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he difference between a good idea and a great idea is rarely the idea but rather the timing. Companies often choose the wrong time to release new products or services. Poor timing can be detrimental to a good idea. Paired with having the right timing is engaging in effective collaboration. Having a good team or…

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Innovation Fuels 50% of GDP Growth per Economists

01 Jan 20230Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

Economists have calculated that approximately 50% of annual GDP growth is attributed to innovation. It’s no secret that innovation is a crucial factor for economic growth. According to the Organization…

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Most Downloaded Show of 2022 – Innovation Benchmarking

27 Dec 20220Comments 1KViews By Phil McKinney

Innovation benchmarking can be a powerful tool. It can bring benefits when done correctly. But it can also lead companies astray if it’s not handled correctly. The best way to avoid falling into the innovation benchmark trap is not to benchmark for benchmark’s sake. Instead of getting caught in this trap, learn from your peers.…

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The Devil’s Advocate: Is it Good for Innovation?

20 Dec 20220Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

Innovation is often lauded as the key to success in business. After all, staying ahead of the competition is hard if you’re not constantly coming up with new ideas and ways to improve your products or services. But is every idea you come up with a good thing? Is there such a thing as being too…

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Healthcare Call Center Fails and How to Fix Them

19 Dec 20220Comments 949Views By Kym McNicholas

Open Enrollment just wrapped up, and call centers were center stage, handling a high volume of calls from patients looking to secure their health insurance for 2023. On the front lines, ready to prevent call center failures, was Cyara, a quality assurance technology company that helps organizations, including those in healthcare, spot problems and resolve…

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Why Is It So Hard To Write About Innovation?

14 Dec 20220Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

Writing about innovation is not like writing about other topics—it requires a particular set of skills and dedication to stay current. Writing about innovation isn’t easy—but it’s not impossible either.…

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Collin Howlett of Vecima on the Pace of Innovation

13 Dec 20220Comments 1KViews By Phil McKinney

Predicting the future grows more challenging as the pace of innovation accelerates. Customers are deploying innovations at faster speeds than ever. Most cable operators are now mobile operators, with their focus fixed on fiber. At CableLabs, we are showing a coherent optics roadmap to 50,000 gigs over a single strand of fiber. While this mind-blowing capacity…

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Irresponsible Innovation

06 Dec 20220Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

Irresponsible innovation is an innovation that is done with little or no concern for the potential negative consequences of the innovation. In a recent study, most leaders and informed citizens believe that the potential negative impact of an innovation is not something that is ever considered. In their minds, most innovation is irresponsible innovation. While…

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Asaf Matatyaou of Harmonic on Innovation Culture and AI

29 Nov 20220Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

Consumer expectations have shifted because of the impact of COVID-19. As a result, innovating network connectivity (broadband) has become paramount. Harmonic, a key supplier to the broadband industry, prioritizes having an innovation culture. The organization’s leaders encourage experimentation at every level and don’t shy away from failure.

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Stop Hiding Behind Your Algorithm

28 Nov 20220Comments 1KViews By Phil McKinney

Algorithms are taking over making decisions previously made by humans – everything from what news we see, to job listings we are presented, to our eligibility for loans. But who…

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Why Divergent Thinkers Will Always Win

22 Nov 20220Comments 1KViews By Phil McKinney

Divergent thinkers are critical to innovation and progress. Organizations rely on convergent thinkers to maintain efficiency and consistency, but divergent thinkers drive innovation and change. Divergent thinkers can see beyond the status quo and develop new ways of doing things. They challenge the rules and find solutions to problems nobody else has thought of. Divergent…

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27 Innovation Acronyms That Everyone Should Know

20 Nov 20220Comments 3KViews By Phil McKinney

Acronyms are like coupons. They can be extremely helpful in conveying complex information quickly and easily, but only if you actually remember to bring them with you to the store.…

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Jordi Fernandez of BeneTalk on Innovating Stuttering

15 Nov 20220Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

People who stutter often struggle with social anxiety and other mental health issues. As a result, many choose to limit their speech. In the realm of speech therapy, this is called ‘masking’. Having a community that shows it is all right to stutter can make a world of difference. It allows people to embrace…

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The Secret to Silicon Valley’s Success

08 Nov 20221Comment 1KViews By Phil McKinney

What’s the secret to Silicon Valley’s success? The truth is, there’s no one secret to Silicon Valley’s success. Rather, it’s a combination of factors that have come together to create the perfect environment for innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Jan Ariesen of Technetix on Prioritizing Innovation

01 Nov 20220Comments 1KViews By Phil McKinney

Engineers typically focus on solving today’s problems but don’t take time to think about tomorrow. Technetix has a reputation for solving tomorrow’s problems that others in the broadband industry don’t think of. Predicting the future is not simple, as you will almost always be wrong. Technetix empowers its employees by giving them the freedom…

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Understanding and Improving Your Future Literacy

25 Oct 20220Comments 2KViews By Phil McKinney

What is future literacy? Future literacy is the ability to look at the world and understand how it will change in the future. This can be a valuable skill that historically has not been on most people’s radar screen. Most people don’t think about the future much. We focus on the present, and when we…

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