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Innovation and the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Innovation Excellence

Why It’s Bad News and Good News for Corporate Innovation GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Last week, as news of Silicon Valley Bank’s losses and eventual collapse, took over the news cycle, attention understandably turned to the devastating impact on the startup ecosystem.

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THINKING ABOUT WELL-BEING, RESILIENCE AND CREATIVITY DIFFERENTLY

ImagineNation

In our previous two blogs, we outlined the need, in our chaotic world of unknowns, to reclaim our focus and attention and take charge of our own minds. By reclaiming our focus, attention, intention, and awareness we develop a deeper understanding of the sources of our anxiety and distractions and how to self-manage them. Doing this effectively creates a safe space, to transform the power of our minds and hearts to connect with others, cultivate well-being, harness people’s collective genius, and

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3 Ways to Find Innovative Thinkers among Analytical People

BrainZooming

Brainzooming works with many industrial companies to strengthen and expand their new product development and process innovation initiatives.

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To Build The Technology Of Tomorrow We Need To Create The Ecosystems Today 

Digital Tonto

These days, it seems that every time you turn around you see some breakthrough technology that will change our lives. We see media reports about computing breakthroughs, miracle cures, new sources of energy and more. Unfortunately, very few will ever see the outside of a lab and even fewer will prove commercially viable enough to impact our lives. Don’t get me wrong.

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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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Exploring the Different Partner Programs in a Partner Ecosystem

HYPE Innovation

As markets expand and customers’ requirements grow rapidly, businesses need to be ready to meet their clients’ changing needs. While coming up with solutions themselves is one approach, partnering with other companies in their partner ecosystem may prove more effective than developing a new offering from scratch on your own, which can be time-consuming and expensive.

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A Founder Who Bootstrapped Her Jewelry Business with Just $1,000 Now Sees 7-Figure Revenue Because She Knew Something About Her Customers Nobody Else Did

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Meg Strachan, founder and CEO of lab-grown jewelry company Dorsey, personally packed and shipped every order until she hit $1 million in sales.

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Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for Success in a Digital World

Tullio Siragusa

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for Success in a Digital World The digital revolution has radically transformed the way we work, communicate, and interact with each other. As technology continues to advance, our reliance on digital tools and platforms has become an integral part of our lives. While technical skills are essential for thriving in this digital landscape, it’s crucial not to overlook the importance of emotional intelligence (EQ).

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Our Innovation is All on Tape

Innovation Excellence

Why Old Technologies Are Sometimes Still the Best Ones GUEST POST from John Bessant Close your eyes and imagine for a moment a computer room in the early days of the industry. Chances are you’ll picture large wardrobe-sized metal cabinets whirring away with white-coated attendants tending to the machines.

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32 Innovation Questions to Maximize Intriguing Conversations and Ideas

BrainZooming

We experience it all the time: executives generate ideas to fill the size of the innovation questions we ask.

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Vehicle Electrification: Key to a More Secure America – and a Sustainable Future

Business and Tech

There’s a 100-year transformation taking place right now in the automotive industry. Around the world, drivers, governments, and businesses are discovering — and embracing — electric vehicle (EV) technology and setting a path toward a cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation future. In the United States, the transformation has been gathering steam.

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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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Breaking the Mold: The Surprising Benefits of being Innovative in the Workplace

IdeaScale

As companies continue to navigate the ever-changing landscape of business, one thing remains constant: the need for innovation in workplace. Embracing innovative thinking can lead to significant benefits, both for employees and the organization as a whole. In this blog post, we'll explore the surprising benefits of being innovative in workplace and why it's essential [.

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Developing an Effective Innovation Process: Benefits, Steps & Secrets for Success 

Qmarkets

Establishing the right innovation process to deliver on your enterprise company-wide strategy can be a real challenge, but it is crucial to the success of any innovation program. You need to make sure you’re leveraging the right resources and audiences as impactfully and efficiently as possible in order to move the right solutions forward. If this sounds scary, don’t worry!

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What do product people do?

Sopheon

As innovation becomes a source of competitive advantage for companies, new roles and titles keep emerging. There was a time when project managers were the ninjas who got things done, on time and within budget. Next came the era of product managers who balanced customer needs with larger business objectives to create the market success of products. Now, we are entering an age where it’s not just product managers – but a larger group of product people – who are responsible for innovation and corpo

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Influencer Jez Rose on the Challenges and Triumphs of Building a Sustainable Business

Business and Tech

One of the things that bugs Jez Rose most is that humans don’t ask enough questions. “We just accept at face value what we’re told or what we expect something to be,” said Rose, a content creator, speaker, TV presenter, and creator of the world’s first carbon-neutral honeybee farm. “If nothing else,” Rose said, “going carbon neutral taught me that the right questions do all the heavy lifting.

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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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21 Healthcare KPIs You Should Track (+ Template)

Cascade Strategy

Overview of Healthcare KPIs Healthcare key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical for any organization in the healthcare sector to keep track of its business performance.

