AI

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in software development is no longer just a topic of interest; it’s a transformative force reshaping industry practices. Companies that adopt agile frameworks are leveraging AI tools to shorten development cycles, reduce costs, and deliver market-ready products at unprecedented speeds. This blog explores how AI tools empower agile teams to ideate, prototype, code, and debug more efficiently and how consulting services like Moves the Needle can catalyze this progress.

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AI-powered market research tools are transforming how businesses understand their markets and customers. By leveraging these innovative solutions, companies can make more informed decisions, stay ahead of competitors, and better serve their customers. As AI technology continues to evolve, we can expect these tools to become even more sophisticated and indispensable for business success.

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Surviving and thriving in the digital world does not mean merely implementing technology. It also requires instilling new mindsets at all levels in the organization. The way people work needs to align with the speed, complexity, and uncertainty of today’s economic activity while solving real-world problems that benefit customers. The path forward is to create RAD organizations: resilient to endless disruptions, aware of changing market conditions, and dynamically adapting to create real value.

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Brant Cooper NYT bestselling author and founder of Moves The Needle talks about what it truly means to be Disruption Proof. To him, disruption means much more than the ideology of startups eating away at the market share of large businesses. What we will focus on are the ongoing disruptions we're seeing at a rapid pace e.g. war, pandemic, global supply chain, ransomware attacks, inflation, shortages, and the list goes on. Brant will show you how to properly organize your teams and business to make sure you can not only survive in this new digital world, but thrive in it.

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In today’s episode, we are really excited to host our guest, Kyle Nel. Kyle is the Executive Director of Lowe's Innovation Labs and has a very unique approach toward innovation which was fun to explore in this episode. They leverage a narrative-driven approach that uses story (and comics) as a strategic tool to map out the future for Lowe’s that they are working to bring to life. They then work backward to build that future, rapidly testing technology prototypes to solve everyday problems.

An exploration into the process of creating products and services that provide value by using the “Diamond Nugget” hidden within this brand new innovation tool.