Sat.Jun 06, 2020 - Fri.Jun 12, 2020

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4 Ways to Overcome Resistance to Change

Kainexus

When you ask people if they would like to be involved in continuous improvement , they are likely to say, “Of course!” But ask them if they would like to experience continuous change, and you’re likely to get a different answer. Of course, improvement requires change, so what gives? The difference is that “improvement” describes the desired state, a positive outcome.

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Solutions for Energy do need to be end-to-end and highly innovative

Paul Hobcraft

It is not just replacing energy sources; it is all about solution renewal end-to-end and that needs innovation. Within the energy transition, we must not lose sight of the final consumer. The final consumer of energy is going to be the ultimate arbitrator. As we focus on the broader aspects of “energy transition” by re-engineering much of the existing infrastructure to create smart grids, provide storage, solar for individual homes, and the ability to introduce e-mobility across the transport se

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Creating Healthy Feedback Loops for Government Innovation

IdeaScale

Government leads at the request of its constituents, and that means when the people speak, governments listen. The challenge is to create a consistent flow of feedback from the right stakeholders that turns into a positive feedback loop for innovation strategy. Here’s how to build those positive loops and develop better innovation. Find Ways To … Continued.

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6 Principles of Lean Construction

Kainexus

A growing number of construction firms are embracing the Lean methodology that emphasizes maximizing value for the customer while minimizing waste. The approach is simple and attractive in an industry where budgets, timeframes, and safety are all critical, but the project delivery is very different than traditional construction methods. This makes proper execution of the philosophy and techniques difficult to implement.

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

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6 Cyber Threats You Can't Afford to Ignore

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Investing in cybersecurity infrastructure now can mean big savings down the line, but you have to know what you're up against first. .

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Trust and Transparency: Twin Keys to Engaging Citizens in Government Innovation Initiatives

IdeaScale

Governments need the trust of their stakeholders to function. Such trust is built through transparency, in every sense. Both trust and transparency become especially important when pursuing an innovation strategy at the government level. The Transparency/Trust Loop Transparency is fundamental to any government simply because good government represents all citizens and is funded in various … Continued.

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Innovation Culture – The Ultimate Guide

Viima

Innovation culture has long been one of the most challenging, and oft-discussed, topics in our conversations with business and innovation leaders. Given the extraordinary importance of innovation for businesses, and society in general, and the fact that culture has been shown to be one of the biggest barriers for innovation performance, it’s not much of a surprise.

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Magical Ideas and Creative Solutions

Innovation Excellence

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”. “The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”. Arthur C. Clarke. A Magical Idea is a brilliant solution to a challenge with a “minor” proviso: it is unrealistic, not feasible, not implementable, impossible! When the Magical Idea is in some way transformed into a realizable project, it becomes a Creative Solution.

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How COVID-19 Reversed ‘Tech-Lash’ and Other Lasting Trends

Innovation Leader

Lauren Xandra, Vice President of National Research Group, explains COVID-19’s impact on the relationship between consumers, entertainment, and communication.

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And Creativity for All

Innovation Excellence

Creativity is like air: invisible and necessary. Creativity is everybody’s job. It fosters innovation and nurtures talent. How do we create an environment that is conducive of creativity? I will be taking some inspiration from Monty Python’s method. Act I. – Bold Ambition: look for a big contradiction to crack. Resolve it exponentially better than the dominant player.

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Leading the Development of Profitable and Sustainable Products

Speaker: Jason Tanner

While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.

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Killer Questions and Stepping Outside

Beyond the Obvious

Once you have assigned your Killer Questions, briefed your group, and set the date for the innovation session, it’s time for everyone involved to do observational homework. This is exactly what it sounds like. You need your team to get out of the office, into the real world, and make as many observations as possible […].

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What the Future Looks Like

Innovation Leader

For our latest report, our team asked members of the innovation community and futurists to forecast what our “new normal” might be. Respondents discussed what aspects of life before the crisis they think will return, and which aspects of the world will be permanently altered.

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Low-Calorie Beer and Tobacco-Free Chew: Why 2020 IS The Year for Healthy-Alternative Startups

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Consumers are more cognizant of what they put into their bodies, and the demand for products that shake up the status quo continues to expand, exponentially.

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Knowing is half the battle

Tembosocial

Was it G.I. Joe or Proust that told us “knowing is half the battle”? Whoever said it, they were on to something. While we're looking to our digital workplace tools to form connections between remote workers, let's never forget that applications are arterial.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Advice For Becoming A Stronger Leader In The Workplace

The Human Factor

source. If you want to get ahead in your career and the professional world, then you must work on becoming a better leader. It’s a skill set that will get you far in your job and life, so it’s certainly worth your time and energy to figure out how you can improve in this area. There are a few pieces of advice that you should take into account as you strive to become a stronger and more influential leader in the workplace.

