Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Status bias is the term used to describe the unfortunate fact that communications such as ideas, proposals and papers are often judged not on their merits but on the status of the originator. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck in Austria carried out a study in which they sent out the same academic paper to three groups of reviewers. The first set of reviewers were told the paper was written by Vernon Smith, winner of the Nobel Memorial prize for Economic Studies.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Sometimes, innovation teams will attempt to show fake success in order to hide their real struggles. Have you ever heard of a Potemkin village? According to historical stories, in 1787 Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski of Russia was tasked with settling more Russians into the land of Crimea, which at that time had just been annexed from the Ottoman Empire in 1783.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Finding the new building blocks of innovation ecosystem design and thinking. Why change our thinking and designing around innovation ecosystems?“. For me, ecosystem thinking and design offer fresh ways for accelerating mutual learning, and through this innovation, outcome potential for sharing and knowledge building. As we build an understanding of the power of digital platforms and ecosystem thinking, we can see gains and new values and realize different opportunities denied to us in the past b

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

In 2013, the political scientist Moisés Naím published The End of Power, in which he argued that because of the increase in mobility and technology and decrease in poverty, the power of institutions was diminishing. Power hadn’t ended exactly but, as he put it, power was becoming “easier to gain but harder to use or keep.”. However, in his more recent book, The Revenge of Power, Naim points out that autocrats, governments, corporations and other institutions have been able to combine hard power,

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Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We talked to Blue Diamond Grower’s director of sustainability about how (and why) more businesses should pursue green initiatives. Dan Sonke Director of Sustainability, Blue Diamond Growers. Why is it important for businesses to adopt more sustainable practices? It has become cliched to say that we pursue sustainability because “it’s the right thing to do.

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CMOE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Words hold implications and meanings that exist outside of their dictionary definitions. Although the words “team member” and “employee” can technically be synonymous, they have different meanings and feelings attached to them. The way that you discuss people and situations inherently affects how you and others approach and understand what you were talking about.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

I don't know why, but I am a huge fan of Monty Python. Perhaps my favorite film of theirs is the Search for the Holy Grail. If you've never seen it, take a few minutes to watch it now. I'll wait. Some of my favorite parts are the over-the-top instances in the film where, for instance, the Black Knight has his arm cut off but insists on fighting. He claims "it's only a flesh wound".

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Faisal Hoque

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How to work with yourself and others. The newest problems of the world find solutions in the oldest timeless practices like mindfulness, authenticity, and devotion.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Having an innovating passion. So many multiple strands constantly need to be pulled together to build a complete innovation picture. We need to build theories, explore multiple connections, and build continuously on the patterns, the signals, and the interactions by extracting from all the different ‘cells’ of knowledge we all possess, which makes the application of innovation often highly unique to each of us.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Capstone Green Energy helps organizations save money and reduce their carbon footprints by strategizing and executing more sustainable energy solutions. Capstone president and CEO Darren Jamison offered his insights into why going green is good for business. Darren Jamison President and CEO, Capstone Green Energy. Does adopting sustainable practices and technologies make good business sense?

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

We all like to imagine ourselves as heroes in our own story. Unlike others, we are witnesses to our internal process and get to observe our logic develop. So our thoughts makes perfect sense to us and it can be incredibly frustrating when others don’t see it as we do. Our inclination is to imagine them to be fools, simply incapable of grasping basic concepts.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It is common to hear Start-ups talk about the desire to keep hierarchies “flat” This means they do not want multiple layers of management, bureaucracy and red tape getting in the way of people actually doing their most innovative work. Instead, in a flat organisation everyone is more or less on the same level and can therefore organise themselves and prioritise their own work.

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Christensen Institute

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“The goal [of food aid] should not simply be giving more food aid. It should be to ensure no aid is needed in the first place. ”. – Bill Gates, 2022 Goalkeepers Report. (Emphasis Gates’). In my view, those words in the most recent Goalkeepers report, are the most important Gates wrote in the annual update. . The brilliance of the words is masked in its simplicity.

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CMOE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Did you know that 5 in 6 employees feel disconnected at work? The reality is that any employee can struggle with connecting with their work teams, no matter what their schedules, occupations, and backgrounds are and regardless of whether they are working remotely, in house, or on a hybrid model. So, how can companies ensure that there is more engagement in work teams?

