Intro; Preface: SAP Next-Gen-A Purpose Driven Innovation Community; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Turning Bold Ideas into Reality with a Purpose-Driven Mindset Supporting the 17 UN Global Goals; 1.1 Resolving the G̀̀rowth Paradox; ́́1.2 Sustainable Development: Education + Innovation; 1.3 Innovation: Redefining Businesses and Reimagining Economic Growth; 1.4 Purpose = Payback; 1.5 Introducing SAP Next-Gen: A Purpose Driven Innovation Community; 1.6 The Post-PC World; 1.7 Our Invitation; Part I: Whatś at Stake: Whatś at Stake; Chapter 2: Digital: The New Normal
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2.1 Digital Transformation: The New Normal2.2 The Dimensions of Digital Transformation; 2.3 Barriers Are Low: Enter Wherever You Like; 2.4 Ideas Now!; 2.5 Data Is also a Dimension of the Digital Transformation; Chapter 3: Exponential Growth; 3.1 The Difference Between Linear and Exponential Thinking; 3.2 Linear Versus Exponential; 3.3 Parallel Versus Paralyze: Accelerating Innovation; 3.4 The Growth Mindset; Chapter 4: Innovation in the Twenty-First Century; 4.1 Innovation with Purpose; 4.2 Urgency: Speed Wins; 4.3 Collaboration: Its Promise and Its Future
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4.4 Moving Beyond Ẁ̀inner Take All4.́́5 The Silicon Valley Ethos: Collaboration Leads to Innovation; Part II: SAP Next-Gen, a Purpose Driven Innovation Community, Matchmaking Model: SAP Next-Gen, a Purpose Driven Innovation Community, M ... ; Chapter 5: SAP Next-Gen Matchmaking; 5.1 The Talent Paradox; 5.2 So What Is the Answer?; 5.3 Talent Now!; 5.4 Commitment to Quality Education (UN Global Goal #4); Chapter 6: SAP Next-Gen Clubs for Industries, Technologies, and Methodologies, for SAP Customers and Partners; 6.1 Learn About SAP Next-Gen Services; Chapter 7: Silicon Valleys of the World
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Chapter 8: Make Versus Buy Versus Join8.1 The Threshold Is Low; 8.2 Motivation and FOMO; 8.3 The J̀̀oin Ó́ption; 8.4 Rekindling Personal Interactions; 8.5 Our Invitation: What Joining the Community and the Clubs Gives You Access to; Where to Learn More and Get Engaged
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This book presents SAP Next-Gen, an innovation community for SAP Leonardo. It is intended for next generation business leaders, Chief Digital Officers, Chief Innovation Officers, Chief Information Officers and IT professionals who are defining the vision, strategy, technologies and organizational changes needed to drive their exponential enterprise and to innovate with purpose. The book opens with an introduction to turning bold ideas into reality with a purpose-driven mindset supporting the 17 United Nations Global Goals. Part 1 focuses on what's at stake including Digital - The New Normal, Exponential Growth, and Innovation in the 21st century. Part 2 introduces readers to the SAP Next-Gen matchmaking model, and readers are invited to join SAP Next-Gen clubs for industries, technologies, and methodologies. Readers also learn about the Silicon Valleys of the world, make vs. buy vs. join, and where to learn more and get engaged with SAP Next-Gen. SAP Next-Gen is an innovation community for SAP Leonardo supporting SAP's 355,000+ customers across 25 industries in 180+ countries. SAP Next-Gen enables customers and partners to connect with academic thought leaders, researchers, and students in the SAP Next-Gen network of 3,200+ educational institutions across 111 countries worldwide, as well as with startups, tech community partners, venture firms, purpose driven partners, and SAP experts.