Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Building Innovation Ecosystems can tackle unique challenges How do we differentiate (traditional) approaches of Innovation to (evolving) Innovation Ecosystems? Is your innovation process closed only to you? Or have you gone to being more open in innovation with outside selected partners? Well we do need to move beyond both of these and start thinking and designing with Innovation Ecosystems.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 16, 2024
When done right, AI can not only improve short-term productivity of organizations but can also increase their long-term performance by expanding the space of opportunities the organization considers by supporting learning, increasing intellectual diversity, and enhancing organizational culture. That is, it can increase the organization’s collective intelligence.
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IdeaScale
OCTOBER 3, 2024
What Is The War On Innovation The "War on Innovation" is the ongoing battle against a range of obstacles that slow or block technological and business advancements.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Mastering the art of smoothing out workplace wrinkles is a must for any boss. It helps you create a peaceful vibe at work and makes sure your crew is working together like a well-oiled machine. Handling Workplace Tiffs Fights at work can pop up from everywhere—like differing personalities, work habits, or opinions. Tackling these squabbles fast and smartly is key to keeping your team humming along.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce
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.
Digital Tonto
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Most of the time, we operate with a manager mindset and that works fine. We build consensus and execute with predictable outcomes. Our colleagues are motivated, customers are satisfied and everybody is happy. In an era of disruption, however, it’s only a matter of time until we need to adapt and drive transformation. That’s never easy. To pull it off we need to shift from a manager mindset to a changemaker mindset in which we no longer assume an environment of predictability but explore unknowns
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Most companies are full of really busy people, which makes it hard to slow down and focus on trying new things. At the same time, stopping everything to focus on innovation can leave day-to-day tasks neglected. So, how can leaders make sure workers are able to balance operational necessities with innovation? Four strategies can help: 1) Clearing the “process debt” that’s blocking innovation time; 2) Subtracting something old before you add something new; 3) Putting innovation at the top of the l
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Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Buttons & Threads: Applying a Modern Ecosystem Perspective In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the “buttons and threads” concept perhaps is a powerful metaphor for understanding and designing interconnected business ecosystems. This updated perspective integrates technological advancements and business practices to illustrate how organizations can thrive in a network-centric world.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Figuring out team conflicts is super important for any organization aiming to succeed. When your team members clash, it can mess with productivity, bring down morale, and affect the company vibe. Jumping on these issues quickly helps create a chill work environment and can even flip tricky situations into chances for improvement. Brushing aside arguments in the team often results in ongoing grumbling and poor teamwork.
Digital Tonto
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Many managers spend a lot of time and energy designing compensation schemes to incentivize performance. Yet as Daniel Pink explained in Drive, decades of studies show incentive pay often decreases productivity, especially for tasks that require creative thinking. He argues that the best way to motivate people is to give them opportunities for autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 14, 2024
A bi-annual poll of U.S. marketing leaders found that social media investments have declined to their lowest level in seven years. An analysis of poll data suggests that lack of strategy fit, weak returns, and new competition from retail media may help explain this dip. Researchers leverage their findings to offer suggestions to marketers on how to overcome past strategy misalignment in order to continue to benefit from social media’s immediacy and pervasiveness, including through the use of Gen
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IdeaScale
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Table of Contents What is Team Engagement? Team Engagement is defined as o the level of enthusiasm, commitment, and motivation that team members have toward their work and their organization. It’s a crucial aspect of organizational success and productivity.
Faisal Hoque
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The core value of humanity is our ability to make choices about what matters to us. AI will have all manner of effects over the course of its development. Faced with this, it is important to ask a simple question: should we care about all of those effects? In short, the answer is no. But how do we get there? Let’s imagine that one of the effects of AI is that autocomplete functionality increases the usage of the letter “s” in English-language text and chat messaging by 8%.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Getting a handle on team conflict is key for anyone leading a group. This part explains what team conflict is all about and how it affects the beat of your workplace. Understanding the Nature of Team Conflict Team conflict pops up when team members butt heads or can’t see eye to eye. It might be due to clashing personalities, different ways of doing things, or conflicting goals.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 13, 2024
GUEST POST from Pete Foley In this blog, I return and expand on a paradox that has concerned me for some time. Are we getting too good at innovation, and is it in danger of getting out of control? That may seem like a strange question for an innovator to ask.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 9, 2024
The traditional approach to leadership is best described as the pursuit and maintenance of power over people. However, this isn’t the most effective method. The “leading through” paradigm engages middle managers and employees of all levels so that leadership is a collaborative effort which leaves everyone feeling valued, seen, and in turn, more motivated.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Innovation thrives in environments where creativity and collaboration intersect. However, to harness the full potential of a diverse community, organizations need tools that ensure ideas are not only plentiful but also relevant and actionable. This is where Ideascale’s Incoming Moderation feature comes into play.
