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A4 Globalization. Innovations are being developed in more places, and more quickly.

A4 Globalization. Companies must use all of their “eyes” to recognize potential value from innovations inside and outside the firm.

@ProjExec AND at lower costs

A4 Globalization. Companies must innovate; the status quo can be copied at a lower overhead.

Competition. The need to be essential to their business.

Two kinds of competitive pressure -- new products; lower costs

ever present competition demands speed to gain advantage

Forces.... PEOPLE.. people want to work somewhere that is driving change and making a difference.. if your organization isn't then people will leave!

@mdenning8 You're too fast for me :)

Competition! Someone in their garage, doing a side gig, is ready to launch a new idea. Are you ready?

The need for new ideas & updating existing concepts.

A4: Ideally culture fosters retention & growth. Enables #Innovation & #EmployeeEngagement

A4: Data, mobility, competitive pressure

One issue is that as the "low hanging fruit" of opportunity gets picked, it becomes a challenge to dig deeper to find new sources of value

The pace of change is too fast for a "business as usual" approach, we have to evolve fast and execute faster.

A4: @ProjExec - Agreed, Globalization, Growth, Competition. The more an org is engaged internally/externally, the better off they'll be!! #TedatIBM @IBMSocialBiz

A4: Ever changing technology and capabilities. Want to be the first mover.

Co-investment into the vision of the company & the project itself.

Attention is hard to attain. Competition is fierce. Authenticity scarce. Bring the value & build trust.

changing in all ends. Employees change, customers change, technology changes, everything changes in such a pace that #innovation becomes crucial!

A4: Changes in consumer behaviors and the rate of technology awareness drive COs to innovate.

A4: The rate of change and availability of information

smaller startups are more nimble and innovate more frequently than larger ones hence the need for established companies to foster in house innovation in order to compete

Staying one step ahead of the competition drives innovation.

2 of 5 CEOs expect their next competitive threat to come from orgs outside their industry requiring them to completely re-think workforce design/processes http://www.slideshar...

A4 Increasing competition in the market will force orgs to innovate or be left behind.

Employees have a great pulse on what customers want. Engaged employees are best at innovating

increased competition and a subpar economy ... executives and employees can only solve the problem if they engage with one another #TEDatIBM

as the old saying goes 'if you're not disrupting your own business, someone else will'.

Customers demand innovation directly or indirectly. Their restless need for better, cheaper, faster should drive everything organizations do #TEDatIBM

A4: In an evolving world, consumers are demanding a faster and more efficient way to meet their needs #TEDatIBM

the main 'force' that can curate innovation is the force within. Are you ready?

A4 Engagement brings ideas to light sooner/faster

people are changing fast with technology and impulsing more change. Organizations are tuned to that and need to keep up.

Engaging with the consumer to discover the direction of innovation is key

@AmyTennison That's a huge shift from how things used to be!

Competition for sure.

A4: Truly Recognizing employee potential is critical. A pat on the back is not enough

the use of #crowdsourcing can provide quicker product development WHILE #engaging with the consumer

"Necessity is the mother of invention."

@ProjExec Yes, fast turn around on copy cats. Innovation thru out supply chain is needed. Not just prod and services.

@AmyTennison re-think design and processes is the foundation for innovation ;-)

A4: with the Internet and Social Media, the barriers to entry to the market are nonexistent!

Customers expect to be engaged as individuals, meaning businesses need to be more nimble and act/react more quickly. An engaged, connected workforce leads to better customer service/experiences

@danielkdtwt Companies used to know who their competitors were!

Also, by 2015 millenials may make up 75% of the workforce. How are we engaging them?

New improved technology like mobile...& we're all social now! The consumer's voice has a lot more power, businesses have to be better & better

Global market competition is driving the need to be innovative. Much of the quick wins in the market place need to be updated by different ways of looking at a challenge.

Engaging with your employees allows you to learn new applications for existing innovations. That's an innovation too.

The Social Age means competition comes everywhere now. We truly compete in a global world.

a4 Engagement and innovation include passion and hunger for continuous learning. New growth & learning inspires new ideas and new ways of profit

Competition and technology. The fact that people can information is so easily available to everyone.

