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Is Micromanagement Why Your Innovation Program is Failing?

IdeaScale

“It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do." ? Steve Jobs. Micromanagement can have devastating consequences for both employees and organizations. Unfortunately, many leaders adopt micromanagement, believing it will optimize and accelerate results. Even if [.].

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Three HOW MIGHT WE Alternatives That Actually Spark Creative Ideas

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Q: How might we brainstorm new ideas to serve our customers better? A: Have a brainstorming session that starts with “How Might We help customers [Job to be Done/problem]?” If only it were that simple. How Might We (HMW) is an incredible tool (not BS, as some would assert), but we misuse it. We […].

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What are the most common foresight biases and how can you avoid them?

HYPE Innovation

Foresight is all about paying attention to certain insights, signals, and trends. It also means disregarding or prioritizing some sources of data over others, correctly interpreting information to reach conclusions, and using all that data to make decisions about the future.

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Strategy Without Purpose Will Always Fail

Digital Tonto

We usually think of strategy as a rational, analytic activity, with teams of MBA’s poring over spreadsheets or generals standing before maps. Yet if we fail to take into account human agency and dignity, we’re missing the boat. Strategy without purpose is doomed to fail in the end, however clever the calculations, because eventually the real world will intrude.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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How to Increase Employee Engagement and Productivity at Your Business

Qmarkets

You’ve probably heard the term ‘Quiet Quitting ‘ being thrown around by the media recently. It refers to employees who do the bare minimum required of them and nothing more. It’s an issue that might have been exacerbated by the pandemic and economic uncertainty, but it’s by no means a new phenomenon. Quiet quitters are a classic example of poorly engaged employees.

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Beyond the Expected: Real-Life Business Uses for Augmented Reality

Daniel Burrus

The phrase “You have got your head up in the clouds” is no longer an insult in today’s world — having your head in the clouds may be the best way forward in business! Of course, I’m talking about Augmented Reality (AR) ; a transformative, disruptive digital technology that has been gaining traction for years and looks to be continuing its exponential growth trend in the years to come.

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Have the Courage to be Wrong

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When you were wrong, the outcome was different than you thought. When the outcome was different than you thought, there was uncertainty as the work was new. When there was uncertainty, you knew there would be learning. When you were afraid of learning, you were afraid to be wrong. And […].

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Let’s Get Together Again! Why In-Person Meetings Are Still Important

Innovators Alliance

Many organizations are facing a dilemma: 60 percent of employees do not want to come back to the workplace after working remotely for two and a half years. At Innovators Alliance, we are seeing a similar reluctance to get back together in person, so let ’ s take a closer look at this trend and how to resolve it. The Value of In-Person Meetings. According to Forbes magazine , some meetings work better in person, such as discussions of complex topics and innovations.

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How to Use Open Innovation for Startup Scouting

ITONICS

By creating effective channels for startups to contribute towards your next-generation products, services, and business model, organizations can tap into new innovation and collaboration opportunities. In this blog, you’ll learn more about using open innovation as an efficient way to scout startups.

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The ladder of “No”

Idea to Value

As companies grow, it is inevitable that more hierarchies will be created. This is because after a certain size, it is essentially impossible to keep track of the relationships between everyone and what everyone is working on. Contrary to popular belief, hierarchy is not always a negative. In fact, as Start-ups grow, they will eventually need to develop layers of management to stay productive and efficient.

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Revolutionize QA: GAPs AI-Driven Accelerators for Smarter, Faster Testing

GAP's AI-Driven QA Accelerators revolutionize software testing by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing test coverage. From generating test cases and Cypress code to AI-powered code reviews and detailed defect reports, our platform streamlines QA processes, saving time and resources. Accelerate API testing with Pytest-based cases and boost accuracy while reducing human error.

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What Great Remote Managers Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Remote work brought a subtle but important shift in how employees expect their managers to work with them.

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What are the most common foresight biases and how can you avoid them?

HYPE Innovation

Foresight is all about paying attention to certain insights, signals, and trends. It also means disregarding or prioritizing some sources of data over others, correctly interpreting information to reach conclusions, and using all that data to make decisions about the future.

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Data Innovation in Manufacturing Requires Integration

Tullio Siragusa

Data Innovation in Manufacturing Requires Integration. Manufacturing industries deal in creating or producing goods with various machines, technological tools, labor, and equipment. Technology that helps in connecting with suppliers for materials and managing product data with a digital platform makes the process faster, and more efficient. Engineering and manufacturing are complex fields where there is an intersection of people and technologies.