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Adapted from AFSC explaining a narrative, in this case, social justice. I have been struggling for quite some time with innovation’s increasing difficulties in influencing growth and achieving real impact. I see many comments on the failure of innovation, in its inability to be at the core of an organization’s ambitions for growing and changing.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In the late part of the 20th century, the skilled trades were thriving. As soldiers returned from war and families were growing at a rapid pace, infrastructure also boomed, which led to high demand for a workforce of men and women to support those industry needs. In schools across the country, classes like wood shop and mechanics were offered to students, providing skill that would afford them the opportunity to work, be successful, and proud.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The biggest strategic mistake you can make is to try and win everywhere at once. To win, you need to prevail in the decisive battles, not the irrelevant skirmishes. That, in essence, is the principle of Schwerpunkt—to identify a focal point where you can direct your resources and efforts. When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, computer companies were duking it out in the PC market, yet he identified digital music players as his Schwerpunkt and the iPod made Apple a serious player.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A new survey of 20,000 by Microsoft shows how little trust most managers have in their teams. When asked “ Do you feel productive when you work remotely? ”, 87% of workers said they felt as productive or more productive working remotely than in the office. Yet when managers were asked “ Do you have confidence that your employees are being productive?

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Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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Christensen Institute

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Another famine is happening in Somalia. Exacerbated by drought, displacement, and the Russia-Ukraine war, millions of people are starving, but much of the world is focused elsewhere–Ukraine. While the U.S Congress approved $7.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine in June and an additional $3 billion in new military aid late August, international assistance for Somalia has raised just 67% of the United Nations’ $1.5 billion appeal to help the country and its East African neighbors.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today’s algorithms still largely lack empathy, ethics, and the ability to see the bigger picture.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Innovation has become a buzzword that’s associated with a variety of misconceptions. One of which is that innovation is a personality type. Without a doubt, some innovators are high-energy extroverts. However, most disrupters and innovators are everyday team members. Most importantly, not every out-of-the-box thinker can successfully innovate in all settings.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

What we think about when picturing a specific industry may be perpetuating biases and excluding parts of the workforce. Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Employment for Women (ANEW) and other pre-apprenticeship programs around the country have been successfully placing women in the construction trades for over 40 years. Although women make up only 3% of construction workers on the tools, in Seattle and Boston, where this programming exists, women make up almost 10%.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

When I’m finishing up a book, I send out sections to be fact-checked by experts and those who have first-person knowledge of events. I’m always amazed at how much I get wrong. In some cases, I make truly egregious errors about facts I should have known (or did know, but failed to take into account). It can be an incredibly humbling process. That’s why it's so important to not to believe everything you think, there are simply too many ways to get things wrong.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It was inevitable. Not long after new Artificial Intelligence software began producing images based on users’ text input , someone has now used it to win an art prize. Digital Artist James Allen recently won First Place at the Colorado State Fair digital art category, with this painting titled Théåtre D’opéra Spatial. Théåtre D’opéra Spatial, by James Allen and Midjourney AI.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I've been a consultant most of my working life, doing all kinds of consulting - starting out in software development, moving on to process improvement, data analytics, new product development and strategy. To paraphrase an old saying, all consulting is good, and some of it is useful. I want to talk today about a point I keep seeing get repeated in many of my strategy and innovation customers, a problem that should be easy to solve but it isn't.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

New research from Microsoft confirms that for most workers, the people are the point.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Curiosity is an instinctive impulse that is at the root of all innovation. It’s a trait celebrated as infants, but something many of us begin to exchange for conformity as early as two-years-old. This conformity isn’t just social, but intellectual, as we are expected to process information in methods that aren’t natural for everyone. At-home [.].

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Sleep deprivation is more than an inconvenience — it’s a serious health risk. Our attitudes towards sleep need a revolution. Sleep is deeply misunderstood. Many people mistakenly believe foregoing sleep in order to gain extra working hours carries minor risks — when in fact getting less than six hours of sleep at night strongly correlates with a higher risk of several chronic conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, and dementia.

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Innovators Alliance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The past few years have been rocky for businesses. Navigating the pandemic and the ensuing economic upheaval, you’ve probably faced critical decisions relating to managing staff, service relationships, supply chain issues and more. On your own. You desperately wanted sage advice while pondering tough choices that you just couldn’t discuss with anyone on your team.

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Christensen Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Picture this scenario. An older man goes to urgent care with a persistent, painful cough. After listening to his cough and his breathing, the doctor recommends going to the hospital for imaging. From there, it’s recommended he get a lung biopsy. The biopsy confirmed the man’s fear: he had lung cancer. He was confused, for he was generally healthy and had never smoked in his life.

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Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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