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Podcast S3E64: Jonathan Courtney – What it takes to build a successful digital product

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Jonathan Courtney, CEO of AJ&Smart. We speak about what it takes to run successful workshops, his experiences with companies who are failing at innovation, and how to successfully develop digital products. Topics covered in today’s episode. 00:01:30 – How User Experience (UX) led Jonathan on his journey to starting his company. 00:03:30 – The tension behind building products for months and misalignment cau

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Post-COVID predictions: Directional Europe

Jeffrey Phillips

Over the last month I've been posting some of my thinking and predictions based on a post-COVID scenario I wrote and published in May. You can find the entire document here (tip: open to full screen by clicking on the icon in the lower right and then you can download as a PDF if you are interested). In previous posts, I've highlighted some of the predictions that come out of the scenario, including the rise of the Millennials as a leadership cohort in government and business, a restructuring of

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In times of crisis, use jobs-to-be-done to spot new product ideas

Board of Innovation

How you can solve clients’ problems before they know they have them using the jobs-to-be-done framework. The post In times of crisis, use jobs-to-be-done to spot new product ideas appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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The Last Thing America Needs Right Now Is A Vision

Digital Tonto

Nothing about a multi-ethnic, multicultural society is simple. Building anything worthwhile takes work and no small amount of pain. Still, we need to try harder. We need to rebuild our society, [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Validate Your Pivot with Innovation

InnovationManagement

When planning or navigating a pivot, how do you know if you are pivoting in the right direction? Answer simple questions to validate your pivot and execute on four actions to help create speed-to-market. The post Validate Your Pivot with Innovation appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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5 Definitive Use Cases For Advanced Analytics In The Banking Industry

Acuvate

5 Definitive Use Cases For Advanced Analytics In The Banking Industry The banking industry has made significant progress over the years by leveraging data. We have observed that advanced analytics has emerged as one of the key disruption in the financial services industry. According to a McKinsey Global Institute study, AI and Machine Learning have […].

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Panasonic on Entertainment’s Immersive & More Personalized Future

Innovation Leader

Two leaders of the Panasonic Hollywood Lab predict how entertainment will become even more personalized in a post-COVID world. They also discuss environments that promote healing and relaxation.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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5 Lessons We Learned Helping the Operations Department of Geneva’s University Hospital handle the COVID-19 Crisis

Strategyzer Innovation

This is a guest post from Stefano Mastrogiacomo, founder of TeamAlignment.co and the inventor of the Team Alignment Map (TAM). The TAM is a quick and simple visual tool to help teams align around common goals, gain team buy-in, build trust, reduce risks and deliver concrete results.

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How Can AI and IoT Help in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic?

InnovationManagement

The mix of IoT and AI is being used by tech enthused agencies for curbing the rise of coronavirus cases, and flattening the curve. Read all about it here. The post How Can AI and IoT Help in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic? appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Remote Work During Uncertain Times – How a Modern Intranet can Help

Acuvate

Remote Work During Uncertain Times – How a Modern Intranet can Help With many economies in total lock-downs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have been forced to implement a remote working policy across the globe. This shift, while may be critical to reduce the spread of the virus, has however drastically affected business continuity. […].

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Removing Self-Judgements Can Help End Violence

Tullio Siragusa

Removing Self-Judgements Can Help End Violence. Nothing will ever change for the better in our world until each of us looks inward, and identifies our own self-violence and conflicts. What we experience outside is a manifestation of the friction that is going on inside each of us. We all spend a considerable amount of time in self-judgements, and this creates inner friction and the energy of violence.

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How To Get Promoted In Product Management

Speaker: John Mansour

If you're looking to advance your career in product management, there are more options than just climbing the management ladder. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about highly rewarding career paths that don't involve management responsibilities. We'll cover both career tracks and provide tips on how to position yourself for success in the one that's right for you.

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RIDING THE WAVE OF DISRUPTIVE CHANGE

ImagineNation

Being born and raised in Sydney, Australia, family trips to Bondi Beach, to enjoy the delights of the dazzling sea and blazing sunshine, was a regular, and happy weekend event. It was where I learned, the hardest way possible, the most important lesson of body surfing; that if you seek to ride a wave, you have to wait for it, to discover the best opportunity to arise, so you can work or flow with it to let it carry you to the shore.

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Four lessons from M-Pesa on Innovation Adoption

InnovationManagement

M-Pesa, a mobile-based financial service, did not follow a linear, step-by-step innovation process. In this article, Eivor Oborn follows M-Pesa's rapid trajectory to unearth how people who used it in Kenya, and how that helped the company adapt its product development. The post Four lessons from M-Pesa on Innovation Adoption appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Lessons in Leading Transformation

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise: We are living in a world where a lot of organisations are being forced to transform the way they operate. As we all know, being forced to change is not a good place to be in. The ability of leaders to lead their organisation through this transformation process will be paramount in enabling their organisations to continue to remain relevant.

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StratChat Replay: Redesigning Life and Work for a New World with Ayse Birsel

Strategyzer Innovation

This past March, we ran head-first into a new world. In an instant, where and how we live and work changed. But so far, most of those changes were dictated by urgency and the absence of any other choice. Now it’s time to get creative, proactive and resourceful about what you do next.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.