Idea Champions
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Most Fortune 500 companies have some kind of corporate strategy in place for ratcheting up their innovation efforts. Consultants are hired. CEOs give pep talks. And internal initiatives are launched. To the casual observer, it all looks good, but few of these initiatives ever amount to anything In fact, research indicates that 70 percent of all change initiatives fail.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Peter Thiel likes to point out that we wanted flying cars, but got 140 characters instead. He’s only partly right. For decades futuristic visions showed everyday families zipping around in flying cars and it’s true that even today we’re still stuck on the ground. Yet that’s not because we’re unable to build one. In fact.
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Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 9, 2019
[link]. What fascinates me presently is the energy transition currently being undertaken, due to the enormous amount of innovation options being considered and applied. New technologies are changing the very nature of how energy is going to be produced and delivered over the next ten to twenty years. When you consider how vital energy is to society anywhere in the world, you realize what a significant time this is to curb the carbonization and radically resign the system based on renewables and
Daniel Burrus
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Today’s world of business is not just changing—it’s transforming. The difference is that change is doing something in an incrementally different way, while transformation is doing something so drastically different that it becomes a qualitative shift. The fact that we began watching movies on VHS tapes that we’d have to rewind, then moved to DVDs that we didn’t have to rewind, followed by Blu-ray discs for enhanced quality—that’s a change.
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IdeaScale
OCTOBER 10, 2019
The digital workplace is increasingly faster-paced, with a speed-to-market mindset that doesn’t allow a leisurely pace or ignorance of digital advances. Speed-to-market is a primary driver for innovation.?. Harvard Business School Professor Linda A. Hill talked to the Harvard Business School publication Working Knowledge about embracing the digital transformation and creating an innovation management strategy based on “ecosystems” of innovation.
Destination Innovation
OCTOBER 8, 2019
We tend to revere our clinicians as towering experts in their fields. So how often do you think doctors misdiagnose? How often might your doctor tell you that you have some illness or condition, but it’s not right? For example, a doctor might diagnose the flu, but the patient really has something much more serious – like Lyme Disease. You might be surprised.
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Innovation 360 Group
OCTOBER 10, 2019
It turns out many of the findings are possible to adopt for innovation efforts across your company. In a recent article in HBR, Simone Bhan Ahuja summarizes his experiences with corporate innovation labs: [link]. First a short TLDR of Simones article: Up to 90% of innovation labs fail to deliver on their promise ( up to 90%, one expert says ). Pitfalls for innovation labs according to Simone: Lack of alignment with the business.
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Give your team a step up. Innovation can be hard work. However, if your innovation strategy results in lots of hard work for little reward, then it’s time to step back and consider whether you need to give your team a leg up on the process. Here are a few ways you can help get your innovation strategy back in the running. Have A Full Process Everyone loves brainstorming and coming up with ideas.
Digital Tonto
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Why would investors value a conventional real estate business model like a software company? Because Silicon Valley investors tend to misjudge the physical economy. Related posts: 5 Business Lessons. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Meet a remarkable woman. Lisa Crites, an American broadcast journalist was 42 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following a mastectomy she was advised not to shower because of the risk of bacterial infection to her surgical drains from tap water. Her frustration at not being able to shower led her to experiment with.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
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.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
OCTOBER 8, 2019
From our October/November issue, these powerful women are making their mark on business (and history).
IdeaScale
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Design matters, no matter the product. Who is your customer? Any business can answer this question, in many cases in detail and almost effortlessly. How often do you ask that question when developing your product? That’s what design thinking is all about, and it offers powerful new tools for innovation strategy. Thinking With Design Design thinking draws from user experience thought processes and has three pillars: empathy, ideation, and experimentation.
Tullio Siragusa
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Pursue Independence and Fulfillment Instead of Happiness. According to studies and research it has been proven that being dependent can lead to situations which could affect one’s psychological well-being. For example, as a young adult sharing an apartment with your parents you will experience less privacy, and will often be obligated to follow certain rules, and accept decisions which may not be well-aligned with your life’s plan.
Carla Johnson - Innovation
OCTOBER 11, 2019
October 11, 2019 I still remember it like it was yesterday. It was my first “real” job – I was the marketing director for a mid-size architecture firm. Every Monday started the same, with a meeting in the conference room. Just me and the five partners of the firm. I felt completely out of my league. They were well-traveled, experienced. The post How Embarrassing Moments Lead to Creative Genius appeared first on Carla Johnson.
