Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 1, 2023
I had a most enjoyable and rewarding conversation last week on Innovation and Ecosystem design. It was partly through this conversation with Margot Nijkamp-Diesfeld and Rick Wielens of the Eco System Thinking Institute (ESTI), based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that we got into the subject of creating different workshop concepts to stimulate those attending and draw out their greater awareness.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard It’s not about profit, you don’t have to be upbeat all the time and you actually have a hybrid mindset! # 1 – Growth mindset equals business growth, profits A common finding by Neuro Leadership Institute is that some leaders believe growth mindset is about profits.
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IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Innovation! Without Pain There Is No Gain: Why is innovation so challenging? Thomas Edison underwent over 1,000 attempts before successfully inventing the light bulb. Visionaries like Karl Benz and Henry Ford dedicated over 20 years to inventing and reinventing, facing numerous unsuccessful attempts to achieve widespread adoption of the automobile. Even the internet encountered a [.
Innov8rs
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Innov8rs | Innovation departments are continuing to fail. Of course, innovation projects are supposed to fail in great numbers, but the idea of a corporate innovation department itself is under tremendous pressure. The macroeconomic climate is battering companies around and leading to budget cuts across the board. Companies are focusing on the core business and cutting funding to anything viewed as risky or not of immediate value.
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Digital Tonto
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
For a while now, management gurus such as Gary Hamel have been advocating for flatter organizations, yet there is little evidence that eliminating leaders is a viable model. In fact, when Wharton Professor Ronnie Lee took a close look at game software developers, he actually found that the number of levels of bureaucracy increased significantly, not decreased, over the last 50 years.
Destination Innovation
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Here is a lateral idea – become famous by remaining anonymous. Banksy, an elusive street artist whose identity remains unknown, has left an indelible mark on the global art scene with his thought-provoking and often politically charged works. Emerging from the graffiti subculture in Bristol, England, Banksy gained international acclaim for his distinctive stenciled artworks that blend dark humor, social commentary, and poignant messages.
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Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Online orders are increasingly fulfilled through stores, making retailers much more efficient and competitive GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky I’ve worked with a lot of online retailers over the years, and a frequent question I’ve received is, “When you have physical stores and you also have an online presence, where should you be shipping goods […]
Entrepreneur - Innovation
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In today's stress-ridden world marked by conflicts and a multitude of life challenges most of us never saw coming, the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the pressing mental health crisis is evident. Here's how entrepreneurs and startups can use generative AI to provide essential support to employees, coworkers and society as a whole.
Innov8rs
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Innov8rs | Innovation activity is at an all-time high. From idea competitions and startup incubators to virtual whiteboards and design thinking workshops, there is no shortage of mechanisms for brainstorming what’s possible in an organization. It’s exciting to have so many ideas to work with. But what happens next? Eventually, you need to identify which solutions best fit your business needs.
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Purchase Intention: Predicting success in concept screening Companies spend millions of dollars every year using purchase intention as a way of predicting success in concept screening. Given the reliance on “purchase intention” as a key predictor or success, there probably isn't as much scrutiny of the measure as there should be. So here it is. [.
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Innovation is key to overcoming crises. This guide outlines how businesses can navigate uncertainty by adapting strategies, embracing open innovation, and strengthening resilience. Learn how to reassess business models, engage external expertise, and build a robust innovation ecosystem. Explore the three phases of crisis response—from immediate adaptation to long-term transformation—and discover how collaboration accelerates progress while reducing costs.
Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 1980, a young Harvard Business School professor named Michael Porter published Competitive Strategy, which drove thinking on the subject for the next 30 years. In essence, he argued that you build sustainable competitive advantage by maximizing bargaining power throughout a value chain.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The journey to excellence is not a matter of chance but a deliberate pursuit to shape the future and raise the bar for all who follow.
Kainexus
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Here's the latest episode of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement podcast, this time featuring another conversation with Mark Graban and Greg Jacobson.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Table of Contents What is Customer Experience Innovation? Customer experience innovation is defined as the process of creating and implementing new ideas, strategies, technologies, or approaches to enhance the overall experience that customers have when interacting with a brand, product, or service. It involves identifying opportunities to deliver greater value, satisfaction, [.
