Exago
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are still failing to innovate, and those that don’t keep up with the creative and innovative pace will inevitably fall behind.The intense competition that SMEs face requires them to reconsider their competitive positions and embrace innovation to enhance business competitiveness. The post Why are medium enterprises still failing to innovate?
Jeffrey Phillips
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Let's get this right out there early: I am a huge U2 fan. From their earliest albums like October and Boy to their latest efforts, I'm a big supporter (well Zooropa not so much, but every great artist has at least one significant flub). On the other hand, I've never much cared for Madonna. Too packaged, too commercial, too much a formula it seems to me.
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Paul Hobcraft
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
For me, there is never enough talked about innovation risk. Innovation is held back so often because the quantification of risk cannot fit into an organization’s current assessment and measurements of risk. It is often too intangible, full of unknowns as the very nature of anything new and different. Innovation risk leaves many executives very uncomfortable.
IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Today we continue our discussion of the opportunities presented for innovation in the nonprofit sector, by looking at two other ways to influence innovation capabilities. Promote innovation as an organizational value. Making innovation one of the primary concerns for the organization would be very beneficial for keeping up with the demands of the ever-changing scenarios nonprofits face on a daily basis.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Idea to Value
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
It’s my honor to announce that I will be one of the featured workshop leaders at the upcoming Innov8rs conference in Sydney , Australia, from the 25th -27th September 2018. I will be joining over 40+ other live speakers at this amazing conference. It is a lineup full of innovation experts and practitioners, and the focus of the conference is on learning what techniques and insights are making a difference in some of the most innovative organisations in Australia and the region.
Jeffrey Phillips
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
In what may seem a bit of sour grapes, since my own hometown lost in a close race to Austin for the site of the Army Futures Command, I'd like to think through what's right, and more importantly, what's potentially wrong, with the Army Futures Command. And I'd like to suggest that many of the factors that will cause the Army Futures Command to struggle are also issues that every large company also faces.
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IdeaScale
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A great deal of thought has been given to office design. Company leaders are constantly trying to create a workplace that improves employee happiness, productivity, and creativity. To add fuel to that fire, in a recent survey of over 2,500 U.S. professionals , “Eighty-two percent of participants said that a workplace must exhibit innovative design in order to truly foster a culture of innovation where they can do their best thinking.
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
To create a new future, you first have to imagine it Related posts: The Incredible New World of Augmented Reality. 3 Crucial Challenges that are Shaping the Future of Business. The Future of the. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
InnovationManagement
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Often managers make two distinct and completely opposite sets of mistakes when they’re tasked with managing highly creative employees. By means of their leadership approach, they either don’t acknowledge the uniqueness of their creative employees or they take the recognition too far and essentially create inappropriate expectations and division within their workplace.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
These Innovation Killers are insidious behaviors that you need to get rid of now! After 30 years of watching and helping companies that struggle with innovation I’ve realized that there are a few things that most often stand in the way of innovation. I call them the Innovation Killers; they stealthily eliminate that vast majority.
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
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Switzerland takes the first place in the rating of the World Intellectual Property Organization on the level of innovation development. This is the sixth time that the country has achieved the top five. This year, Sweden takes the second place, while Great Britain takes the third one. How have they achieved these results? Here are five reasons for their success.
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
The future is not digital Related posts: The Silicon Valley Myth. When Corporations Fund Startups, Both Can Win. We Need To Revive Innovation And Entrepreneurship In America. Here’s How We Can Make. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
InnovationManagement
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Artificial Intelligence, like other digital transformations, have been commemorated in the field of customer experience for many years. However, it’s now the rage and this technology has been touching the sky. Today, the AI technology with its potential to mimic the human interactions have been so widely embraced by both the customers and brands that there’s no denying the fact that the AI in customer experience marriage will definitely work.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Stories of innovation usually follow a simple, but common narrative. Someone gets an idea, figures out how to make it work and changes the world. Yet that is rarely how it actually happens. Far more often, someone comes up with a great idea and it never gets off the ground because no one is willing.
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Viima
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Innovation management is a diverse topic with many different layers and dimensions. Although innovation itself is often seen as an abstract concept, it’s a multidisciplinary field of study and has a number of different models, theories and frameworks.
