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Overcoming The Challenges Of Reinvention

Faisal Hoque

Commitment, timeframe matters when remaking your organization.

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How Do You Measure Power?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore In a recent blog, I argued that management needs to be accountable not only for delivering current performance but also for investing in power initiatives that will fuel future performance. Compensation systems that focus solely on the former too often result in a hollowing out of the enterprise, as […].

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8 Misconceptions about Minimum Viable Products

IdeaScale

One thing consistently successful innovation programs do, is test their concept during the development process. Whether physical or intangible, it’s rare that a final product is precisely what you initially envisioned. During the development process, your product is likely to evolve. While the end objectives remain the same, they may be expanded or revised.

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The linkages of innovating purpose

Paul Hobcraft

The linkages of innovation purpose. Whenever I get into conversations about innovating, we always hit difficulties on the question, “how can I build this well and be sustainble?” Hence, I often try to build an extended narrative for what makes up the innovation capability building and understanding for the future. I frame this as the linkages of innovation purpose.

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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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Are We Ready To Give Up Agency To Save Time?

helloFUTURE

I have spent the better part of the past few years advocating for goods and services that cater to the inherent slothfulness in all human beings. I’ve concluded that the automation of many of the daily tasks would make my life significantly easier. If the automation is carried out correctly and is audited, it will… The post Are We Ready To Give Up Agency To Save Time?

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THE BEAUTY OF FEEDBACK: It's Not a Weapon. It's a Mirror.

Idea Champions

I want you to imagine, for a moment, that I am your manager and, while passing you in the hallway on the way to yet another meeting. I catch your eye, take a step towards you and, in a halting voice, say "Umm. uh. hi. I'm wondering if you have some time later today for me. er. to share a bit of feedback with you.". How are you feeling right now? I'm guessing not so good -- especially since the word, "feedback", in most organizations, has become synonymous with, "I'm just about to chop your head

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Innovation Accounting & Product Led Growth – A Failed Experiment

IM Insights

By Elijah Eilert. I recently wrote an article called What is Innovation Accounting? Explained by Artificial Intelligence , and was surprised by how well the tool, called OpenAI, managed to describe what innovation accounting is. The challenge then arose to ask OpenAl to produce an article about innovation accounting by providing only subheaders as inputs for the tool that would then generate the paragraphs.

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Why Facebook needed to let go of 13% of their workforce

Idea to Value

While the massive layoffs at meta are terrible, it sadly shows one of the major issues that companies struggle with when they try to grow and innovate too quickly … facebook tried a huge number of innovation projects which failed. But this was not the problem. As I read in a wonderful WIRED article : Remember Libra, Meta’s ambitious plan to enter the cryptocurrency market?

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How to create effective KPI’s for 2023 | Ep 09

Moves the Needle

What’s so interesting about KPIs and OKRs is every few years there’s a new framework for metrics, but essentially, they’re always about outcomes. So, what are the desired outcomes? We want more customers. We want happier customers. We want more revenue, more growth, and more market share. That’s going to keep the bosses happy and their bosses happy.

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E-Bikes Are the New Green Mobility Solution

Business and Tech

Sara Wainer, who manages business priorities and communications for the USA market at Specialized Bicycle Components, discusses the importance of zero-emissions vehicles and the future of e-bike transportation. Sara Wainer Executive Assistant (USA), Specialized Bicycle Components. What does the future of transportation look like in the coming years?

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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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We Can’t Define The Change We Want To Pursue Until We Define Who We Want To Be

Digital Tonto

Today, we stand on the precipice of a new paradigm. We’ve suffered through a global financial crisis, a pandemic and the most deadly conflict in Europe since World War II. The shifts in technology, resources, migration and demography are already underway. The strains and dangers of these shifts are already evident, yet the benefits are still to come.

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How Daystar Power is empowering Africa’s energy market

Christensen Institute

As I’ve recently highlighted in my latest blogs , there is great entrepreneurial opportunity in Africa’s electricity market: Africa’s mass nonconsumption of electricity is ripe for market creation. Daystar Power is one such market innovator that jumped on this opportunity in 2017, and in a signal of its success, was acquired earlier this year by the multinational oil and gas company, Shell. .

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Want to Create a Culture of Innovation? Ask These 3 Essential Questions.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Innovation comes from experimentation. Experimentation leads to failure. Embracing failure is the path to building great products and enterprise value.

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Are You Giving Your Customers Friction or Function?

Innovation Excellence

Former VP Of Amazon Preaches a Frictionless Experience GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Customers hate friction. They want easy, no hassle, low/no effort experiences. In short, they want convenience. Our 2022 customer experience research findings confirm: 70% of customers would pay more if they knew they would receive a convenient experience. 75% would switch to […].

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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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What Founders Need to Know Before Selling Their Startup

Harvard Business Review

You might be surprised at what your acquirer will agree to — if you just ask.

