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IDG Contributor Network: 4 considerations for navigating ‘innovation antibodies’ and ‘innovation theater’

By Nicholas D. Evans In recent years, we’ve started to see terms such as “innovation antibodies” and “innovation theater” being used to describe some of the challenges in managing innovation, particularly in larger organizations trying to find their own innovation culture. Today, many innovation leaders must carefully navigate the waters between too much resistance to…

IDG Contributor Network: 7-Eleven thinks it can go cashier-less. It’s wrong.

By Evan Schuman There’s a massive difference between retailers using technology to free up associates to do more hands-on work and using that technology to replace those associates. Freeing up will work but replacement won’t. 7-Eleven’s plans to rid itself of the need for store associates, by leveraging RFID-tagged merchandise and relying on payment cards…

IDG Contributor Network: 5 digital business predictions for 2017

By Nicholas D. Evans While discrete technology trends often get all the attention in New Year’s lists, this coming year will be highlighted by organizations taking a more holistic focus on digital transformation that taps into platform business models, the power of technology combinations, mastery of digital services and leading practices in corporate innovation. There…