Sat.Dec 03, 2022 - Fri.Dec 09, 2022

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Innovation Roadmaps – The What, Why and How

Viima

As visual creatures, we rely on graphic representations to simplify and communicate complex data. Over the past decades, processing information has become more challenging than ever, yet decision-making relies heavily on understanding and communicating this data. So, the visual communication responsibilities also extended from specialized roles to managers and professionals who need this additional skill to make sense of their work.

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Stop Expecting People To Act Rationally! Here’s Why:

Digital Tonto

In an earlier age, organizations were far more hierarchical. Power rested at the top. Information flowed up, orders went down, work got done and people got paid. Incentives seemed to work. You could pay more and get more. Yet in today's marketplace, that’s no longer tenable because the work we need done is increasingly non-routine. That means we need people to do more than merely carry out tasks, they need to put all of their passion and creativity into their work to perform at a high-level.

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How To Do A Pestle Analysis In 6 Steps

Cascade Strategy

A PESTLE analysis is a tried-and-true approach for identifying macro-environmental factors that might impact an organization.

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Overcoming the Top 3 Barriers to Customer-Centricity

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Alain Thys I just finished a presentation for the leadership team of a European travel company that wanted to better understand the barriers they would face on their journey to true customer-centricity. And what they could do about it. It was a good excuse to give a 2022 update to some of […].

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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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Tackle the monkey first

Idea to Value

When faced with a significantly challenging innovation project, is it worth doing the easy tasks first to get some quick wins on the board, or should you tackle the hardest part of the project? I have been listening to some podcasts with Annie Duke recently, who has a great new book out about when it is the right time to quit. One of the metaphors she uses is trying to teach a monkey to juggle flaming torches while standing on a pedestal.

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An innovation framework that offers a formula for sustainable advantage

Paul Hobcraft

A formula to build a framework for sustainable innovation. Here is my solution that I think is worth working through first to absorb it and its combination. Then apply it to your innovation-building activity as a framework for innovation. Each time you are reviewing innovative activity, run through this formula in your head to see if each of the parts is embedded into the work.

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Fueling Corporate Innovation in Finance: Industry Insights

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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Group and Individual Learning from an Innovation Assessment

InnovationTraining.org

We partnered with Adobe to create and lead a design thinking certificate program for about 100 learning & development and customer experience leaders as a part of the Adobe Learning Summit. We gave the group the Innovation Impact Assessment as a self-assessment activity towards the beginning of the session. (You can learn more about this innovation assessment in another article we did introducing it.

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Having an argument with Artificial Intelligence

Idea to Value

You may have seen news of people talking about the new artificial intelligence chatbot from OpenAI, called ChatGPT. Put simply, this is a way you can ask questions to OpenAI’s huge artificial intelligence in a natural, chat-like manner. So for example, you can ask it questions in natural text, and instead of just linking to a page with an answer, it will understand what you were looking to find out and write that answer for you.

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Five Key Considerations for Managing Lay-offs

Destination Innovation

Hard times can strike any business or any organisation, even ones which have been well managed and successful. Sometimes you have to reduce costs and headcount in order to survive. This gives leaders a big challenge. You have recruited and developed a successful team. Now you have to chop it back. What should you do? Here are some key considerations and tips.

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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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Innovative Ways to Optimize Employee Retention in 2023

IdeaScale

The Great Resignation is still going strong. In 2021, 47.8 million Americans resigned from their jobs. As of August 2022, the pace had not slowed. With the economic downturn, resignation rates slowed in September, October, and November of 2022. However, a new trend has emerged—quiet quitting. Quiet quitting is the term used to describe employees [.].

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Bringing Caste into the DEI Conversation

Harvard Business Review

As companies increase their global footprint, they must also expand their definition of DEI.

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Can meditation help or hurt your creativity?

Idea to Value

In today’s world, there are so many things which are constantly distracting us. And we know that being distracted can be detrimental to our creativity. As a result, many people are trying to build up their internal ability to ignore distractions and be able to focus better in order to live a happier life. One of the fastest growing ways to do this is meditation.

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Digital Transformation at a Retailer Near You

Business and Tech

Digital signage-based experiences are vital to future-proofing retail in ways that allay concerns post-pandemic, lean in to Gen Z, and make life a whole lot more convenient. Beth Warren SVP Marketing and Retail Strategy, Creative Realities, Board Member, Digital Signage Federation. For years, retailers have leveraged the power of the digital display to drive store traffic, spotlight news, and automate dynamic content in a way that’s easier on the planet and relieves the store of the burden of ma

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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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How will you measure your life in 2023? Applying business theory to reflections and resolutions.

