Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

No one knows exactly what the future of work will look like, but many people have opinions. Research involving Belgian newspaper articles and experts shows that public commentators on the topic tend to fall into three buckets: optimists (largely tech entrepreneurs), skeptics (largely economists) , and pessimists (authors and journalists). So, who’s right — should the future involve accelerated progress, degrowth, or something in between?

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Cris Beswick

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Innovation is not just a buzzword, it’s a necessity for organisational success in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. However, accurately assessing and improving innovation capabilities is a challenge faced by many companies worldwide. This global need led to the development of the Assessment for Innovation Maturity (AIM), a powerful tool designed to measure and enhance corporate innovation performance on a global scale.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Founders of successful start-ups often face a critical juncture where they must decide whether to hand over responsibilities to professional managers. They will get advice from many quarters telling them that this transition is pivotal for scaling the company beyond its initial success. Founders typically possess visionary zeal and hands-on expertise in all operational areas, but as the business grows, their intense activities might become a bottleneck as nearly all major decisions come to their

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In today's fast-paced innovation landscape, finding new ideas and creating engaging campaigns are vital for organizations aiming to stay ahead. However, these tasks often come with their challenges. That's why Ideascale is revolutionizing the way you submit ideas and create campaigns with our AI-empowered features.

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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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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Back in the Gilded Age of the 19th century, it was taken for granted that industrialists were all powerful. Men met in smoke-filled back rooms, traded information and, much like Adam Smith described, conspired against the public to raise prices and increase profits. Eventually, the public could bear no more, political pressure built, and legislation was passed to prevent collusive and predatory behavior.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Dynamic Ecosystem lies at the Core The Concept for a Dynamic Ecosystem as the Core to the Interconnected Business Ecosystem framework has been a slower realization than I had initially recognized. In some ways this is the most important post, to date , on the extending out of the Interconnected Business Ecosystem framework. I wrote a post explaining out the shifts that have been taking place in this evolutionary process but I feel into the trap of keeping this as a linear sequence process an

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Collaboration and innovation are more critical than ever. As schools and universities strive to meet the evolving needs of students, they must find ways to harness the collective creativity of their communities. This is where innovation management software plays a pivotal role, enabling institutions to foster collaboration and drive meaningful change.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you want to do a task, but you don’t have what you need, that’s waiting for a support resource. If you need a tool, but you don’t have it, you wait for a tool.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Shaping Innovation through Entrepreneurial and Start-up Ecosystems By including Start-up and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems into the Interconnected Business Framework, it becomes more comprehensive and reflective of the full spectrum of business activities. It can enable how ideas flow from innovation through entrepreneurship and into established business practices, and how larger businesses can engage with and benefit from entrepreneurial energy.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

An experiment with over 8,000 job seekers found that women often worry these organizations will present them with frustrating challenges.

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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 17, 2024

Table of Contents What is Creative Thinking in the Workplace? Creative thinking in the workplace refers to the ability to generate novel and valuable ideas that can drive innovation, solve problems, and enhance overall performance.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Delivering Real Value the Key GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Whenever I get the chance to interview the CEO of a major CX company, I jump at the chance. I recently conducted a second interview with Alan Masarek, the CEO of Avaya, a company focused on creating customer experience solutions for large enterprises.

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Daniel Burrus

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I have said it before — your employees are your most powerful competitive advantage. I am talking about more than just their skills and expertise, though those are obviously highly advantageous as well. It is their ability to think outside of the box and bring fresh ideas to the table that fuels innovation. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, standing still is not an option.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Set yourself up for success in the first 90 days — and beyond.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful company. But in today's fast-paced business environment, it can be tough to consistently generate fresh ideas. Many companies struggle to capture the collective brilliance of their workforce. That's where idea management software like IdeaScale comes in.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford The Insight: Viewing failure not as a setback but as a vital part of the learning process is a transformative approach for any leader.

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Bill Fischer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Organizational transformation is the new innovation frontier.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Serving on boards is a vital part of what venture capitalists do. VCs who succeed at this will enjoy advantages, including building their own brand, increasing deal flow, and helping the companies they invest in perform better. To navigate board rooms more successfully, follow these seven tips.

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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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Yet2

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Words by Carlos Pichardo Imagine walking into your local pharmacy with a nasty cold. As you browse the shelves for something to defeat the evil germs inside you, you notice a sleek, new device that looks right out of Men In Black. The device promises to give a diagnosis based on analyzing your symptoms, recommend the best over-the-counter (OTC) treatment, and even track your recovery—all from a device that fits in the palm of your hand.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

GUEST POST from David Burkus Margaret Thatcher once famously quipped that “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” As a leader, the same could be said about respect. If you wonder if you’re team respects you, they probably don’t.

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Sopheon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Ideas can’t execute themselves. Instead, organizations create and maintain processes for capturing, validating, developing, and executing new ideas. The discipline of overseeing these processes is known as innovation management.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A study of 137 leaders and their direct reports during the early stages of Covid-19 shows that men were more likely to resort to abusive behavior during stressful moments.

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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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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The ability to capture and harness innovative ideas is more crucial than ever. Every organization has untapped potential within its workforce, but without the right tools, those valuable ideas often remain hidden or overlooked. The process of gathering, organizing, and implementing ideas can be the difference between staying ahead of the curve and falling behind.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 1993, when asked about his vision for the failing company he was chosen to lead, Lou Gerstner famously said, “The last thing IBM needs right now is a vision.

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Sopheon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Ideas can’t execute themselves. Instead, organizations create and maintain processes for capturing, validating, developing, and executing new ideas. The discipline of overseeing these processes is known as innovation management.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A study of 200 MBA students found 40% use these tools every day. Here’s what they’re doing — and how companies can make use of their experience.

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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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Acuvate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Introduction: In May 2023, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Fabric, the next generation analytics service intended to broaden the Azure Synapse Analytics role beyond data management to all forms of analytics for data engineering teams, business analytics professionals, and business decision makers. Microsoft Fabric helps to unleash data by consolidating reporting, analytics, data science, and data engineering on a modern lake house architecture.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Good, the Bad, and the Missing GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton In 2020, the International Standards Organization, most famous for its Quality Management Systems standard, published ISO 56000, Innovation Management—Fundamentals and Vocabulary. Since then, ISO has released eight additional innovation standards. But is it possible to create international standards for innovation, or are we killing creativity?

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

What if a simple shift in your business model could lead to a higher return for shareholders and a boost in operating margins? There are significant benefits to shifting from traditional project-based approaches to a product-centric operating model. By adopting a product operating model , it can enhance profitability and efficiency for your organization.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Three obstacles to digital adoption — and a playbook for overcoming them.

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