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Why Hiring a Fractional CRO Is Smart for Startups

Tullio Siragusa

Why Hiring a Fractional CRO Is Smart for Startups. A Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is a high-level executive who is responsible for overseeing the revenue-generating activities of a company. The specific duties and responsibilities of a CRO can vary depending on the size and nature of the organization, but some common responsibilities may include: · Setting revenue targets and developing strategies to meet them. · Overseeing the sales and marketing departments. · Identifying new business opportuni

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Kickstart Your Trend and Technology Foresight for 2023 with ITONICS

ITONICS

Preparing your business for the year ahead requires a look back at this year's results, clear and quantifiable short- and long-term goals, and an understanding of the internal and external drivers of change influencing your business environment. In this article, you lear n how to kickstart your environmental scanning for 2023 in just a few clicks.

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Imagine Your Next

Innovation Excellence

Planning for the Future! GUEST POST from Teresa Spangler “Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.” – Charles Kettering The line between humans and machines is blurring by the day. The future, as we know it today may be tomorrow’s history book; with our exponential technological advancement […].

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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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The Myth of the Brilliant, Charismatic Leader

Harvard Business Review

Research shows that good management is more profitable than a cult of personality.

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Porter's Five Forces (2022): The Definitive Overview (+ Examples)

Cascade Strategy

Every business strives to prevent its competitors from stealing its profits. With today's fierce competition in almost every industry, it's not a question of if, but it’s a matter of how. Before you make any strategic decisions, you need to take a step back, analyze and answer these questions: What forces beyond direct competitors shape your industry?

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Inspiration From the Crowd [CASE STUDY]

Flying Fish Lab

Crowdsourcing is an excellent way to get inspiration to solve your challenge or sometimes even generate potential solutions. It’s often used to inspire New Product innovation. THE CHALLENGE: Develop a new tissue-based product that will stand out amidst a highly commoditized environment. WHAT THE CROWD INSPIRED US WITH: Applications as diverse as gym products, products that offered high water retention properties, or simply an idea that offers essential hygiene in times of germ-phobia.

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Black Friday Cyber Deal on Charting Change

Innovation Excellence

Wow! Exciting news! From now until November 30, 2022 you can get a 55% discount on my latest best-selling book Charting Change – plus FREE shipping! You must go to SpringerLink for this Cyber Sale: The offer is valid until November 30, 2022 Please use CYB22 at check-out to get your discount on books & […].

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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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How Great Leaders Communicate

Harvard Business Review

Four strategies to motivate and inspire your team.

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The Hershey Company wins Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award

Sopheon

Last week, Sopheon took part in the Inspire Innovation Conference in Orlando, hosted by PDMA — Product Development & Management Association — a global association of innovation management professionals. It was an insightful four days packed with exploring all the best strategies for improving new product innovations.

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From Strategy To Elevator Pitch

Cascade Strategy

Lesley Hawkins , VP of Retail at Adidas, joined us for World Strategy Day 2022. In her session, “From Strategy To Elevator Pitch,” where she talked about a subject that has taken her about 30 years to refine: how to build a strategy that can be easily explained in a 30-second elevator ride.

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Effective Facilitation for All

Innovation Excellence

How Leadership Fundamentals Benefit Everyone GUEST POST from Douglas Ferguson Effective facilitation isn’t limited to the inner workings of staff meetings. True facilitation goes beyond simply setting an agenda: it’s a mindset, framework, and way of being. Excellent facilitators know how to get the best out of their teams and design conversations that are innovative, […].

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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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Why Startups Should Embrace Radical Transparency

Harvard Business Review

It’s in founders’ best interests to not only accept, but invite, oversight.

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The characteristics of data-driven business model development and how to succeed

The BMI Lab Blog

The experience of recent years shows that companies often overestimate the value of their own data and their own ability to generate revenue from it. In practice, very few companies can establish a sustainable business model based on data. In our recently published book chapter Besonderheiten datenbasierter Geschäftsmodellentwicklung in the book Datenwirtschaft und Datentechnologie - wie aus Daten Wert entsteht (Springer, 2022) , we go into more detail on this topic.

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Strategic Agility: A Careful Balance Between Stability And Flexibility

Cascade Strategy

Grimt Habtemariam , Director of Global Routes to Market Acceleration at Cisco joined us for World Strategy Day 2022. In her session, “Strategic Agility: a careful balance between stability and flexibility,” she shared the most important lessons learned across her 15+ year career in the high-tech, startup, and consulting industries in how to create, incubate, scale, and execute sustainable growth strategies.

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Things I Occasionally Forget

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski Clean-sheet designs are fun, right up until they don’t launch. When you feel the urge to do a clean-sheet design, go home early. When you don’t know how to make it better, make it worse and do the opposite. Without trying, there is no way to know if it will […].

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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.