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Why The 2020s Will Be An Era Of Atoms, Not Bits

Digital Tonto

The simple truth is that the digital era is ending and innovation is shifting to other places. Digital technology will remain —just as heavy industry persists long after the end of the industrial. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Do you know how much your customers needs have changed?

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm writing a (probably too soon) series of posts on what I've learned as we all return from the COVID epidemic. Previously, I wrote that companies will need to focus on business model and process innovation over product innovation. You can read that post here. Today, I'm focusing on customer insight and why it will be so important now and in the short term (next 6-9 months).

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy

Idea to Value

If you or your company has invested in an innovation or project, and it just is not working, when is the right time to stop it? Or if everything is going fine in your company but the market is changing, how do you know when to change the business model? Research shows that the more an individual or company has previously invested in something (whether it be money, time or effort), the more likely they are to want to continue doing it, even if the correct decision would be to stop.

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How Online Whiteboards Create Lasting Innovation

IdeaScale

Innovation is critical to establishing new solutions and is something that every business handles. It can come in many different forms and styles, but regardless of the methods you use, innovation cannot be ignored. However, when working in a digital workspace, creating lasting innovative solutions is much more difficult than usual. Instead of circumventing the innovation process, you can use an online whiteboard to create new innovative solutions during a litany of different scenarios.

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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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21 Common Innovation Myths & Misconceptions Debunked

Viima

As all of us working on innovation know, it’s quite an opaque topic that many innovators and organizations don’t talk about openly. As a result, innovation is an area that’s fraught with many common myths and misconceptions. That’s unfortunate, because those less experienced in innovation often end up going about it all wrong, and as a result, we as customers, and as a society, get less bang for our buck – and have to deal with challenges that could’ve already been solved.

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Breaking the Innovation Stereotypes: The Case of Curry Express

InnovationManagement

We often hear about the concept of innovation and its importance in enhancing the competitiveness of an organization however, the excessive use of this term has distorted its true meaning and content. The post Breaking the Innovation Stereotypes: The Case of Curry Express appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Webinar: Plan Your Organization’s Crowdsourcing Initiative

IdeaScale

Crowdsourcing is an effective way to kick off innovation efforts. Gathering ideas from inside and outside your organization can bolster business and increase revenue. Crowdsourcing initiatives increase innovation performance within an organization. Research shows 86% of companies who take part in crowdsourcing activities consider engagement an important part of company success.

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OSHA Training: The Importance of Safety Standards in Organizations

Cascade Strategy

What is OSHA? To prevent workers from injuries and ill-health, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires organizations to ensure safe working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.

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Memorial Health System: Customer Month Spotlight!

Kainexus

Today, we have guests on the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast with our host, Mark Graban. Our guests are both part of the Process Excellence department at Memorial Health System in Marietta, Ohio, one of our customers. Lynn Howell and Mary Huck, both of whom have clinical backgrounds, help their colleagues improve with Lean and other methods throughout the system.

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The Art Bias

Idea to Value

When I speak with everyday people, almost always a proportion of them will tell me that they are not creative. When I ask them why they think that, the most common answer I get is they list things that they cannot do or that they don’t think they are good at: “I can’t draw” “I can’t sing well” “I can’t play an instrument” They usually compare themselves to famous people they consider to be creative, who are most frequently painters, mus

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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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Innovation Tools: Questions for Leaders vs Project Scorecard

Strategyzer Innovation

Having the right tools often makes the difference between success and missed opportunity. An equally important factor that gets much less shine however is the use of the right tool at the right time. Even within an arsenal of ‘good’ or even ‘great’ tools, one must understand the tools well enough to pick and choose which is most relevant when.

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Autocratic Leadership: An Outdated Approach?

Cascade Strategy

If you look at any of the origin stories of some of the biggest companies in the world, you’re likely to see talismanic figures who stand out above the rest and personify the company’s image in your mind. Think Steve Jobs at Apple, Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, Elon Musk at Tesla. All of these individual figures are leaders who almost loom larger than the brands that they have built.

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The Science of Dreams and How to Interpret Them

Tullio Siragusa

The Science of Dreams and How to Interpret Them. A lot of people are curious about dreams and their origin. Most dreams are usually absurd, and open to various interpretation. While many scientists say that dreams occur in correspondence with the last thought that went through our minds when we fell asleep, many others think that it is a game of our subconscious mind.

