Business and Tech
APRIL 8, 2022
As work evolves into hybrid and remote models, companies must also evolve their thinking on recruitment, retention, and growth. The way we work is changing. Employees overwhelmingly prefer hybrid models of work and enjoy more power in the job market than ever before. The companies that adapt to this new reality successfully will be the ones that take investing in their employees seriously.
Destination Innovation
APRIL 8, 2022
Laurence Peter (1919-1990). The Peter Principle was expounded in the 1969 book of this name by Canadian educator, Laurence J. Peter. It states that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their level of incompetence. They are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent. They then stay there.
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Idea to Value
APRIL 7, 2022
In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast , we speak with Andy Binns, Co-Founder of Change Logic and author of Corporate Explorer: How corporations can beat startups at the innovation game. Andy has worked as a strategic advisor to Leaders for decades, with experience at McKinsey, IBM and now Change Logic. We speak about the myth of only startups being able to innovate, and what it takes for large corporations to be able to execute disruptive innovations.
Digital Tonto
APRIL 17, 2022
Stories have the power to unite us because their themes are universal. We can all relate to a hero, identify with their struggle and then revel in their triumph or, as is sometimes the case, learn a. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
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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?
IdeaScale
APRIL 28, 2022
Highlights Despite seeming to appear out of nowhere, most great innovations are the culmination of years or even decades of work from multiple entities. Innovation strategy should be built around the idea of industry-changing innovation taking years and broken into smaller, more manageable goals. A well-designed innovation platform can help you maintain the momentum and [.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 25, 2022
Harvard Research Suggests Pessimism Is Bad for Business. Replace pessimism with “calculated optimism” for better decision-making. Research from Harvard University looked at whether people were afraid of various situations or objects, such as being stuck in enclosed places or coming face-to-face with snakes. These same individuals were asked to estimate the number of fatalities each year for 12 different types of events, such as strokes, cancer, and floods.
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Destination Innovation
APRIL 12, 2022
Vulfpeck. Vulfpeck is an American funk band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was founded in 2011 by Jack Stratton. The band wanted to organize a tour for their small but loyal fan base. The problem was that they had no money to fund the costs of the tour. The traditional approaches to this issue were to raise money by crowdfunding or selling tickets in advance or selling enough downloads.
Idea to Value
APRIL 11, 2022
Do you know what is happening in your business? Not what is supposed to happen, but what is actually happening on the factory floor? For many managers and leaders, it may have been a while since they actually experienced what it is like where the action happens. Where the products they sell are manufactured, or where the services you offer are carried out.
Digital Tonto
APRIL 24, 2022
Traditionally, strategy has been seen as a game of chess. Wise leaders survey the board of play, plan their moves carefully and execute flawlessly. That’s always been a fantasy, but it was close. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
IdeaScale
APRIL 28, 2022
Highlights Despite seeming to appear out of nowhere, most great innovations are the culmination of years or even decades of work from multiple entities. Innovation strategy should be built around the idea of industry-changing innovation taking years broken into smaller, more manageable goals. A well-designed innovation platform can help you maintain the momentum and energy [.].
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.
Leapfrogging
APRIL 25, 2022
In 1998, Chuck Templeton started a company called EasyEats.com. I went to high school with Chuck. We discussed the business plan which included providing recipes, food critic review, and much more. He eventually honed the scope and changed the name to OpenTable. As you probably know, the company would become an icon for what it meant to create a two-sided marketplace business model.
Paul Hobcraft
APRIL 17, 2022
Delivering Future Impact on Performance. As demand is more volatile today what becomes more important is the work to be done , not the work done. Surprisingly Adam Smith identified this important difference back in 1776. This can be explained as the work done is the accumulated knowledge, which has built up and been embodied in the firm’s results with the innovations achieved in the past and is seen as the tangible capital.
Destination Innovation
APRIL 3, 2022
You are shown into a darkened room and seated in front of a table. You are told that there are 32 coins on the table, 12 are heads up and 20 are tails up. You cannot see anything in the dark. You can touch the coins but you cannot tell which show heads and which show tails. How can you divide the coins into two piles each of which will have an equal number of heads up?
Idea to Value
APRIL 22, 2022
For the past decade or so, one of the most popular ideas in innovation has been around Open Innovation. This is the practice of innovating and co-creation in collaboration with people outside of your company. So instead of trying to do all of your innovation activities within your departments and only launch the final product to the market when it is ready, examples of Open Innovation may include: Setting challenges where external parties or individuals can suggest solutions.
