“You aren’t alive if you don’t have worries or problems,” says Larry “Shorty” Coleman when asked how he continues to keep a positive mindset despite his health challenges.
This legendary professional basketball entertainer says that no matter what life throws at you, “You have to wake up each day and say, ‘Thank God I’m alive.'”
As the world descended into lockdowns, a new era of digital visual collaboration was born. Companies shifted to remote working with an unprecedented speed, creating a critical need for effective tools that could keep teams connected and productive – one such tool is the digital whiteboard. Since the pandemic, new collaboration modes outside of remote…
There’s no question that business model innovation is important in today’s highly competitive business world.
While there is a focus on the innovation part, most efforts will fail because organizations lack the agility to pivot their business model in response to market changes quickly.
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…
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 for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), nations with environments conducive to innovation witness higher GDP growth rates than their peers who lack these conditions.
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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.…
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…
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…
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.
Crafting compelling articles and podcasts requires conscientious research and an eye for detail to discover unique angles that capture readers’ interest and relay accurate information.…
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…
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.
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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.
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 is responsible when the algorithm makes a mistake? The programmer who wrote the code? The company that uses the algorithm? The leaders who rely on…
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…
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.
Acronyms come about through a variety of means. Sometimes they are created by an individual or group who is looking to shorten a phrase or…
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…


