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3 Things Organizations Can Do to Create an Ethos of Transformation

Planview

There’s no question that the last few years have had a tumultuous effect on businesses worldwide. Economic stimulus efforts, a global pandemic, global tensions and geopolitical issues, societal unrest – all of those events have altered how organizations bring their products, goods, and services to market. Many companies have responded to this era of intense uncertainty with massive changes of their own, from enacting new operating models to architecting new customer experiences, and more.

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The Battle Against the Half-Life of Learning

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Douglas Ferguson Leading with learning in mind is a necessary skill to consistently innovate as a team. Continually learning and revisiting skill sets is crucial to combating the half-life of learning. As leaders, it’s important to make time available to our employees to freshen up their skills and knowledge through programs and […].

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Why Consider Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) Software?

Kainexus

Hoshin Kanri, also known as policy deployment, is the Lean management approach for aligning strategy, tactics, and improvement work organization-wide. The words Hoshin Kanri mean "management compass." When well executed, the method ensures that every employee from the front-line to top leadership understands the organization's most important objectives and works to achieve them by tackling major priorities and daily improvement projects.

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Establishing an innovative business platform adoption approach

Paul Hobcraft

The Combination Effect for Adoption in today’s world. The level of interest in business platforms in the B2B space has rapidly grown. Platforms are more viable and relevant today than ever. The platform’s ability to offer multiple values will influence many of the client’s adoption decisions over the choices their business will engage with.

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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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You Can’t Innovate Without Thinking About The Future

helloFUTURE

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy facilitating our customers’ foresight initiatives. It is easier to help your inventors disconnect their current day-to-day jobs from the future which they are developing ideas for, and it is less restrictive than asking them to come up with an innovation that they can deliver today or… The post You Can’t Innovate Without Thinking About The Future appeared first on IDEATE+EXECUTE.

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We All Need To Learn The Change Lifecycle

Digital Tonto

When a transformational initiative fails, it's often said that it was because people don’t like change. That’s not really true. Everywhere I go in the world, no matter what type of group I’m speaking to, people are enthusiastic about some kind of change. It’s other people’s ideas for change that they aren’t so crazy about. Senior leaders love to tell me about their inspired visions for their enterprise, but complain that they can’t get the rank-and-file to go along.

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How to Synchronize Innovation Activities Across Your Organization

ITONICS

Reducing organizational silos is a persistent goal of many companies. The larger a company is, the more difficult it becomes to maintain transparency and align ongoing and planned innovation projects across the organization.

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Digitalizing innovation management systems empowers faster, more effective decision-making

Sopheon

Organizations must make innovation decisions quickly and accurately to remain competitive. Digitalization positions them to do just that. The post Digitalizing innovation management systems empowers faster, more effective decision-making appeared first on Sopheon.

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REST: The Art of Doing Less

Idea Champions

I know you are super busy, so I am going to keep this book review super short. Why do I know you are super busy? Because you are living in the age of information overload and, unless you are in a coma, traction, or jail, you are very likely feeling overwhelmed much of the time. Or as the White Rabbit put it, "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date.".

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Dunbar’s number

Idea to Value

How many people can you meet in your lifetime, and could you potentially keep in touch with? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions? After all, there are people on Facebook with thousands of friends, or millions of instagram followers. According to research by anthropologist Robin Dunbar, the number is actually likely closer to about 150 individuals. This is approximately the number of people which one individual can keep ongoing relationships with.

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

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.

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How to Stay Innovative During a Recession

IdeaScale

Highlights Recession or not, the basics of innovation don’t change and should stay in place. A recession will shift your focus and needs and will change your metrics. Innovation is more important during a recession, especially in industries that are rapidly changed by it. A recession is defined as two quarters or more of negative [.].

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From 911 to 988, assessing the new United States’ hotline through the lens of Jobs theory

Christensen Institute

More than half of all people incarcerated in the United States have mental health issues, according to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). In fact, every year 1.2 million individuals living with a mental illness are not receiving care because they are in prison. Individuals with mental health conditions need to be provided with mental health care, not unnecessary incarceration.

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Rhino-vation: Tackle Sustainability Goals Head-On Through Innovation

PlanBox Innovation

Create Focus Areas Around Your Organization’s Sustainability Goals to Drive Breakthrough Innovation In a Stakeholder Economy. Get the Customer Hooked. I love scotch. Or whiskey in general, whether it’s rye, bourbon, Irish, or Japanese, you name it. Of course, you’re not reading this to learn about my penchant for whiskey, but it sets the context for the following story.

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Designing Your Organization for Transformation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell The March on Washington, in which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, is one of the most iconic events in American history. So it shouldn’t be surprising that when anybody wants to drive change in the United States, they often begin with trying to […].

