

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The VC Fund Closing Equity Gaps — and Making Money

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Kapor Capital’s founders on what drives them and their investment choices.

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Episode 15 Psychological Safety, Cognitive Diversity, Trust & Fear in Innovation

IM Insights

About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Susie Braam and Ed Essey , two seasoned innovators. The episode takes you on a corporate innovation journey, covering how to define innovation and tips and tricks on how to measure it. The discussion sheds light on both innovation blockers and enablers, exploring concepts like psychological safety, cognitive diversity, trust, and fear.

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The Secret to Leading Highly Collaborative Teams

Harvard Business Review

You can improve your team dynamics if you understand the people you manage.

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Episode 15 The Fruit Tree Analogy: Cultivating Business Value at Microsoft Garage

IM Insights

About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Susie Braam and Ed Essey , two seasoned innovators. The episode takes you on a corporate innovation journey, covering how to define innovation and tips and tricks on how to measure it. The discussion sheds light on both innovation blockers and enablers, exploring concepts like psychological safety, cognitive diversity, trust, and fear.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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.

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Q&A: Unveiling the power of value networks in K–12 education

Christensen Institute

Have you ever helped introduce a groundbreaking educational idea, only to see it fizzle out or get watered down? You’re not alone. Ideas like competency-based education, project-based learning, experiential learning, self-directed learning, and flexible blended learning all hold promise for improving student’s outcomes and experiences. Yet time and again, their actual implementation proves tricky in most settings.