Innocentive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
When people think of NASA, they think of innovation, creativity and pushing the boundaries of what is humanly possible. It’s the organization that put a man on the moon, is actively pursuing a mission to Mars, and, through various R&D contracts, helped develop a variety of consumer technology that includes temper foam, LASIK, scratch-resistant lenses and invisible braces.
InnovationManagement
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
In the business world of the modern day, your company either stays ahead of the curve or falls behind. Advertising is one of the best ways to get consumers engaged with a company, but advertisements often annoy the public.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
We thought it would be a fun summer activity to pull together a list of the top innovation personalities and information sharers on twitter. We knew we follow a lot of great innovation people on twitter (including a lot of the great Innovation Excellence authors) and we were curious to see who you follow or.
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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
Focused Momentum
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
At times, we all must make tough choices in the present to prepare for long-term success. All too often we delay acting to change the status quo possibly hoping the issue it will resolve itself. When we take this “let’s just wait and see” course, we don’t protect anything, and we can put something very valuable at risk.
Rmukesh Gupta
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Who is on the show: In this episode, we speak with Anne Sugar. She is an executive coach and speaker who has advised top leaders at companies like TripAdvisor, Sanofi Genzyme and Havas, She also serves as an executive coach for Harvard Business School Executive Education. Why is she on the show: . Dorie Clark recommended that we should host Anne and that she will have a lot of insights that can help us.
helloFUTURE
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
What better in innovation, thought experiments or real experiments? Many people, from philosophers to scientists, use thought experiments to determine the outcome of a hypothesis. In many of our innovation, targeted IP generation and futurist sessions, we generate ideas which can be considered hypothesis (although our futurist program typically uses thought experiments to generate a … The post When Is The Best Time To Experiment?
100%Open
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Dear friends, clients, partners and Associates, It’s been almost 9 years since Roland and I setup 100%Open and what an incredible journey it’s been. Open innovation is not for the faint-hearted and being one of the first agencies to start working in this space, I was fortunate to find in Roland both a courageous and steadfast partner. Together we’ve had the privilege of helping both businesses and governments all over the world learn about, embrace and adopt open innovation into the fabric of th
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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 8 as part of our FREE email newsletter. Did your favorite make the cut? But enough delay, here are August’s twenty most.
Rapid Innovation in digital time
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
INFINITI has recently opened the INFINITI LAB, dedicated to “world’s boldest innovators as they work to advance our lives”. Darren gives us an hand to explore the LAB.
Beyond the Obvious
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
The first stage of FIRE, Focus, is about doing a thorough but organized search, so you don’t inadvertently ignore a critical area of discovery. Successful innovation is the translation of better ideas into something, such as a product, that is real. If you are focused in your approach, you will be able to decide if […].
Innocentive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Agreeableness is one of the Big Five Personality Traits that are occasionally referred to as the Dimensions of Personality. It’s also quite a controversial trait for many in the business world. While it’s generally accepted that agreeable people – those who are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm, and considerate – are pleasant to be around, clinical phycologists maintain the personality trait, while great for social interactions, is not always the best for business, particularly f
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.
Innovation Excellence
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Innovations in technology are evolving so rapidly that the sci-fi depictions we dreamed of as children are becoming reality. Cars that drive themselves, mini personal computers with touch screens populate our pockets, and now, virtual reality is becoming increasingly more common — so common, in fact, that professionals of all types are beginning to rely.
IdeaConnection
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
The adoption of artificial intelligence solutions by many industries continues apace. According to the McKinsey Global Institute , about 70% of companies worldwide will embrace at least one form of AI by the year 2030. One sector currently experiencing a surge in the development of AI tools and research into their utility is health and medicine. A new study has found that AI can predict the risk of death in patients with heart disease better than existing models designed by medical experts.
Rmukesh Gupta
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Watch Tina Seelig , a Stanford professor, teaching entrepreneurship, talk about how to make our own luck. Its a simple two step process: . Take small risks and go outside our your comfort zone. Look at everything you experience through a lens of possibility. . Small 11 min video but when implemented can make a big impact on our lives. Watch it here. .
InnovationManagement
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Over the past few months I have been spending time with a range of Australian companies, getting to better understand their business models and approaches to innovation. While there is plenty of good news for the Australian economy and innovation practices ( see my previous article ), there is a justified sense of concern that the economy will not be able to maintain sustained, robust growth as the global economy transitions into an era of exponential competition.
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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