Innovation Excellence
JUNE 20, 2022
This is What They Want GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Gen-Z is not your typical generation. By the way, neither was the Millennial generation … or Gen-X, etc. Each new generation has interesting differences, desires, likes and dislikes.
Digital Tonto
JUNE 19, 2022
In Richard Feynman’s 1974 commencement speech at Cal-Tech, he recounted going to a new-age resort where people were learning reflexology. A man was sitting in a hot tub rubbing a woman’s big toe and. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
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Stephen Shapiro
JUNE 21, 2022
Tip 9 from Best Practices are Stupid. We dig even deeper into open innovation. While attempting to find a suitable filament to make the incandescent electric light a viable device, Edison is famous for saying, “I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”.
Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
Small businesses face a lot of challenges these days, including hiring and retaining employees, inflation, supply chain issues, and more. Read on as small business expert Gene Marks shares his insights to help small business owners navigate the current marketplace. Gene Marks Founder, Marks Group PC. “There has never been a better time to start a small business,” says Marks, owner of Marks Group PC, a ten-person firm that provides technology and consulting services to small and medium-sized busi
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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?
Paul Hobcraft
JUNE 24, 2022
The three degrees of ecosystem design- the innovating equation. In any ecosystem thinking and design, we do need to find this “sweet spot” for encouraging more innovation. For me, it is the ability to build the dynamics within the involvement required. We live in a world where we are having greater connectivity than ever before. We are increasingly engaged in far greater interactivity with easy access to social and organizational tools than ever before.
IdeaScale
JUNE 24, 2022
Business innovation and sustainability go hand-in-hand. The evolution of technology and the demand for sustainable products and processes is becoming one of the main drivers of revenue growth and cost reduction across industries. Today’s sustainability leaders are 4 times more likely to be considered innovation leaders compared to those not focused on sustainability, as you can see in our downloadable infographic.
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Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
Here are five ways small business owners can get prepared and get ahead amid economic uncertainty and rising inflation. Kevin Hubbard Co-Founder, Rhoback Activewear, Member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council. Inflation has continued to rise at staggering levels. Small business owners are often disproportionally impacted by rising costs as they don’t have the same ability as larger companies to absorb them.
Cascade Strategy
JUNE 20, 2022
What is Strategic Project Management? Strategic Project Management (SPM) defines how a project may benefit a company's efficiency and strategic plan as a whole. It is the process of thinking about your Projects in light of their connection to your strategic plan. In other words, Strategic Project Management is about forming clear links between your Projects and Strategic Objectives.
Christensen Institute
JUNE 23, 2022
Start with why. Simon Sinek’s famous phrase has always resonated with me. Perhaps because understanding “why” gets to the root cause of a problem, one of the key questions we sought to answer in our latest research was, “ Why do health care leaders integrate drivers of health (DOH) into their business models?”. Using the lens of Jobs to Be Done , we set out to discover what specific jobs arose in health care leaders’ lives that led them to incorporate DOH into their organizations.
IdeaSpies
JUNE 20, 2022
Jennifer Harrison, IdeaSpies Proptech Editor, explains how innovative proptech solutions are now powering everything from day-to-day tenant and landlord dealings through to complex commercial property operations.What is proptech? It’s a question I often get asked. And more often than not, people actually already know what it is … they just don’t know that it’s called proptech!
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.
Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
As a startup entrepreneur, you wear all the hats — sales, marketing, fulfillment, invoicing, accounting, and business strategy, to name just a few. It can be exhausting, but entrepreneurs thrive on bootstrapping and solving impossible challenges. However, the time may come, several years into your business, when you are unsure how to achieve that next growth milestone.
Kainexus
JUNE 23, 2022
Most well-established manufacturing companies would agree a plan for every part (PFEP) is fundamental to their improvement efforts. The organization captures and manages a significant amount of data to ensure the characteristics of all materials required for their processes have a clear purpose, place, path , and plan for movement or storage. Teams often go to extraordinary lengths to evaluate details of these materials, including safety requirements, packaging dimensions, frequency of delivery,
Innovation Excellence
JUNE 23, 2022
Finding and Growing Innovation Islands Inside a Large Company GUEST POST from Steve Blank How does a newly hired Chief Technology Officer (CTO) find and grow the islands of innovation inside a large company?
ITONICS
JUNE 22, 2022
What's the difference between a traditional innovation process covering ideas to projects and an end-to-end innovation approach from strategy to execution? The end-to-end approach will boost your return on innovation!
