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How to incubate a winning innovation program

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Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores. They recognize that innovative use of technology is enabling new business models with competition-crushing advantages built right in. Soon after, Netscape achieved 80% of the browser market.

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SAP Innovation Awards: Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation

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Rather, we see these as opportunities to innovate and make positive changes. This is why I hold the annual SAP Innovation Awards very dear to my heart. This program celebrates and honors the world’s best innovators and disruptors that utilize SAP solutions to help the world run better. But are these problems insurmountable?

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How to create a culture of innovation

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A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovation is a double-edged sword: It is critical to growth — but that’s also what makes it risky. “It

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Celebrate innovation: Apply now for CIO Awards Canada!

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It was an absolute blast celebrating the most innovative organizations and accomplished leaders in the tech world. These winning teams didn’t just walk away with awards; they, among many others, became the shining stars of our events and case studies, inspiring others with their accomplishments.

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Micro transformation: Driving big business benefit through quick IT wins

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Micro transformations are a strategic approach to digital evolution, enabling IT leaders to innovate without disrupting business continuity. Here’s how IT leaders are embracing a quick-win, cumulative approach to digital transformation. Switching to a one-to-many model has enabled innovation to continue at a steady pace, Ferguson says.

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USPTO takes human-first approach to AI innovation

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This is important because each one of the more than 600,000 applications received yearly by the USPTO on average contains approximately 20 pages of text and figures, or roughly 10,000 words describing the claimed innovations. So, emerging tech teams test and adjust concepts with internal customers before, during, and after any launch.

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Generative AI won’t automate your way to business model innovation

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But as legendary Apple designer Jony Ive once advised Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky as the company mulled cuts, “You’re not going to cut your way to innovation.” Future-proofing work now becomes a mandate and an opportunity to innovate. Restructuring and automating are necessary parts of business survival.