by Gavin Heaton | Mar 14, 2025 | B2B Marketing, Best Practices, Data Science, Digital Strategy, Innovation
The recently released 2025 B2B Benchmarks report by Benchmarkit offers invaluable insights into current trends and strategies within the B2B marketing landscape. With analysis from stellar B2B marketing leaders Carilu Dietrich (CMO, Hypergrowth Advisor), Jon Miller...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 3, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Facilitation
Facilitation is generally misunderstood. Too many people approach it as a performance, imagining the facilitator as the focal point of a workshop, commanding the room with energy and expertise. In reality, effective facilitation is closer to coaching than performing....
by Gavin Heaton | Mar 2, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Blog Posts, Digital Transformation, Diversity, Social Innovation, Startups, Workplace practice
Whether we’re running a hackathon, launching an accelerator, delivering an AI consulting sprint, or kicking off a new service design project, one factor consistently shapes outcomes: the structure and composition of the team. Time and again, research confirms that...
by Gavin Heaton | Feb 22, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Business Ideas, Innovation, Innovation Strategy
The business world is pulsing with new tech, greener solutions, and a global market more connected than ever, offering some of the best business ideas for aspiring entrepreneurs. Standing on the cusp of this vibrant future, you, the aspiring entrepreneur, are ready to...
by Gavin Heaton | Feb 18, 2025 | Change, Change management, Innovation
To build a robust innovation strategy, organisations must not only implement cutting-edge processes but also foster an environment where innovative change is embraced rather than feared. Here’s how to tackle resistance to change in innovation processes and transform...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 17, 2025 | Design Thinking, Innovation
So in January 2025, an article called What comes after Design Thinking? piqued my interest. As a long-term practitioner of (and educator about) Design Thinking, I was initially concerned the piece would be full of some kind of pseudo-fashionable tedium with...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 15, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Best Practices, Collaborative Learning
For decades, businesses have relied on the VUCA model (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) to describe our fast-changing world. Today, all that uncertainty has only deepened. Futurist Jamais Cascio argues that a different framework, known as BANI (Brittle,...
by Gavin Heaton | Feb 14, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Customer Experience, Data Science, Digital Disruption, Digital Strategy, Enterprise Disruption
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s here, reshaping industries, automating processes, and unlocking new levels of efficiency and innovation. From personalised customer experiences to smarter decision-making, AI is rapidly becoming the...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 13, 2025 | Creativity, Innovation, Strategy
AI is getting really good at creative problem-solving – so good, in fact, that it’s starting to take over many jobs. Need a new product idea? AI can generate thousands of concepts in seconds. Struggling with a design? AI will draft ten options before you’ve...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 12, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Innovation, Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, evolving from a tool for operational efficiency into a cornerstone of strategic decision-making. Businesses are no longer just using AI to automate tasks – AI is reshaping innovation strategies,...
