October, 2019

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Future-proof your organization with biomimicry thinking

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The Age of Innovation is Here to Stay, Are You Prepared for It?

Innovation Excellence

The Personal Computer and the Internet have, without a doubt, revolutionized business in the last 25 years. For most of us, it’s now impossible to think of the business world without all of the technology and the services built on top of these two innovations. Yet, what if these innovations are just teaser of what.

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Wrong Diagnosis means Wrong Remedy

Destination Innovation

We tend to revere our clinicians as towering experts in their fields. So how often do you think doctors misdiagnose? How often might your doctor tell you that you have some illness or condition, but it’s not right? For example, a doctor might diagnose the flu, but the patient really has something much more serious – like Lyme Disease. You might be surprised.

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Yes, Your Company Is Actually Discouraging Innovation

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Acknowledging the problem is the first step, folks.

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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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Today’s CIO: The Chief Innovation Officer

Daniel Burrus

Today’s world of business is not just changing—it’s transforming. The difference is that change is doing something in an incrementally different way, while transformation is doing something so drastically different that it becomes a qualitative shift. The fact that we began watching movies on VHS tapes that we’d have to rewind, then moved to DVDs that we didn’t have to rewind, followed by Blu-ray discs for enhanced quality—that’s a change.

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Types of Innovation – The Ultimate Guide with Definitions and Examples

Viima

Innovation can be a confusing topic because there are so many different kinds of innovations out there and everyone seems to use the term differently.

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Increasing innovation focus on the end-user segments within the energy transition story

Paul Hobcraft

Source of visual used: [link]. When you investigate and research the energy transition that is underway, the higher focus to date has been on the progress to replace fossil fuel with renewable power generation technologies. As crucial renewable energy solutions (wind, solar) are falling in price comparison, we are beginning to see clean energy solutions for industry, for the environment, and society, as a whole.

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What Pundits Predicting the Future Always Seem to Get Wrong

Innovation Excellence

Peter Thiel likes to point out that we wanted flying cars, but got 140 characters instead. He’s only partly right. For decades futuristic visions showed everyday families zipping around in flying cars and it’s true that even today we’re still stuck on the ground. Yet that’s not because we’re unable to build one. In fact.

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How to Use Design Thinking to Guide Your Company’s Innovation

Braineet

All great innovations start with a key question: How can you make life easier for your users or customers? No matter what industry you’re in, one of the best ways to approach problem solving is to start the innovation process by looking at what the user needs to have a great experience with the product … How to Use Design Thinking to Guide Your Company’s Innovation Read More ».

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Creating an innovation mindset in your organisation

100%Open

Five ways to begin…. What makes an organisation “innovative” and what can be done to help the people in it develop an innovation mindset? Well, what works for one organisation, may not work for another, and differences in internal and external constraints, tradition, reputation, budget, technical expertise and culture are just a few factors that can become barriers to innovation and progress.

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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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Is Your Strategy Being Hijacked?

Focused Momentum

In the recent Harvard Business Review article, Don’t Let Metrics Undermine Your Business , authors Michael Harris and Bill Tayler explore this question by taking a close look at how Wells Fargo’s strategy development and plan execution may have been a factor in enabling the horrible sales practices that cost it billions and possibly permanently tarnished its brand.

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Think like Charles Darwin

Destination Innovation

Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury in England in 1809. His grandfather was Erasmus Darwin, a renowned doctor, scientist and poet. His father was a doctor who wanted Charles to become either a doctor or a clergyman and he was disappointed when his son chose a career in natural science. Charles graduated from Cambridge University whereon his botany professor John Henslow suggested that he take a position as the official naturalist aboard HMS Beagle, a ship that was due to take a five year sci

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Book Review: What about the Future? by Fred Phillips

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm returning today to one of my favorite activities - a book review. Good books are simply too rare, and good books about topics important to innovators are unfortunately even more rare. However, I'm happy to say that I've just read a book about understanding the future that should be read by anyone interested in foresighting, forecasting or scenario planning.

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Dimension 1 for successful innovation: Leadership and commitment

Exago

Part of our guide to innovating successfully in 2020, the first must-have dimension of any winning innovation programme is the leadership vision and commitment of a company's innovation leader. The post Dimension 1 for successful innovation: Leadership and commitment appeared first on Exago.

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How To Select the Right Software for Innovation Management

Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!

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Five Benefits of a Diverse Innovation Team

IdeaScale

Many voices lead to stronger teams.?. Diversity and inclusion are good ideas on many levels, but they can also drive your innovation strategy. Here’s why a diverse innovation team leads to better products. Diversity Drives Performance The most basic answer is right there in the data. In study after study , companies with more diverse workforces, from the C-suite and board down to the interns, show more growth, productivity, and efficiency.

