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Research: 4 Ways Employees Respond to DEI Initiatives

Harvard Business Review

A critical factor influencing the effectiveness of DEI initiatives is how employees respond to them. Traditionally, employee responses have been overly simplified as “resistors,” who complicate or hinder DEI initiatives, or “supporters” of DEI, who facilitate their implementation. Recent research suggests employee reactions can be broken down into four categories: excited supporters, calm compliers, torn shapers, and discontented opponents.

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Artificial Intelligence is a No-Brainer

Innovation Excellence

Why innovation management needs co-intelligence GUEST POST from John Bessant Long fuse, big bang. A great descriptor which Andrew Hargadon uses to describe the way some major innovations arrive and have impact.

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How to Integrate Cloud, Data, and AI Technologies — and Make Your Company More Adaptable

Harvard Business Review

Building a strong, flexible “digital core” that integrates cloud, data, and AI technologies to serve as an interconnected foundation for your company is the key to future growth. It is your means of supporting the current business drive toward efficiency and effectiveness, while remaining flexible enough to respond to the new needs of the organization and quickly adopt and scale the latest technology innovations.

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Explore the Best Operational Excellence Model | KaiNexus

Kainexus

" Operational excellence begins with having the right strategy, but it's realized through relentless focus on execution and continuous improvement. " Jeff Bezos - Amazon Operational excellence is crucial for business leaders aiming for continuous improvement because it establishes a framework for consistently delivering high-quality products and services while optimizing processes and reducing waste.

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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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The Risks of Botshit

Harvard Business Review

Botshit — made-up, inaccurate, and untruthful chatbot content that humans uncritically use for tasks — can pose major risks to your business in the form of reputational damage, incorrect decisions, legal liability, economic losses, and even human safety. Yet, it’s unlikely that chatbots are going away. How can you manage these risks while taking advantage of the benefits of promising new tools?

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What the latest BCG report tells us about what leaders need to do to build innovation capability

Cris Beswick

Innovation has never been a higher priority for companies, yet most struggle to deliver on their aspirations. BCG’s 2024 global innovation survey found that 83% of companies rank innovation as a top-3 priority. However, innovation readiness has plummeted, with just 3% of companies scoring in the “ready zone” on BCG’s innovation maturity benchmark, down from 20% in 2022.

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Brands Need a B2B Content Strategy to Connect with Stealth Business Buyers

Brunner

Use an Audience-First Approach to Create B2B Content that’s Valuable, Relevant and Helpful for B2B Buyers As a B2B marketer looking to build awareness, generate leads or drive sales, it’s essential that you know how your prospective customers navigate the buying process, especially what information they need to get to “yes.” Today’s business buyers take an increasingly stealthy approach by doing their own research long before they get in touch with you — if they ever make contact.

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2024 Innovation Resources Summer Edition: Entrepreneurial Books, Podcasts and Tools

Innovators Alliance

The greatest resource at Innovators Alliance is the wealth and experiences of our members. As a community for entrepreneurs, we put a particular emphasis on innovation and the opportunity to share experiences and gain inspiration from others. Earlier this year we updated our IA Member Check-in process to include a question that asked members about their recommended entrepreneurial books, podcasts and tools.

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How to Embrace Ambiguity When Making Decisions

Harvard Business Review

An approach to decision making that avoids the pitfalls of reductive thinking.

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Copyright and AI. It Matters!

Linda Bernardi

While one may think it is entertaining to witness GenAI companies train their AI systems using content from others, these companies may: (1) be intentionally aware, (2) simply don’t care, or (3) even know what training data sets they are using. However, IT MATTERS A LOT! Let me build a hypothetical scenario: I spent years researching and writing my two books that were published over the period of a decade.

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

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.

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The VC Quiet Shrinking: Part I

Linda Bernardi

I am a huge fan of venture capital and the impact that VC funding at all stages has on spurring innovation, building products, and enabling us to be where we are today. The VC world is evolving rapidly, but perhaps not for the best. Here is why: The term ‘Quiet’ perfectly depicts what is happening in the worldwide VC sector today. Not including the insane Gen AI investments and hyper-inflated valuations, the remainder of the VC world in 2023 and 2024 is having two not-so-great years.

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