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Opportunity cost

Idea to Value

Every choice you make comes with trade-offs. This is especially true when it comes to strategic decisions around innovation. If you choose to spend your time, focus, effort and money developing one idea or innovation, it means you cannot spend those same resources on other ideas. Therefore, you must give up the opportunity to do something else in order to work on your innovation.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Meeting Overload Is a Fixable Problem

Harvard Business Review

To fix a broken meeting culture, start by canceling everything for 48 hours.

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4 Tips for High-Ed Marketers to Engage Prospective Students

Brunner

Be Positively Disruptive. Millennials have passed the social media-obsessed crown onto GenZ, who are quickly taking over the landscape with endless new socials at their fingertips. This usually leads Universities to think that they need to be everyone and anywhere their audiences are, but that is impractical and resource-constraining. This is where a well-thought-out strategy comes into play.

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The Role of Instagram in Customer Experience

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Part of what fuels a good customer experience is the content experience. That’s where companies and brands serve up content in numerous ways, which could include (but is not limited to) articles, blogs, text messages, newsletters, YouTube videos, podcasts, TikTok content, Tweets, LinkedIn posts and the subject of this article, […].

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A Day in the Life of Demand Generation Specialist, Anthony Fowler

Planview

Successful, happy teams create incredible work, and the marketing and demand generation teams at Planview do exactly that. Today in our Day in the Life series, we’re spotlighting someone who’s been on a couple of teams at Planview. Based out of Colorado, Anthony Fowler has worked on our sales team in the past and now serves as one of our Demand Generation Specialists on the Marketing team.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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What Leaders Need to Know About a Looming Recession – and Other Global Threats

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with economist Nouriel Roubini about what lies ahead.

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The Ansoff Matrix: 4 Growth Strategies Explained (With Examples)

Cascade Strategy

TL; DR Summary. Ansoff Matrix is a popular strategic framework for decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and business managers tasked with evaluating opportunities for business growth. Marketing teams can also use it in the marketing planning phase. Pros : Simple to use and easy to understand, helps stakeholders understand the level of risk associated with different strategies.

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Reset and Reconnect to Transform your World

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack Our blog, Reset and Reconnect in a Chaotic World was the first in a series of three, on the theme of reconnecting and resetting, to create, invent and innovate in an increasingly chaotic world. In this blog, we described how we have opportunities, to focus on being kinder to both ourselves and […].

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What’s causing the largest energy deficit in the world? And how to address it.

Christensen Institute

Nigeria has the largest energy deficit in the world , and despite the considerable amount of money invested in the sector in the last two decades, only slight improvement has been recorded. Because of its potential to be both affordable long-term and renewable, solar energy is considered one of the main ways for Nigeria to reach its electricity goals.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

A roundtable conversation on the management of feelings in the workplace.

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Remote Work Doesn't Stifle Innovation — Overlooking These Best Practices Will.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Apple and Google think remote work isn't good for innovation, but research suggests the opposite can be true. Assuming innovation requires physical proximity is an outdated traditionalist approach. Here's why.

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What is Reverse Innovation, and Is It For You?

Viima

When you think of innovation, you probably think of high-income countries that have both the technology and the financial means to make innovation happen. It’s rare that we associate low-income countries with innovation as these countries are mostly regarded as sole beneficiaries of innovations deployed by developed countries. Many companies are reluctant to invest in developing countries, and those that decide to enter these new territories, have a low rate of success.

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Why We Need Digital Health Package Inserts

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers, M.D. The Food and Drug Administration announced new rules for nutrition labels that can go on the front of food packages to indicate that they are “healthy.” According to one source, a package insert is a document included in the package of a medication that provides information about that drug and its use. For prescription medications, the insert […].

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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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A Better Way to Recognize Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

Three tips for managers.

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Change Is Good: Business Evolution Is Not For The Faint-Hearted

Entrepreneur - Innovation

If a business is to grow, it needs to be ready and right-size itself to enable it to grow. But what does it mean to right size for growth?

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How Innovation Governance Elevates Your Innovation Teams’ Performance

ITONICS

Do you know how your innovation teams spend their time and your resources ? Most probably, you do not know exactly. That’s ok as long as they deliver the right results. Yet, are they performing really?

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How COVID-19 Has Exposed Us

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell The moon landing in 1969 was, in many ways, the high point of the American century. Since then, we’ve been beset by scandals like Watergate, Iran-Contra and two presidential impeachments, mired in never-ending wars that we don’t win, while increasingly encumbered by rising debts and income inequality amid falling productivity […].

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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.