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Why It’s Impossible to Prove Your Innovation Will Succeed (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

Idea to Value

The allure of certainty is powerful. In fact, uncertainty is one of the strongest fundamental fears most people suffer from. Businesses often seek to prove that a new idea, product, or service will succeed before they commit resources to launching it. They invest heavily in surveys, focus groups, and predictive models, hoping to eliminate risk and ensure success.

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Using Blockchain to Build Customer Trust in AI

Harvard Business Review

Lessons from FICO.

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Relying on AI tools can reduce our ability for critical thinking

Idea to Value

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have revolutionized how we interact with technology, making tasks faster and more efficient. But as the convenience of these tools grows, so does a pressing question: are they impacting our ability to think critically? A new study titled AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking delves into this, examining how AI tools influence critical thinking through a phenomenon called cognitive offloading.

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How Much Supervision Should Companies Give AI Agents?

Harvard Business Review

AI agent autonomy is a conundrum. In many cases, supervision is needed in the form of a human in the loop to avoid disaster. Yet, you lose productivity gains if you impose excessive supervision on your agent. Too little latitude, and the agents capabilities are constrained to answering simple questions. Too much autonomy, and brand, reputation, customer relationships, and even financial stability are at risk.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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An Innovation Manager’s Role as System Architect

HYPE Innovation

Building a repeatable, scalable innovation capability often involves turning to well-established frameworks or standardsyet a standard alone doesnt magically elevate performance. The real game-changer lies in how leaders shape, introduce, and sustain these systems.

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Unscripted SEO interview with Ideascale CEO Nick Jain

IdeaScale

Jeremy Rivera recently sat down with Nick Jain, CEO of IdeaScale, for a discussion about the evolution of search, content strategy, and the future of SEO.

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Don’t Wait for Promotion Cycles to Advocate for Your Best Employees

Harvard Business Review

Tips for assigning the right projects and helping them get the recognition they deserve.

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Innovating Is Not Only an Option; It Is a Responsibility

HYPE Innovation

I SO 56001, the certifiable standard for innovation management systems, has now been published. This milestone represents over 15 years of collaborative efforts in international standardization. I have been fortunate to be involved in this project from the very beginning.

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Rethinking Leadership: The Transformative Power of Emotional Intelligence

Tullio Siragusa

Rethinking Leadership: The Transformative Power of Emotional Intelligence Its not every day you come across a conversation that makes you rethink how leadership and business intersect, but thats exactly what happened during an episode of The Bliss Business Podcast. We had the privilege of hosting Blair Carey, Managing Partner at Inside CRO, whose approach to emotional intelligence (EQ) offers a compelling roadmap for fostering trust, connection, and sustainable growth in the workplace.

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The Dark Side and the Shep Side of Customer Service

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Lets play a game. We can call it ‘Lousy Service Versus Good Service’, or a better title I came up with: ‘The Dark Side Versus the Shep Side’ ‘The Dark Side of Service’ is just bad.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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What is Lean? | Lean Business

Kainexus

The modern business landscape is full of buzzwords and passing management fads, so it isn't surprising if you hear of a new "methodology" and just let it go in one ear and out the other. However, it's a good idea to make an exception for Lean business management. The Lean approach is one of the most widely used structures for continuous improvement worldwide for good reasons.

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A Systems Approach — Changing Our Innovation Game and Mindsets

HYPE Innovation

My innovation journey started decades ago. Two pivotal events influenced my view of the world and how important innovation could be for a better one: (1) a course on designing systemic change about the Why, the What and the How of making change happen, and (2) participating in a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)-led academic research project. Notably, this research started in 1995, spanned two decades and resulted in important findings about how to build a capability for adjacent and breakt

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Is DevOps the Key to Successful AI Implementation?

Planview

What if the principles that transformed software development over the last decade could be the key to successfully implementing AI in your organization? In the latest Mik + One podcast , Dr. Mik Kersten, Chief Technology Officer at Planview, sat down with Patrick Debois, known as the “godfather of DevOps,” to explore this question. Their conversation reveals how DevOps practicesparticularly experience with managing unpredictable systems, scaling infrastructure, and evolving testing a

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Beating the Bougainvillea Blues

Innovation Excellence

Why cutting back can sometimes be the best innovation option GUEST POST from John Bessant Every year about this time we move southwards. Like very late swallows. Desperately seeking some of the yellow stuff to help recharge our solar cells and thaw out frozen fingers.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Mindfulness in the Workplace: A New Era of Leadership

Tullio Siragusa

Mindfulness in the Workplace: A New Era of Leadership When relentless innovation, rapid technological advances, and the constant pressure to meet KPIs, mindfulness may seem like a luxury. But as Ram Ganesan, co-founder of Kaboom AI, highlighted in a recent episode of The Bliss Business Podcast , it is exactly whats needed to foster sustainable success in todays high-pressure business environments.