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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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How to Stay Innovative During a Recession

IdeaScale

Highlights Recession or not, the basics of innovation don’t change and should stay in place. A recession will shift your focus and needs and will change your metrics. Innovation is more important during a recession, especially in industries that are rapidly changed by it. A recession is defined as two quarters or more of negative [.].

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Why better data on students’ networks can start the school year off right

Christensen Institute

Back to school means back to building relationships. Across high school campuses this fall, the first weeks of class will be marked by new rosters, ice breakers, hopes and dreams conferences, and the like as teachers set out to get to know their students and to help students get to know one another. But before schools set to work on building new relationships, they should also pay attention to the relationships their students do and don’t already have.

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To Make Better Hires, Learn What Predicts Success

Harvard Business Review

Tracking the performance of people who are already succeeding at your company will help you identify high-potential candidates.

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How to Create an Amazing Customer Experience on a Budget

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken With the current recession, employment issues and supply chain problems, companies and brands are struggling to provide the same experience they have in the past. Regardless of the cause, companies don’t have the budgets they once had to devote to CX. First and foremost, if you have to cut your […].

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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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Gain Better User Adoption the Design Thinking Way

Tullio Siragusa

Gain Better User Adoption the Design Thinking Way. People tend to resist change when change means altering or replacing existing norms of doing things. A new system might fail when users do not accept it even though the system might be effective. Adoption, or lack thereof dictates just how effective a new way of doing things is or isn’t. At the same time, an inefficient system might create value among users if users decide to adopt it.

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Innovators Worth Watching: Oma Fertility

Christensen Institute

On the heels of National Infertility Awareness Week, I wrote about three women’s health issues specific to infertility, and the imperative to address the cost and inaccessibility that characterize this corner of the health care market. Soon after publishing that piece , a former colleague informed me about Oma Fertility , which had recently emerged from stealth. .

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Feeling Demotivated? Consider How Your Job Helps Others.

Harvard Business Review

Whether it’s clients, colleagues, or family, your work likely makes more of an impact than you realize.

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Why Amazon Wants to Sell You Robots

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken It was recently announced that Amazon.com would be acquiring iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner. There are still some “hoops” to jump through, such as shareholder and regulatory approval, but the deal looks promising. So, why does Amazon want to get into the vacuum cleaner business? It doesn’t! […].

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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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How to Conquer Sustainability in the Supply Chain

ITONICS

T o tackle disruptions caused, for instance, by the energy crisis, the pandemic, or geo-political tensions, sustainable supply chains are vital. In addition, consumers' changing awareness and expectations for sustainability in supply chains pose challenges for the logistics industry. Dr. Kerstin Höfle from Körber Supply Chain was a guest in our podcast and gave first-hand industry insights into the most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities in logistics.

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IMBA Innovation Management Basic Accreditation™ – Online. Stockholm, February 27 to 1 March

Innovation 360 Group

Intro to Innovation Management methodology. The post IMBA Innovation Management Basic Accreditation™ – Online. Stockholm, February 27 to 1 March appeared first on Innovation360.

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Rekindling a Sense of Community at Work

Harvard Business Review

A recent survey found that employees’ sense of community declined 37% during the pandemic. Here’s how to rebuild it.

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Reset and Reconnect in a Chaotic World

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack Meeting face to face, for a lovely lunch recently, with a coaching colleague, we were both shocked to discover how stressed and anxious we were feeling about being asked to deliver live workshops and face-to-face coaching to clients once again. We shared how emotionally, mentally, and physically overwhelmed we felt, […].

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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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The difficulties of adoption for the business platform

Ecosystems4Innovating

The adoption process. I want to relate adoption back to business platforms and anchor it in the process. Today business platform adoption is a struggle. It needs a clear revisiting of the theory of diffusion and adoption to extract the relevant points of necessary practice. What is vitally needed is the recognition that deciding on adopting a business platform approach has five stages or decision points to go through.

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Episode 10 – Retrospective

IM Insights

About the Episode. Elijah Eilert is talking to Oliver Durrer. Oliver is sharing insights from his accomplished career in corporate innovation. He is also helping Elijah do a Retro on the podcast for this 10th episode: What went well? What didn’t go well? What to do next? This episode is a bit different from others as it focuses less on specific lessons for innovation teams and leaders and more on personal experiences. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change

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Management Lessons from the Sinking of the SS El Faro

Harvard Business Review

What can we learn about how leaders and their teams communicate under pressure from the sinking of a container ship?

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Process Keepers Hold the Keys to Change

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you want to improve the work, ask the people who do the work. They know the tools and templates. They know the ins and outs of the process. They know when and how to circumvent the process. And they know what will break if you try to change the […].

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How to Master Product Portfolio Management

Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.