And with so much consumer choice available today, loyalty has become more vulnerable than ever before.

Competition and new companies.. we need to learn from collagues how they educate new generations and adapt it.

A4: I would like to think that force is the customer. A genuine desire to improve lives and delight!

Technology has created such an explosion of possibilities that the challenge is to find innovative applications to old problems

@iSocialFanz And the top talent (with the most options) are the first to leave, snowballing failure.

its customers expect it.

People want to do meaningful work -- spending time on something that isn't driving value isn't fulfilling

@AmyTennison Million dollar question! #Millennials expect transparency between themselves (as customers) and a company. Maintain high level of transparency, *truly* engage with them, and the company will win a #millennial #forlife

@LuannePavco Innovate at every customer touchpoint--not limited to products/services.

the impact of big data, mobile, social, and cloud is a major influencer on innovation

Innovation and Engagement are intrinsically linked. You can't be successful at one without the other #TEDatIBM

@stacimckee Agreed. Loyalty isn't what it once was.

A4 sometimes it is industry or gov regulations/requirements that drive requirement

Forces that drive innovation = shared beliefs & commitment to manifesting the business vision.

A4: Employee expectations require new modes of work & productivity. Brace for Change.

@TamaraGunter Yes, customer expectations have changed. They aren't willing to wait for you, they'll move the now-trivial switching costs to get what they want.

many of your employees are also socially active, engaging them would get fresh innovative ideas and perspectives that can help your business be more competitive

@ambarmstrong Agree Amber.. Empowers are now powered by more information and data than ever before to make decisions about what they think is SUCCESS not what companies tell them!

@petemarshall77 Love it. Shake it up or break it up! Look at ways to improve b/c someone else is already doing that!

If I do not feel valued, my innovation can be impacted. We must not forget the human component in leadership..

A4 Engaged employees innovate. The disengaged majority does not. Simple as that.

Amazing content and community unfolding here today!

at home experience is now the at work experience

@IGuerrand Exactly. Shake or break! Love it.

Being connected and able to work from anywhere opens the possibilities of companies you watn to work for!

@ProjExec It's rough, but shows that innovation is necessary.

@ProjExec @TamaraGunter Take Uber & Lyft as a perfect example of customers no longer willing to wait! We don't want to wait outside for a taxi to mosey on by, we want a ride whenever we so "demand"

@iSocialFanz Couldn't agree more!

A4: Good Leaders Can Bring Productivity To Disengaged Employees

A4: We used to compete against "the big boys". Now we compete against a coding graduate of Khan Academy.

A4: The digital age & self-educated buyers are driving established B2B enterprises to transform. Engagement is critical for employees to cope with changes.

@paige_sandhu Great examples! The consumer really is the biggest 'force'

- Globalization coupled with Social media and mobile sharing drive the need for faster innovation.

A4 Want innovation? Don't focus on innovation. Focus on hiring for attitude and doing all YOU can, as leaders, to keep that attitude POSITIVE!

@ambarmstrong Yes! A recent presentation: SMAC as it impacts business growth and agility. http://www.slideshar...

The need to create social value is driving innovation - it's got to be about more than pure profit #TEDatIBM

Mobile - consumers expect to have instant access to relevant content and contextual experiences. Companies need the right tools and insights to engage w/consumers at this level.

A4: Customers! Mindshift to co-create with them & watch innovation (&profits) flourish #TEDatIBM #socbiz

@iSocialFanz So true! What we do @ibmsocialbiz

.@IBMSocialBiz A4 "Time to market" is a driving force. Web savvy competitors can build and launch in days, weeks or months...not years. Quality engagement, internal and external, sheds light into the dark corners where opportunities and advantag can hide.

Millenials enjoy conversation just not in traditional forms. Don't just push information. Be responsive. Answer! #TEDatIBM

@TamaraGunter Agree! Customers at the center #TEDatIBM #socbiz

A4: missed this earlier. If you don't engage workforce on innovation, they'll go innovate elsewhere

87% of maturing social businesses use #socbiz to spur innovation. Love that! @TEDatIBM