Destination Innovation

MARCH 18, 2024

Image by Stefan Keller on Pixabay Lateral thinking involves looking at things in different ways from everyone else. It means coming at the situation from the side rather than head on. It comprises thinking unconventional, heretical thoughts that challenge existing norms and the status quo. Here are thirty ways to foster your lateral thinking: Embrace Curiosity: Stay curious as you go through life.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The new age of flexible of work has encouraged a culture of overwork, which is proving to be harmful to the mental health of employees. In her new book, Never Not Working, Malissa Clark offers a three-step process for organizations to reverse this unhealthy relationship: 1) Assess your company’s baseline level of overwork and its origins; 2) Plan for incremental change by targeting places where change will be most effective soonest; and 3) Execute a trial experiment, learn, and iterate.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 18, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell I study innovators for a living. Every year, I interview dozens of men and women who’ve achieved remarkable things. For my own part, I publish about a hundred articles a year and my second book, Cascades, has sold well since coming out five years ago.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company. The results are always disappointing: a lot of creative ideas, but a failure to deliver meaningful growth. The root problem is the disconnect between strategy and innovation. To succeed, corporate innovation needs to be bounded by a clear set of strategic priorities that matter to the business.

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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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Entrepreneur - Innovation

MARCH 18, 2024

Dr. Kathrin Hamm, founder and CEO of sleep-wellness company Bearaby, wanted to find a solution for her sleeplessness — and the products on the market weren't cutting it.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The problem with an AI-first strategy lies not within the “AI” but with the notion that it should come “first” aspect. An AI-first approach can be myopic, potentially leading us to overlook the true purpose of technology: to serve and enhance human endeavors. Instead, the author recommends following 3Ps during an AI transformation: problem-centric, people-first, and principle-driven.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2024

Join us in Atlanta for an intimate and exclusive morning session with a handful of fellow innovation professionals. Hosted by our very own innovation expert Steve Reed and Founder and CEO of Arable Ventures Lisha Davis, this will be a forum to share and receive best practices with your peers over lunch and discover how dedicated innovation management software can help you deliver ongoing ROI for your organization.

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Brunner

MARCH 18, 2024

Would you be surprised to know today’s home buyers prefer exterior walls made of concrete or steel over traditional wood framing? Or that laundry rooms and home offices are now among the top features that influence a home buyer to pick home A over home B? Those findings and much more are packed into the 2024 “What Home Buyers Really Want” report , an essential source of customer insights for building supplies brands.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 18, 2024

In celebration of Women’s History Month, a very esteemed colleague of mine recently asked our team at the Institute if the theories we apply to issues in health care, education, and global prosperity could also be used to tackle some of the struggles women face every day, such as the gender pay gap or even more broadly, women’s rights. My first reaction was: absolutely.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2024

Join us in Barcelona on March 14 as we host an exclusive meetup event hosted by Qmarkets director of innovation solutions Emma Sendra. The session will be a unique opportunity to meet, network, and exchange ideas among esteemed peers in the field of innovation. You'll enjoy a lunch provided by Qmarkets while engaging with other innovation leaders, drawing inspiration from their initiatives, and sharing best practices about everything related to innovation management.

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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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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Expect people to test them.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

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