Sat.Sep 28, 2024 - Fri.Oct 04, 2024

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The War On Innovation: How You Can Win, Dominate Your Market and Knock out the Competition

IdeaScale

What Is The War On Innovation The "War on Innovation" is the ongoing battle against a range of obstacles that slow or block technological and business advancements.

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To Lead Change, You Need To Shift From A Manager Mindset To A Changemaker Mindset

Digital Tonto

Most of the time, we operate with a manager mindset and that works fine. We build consensus and execute with predictable outcomes. Our colleagues are motivated, customers are satisfied and everybody is happy. In an era of disruption, however, it’s only a matter of time until we need to adapt and drive transformation. That’s never easy. To pull it off we need to shift from a manager mindset to a changemaker mindset in which we no longer assume an environment of predictability but explore unknowns

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Research: When Should Startups Scale?

Harvard Business Review

Silicon Valley often touts rapid scaling as the best strategy for achieving startup success. However, new research reveals that scaling early, particularly within the first 12 months, significantly raises the risk of startup failure, especially for two-sided platforms. The key takeaway for entrepreneurs: Be cautious with early scaling and prioritize a culture of experimentation.

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Supply Chains Belong at the Top of a CEO’s Agenda

Harvard Business Review

After the big Covid-19 whipsaw, the most obvious forms of supply chain distress started to fade away. But the relative peace and quiet that executives are perceiving is actually ominous. Under the surface, supply chain risk has become severe, systemic, and strategic. Addressing the risk cannot be left to procurement and operations teams alone, however smart and skillful they are.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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How to find Opportunities to Unlock Significant Performance

Rmukesh Gupta

Premise One of the things that every leader is expected to do is to find ways to drive significant value from their teams. Good leaders are always trying to look for opportunities that can unlock significant value creation. If you know me at all, you know that I am a big fan of the work done by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, the creator of the “Theory of Constraints“ He had this belief that the biggest constraint that any business faces is Management attention.

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How Innovation Management Software Streamlines Resource Allocation: Maximizing ROI in Education

IdeaScale

In today’s education landscape, schools and universities are under increasing pressure to do more with less. Whether it’s optimizing budgets, improving operational efficiency, or enhancing the student experience, maximizing return on investment (ROI) is a top priority for educational institutions.

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Shifting Gears: Transforming Traditional Automotive Software Delivery in the Digital Age

Planview

The automotive sector is undergoing a paradigm shift, transitioning from its traditional hardware focus to a software-centric industry. To remain relevant and competitive, automotive companies must embrace digital transformation across their operations. Adapting to technological innovations and making strategic decisions is key to thriving in this rapidly evolving environment.

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Leading Strategic Planning: Clarity, Confidence, and Productivity

Focused Momentum

For a strategic planning process to be viewed as successful, it has to guide decision-making - no easy task given the management landscape we exist in today. So, whether you're leading a corporate department, managing a nonprofit or business, or offering consulting services, understanding the nuances of strategic planning and the expectations of those it serves can be the difference between the failure or success of your planning efforts.

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Advancing Astronomical Sciences: New AI Institutes Launched

IdeaScale

In an exciting development for the field of astronomy, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation have announced co-funding for two pioneering AI research institutes dedicated to astronomical sciences. This initiative aims to enhance our understanding of vast astronomical data, making it more accessible and intelligible across several partner universities.

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Five Secrets to Growing Talent

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski 1. Do it for them, then explain. When the work is new for them, they don’t know how to do it. You’ve got to show them how to do it and explain everything.

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The Benefits of Innovation in Times of Crisis

Innovation is key to overcoming crises. This guide outlines how businesses can navigate uncertainty by adapting strategies, embracing open innovation, and strengthening resilience. Learn how to reassess business models, engage external expertise, and build a robust innovation ecosystem. Explore the three phases of crisis response—from immediate adaptation to long-term transformation—and discover how collaboration accelerates progress while reducing costs.

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Looking Beyond the Surface: Solving True Business Challenges with Anticipatory Thinking

Daniel Burrus

Innovation is not a seamless linear process. Introducing the next big idea or remarkable invention to the marketplace is full of starts and stops, progression and regression, and forward and backward movement. Each start and stop represents a unique business challenge. Amidst this complex journey, it is easy to get caught up in what seem to be the most pressing business problems, only to realize later that they were merely distractions.

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The increasing need for Business Ecosystem Impact Coaching

Ecosystems4Innovating

Delivering Innovation and Business Ecosystem Impact Increasing business ecosystem capacity through coaching There are many benefits from having an intense course of one-on-one coaching, irrespective of the level of responsibility you have for innovation and business ecosystem thinking and designing within your organization. In some ways it builds upon a similar approach to management behavioral coaching, one that is designed to change perceptions, re-orientate your thinking and approach it opens

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Innovating Public Transit with Autonomous Electric Shuttles

IdeaScale

Across the U.S., autonomous shuttles are quietly making their way into transit systems, promising a new era of mobility. Several states, including Michigan, California, and Florida, are leading the charge with pilot projects that integrate small, electric, autonomous vehicles into their existing public transportation networks. A key ingredient to the success of these initiatives?