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Digital Tonto
APRIL 10, 2022
In a nutshell, we are talking about change more, but doing it less. That’s a problem. Managers who want to be seen as change leaders launch too many initiatives. Employees, for their part, get jaded. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
IdeaScale
APRIL 27, 2022
Highlights: The General Services Administration (GSA) founded the 10X program in 2017 to internally crowdsource ideas and new approaches. The GSA’s 10X program has been successful due to transparency, accepting failure as part of the process, and a willingness to discuss why ideas didn’t work. Providing the government with what it needs is an enormous [.].
Leapfrogging
APRIL 25, 2022
You get what you measure, so make sure you’re tracking the right things. I’ve seen a lot of organizations create strategies, programs, and projects focused on optimizing operations, streamlining processes, and driving innovation. Leadership teams put lots of energy coming up with the next big thing. But amazingly few teams think about how they’ll measure results.
Paul Hobcraft
APRIL 4, 2022
Making Sustainability central to our future innovation capability building will be through the adoption of taking on a new open ecosystem approach. Broader collaborations will become central for future organizations to find ways to cooperate, network and build relationships, that recognize the partnership value, to achieve a sustainable, future business that offers impact and connected design for customers to value, that meets their changing needs.
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
IdeaSpies
APRIL 12, 2022
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Idea to Value
APRIL 14, 2022
In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with Paul Ruppert. Paul is a veteran of the Telecommunications industry, and his companies have helped bring breakthrough technologies like worldwide mobile calling and SMS to the masses. In this interview, we speak about what it takes for companies to innovate in new markets, the challenges with new technology and whether you are better off being a first mover or fast follower.
Digital Tonto
APRIL 3, 2022
It is through managing complexity, not avoiding it, that we can most effectively impact the world. The truth is that uncertainty is only a problem if you try to control it. The framers of the US. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
IdeaScale
APRIL 21, 2022
IdeaScale is more than software. We believe innovation means working together to create positive change in the world. And while our tech does this, we also put these values into practice in how we conduct business. In 2020, IdeaScale became the first carbon-neutral innovation management solution by reducing our carbon footprint and giving back to [.].
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.
InnovationManagement
APRIL 6, 2022
In the modern world of business, innovation is both an equalizer and a differentiator. It can give tiny startups an edge over global conglomerates and enable industry leaders to develop competitive advantages. The post How to Create a Competitive Advantage Through Innovation appeared first on InnovationManagement.
Tullio Siragusa
APRIL 11, 2022
Design Thinking the People-centric Modern Organization. Designed thinking can be leveraged to create better and more empathy-based organizations. . Empathy, along with self-awareness are the most important cornerstones of emotional intelligence, and foundational to design thinking. . Through empathy, we can design products, and services for people. Ultimately creating systems that are user-centric and humane.
Christensen Institute
APRIL 19, 2022
Every year since 1993, on March 22 the United Nations has observed World Water Day. The day “celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water.”. This year was no different. Stakeholders wrote articles, held events, and gave speeches about the importance of water and its lack of access for many in our world.
Idea to Value
APRIL 1, 2022
I have long talked about how the human brain aims to be as efficient as possible. One of the ways it achieves this is by linking together networks that often work together and strengthening the connections between those neurons , as well as making those networks faster at working together. However, a new series of brain imaging studies by UCLA researchers has found that the brains of highly creative Big-C people may be wired differently.
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.
Michael Michalko
APRIL 3, 2022
It is not possible to think unpredictably by looking harder and longer in the same direction. When your attention is focused on a subject, only a few patterns dominate your thinking. These patterns produce predictable ideas no matter how hard you try. In fact, the harder you try, the stronger the same patterns become. If, however, you change your focus and combine your subject with something that is not related, different, unusual patterns are activated.
IdeaScale
APRIL 20, 2022
Creating a sustainable workplace has become a pressing concern for private and public entities alike. Reducing waste and carbon emissions demands new approaches, ideas, and strategies to develop momentum around sustainability, and a custom sustainability plan to fit each organization’s needs. Many workplaces have turned to idea sharing initiatives and brainstorming to craft business-specific approaches [.].
InnovationManagement
APRIL 22, 2022
Too often, leaders label projects as successes or failures based on budget and schedule expectations. Although time and cost are critical factors, they ignore whether the project delivered the expected benefits. The post How to Improve Return on Investment With a New Project Management Approach appeared first on InnovationManagement.
Tullio Siragusa
APRIL 25, 2022
Emerging Trends in Design Thinking Innovation. According to Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO, “Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”. Design Thinking was started as a process to create new technology and products.
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.
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