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Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
Small businesses generate 44% of the U.S. economy and are responsible for two-thirds of new jobs. One of the most often-overlooked sectors of the small business community is the 16 million people who are self-employed. Keith Hall, CPA President and CEO, National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE). “The state of mind of the typical self-employed person is by definition not typical,” says Keith Hall, chief operating officer and president of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NAS
Kainexus
JUNE 21, 2022
Most modern business management methodologies have roots in Toyota's approach to quality improvement and business optimization following World War II. Techniques included in what they called The Toyota Way have been borrowed, adapted, and rearranged into an approach known as Lean manufacturing. Because the framework works for many types of businesses, from healthcare to higher education, it is now often referred to as simply Lean.
Innovation Excellence
JUNE 19, 2022
Judging by the headlines on their LinkedIn profile and their presence on social media, more and more MD/DOs are innovators, coaches, entrepreneurs and non-clinical consultants.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
JUNE 21, 2022
Kellogg is revamping its business strategy as it aims to transform its portfolio.
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
Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
As organizations of every size strive to optimize individual and organizational well-being in evolving workplace models, employers are facing greater competition for talent. Mary Imboden, Ph.D. Director of Research, HERO. Sara Johnson, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, HERO. According to recent reports, mental health has been identified as the next global pandemic, and rates of burnout are at an all-time high.
Cascade Strategy
JUNE 23, 2022
Successful strategies are built on a strategic plan that outlines how your company or team will achieve its long-term goals. It’s a clear roadmap that explains to all stakeholders how will you get from the present state to desired future state.
Innovation Excellence
JUNE 21, 2022
GUEST POST from Tom Stafford, University of Sheffield ‘It’s important to me that I make my own decisions, but I often wonder how much they are actually influenced by cultural and societal norms, by advertising, the media and those around … Continue reading →
Planview
JUNE 23, 2022
As technology solution providers emerge from the unprecedented volatility of the last couple of years, services leaders are asking what are the most important capabilities that they need to master? How should today’s toughest issues be addressed and tackled? What are the industry’s most important business challenges? What ways have customer expectations changed and increased?
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.
Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
Top motivational speaker Dan Clark discusses how small businesses can recover — and thrive — in a post-pandemic world. Dan Clark CEO, Clark Success Systems. The world continues to navigate unprecedented challenges, and nothing has been hit harder than small businesses. In fact, compared to 2019, 80% of small businesses are still experiencing significant challenges , with 63% reporting lowered revenue.
Acuvate
JUNE 22, 2022
“Digital banking,” “super apps,” “hyper-personalization,” “customer experience,” and “agility” — are the terms redefining the BFSI industry today. There has been a steady rise in banks and financial services organizations adopting powerful new-age digital solutions to reach and connect with customers on various digital touchpoints, driving the evident and much-needed shift from “financial inclusion” to “financial empowerment.
Innovation Excellence
JUNE 20, 2022
GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 2014, when Silicon Valley was still largely seen as purely a force for good, George Packer wrote in The New Yorker how tech entrepreneurs tended to see politics through the lens of an engineering … Continue reading →
Phil McKinney
JUNE 20, 2022
The current economic downturn may have you feeling like you need to hunker down and wait it out. Especially in innovating during an economic downturn. This is understandable—no one wants to risk their hard-earned money in uncertain times. But this is actually the optimal time to take innovation leadership by continuing to invest in ideas […].
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.
Business and Tech
JUNE 24, 2022
Cynthia Johnson and Ashley Legg, co-founders of Get It/Girl Brands, offer advice for growing a small business in the digital landscape. Cynthia Johnson Co-Founder, Get It/Girl Brands. Ashley Legg Co-Founder, Get It/Girl Brands. What is your best advice for those who want to become an entrepreneur but do not know where to begin? Take the time to figure out what you want to do, or even better, what you don’t want to do.
Mills-Scofield
JUNE 20, 2022
Today, I’m honored to host an excerpt from the new book by my friend, Frank Sonneberg, The Path to a Meaningful Life *. Frank’s books are ‘must reads” and “must gives.” You should read his blog and follow him on facebook and instagram. You’ll be glad, and better, because you did! 10 Critical Rules for Living a Happy Life Some people spend their whole life searching for happiness.
Innovation Excellence
JUNE 22, 2022
Closing the Virtual and Cultural Gap GUEST POST from Douglas Ferguson Learning to connect a culturally diverse virtual workforce is an essential part of managing cross cultural remote teams.
Stephen Shapiro
JUNE 20, 2022
Tip 8 from Best Practices are Stupid. This one further explores the needs for open innovation. A well-known healthcare company, after launching an incredibly successful new product, turned their attention to creating new complementary offerings. Multiple failed attempts later, they came to realize they didn’t have the in-house expertise to crack the code.
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