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The Cost of Surprising Customers

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Surprising customers with something they weren’t expecting doesn’t have to be expensive. In many cases, it can be very inexpensive or even free.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Behind the Strategy: A Conversation with Ryan Brant, Senior ABM Manager 

Planview

At Planview, our mission is to build the future of connected work by empowering our customers and teams to excel in what matters most. Whether it’s driving innovation or enhancing customer engagement, collaboration, and dedication are essential to success. This brings us to our latest employee spotlight! Today, we are getting to know one of the seven Ryans at Planview — Ryan Brant, a Senior Account-Based Marketing Manager.

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Risk or Opportunity? Promoting Innovation in Your Organization

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Dig into human psychology to help people take risks and make innovation the norm within your organization. Imagine this: you’re on a game show standing in front of three doors. Behind one of the doors is a prize, behind the other two, goats. You select a door. The host then opens one of the remaining doors to reveal a goat, and offers you a choice.

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What is Creativity in the Workplace? Definition, Importance, Examples, Benefits, and How to Foster Creativity in the Workplace

IdeaScale

Table of Contents What is Creativity in the Workplace? Creativity in the workplace is defined as the ability of individuals and teams to generate novel and useful ideas, solutions, and approaches to challenges.

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We Need to Solve the Productivity Crisis

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell When politicians and pundits talk about the economy, they usually do so in terms of numbers. Unemployment is too high or GDP is too low. Inflation should be at this level or at that.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Careful about Romanticizing Failure

Michael Roberto

Source: Vistage Have we come to romanticize failure at times in business and in the society at large? Perhaps we have. Is that detrimental to us at times? New research suggests that we should be careful about romanticizing failure. Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, Kaitlin Woolley, Eda Erensoy, and Minhee Kim have published a paper titled "The Exaggerated Benefits of Failure" in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

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Innovative Work Models for the Future with Flavio D. Strianese

The Bliss Business Podcast

In an ever-changing digital landscape, how can businesses stay ahead? What do the work models of the future look like, and how can they empower both employees and entrepreneurs? In this episode of The Bliss Business Podcast, we’re thrilled to speak with Flavio D. Strianese, Founder & CEO of Striano and Co-Founder of Rooms101.io. Flavio brings a wealth of experience from his dynamic career across law, hospitality, and tech to offer insights into how businesses can successfully navigate their

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Supercharge Your Community Engagement with Ideascale’s Kudos Feature

IdeaScale

In the world of innovation and idea management, motivation and engagement are key to driving success. Enter Kudos, Ideascale’s unique feature designed to foster a culture of appreciation and recognition within your community. Here’s everything you need to know about Kudos and how it can transform your engagement strategy. What Are Kudos?

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Four Keys to Mastering Active Listening

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from David Burkus Are you a good listener? You may think you’re a good listener—maybe someone even told you were a good listener. Or maybe not. As a leader, this is a very important question.

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Campaigns that Click: Practical Personalization Strategies to Boost ROI

Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified

Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.

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Mastering Strategic Planning: Clarity, Confidence, and Productivity

Focused Momentum

For a strategic planning process to be viewed as successful, it has to guide decision-making - no easy task given the management landscape we exist in today. So, whether you're leading a corporate department, managing a nonprofit or business, or offering consulting services, understanding the nuances of strategic planning and the expectations of those it serves can be the difference between the failure or success of your planning efforts.

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5 Year Innovation Forecast: Essential Technologies Shaping the Future of Business

eZassi

Future Technolog y Assessments for Industry Series An Analysis of the Technologies Transforming the Business Landscape In much the same way that Gutenberg revolutionized knowledge dissemination employing machine efficiency, today’s technological advancements are triggering a new paradigm shift across industries. Just as the printing press transformed communication and made information accessible at unprecedented levels, emerging technologies are reshaping industries like Consumer Packaged Goods

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Customer Co-Creation Models: How Businesses Innovate with Their Customers

IdeaScale

As businesses increasingly focus on innovation and customer-centric strategies, customer co-creation has emerged as a powerful way to involve customers in the product development process. By actively engaging customers in idea generation, design, and decision-making, companies can better understand market needs and create products or services that directly meet customer expectations.

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Who is More Creative – Women or Men?

Innovation Excellence

753 Studies Have the Answer GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You were born creative. As an infant, you had to figure many things out—how to get fed or changed, get help or attention, and make a onesie covered in spit-up still look adorable. As you grew older, your creativity grew, too.

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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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7 Key Steps to Develop a Leadership Mindset

CMOE

“What you think, you become.” This notion, attributed to Buddha’s wisdom, encapsulates the mindset of an effective leader—but what is a leadership mindset, and what does it entail? At its core, a leadership mindset is a set of beliefs and thought patterns that empower an individual to guide and inspire others toward achieving shared objectives. Embracing this mindset can transform the way you approach challenges and harness opportunities in your role.

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Innovation in Uncertain Times

eZassi

Embracing Disruption: How Companies Can Thrive Amid Economic and Geopolitical Uncertainty In today’s global business landscape, uncertainty has become the new normal. Economic fluctuations, geopolitical tensions, and technological disruptions are constant challenges that companies must navigate. The upcoming U.S. presidential election adds another layer of complexity, particularly for businesses with international operations or those relying on global supply chains.

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5 Key Steps to Build a Powerful Digital Workplace Strategy

Acuvate

A recent report by the Digital Workplace Group suggests that more than 76% of surveyed organisations consider digital workplace initiatives to be either important or very important. While it is evident that most business leaders realize the need for a powerful digital workplace, only a few companies already have a defined strategy in place. The same survey reports that only 14% of the organisations believe their digital workplace is at a mature phase.

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of September 2024

Innovation Excellence

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

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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.