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Top Ten Uses for a Customer Journey Map

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia In the evolving landscape of customer-centric business, the customer journey map has emerged as a pivotal tool. It serves not only as a means to visualize the customer experience but also as a strategic asset to drive innovation and transformation.

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How Employee Driven Innovation Programs Can Transform Your Business in 2025

innosabi Innovation Insights

Let’s be real, when your team feels empowered to share ideas and solutions, they become more invested in the company’s success. And who knows your business better than the people who work there every day? Employee driven innovation programs represent more than just corporate initiatives; they are strategic frameworks that unlock the full potential […] Der Beitrag How Employee Driven Innovation Programs Can Transform Your Business in 2025 erschien zuerst auf innosabi.

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Do You Really Need a Big Career Change?

Harvard Business Review

Or is it something else?

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Mississippi State University Empowers High School Students to Create AI Solutions

IdeaScale

Mississippi State University (MSU) is taking significant strides to prepare high school students for a future shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). Backed by a $1.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the university is leading an innovative program that introduces AI and machine learning concepts through hands-on experiences.

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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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To Make Tough Conversations Productive, Focus On These 3 Things

Digital Tonto

We all need to have difficult conversations from time to time and navigating them successfully is a key skill for any leader. If you can’t resolve thorny issues, they will fester and grow more destructive over time. On the other hand, tackling them effectively can strengthen relationships and build trust. The best way to approach difficult conversations is to think about why they’re difficult in the first place.

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Why Reason Matters

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton How many times a day do you ask someone to do something? If you total all the requests you make of coworkers, family members, friends, people at restaurants and shops, and even strangers, the total is somewhere between 100 and 1 bazillion.

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How Covington, Kentucky is Pioneering Artificial Intelligence on a Budget

IdeaScale

In Covington, Kentucky—a small city brimming with charm and innovation—AI is making waves in an unexpected and delightful way. The city’s Economic Development department recently introduced a chatbot named Clive, powered by a large language model (LLM).

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13 Wicked Extreme Creativity Questions

BrainZooming

Extreme creativity questions often emerge when designing a client workshop that needs everyone to expand their perspectives and enter previously unimagined realms of innovative thinking.

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Components of a Good Digital Strategy

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky If I told you I had a document in my hand that was the new digital strategy for your company, what would you expect it to contain? A list of projects? A “mission” statement? A technology vision? A competitive market analysis? A financial forecast?

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So You Want to Be a Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Product management can be a great stepping stone for ambitious early career professionals, and it’s not just for those with an engineering background. With real-world examples and personal experiences, the authors of this article explain what product management is about, the critical skills a PM needs to have, as well as how to start out and match your strengths to different types of PM roles.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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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Thinking together is the ultimate core competency

IdeaScale

Pick an industry. Any industry. In nearly every case, you'll find two companies that started at about the same time, with roughly the same resources. One of them succeeds and the other fails. Or one prospers while the other languishes. Why? Ask ten people and you'll get as many answers.

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Thriving in 2025: Your Blueprint for Turning Disruption Into Opportunity

Daniel Burrus

In today’s world, disruption isn’t the exception—it’s the rule. With the rise of AI, automation, and digital technologies , change is accelerating faster than ever. Companies like OpenAI, Tesla, and Amazon exemplify how leveraging disruptive innovations can redefine industries. In this era of rapid transformation, businesses must shift from reactive crisis management to proactive anticipation.

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Training Customers for Self Service

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken More and more, customers are open to using self-service solutions. Our customer experience research shows that while customers might prefer the human touch, some expect digital, self-service solutions. In certain cases, they even demand it. And it’s not just in customer service.

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When Gig Work Meets Extreme Weather

Harvard Business Review

Extreme weather events pose significant challenges for gig couriers, impacting their performance, income and health. Research with one food delivery platform in China showed that heat waves drive up order volumes for couriers, but also cause more delays and higher health costs. These couriers could end up working hard in heat for an entire summer and only make around $6 in extra money.

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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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Choosing the Right Hackathon Platform for Your Business

Qmarkets

Hackathons have emerged as a key tool for organizations aiming to spark creativity and solve complex problems quickly. In fact, research shows that companies hosting regular hackathons see significant gains in employee engagement, faster prototyping, and fresh, actionable ideas. But behind every successful hackathon lies the right platform—one designed to streamline collaboration, track ideas, and manage participants efficiently.

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What is Discontinuous Innovation? Definition, Examples and Management

eZassi

What is Discontinuous Innovation? An innovative product, service, or process that dramatically transforms an existing market by introducing a groundbreaking concept or technology. This often leads to the creation of entirely new markets and fundamentally changes the way consumers engage with a product or service, marking a significant evolution in the industry.