Rmukesh Gupta
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Premise One of the things that every leader is expected to do is to find ways to drive significant value from their teams. Good leaders are always trying to look for opportunities that can unlock significant value creation. If you know me at all, you know that I am a big fan of the work done by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, the creator of the “Theory of Constraints“ He had this belief that the biggest constraint that any business faces is Management attention.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Good vibes among team players lay down the groundwork for a solid team. When respect and trust float around—and conversations are chill—folks feel more inclined to throw their thoughts into the mix. This groove in idea-sharing fuels collaboration and boosts the team toward its goals. Think about it this way: Keep things real and encourage honesty. Listen up and show you care.
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.
Qmarkets
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Corporate venturing has become a crucial strategy for businesses aiming to drive innovation and stay competitive. By engaging with startups or launching new business initiatives, companies can tap into fresh ideas, cutting-edge technologies, and untapped market opportunities. However, simply launching corporate venturing activities isn’t enough—embedding these efforts into an organization’s broader innovation strategy is essential for long-term success.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Silicon Valley often touts rapid scaling as the best strategy for achieving startup success. However, new research reveals that scaling early, particularly within the first 12 months, significantly raises the risk of startup failure, especially for two-sided platforms. The key takeaway for entrepreneurs: Be cautious with early scaling and prioritize a culture of experimentation.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 3, 2024
In today’s education landscape, schools and universities are under increasing pressure to do more with less. Whether it’s optimizing budgets, improving operational efficiency, or enhancing the student experience, maximizing return on investment (ROI) is a top priority for educational institutions.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 8, 2024
GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You know that asking questions is essential. After all, when you’re innovating, you’re doing something new, which means you’re learning, and the best way to learn is by asking questions.
Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight
As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Team tussles can feel like trying to juggle live, squawking parrots, but knowing how they affect everything is key to fixing them. If you let team spats sit, that can tank productivity, sour the mood, and skyrocket everyone’s stress. Messy conflicts can stop work in its tracks, mess up teamwork, and even have folks heading for the exit. Check out what happens when conflicts are left to fester: Triggering Team Conflict The Domino Effect Decreased Productivity You miss deadlines and output d
Qmarkets
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Innovation doesn’t happen by accident. Behind every groundbreaking product or service is a well-structured process that transforms creative ideas into actionable solutions. This process, known as ideation, plays a pivotal role in helping companies generate new concepts, solve problems, and stay competitive. Yet, many leaders struggle to harness the full potential of their teams’ creativity.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Deep-tech innovation, which harnesses advanced scientific understanding to create groundbreaking technologies, has seen significant growth — and investment — over the past decade. But investors and leaders who pivot into deep tech also face a steep learning curve, as it presents unique challenges: prolonged R&D periods, high upfront costs, and stringent regulatory landscapes.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 2, 2024
In an exciting development for the field of astronomy, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation have announced co-funding for two pioneering AI research institutes dedicated to astronomical sciences. This initiative aims to enhance our understanding of vast astronomical data, making it more accessible and intelligible across several partner universities.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 7, 2024
GUEST POST from Greg Satell There’s an old adage that says we should never let a crisis go to waste. The point is that during a crisis there is a visceral sense of urgency and resistance often falls by the wayside. We certainly saw that during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leapfrogging
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Getting a grip on what stirs up trouble within your team is vital if you’re going to manage conflicts like a pro. Let’s break down what starts these disputes and how they mess with how well everyone’s doing their job. Sources of Team Conflict Trouble can pop up from all sorts of places, throwing off the groove your team has got going.
Planview
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The automotive sector is undergoing a paradigm shift, transitioning from its traditional hardware focus to a software-centric industry. To remain relevant and competitive, automotive companies must embrace digital transformation across their operations. Adapting to technological innovations and making strategic decisions is key to thriving in this rapidly evolving environment.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 9, 2024
A study of 146 companies that conducted layoffs showed that it often takes years — not months — for engagement, morale, and loyalty to rebound.
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