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What is Creativity? The Definition, history and science of creativity

Idea to Value

What is creativity? What makes some ideas and things creative, while others are not? What is the definition of creativity? What is the history of creativity? And why is creativity important? In this updated article, you will learn the fundamentals of understanding creativity, where it came from, and the science of creativity which is now helping us understand and improve creative performance.

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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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Before You Build a Kanban Excel Template, Consider This

Kainexus

The internet is full of free Kanban Excel templates that you can download. That’s not surprising because the format of a Kanban board can be very simple, and Excel is attractive because most people know how to use its basic features, and everyone in the company probably already has access to it. Setting up a Kanban board in Excel and emailing it out to everyone is easy.

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The 6 Best Supply Chain Strategies I've Ever Seen!

Cascade Strategy

Organizations will say they understand the importance of supply chain management, yet 61% of the organizations that participated in a Logistics Bureau survey didn’t have an effective supply chain strategy in place.

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The Emergence of a Post-COVID Landscape

Innovation Leader

Members discussed the advent of hybrid work, how startup companies have fared during the pandemic, the sudden reliance on e-commerce, and much more.

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Podcast S5E117: John Saunders – Optimising incremental innovations

Idea to Value

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with John Saunders, author of the Optimizer: Building and Leading a Team of Serial Innovators , former Wall Street sales leader and serial investor. We speak about what it takes for innovators to optimise their processes, and how small incremental improvements can lead to lasting impact. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 – How leaders are responsible for change. 00:04:00 – The value of incremental change and how small chan

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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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4 Ways Market Leaders Use Innovation to Foster Business Growth

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Forward-thinkers constantly strive to diversify and streamline their products and services, turning novelties into commodities desired by many.

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How to create business models for 5G - and other disruptive technologies

The BMI Lab Blog

“Build only products that customers want” – sounds easy, right? However, in practice, this can be quite hard. Sometimes, companies approach us with requests like “I have developed a new technology but how do I build a business around it?” or “Our technology is superior to our competitors’ – why don’t our customers see that?”. Do these or similar questions sound familiar to you?

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Thou Shalt Define Innovation for Your Organization

Innovation Leader

In his second commandment, Moisés Noreña explores the importance of creating an innovation wide definition of innovation.

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UMass Memorial Health: Customer Month Spotlight!

Kainexus

Today, we have another guest on the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast with our host, Mark Graban. Our guest is Cliona Archambeault, the Director of Process Improvement at one of our customers, UMass Memorial Health. In this post, you'll find: Streaming audio podcast player. Topics and questions list. Video player. Full transcript. Listen here: Subscribe to our podcast to hear additional customer interviews and more!

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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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6 Critical Lessons I Learned as a Startup CEO

Entrepreneur - Innovation

No one can fully prepare you for that top spot as CEO, but here's how to set yourself up for success.

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Brunner POV | Attribution, Targeting, and the Customer. What will they look like in a Cookieless World?

Brunner

With the soon to be extinct third-party cookie, advertisers, and agencies are going to have to look to new ways to track digital customer engagement as well as target key audiences. What began as a way to track online behavior and ensure better targeting has shifted to a growing concern over the misuse of this information. For more information on what cookies are, what is changing, and why it is important, check out Brunner’s cookie-less POV.

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Moises’ 10 Commandments for Innovation and Growth

Innovation Leader

In this series, Moisés Noreña shares his “10 Commandments for Innovation and Growth” at established companies.

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How Amazon Used Trends to Buy MGM for Free

Adam Hartung

Amazon earned up so much "trend value" from anticipating trends that they bought MGM, essentially for free.

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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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Climate Change Stands to Displace 2 Billion People Worldwide. These Innovative Solutions Could Help Reduce That Number.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

It's time for legacy institutions to do their part and implement more environmentally friendly practices.

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Rethinking Electric Vehicles and the Power Grid

Innovation Excellence

Ford just announced an electric truck for the masses, the Ford F-150 Lightning, with up to 300 miles of range starting at just under $40,000.

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Thou Shalt Align With and Enrich Your Company’s Strategy

Innovation Leader

In most companies, there is a corporate calendar in which strategies are baked and resources are allocated. So, how do teams find a seat at the table? Moisés Noreña explores how teams can get there.

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Accelerating Accelerators

100%Open

We’ve been thinking a lot about accelerators and the role they place in the innovation sphere recently, so that’s our theme this month! Acceleration has become an established part of the mainstream innovation landscape. From VCs to startups, everyone involved has something to contribute and something to gain. However, as with anything that starts to enter the mainstream, it can benefit from disruption.

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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.