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Success is a Hardship Too

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski Everything has a half-life, but we don’t behave that way. Especially when it comes to success. The thinking goes – if it was successful last time, it will be successful next time. So, do it again. And again.

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Management By Driving Around

Harvard Business Review

How one executive took on transforming California’s troubled Department of Motor Vehicles — and what he learned.

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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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Introducing AI-Enhanced Startup Scouting: The Next Evolution of Q-scout

Qmarkets

We’re excited to officially announce the launch of our powerful new AI-Enhanced Startup Research functionality , a transformative upgrade to our Q-scout tool that gives you the power to harness the global startup ecosystem directly in your innovation funnel. Designed to support a holistic technology scouting process, this capability allows you to identify startups with unparalleled precision, easily migrate them into your innovation pipeline, and engage stakeholders across your organization to c

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How to Create the Ultimate Employee Development Plan

CMOE

The success of your organization depends on the development of your human capital, the key asset that drives productivity and impacts ROI. However, traditional approaches to workforce training are often fragmented and lack the strategic focus required to drive sustainable organizational improvement. To address this challenge, organizations should implement effective employee development plans to foster a culture of learning, continuous improvement and personal excellence.

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The Power of Cultural Competence in Leadership

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell When I first moved to Kyiv about 20 years ago, I met my friend Pavlo, who is from Belarus.

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Business Tapped Out of the Climate Fight. Here’s How to Get Back In.

Harvard Business Review

Despite the business community’s potential to be a powerful ally in the climate fight, it has largely been sidelined by free market ideologies that promote voluntary corporate sustainability over necessary regulation. To truly address climate change, businesses must go beyond individual sustainability efforts and engage in movement-building and political action.

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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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Streamline Your IP Renewals with Astria: The Ultimate Solution for Efficient IP Management

Wellspring

In today’s fast-paced world, managing intellectual property (IP) portfolios requires precision, efficiency, and in-depth expertise. Astria is here to revolutionize how organizations handle IP renewals, providing more than just cutting-edge software. Our managed services team, composed of expert paralegals and formalities specialists, offers unparalleled support in over 120 countries globally.

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Your Guide to Leadership Attributes and Competencies

CMOE

What separates a manager from a leader? It’s more than just authority. It’s about the ability to inspire, innovate, and navigate challenges with confidence. This comprehensive guide delves into the key leadership attributes and competencies that define exceptional leadership and provides valuable resources to bookmark along the way. Attributes vs.

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Innovation Mythbusters – Top 5

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack Amazingly Fabulous Tools is an award-winning, entrepreneurial market leader in the global machine engineering industry.

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3 Essential Vitamins Tell the Story of U.S. Dependence on China

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to protectionist trade policies, the United States and other Western countries had better look hard before they leap. An unpublished study found that the United States is heavily dependent on China for the supplies of three essential vitamins: folic acid, or B9; niacinamide, or B3; and biotin, or B7. While there are potential solutions that could reduce this reliance, they could not be implemented quickly and they would be expensive.

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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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Aging Work: The Value Stream Metric You Need to Know

Planview

Aging work — or stalled work in progress — often sneaks up on us. Like our own aging process, it’s a problem we rarely recognize. Although our daily decisions to reprioritize or start new work may seem minor, those actions normalize aged work across the organization over time. After working with leaders and teams for more than 25 years to improve flow, I’ve observed that when teams accept aged work as normal, it becomes the biggest barrier to flow and hobbles time to mark

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The Shift from Power BI Premium to Microsoft Fabric

Acuvate

The transition from Power BI Premium to Microsoft Fabric marks a significant evolution in data management and analytics for businesses. As organizations increasingly seek integrated solutions for their data strategies, the move to Microsoft Fabric offers a unified platform that enhances capabilities and future-proofs operations. This guide outlines the benefits and steps involved in transitioning from Power BI Premium (P SKU) to Microsoft Fabric (F SKU), ensuring that businesses can leverage

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A Look Inside the Nestlé Innovation Management R&D Arena

Qmarkets

In this webinar we showcase the power of our new and improved Q-scout technology scouting software. With the launch of our AI-enhanced startup research, you can now easily manage a process to commercialize solutions and technologies from a network of over 500K startups from across the globe.

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Research: How “Buy Now, Pay Later” Is Changing Consumer Spending

Harvard Business Review

A study of 275,000 customers found that the option to pay in installments increased revenue — but was used most by financially constrained shoppers.

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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.