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Cascade Strategy
OCTOBER 9, 2019
You've probably heard these two terms used in various business contexts over the years. And perhaps you didn't really give them much thought. Or perhaps you did, and weren't quite sure what the difference between them really was, or why that even matters. Either way, we're here with the definitive guide to the difference between strategy and tactics.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Recently the Seattle Times published an article from the Washington Post highlighting a gas station in Maryland that has made the bold move of turning off its gas pumps and installing electric charging stations in their place. Which got me thinking… Given that in the early days of automobiles you had to go to the.
InnovationManagement
OCTOBER 7, 2019
There are a lot of best practices that we recommend to our customers: start with the end in mind, adopt criteria to drive ideation, use at least seven channels to communicate with your end user, respond to ideas with positive feedback and questions. But there’s another piece of simple advice that we give to all of our customers when they’re preparing an innovation challenge: seed your community with a few ideas before you launch.
Innovation Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Being tapped to lead innovation inside a big, established organization is a tough assignment. Here are the 20 most common mistakes that we see new corporate innovators make.
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
Tullio Siragusa
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Pursue Independence and Fulfillment Instead of Happiness. According to studies and research it has been proven that being dependent can lead to situations which could affect one’s psychological well-being. For example, as a young adult sharing an apartment with your parents you will experience less privacy, and will often be obligated to follow certain rules, and accept decisions which may not be well-aligned with your life’s plan.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Product concepts are the lifeblood of your company. Flowing through your company’s system, like blood through the veins of a human body, new product concepts are the future of your company’s health and the source of its growth. Unfortunately, many companies lack a strategic planning process for innovation, or they manage it poorly. Too many.
helloFUTURE
OCTOBER 7, 2019
We’ve nearly reached the point – or have passed the point in some cases, where we can no longer operate without augmentation. When was the last time you took a break from looking at your phone or disconnecting from social media? As I’ve said before, we are already cyborgs to a degree, and although we… The post We Can No Longer Live Our Lives Without Augmentation appeared first on hellofuture.
Board of Innovation
OCTOBER 10, 2019
8 ways challenger bank Revolut makes banking seamless for customers with their UX-optimized, digital-only services. No, this post isn’t sponsored. The post How Revolut delivers a great customer experience appeared first on Board of Innovation.
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.
Yet2
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The following article is the first in a series of blog posts looking at the future of different industries. These insights are a result of a break-out session during yet2’s global team offsite, where yet2 technology consultants from all three regions (US, Europe, and Asia) gathered together to discuss the trends and developments in health/nutrition, IoT (Internet of Things), Energy, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 8 as part of our FREE email newsletter. Did your favorite make the cut? But enough delay, here are September’s twenty most.
Rmukesh Gupta
OCTOBER 7, 2019
For the Ancient Greeks, virtue wasn’t a goal in and of itself, but rather a route to a life well lived. By being honest and generous, embodying diligence and fortitude, showing restraint and kindness, a person would flourish – coming to live a life filled with meaning and finding an enduring, as opposed to ephemeral, happiness. Today, that view hasn’t much changed.
Innovation Leader
OCTOBER 8, 2019
We answer questions on corporate innovation submtted by listeners. Get advice on H3 innovation, going from good to great, and spreading innovation company-wide.
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.
mjvinnovation
OCTOBER 11, 2019
We are talking about big players in the high-tech world that, to a greater or lesser extent, have been operating in sectors that they were not initially created for. One of the markets that is feeling the pressure of Big Techs is insurance. In this article, in addition to considering and reflecting on who the Big Techs are and how they operate. We present a User-Centrism’s strategy that can be used as a powerful tactic to address them.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 10, 2019
There are four ways to run projects. One – 80% Right, 100% Done, 100% On Time, 100% On Budget Fix time Fix resources Flex scope and certainty Set a tight timeline and use the people and budget you have. You’ll be done on time, but you must accept a reduced scope (fewer bells and whistles).
Tembosocial
OCTOBER 10, 2019
It used to be that you had to be global to be disconnected. But the changing nature of how work gets done - remote work, desk-less workers, satellite offices, etc - has fundamentally changed what this means for employee experience.
Rebel & Reason
OCTOBER 7, 2019
" We’re closing our doors, paying our employees to get out there, and inviting America to OptOutside with us because we love great gear, but we are even more passionate about the experiences it unlocks.” Jerry Stritzke, president and CEO of REI, first announced the OptOutside movement in a 2015 letter released to the store's 5.5 million members, letting the consumer world know that the retailer had officially decided to close its operations on Black Friday (aka the biggest brick and mortar shopp
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