How to lead teams who are already exhausted — By: David Kidder, Co-Founder + CEO, Bionic Since the start of the year, I have had more than a dozen conversations with executive leaders and their teams. All of them have told me the same thing: Our people are already depleted. The energy on our teams has bottomed out. Everyone…

How to build growth as a muscle in your business — By: David Kidder, CEO + Co-founder at Bionic, part of Accenture Interactive I once had a meeting with the CEO of a world-renowned sportswear company to talk about the Growth Operating System — Bionic’s pioneering model of enterprise growth that uses the mindsets and methodologies of entrepreneurship and venture capital…

Why there is always more than one metric that matters — By: Jordan Kerzee, Director of Digital Products at Bionic, part of Accenture Interactive In the startup world, it’s common to hear people talking about “the one metric that matters.” This is the idea that every business should identify a single metric by which to track its growth and success, and…

By: Mandisa Turner, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Stephanie Schott, Head of Product Development, at Bionic, part of Accenture Interactive — Research and development (R&D) is the traditional source of organizational growth and innovation. But then why is it that even as companies have invested more and more in R&D, their ROI has dropped 65% over the last 30 years? The problem with R&D The concept of research and development as…

How to empower your organization to be in a constant state of growth — Co-authored by Viv Goldstein, VP, Organizational & Executive Development at Bionic, part of Accenture Interactive; and Christy Silva, founder of The Mastery To unlock new opportunities and compete effectively in today’s rapidly changing markets, businesses need to build and maintain a culture of always-on growth. While we can agree that…

By: John Geraci, Stephanie Schott, Greg Brody, Hanny Hindi, and Suzy Coman When you think about supply chain, understanding customers and their needs is not the first thing that comes to mind. The role of a supply chain generally speaking is to source and deliver a product on time, with…

As the AgTech IoT space consolidates, corporations look for technologies that expand their capabilities and integrate with their existing offerings. — By Harman Johar Research Contributions by Godfrey Bakuli, Ariel Steinlauf, and KJ Zeitlian Using IoT Technology in Agriculture Today The early emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) sparked enthusiasm for the potential use of data to improve the way we grow our food, and particularly the way we raise livestock. Yet, agtech has seen the number and variety of IoT sensors proliferate…

Why behavior-driven research is key to developing products — By: Jordan Kerzee, Senior Product Designer at Bionic. With contributions from Juliette LaMontagne, Chief Learning Architect, and Stephanie Schott, Head of Product Development at Bionic When I began my career in product development, I was incredibly frustrated by how often I designed and built products that were ultimately doomed. The…

How to Find, Support, and Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity in YOUR Company By Viv Goldstein, Vice President of Executive and Organizational Development at Bionic It is safe to say that all corporations want to be focused on value creation, innovation, and growth. The need to be innovative, agile, resilient, and to…