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When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 1, 2023
GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski Best practices are good, but dragging projects over the finish line is better. Alignment is good, but not when it’s time for misalignment. Short-term thinking is good, as long as it’s not the only type of thinking.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Innovation often seems constrained by not enough time and resources — but really, it's a lack of playfulness that prevents our best ideas from emerging.
Christensen Institute
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
What makes reinventing school so hard? Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not just inadequate funding or uninspired leadership. Schools operate in ‘value networks’—a web of external influences that shape their priorities. Think state agencies, students’ families, employee unions, etc. The value networks of most schools push them to prioritize things like covering state standards, preparing students for college, and offering all the things we’ve come to expect from the “typical”
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Table of Contents What is Business Process Innovation? Business process innovation is defined as the significant and transformative changes made to existing processes within an organization to achieve better efficiency, effectiveness, and overall business performance. It involves reimagining, redesigning, and implementing new ways of conducting business activities with the aim of [.
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Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
GUEST POST from Shep Hyken While most outside of the tech industry won’t know the Avaya brand, most will have experienced its technology if you’ve contacted customer support or communicated directly with a brand for any reason. It is a multinational technology company based in the U.S.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The announcement of the winner was made during the closing ceremony held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai on November 20, 2023.
Innov8rs
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Innov8rs | Innovation is undergoing a tectonic shift. As AI advances, we find ourselves heading towards a new era — one where innovation is not just constant but autonomous, as Board of Innovation's founder Philip de Ridder explains below. From Design Thinking to Autonomous Innovation In the 1990s, design thinking emerged, prioritizing empathy and iterative prototyping for user-centric solutions.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Table of Contents What is Organizational Engagement? Organizational engagement is defined as the level of involvement, commitment, and connection that individuals within an organization have toward their work, the organization's goals, and its overall mission. It encompasses both the employees' emotional and intellectual involvement in their work and their dedication to contributing [.
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Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?
Planview
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In today’s competitive business environment, companies are relentlessly seeking ways to optimize their solutions delivery, with a strong emphasis on improving efficiency. To achieve a significant boost in this area, it is imperative to establish and maintain end-to-end visibility into the value streams that comprise an organization’s operations.
CMOE
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Executive Presence is the ability and skill to speak with confidence and inspire confidence in others. Having executive presence is not only important when you are actively leading your team, but also in any situation where you need to convey your leadership capabilities. Through your executive presence, you will seek to show team members and stakeholders that you are capable, reliable, trustworthy, and someone that others will want to follow.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Table of Contents What is Continuous Improvement? Continuous improvement, often referred to as continuous improvement process (CIP) or continuous improvement management (CIM), is defined as a systematic and ongoing effort to enhance products, services, or processes over time. The primary goal of continuous improvement is to incrementally make small, positive changes [.
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Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
GUEST POST from Dennis Stauffer Recall a time when you made some discovery or figured something out for yourself. No one told you the answer. You didn’t look it up 0n your phone. You got there on your own.
Michael Roberto
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Source: [link] Adam Bryant recently posted a terrific interview on LinkedIn with David Wilkie, CEO of World50. Wilkie ended his comments with the following story: The other thing is that people often struggle with the sheer volume of work they face. I like to ask the CEOs I meet, what is your management hack? One gave me a great piece of advice. “Micromanage,” he said.
Cris Beswick
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Organisational culture plays an essential role in fostering successful innovation, yet it is often overlooked or discounted by those responsible for driving that growth, i.e. the executive team. But to drive tangible change and propel a business forward, there needs to be a conscious effort put into curating the leadership style of each internal group – from executive teams down to individual staff members.
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Table of Contents What is Community Engagement? Community engagement is defined as the process of involving and collaborating with individuals, groups, or communities to address issues, solve problems, and make decisions that affect them. It is a two-way interaction that seeks to build relationships, share information, and gather input to ensure [.
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