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Tiered Huddles: Structured Communication in Healthcare

Kainexus

Effective leadership in healthcare organizations requires open lines of communication between caregivers working directly with patients and hospital administrators who seek to protect the interests of all stakeholders. In addition, operationally excellent healthcare organizations engage in nimble, data-driven decision-making and foster a culture of respect and value.

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Pulse of Innovation: Driving H2 and H3 Innovations

Wellspring

Every so often we ask our community to sound off on popular topics in innovation and share their best tips, tricks, and advice in hopes that their answers may inspire others in the field. We’ve gathered these insights by email, over phone calls, at events and roundtables, and by catching up with clients and colleagues.

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How Individuals Can Make a Difference in the Fight Against Climate Change

Business and Tech

Lauren Singer is an environmental activist, author, investor, and influencer, whose Instagram page ( @trashisfortossers ) has about 350k followers. We asked her about the most exciting developments in sustainability, and what individuals can do to make a difference. Lauren Singer Environmental activist, author, investor, influencer — @trashisfortossers “Doing little things in our everyday lives can significantly reduce the amount of methane we’re generating.” What does sustaina

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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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18 Retail KPIs & Metrics You Should Be Tracking (+ Template)

Cascade Strategy

Do you know how well your retail business is performing? Are you able to identify which areas of your retail operations are driving growth and which areas need improvement?

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Product innovation is hiding in your customers’ problems — here’s how to find it

Sopheon

I hear this a lot in product meetings: “You know what we need to do?” Before the conversation goes a sentence further, I’ll ask, “What problem are you trying to solve?” If their response is silence or a puzzled look, the discussion’s over. Here’s why: A product without a problem isn’t product innovation. A cool idea, perhaps, but not a product.

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Remove Boredom and Frustration from Your Customer Journey

Harvard Business Review

Too many companies prioritize efficiency over the customer experience.

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How Household Product Businesses Are Embracing Sustainability to Support Our Planet

Business and Tech

Trying to live a sustainable lifestyle? Molly R. Blessing, director of sustainability for the Household & Commercial Products Association, talks about finding the right products to clean, protect, maintain, and disinfect your home and workplace without harming the planet. What’s the role of household products in fighting climate change? A challenge as big as climate change needs collective action from all sectors, organizations, and people to tackle it.

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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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Three Steps To Professionalize Innovation With ISO 56001 Certification Standard

PlanBox Innovation

This article originally appeared on Forbes. Most executives continue to say innovation is extremely important, but a majority of them remain dissatisfied with their innovation performance. ISO 56001, the upcoming requirements standard for innovation management, is just around the corner, and it has the potential to revolutionize how innovation has been managed for the past 20 years.

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Schools are ripe for change. Here’s how leaders can align new ideas with what teachers actually want.

Christensen Institute

As the pandemic clearly highlighted, nearly everything in education hinges on teachers: their ability to connect with and motivate students; their skills at developing and implementing new instructional strategies in ways that ensure learning; and their willingness to be the critical communications pipeline between students, families, and the school community.

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Companies Are Failing Trans Employees

Harvard Business Review

A survey of more than 2,000 transgender and gender nonconforming employees in eight countries offers insight into how employers can build more inclusive cultures.

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On the Pressing Need to Implement Telehealth Solutions Into Your Patient-Care Model

Business and Tech

Over the past 10 years, the U.S. telehealth market has grown significantly — increasing by over $22 billion from 2019 through 2023 alone, according to a report by IBISWorld , a leading industry-research firm. A lot of factors have contributed to this increase, including the COVID-19 pandemic, an aging U.S. population, and convenience (especially for mental health consultations).

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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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Humans, Not Technology, Drive Business Success

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Silicon Valley is often known as a cut-throat, technocratic place where the efficiency of algorithms often define success. Competition is ferocious and the pace of disruption and change can be dizzying. It’s not the type of environment where soft skills are valued particularly highly or even at all.

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Setting Sail for Success: The Importance of Corporate-Venture Alignment

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Establishing product-market fit is critical for any new corporate venture, but that's just one component of successful corporate venture building. As many of us know from first-hand experience, a venture's success is not guaranteed even with a product-market fit, as it may still face failure or termination by the corporation. To be successful, a venture must also match its mother company’s strategy at a given time.

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What Is the Optimal Pattern of a Customer Journey?

Harvard Business Review

To determine where to invest resources, CX leaders should look at patterns of experience over time.

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ChatGPT Workshop Course

InnovationTraining.org

We’ve been coaching professionals on using ChatGPT for their projects in their work. We’ve created a number of demonstration videos and even a short online ChatGPT AI innovation course. Here’s an example of a video demonstration ChatGPT course module. Now, we’d like to offer a live virtual workshop that will help our participants learn ChatGPT and how to use this tool (and other similar generative AI tools) in their work for their own unique projects and programs.

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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.