Christensen Institute

The past couple of years have been…tumultuous, to say the least. Amongst the plethora of global events, we’ve experienced a pandemic, a war, polarized politics, and worsening climate realities. But within this storm, we’ve also experienced adaptability, perseverance and solidarity. As the year comes to a close, there’s often an inevitable period of reflection. 2022 was a year characterized by dramatics that necessitated growth in hard to cultivate skills, and though past years also ended with th

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5 Ways to Acquire New Skills Without Going Back to School

Harvard Business Review

Fifty percent of jobs will require new skill sets in the next five years, according to the World Economic Forum.

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How Ai Generated Christmas

Brunner

It’s that time of year, again. The KFC yule log is back. Eggnog is flowing at happy hours. And agencies everywhere are taking a break from timesheets to create The Agency Holiday Card that’ll top all agency holiday cards that have come before. Brunner’s Holiday Card is one of our favorite traditions of the season. We create one every year, our 2020 Holiday Card being a recent favorite, but truthfully speaking it can be a bit time-consuming.

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This Tech Is Transforming Real Estate and is Creating a Major Market Opportunity

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Smart home technology is disrupting real estate, presenting a significant market opportunity for designers, builders, entrepreneurs and investors.

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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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When You Have No Slack Time

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When you have no slack time, you can’t start new projects. When you have no slack time, you can’t run toward the projects that need your help. When you have no slack time, you have no time to think. When you have no slack time, you have no time to […].

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How Busy People Can Develop Leadership Skills

Harvard Business Review

It takes dedication — but it doesn’t have to take a lot of time.

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Challenge conventions for success

Flying Fish Lab

Convention tells us this is about Sumo: Japanese full-contact wrestling with centuries-worth of history, traditions and rituals. But if this is Sumo, and the objective is to win, then the little guy will have very little chance of success. Let’s challenge that convention and ask: What if it were any other sport? What if it were a race? The problem hasn't changed – the challenge is still "how to win against the bigger guy" – but by asking these questions and looking at the situation without the b

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You Have the Power to Innovate — You Just Have to Unlock It. Here's How.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Too often, we equate newness with technological innovation, but true innovation ruffles feathers. Here's how to bring it to your organization.

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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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Preserving Ecosystems as an Innovation Superpower

Innovation Excellence

Lessons from Picasso and David Attenborough GUEST POST from Pete Foley We probably all agree that the conservation of our natural world is important. Sharing the planet with other species is not only ethically and emotionally the right thing to do to, but it’s also enlightened self-interest. A healthy ecosystem helps equilibrate and stabilize our […].

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No, Remote Employees Aren’t Becoming Less Engaged

Harvard Business Review

Research shows they’re meeting more frequently — and more spontaneously.

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What Blinkers Are You Wearing Today?

Flying Fish Lab

Every brand proudly says they’re different, but our consumers and customers most likely see and experience a sea of sameness. If we take the time to remove our blinkers and look at the playing field from the Outside In, we may see it too. [link] Category Conventions. We all make the best effort to understand our consumers and stay ahead of their needs.

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How Businesses Can Harness the Power of Constant Digital Change and Become Stronger Than Ever

Entrepreneur - Innovation

The economic and global crises of the past few years have affected brands of all shapes and sizes. Here are some steps you can take to create new digital capabilities that promote customization, scalability, innovation and stability.

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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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What is a Chief Innovation Officer?

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia The Chief Innovation Officer is a relatively new position, but one that is gaining traction in many organizations. It is a role that is becoming increasingly important as businesses become more focused on pushing the boundaries of their industries and developing new products and services. The Chief Innovation Officer is […].

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What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs

Harvard Business Review

Many cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s head of education on supporting student, educator wellbeing

Christensen Institute

As schools have reopened and the challenges facing children remain as glaring as ever, education philanthropy has a significant role to play in how schools innovate and tackle many of these issues. For several years, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has been one of the most significant education philanthropies, but it doesn’t operate like a traditional foundation.

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Using AI to learn what is important to learn about Design Thinking (ChatGPT Open AI)

InnovationTraining.org

I’ve been having fun with the Open AI chatbot ChatGPT. So far over a million people have tried this and have been surprised with some of the “conversations” they have been having with the AI. This tool is made by OpenAI. ChatGPT allows you to chat with the AI and get ideas or knowledge in a more natural way of communication. This tool is capable of understanding natural human language and generating “thoughtful” more human responses after you provide it a question o

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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.