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When Your Coworker Loses a Home

Harvard Business Review

What are the right things to do or say when your colleague loses a home in a disaster? You may worry about having the right words, but staying silent leaves a void. While theres no perfect answer every time, the authors, both of whom have experienced catastrophic damage and home loss, offer four recommendations: 1) Do reach out but dont expect a response; 2) Do offer direct help and expertise; 3) Do you research on ways to donate; and 4) Dont forget them in a month or even a year.

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How to Build a Lasting Innovation Management System with ISO 56001

HYPE Innovation

I n a world where innovation has often been equated with bursts of creativity or risky leaps of faith, organizations are starting to rethink their approach. The question on the table isnt just how to innovate, but how to sustain ithow to make innovation as predictable and enduring as financial planning or supply chain management.

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What is Radical Innovation? Examples, Stages, and Strategies for Success

Qmarkets

Radical innovation isnt just about thinking outside the boxits about creating an entirely new box. From the advent of the internet to the development of CRISPR gene-editing technology, this type of innovation has transformed industries and reshaped the way we live, work, and interact. As the acclaimed American management consultant Peter Drucker once said, If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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The Breakthrough Lifecycle

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Many experts suspect that the COVID crisis is receding into the background. It is, of course, hard to know for sure. There will continue to be debate and we will still need to have some mitigating measures in place.

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2025 Predictions for the Automotive Industry: A Software-Driven Future

Planview

The automotive industry is at a pivotal moment. As we enter 2025, automakers are navigating a rapidly shifting landscape shaped by technological innovation, electrification, and evolving consumer expectations. This year promises to bring transformative changes , driven by the software-defined vehicles (SDVs) challenge, the push to be profitable, and the convergence of automotive and technology ecosystems.

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Don’t Let Growth Muddle Your Company’s Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Companies often undertake investments or make decisions that slowly erode their original unique strategy or dilute the sharp boundaries that gave the firm its original clear identity. This happens because its not always clear to decision makers that the decision will dilute the core differentiation, there are many decisions that combine to dilute the differentiation, and managers are often motivated by short-term incentives to look for growth and profit opportunities.

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Providing the Building Blocks of the Ecosystem Building Model framework

Ecosystems4Innovating

Providing the full building blocks of the Ecosystem Business Model I share this outlined design frame here, clearly to advance Business Ecosystems and provide a framework that enables individuals, groups and (multiple) organizations to begin to organize their conversations into the building blocks to explain and build Ecosystem conversations. Business ecosystems are complex and often chase down challenges that potentially offer levels of uniqueness and significant improvement on what is existing

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Neural Networks: Transforming Industries Over the Next 5 Years

eZassi

Revolutionizing Industry: The Five-Year Impact of Neural Networks on Key Sectors Neural networks , the backbone of artificial intelligence, have progressed from theoretical frameworks to indispensable tools reshaping industries. These computational models, inspired by the human brain, excel at pattern recognition, predictive analytics, and automation, offering unparalleled solutions to complex challenges.

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Is it Time to ReLearn to Work?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore In white-collar industries where remote work is not only viable but often highly productive, we are still struggling to find a post-pandemic formula for integrating office attendance into our weekly routine. Continuing to waffle, however, does no one any good, so we need to get on with things.

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Portfolio Management Tools: Choosing the Right Solution for Strategic Success

Qmarkets

Managing multiple projects, investments, or initiatives can be daunting without the right tools. Research from the Project Management Institute (PMI) reveals that organizations using portfolio management techniques are 35% more likely to meet their objectives and deliver successful outcomes. With stakes this high, its no surprise that businesses across industries are adopting portfolio management tools to streamline decision-making and optimize resource allocation.

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To Jumpstart Creativity, Try These 8 Prompts

Harvard Business Review

In the age of generative artificial intelligence, human creativity matters more than ever. Indeed, most people in business agree that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth and valuable to society. Yet research shows that only one in four feel they are living up to their own creative potential. So how do you jumpstart your own and your teams creativity?

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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The 6 Strategic Predictions You Need to Make

BrainZooming

Future predictions are integral to active strategic planning. They also drive successful implementation. The types of predictions that youll need will vary, though, based on the stage youre at in developing strategy.

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Sustainability Innovation in Agriculture

eZassi

A Path to Sustainable Growth: Conservation and Biodiversity in Corporate Food Production In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of human activity, the corporate food industry stands at a critical crossroads. Agriculture and food production are among the largest contributors to biodiversity loss, deforestation, and climate change. Yet, they also hold immense potential to drive meaningful innovative change by embracing conservation-focused practices and prioritizing biodiversity

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5 Key Strategies To Unlocking Software Development Efficiency in Financial Services

Planview

Financial institutions are at a critical juncture, balancing the need to innovate quickly while ensuring operational stability. As digital transformation accelerates, technology leaders face unique challenges in optimizing software development and delivery. Misaligned work, excessive workloads, and rework are just a few productivity barriers impeding progress.

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Q-scout: Demo On Demand

Qmarkets

Want a quick overview of our continuous improvement software Q-optimize and how it drives a streamlined process to gather valuable improvements and adopt them as best practices across your business? Simply fill in the form and to watch our short video that walks you through the product and its features.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.