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Accelerating Innovation in the Energy Transition Journey

Paul Hobcraft

[link]. What fascinates me presently is the energy transition currently being undertaken, due to the enormous amount of innovation options being considered and applied. New technologies are changing the very nature of how energy is going to be produced and delivered over the next ten to twenty years. When you consider how vital energy is to society anywhere in the world, you realize what a significant time this is to curb the carbonization and radically resign the system based on renewables and

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This blew my mind: Mercury is the closest planet to Jupiter

Idea to Value

I love learning facts that challenge long-held assumptions and teach me to see things in a new way. Today, I learned something which seems completely counterintuitive, which is which planets in our solar system are actually the shortest distance from another. For example, we all learned the sequence of planets, showing how far away they are from the sun: Mercury.

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Are Gas Stations the Future of Starbucks?

Braden Kelley

Recently the Seattle Times published an article from the Washington Post highlighting a gas station in Maryland that has made the bold move of turning off its gas pumps and installing electric charging stations in their place.

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How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

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

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All your data are belong to us

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm riffing today on an old meme - "all your base are belong to us" - the poorly worded alert in a game that was released years ago. The message was meant to inform the player that all of his or her bases were lost to the enemy. The statement became a rather interesting theme in the gamer community, and was often seen on T-shirts back in the day. Perhaps even today?

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How bad ideas can lead to good ideas

Exago

Most people will have heard the basic mantra of brainstorming: there is no such thing as a bad idea. With this premise in mind, people are encouraged to share any idea without fear of ridicule or judgement. While some concepts may not be achievable, these so-called ‘bad ideas’ can often be necessary stepping stones to good ones. The post How bad ideas can lead to good ideas appeared first on Exago.

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Effective Digital Managers Build Ecosystems for Innovation

IdeaScale

The digital workplace is increasingly faster-paced, with a speed-to-market mindset that doesn’t allow a leisurely pace or ignorance of digital advances. Speed-to-market is a primary driver for innovation.?. Harvard Business School Professor Linda A. Hill talked to the Harvard Business School publication Working Knowledge about embracing the digital transformation and creating an innovation management strategy based on “ecosystems” of innovation.

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The Digitization of Energy

Paul Hobcraft

We are on the cusp of a new digital era in energy. Digital technology has been involved in the energy system for decades. What is new, is the pace of digitalization occurring through technological innovation, providing solutions that enable the energy system to be transformed? Digitalization across the energy landscape is determining the system-wide changes of connectivity; it is linking, monitoring, aggregating, and controlling assets to cause a fundamental “blurring” between who supplies and w

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

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.

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Podcast S3E43: Joshua Seth – The importance of letting go of expectations

Idea to Value

In the premier podcast episode of Season 3, we speak with world-famous voice actor and keynote speaker Joshua Seth. Joshua has been the voice of characters in over 100 animated TV shows and movies and has a diverse background across creative disciplines like music, theatre, and stage illusions. In today’s episode, we talk about how we need to become more comfortable letting go of expectations in order to unleash our innate creativity.

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The WeWork Debacle Is Just A Symptom Of A Much Larger Problem

Digital Tonto

Why would investors value a conventional real estate business model like a software company? Because Silicon Valley investors tend to misjudge the physical economy. Related posts: 5 Business Lessons. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Data-driven or insights inspired?

Jeffrey Phillips

As the phenomenon of digital transformation continues to unfold, we need to be wary of certain absolutes that will work their way into our language, our thinking and our consciousness. It's common, especially in the early stages of any emerging trend for new ideas and new thinking to take on more meaning than is intended, and eventually to become accepted facts rather than the conjectures or ideas that they really are.

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How to innovate successfully in 2020

Exago

The need to innovate has never been more pressing, and innovation managers must be well-equipped to be able to overcome their (and their companies’) most demanding challenges. We will be sharing the 6 essential dimensions that no innovation programme can do without in the coming year. The post How to innovate successfully in 2020 appeared first on Exago.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

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.

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IdeaScale’s Open Nation 2019 Set to Inspire Innovation

IdeaScale

The spotlight will be on creativity, communication, inspiration, and innovation leadership at Open Nation 2019, IdeaScale’s annual conference set for Oct. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. Organizers have jam-packed at least a dozen seminars led by some of the most influential innovation leaders at top organizations into this two-day event. Presenters include NASA, the United States Air Force, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Freddie Mac, and the United Way.

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Continuing the Energy Transition Journey

Paul Hobcraft

Source: [link]. This week I have had one of those most intense periods of researching and then absorbing the material around different energy issues. Everywhere you turn, you stumble across reports on one aspect or another of the energy transformation we are undertaking. I am looking at this energy transition through the eyes of the innovator, as it offers so much in new solutions and designs that any innovator would love to be part of.

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The Age of Innovation is Here to Stay, Are You Prepared for It?

Idea to Value

The Personal Computer and the Internet have, without a doubt, revolutionized business in the last 25 years. For most of us, it’s now impossible to think of the business world without all of the technology and the services built on top of these two innovations. Yet, what if these innovations are just teaser of what is to come in the next couple of decades: the next golden age of innovation?

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What Google’s Quantum Supremacy Means For The Future

Digital Tonto

Quantum computing isn’t just a more powerful version of today’s technology, it is a fundamentally different way of computing that will be applied to very different tasks. Related posts: Here’s What. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.