Stephen Shapiro

JANUARY 1, 2024

We’ve been told that because it’s a new year, it’s time for a new you. This is especially true for those who set money-related resolutions: 41% are not happy, 34% are moderately happy, and 25% are happy. Welcome to 2024. 24% (one in four people) NEVER succeed and have failed on every resolution every year.

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Christensen Institute

JUNE 28, 2022

By 2004, revenues had reached $614 million. Organizations such as Merck, AmerisourceBergen, the WHO, the African Union Development Agency and others are providing access to market support. As the program develops, we hope additional African institutions such as Afrexim Bank will provide loans to further help the innovators scale.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

To date, our energy system has been based mostly on fossil fuels (oil, coal, gas) and as we extract these they are non-renewable, but these are the primary cause of the carbonization crisis we are all facing on planet earth. And you are finally taking out carbonization fully. The six critical focal points of the energy transition.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 18, 2021

Much of what we use today, from the “desktop” metaphor to the mouse to even the concept of a computer sitting on your desk, and using software, was pioneered at Xerox PARC. In theory, getting where we want to go as fast and as luxuriously as possible is a winner. So why isn’t Xerox up there with Microsoft and Apple? The lesson?

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Mills-Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

Blue Lobster at the South Bristol Coop , 2004. To me, a blue lobster is a person who views and organizes the world differently, who rejects the status quo, who loves to try stuff, learn, fail and try again, who is interesting because they are interested and who has impact. What’s with blue lobsters?

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

This involved replacing people with machines to do the same work, but such systems are inflexible and not able to adapt to new challenges unless a person steps in to make changes (Ake et al, 2004; pg 27). Ake et al, 2004; pg 266). Technology has its role in every workplace, but the lights are back on for the people in the room.

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Cris Beswick

JUNE 22, 2023

At OUTCOME , we believe innovation is a system game, meaning it’s a team sport. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, “a team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, knowledge and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal”. [1]

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Christensen Institute

AUGUST 1, 2022

In our recently published paper titled Leveraging Market-Creating Innovations to Solve Brazil’s Education Paradox , we describe how Brazil currently spends more money on education than its Latin American peers, however much of the outcome of its education system is subpar to theirs in comparison. The impact.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

In 1994 Peter Drucker defined business models as “stories that explain how enterprises work” and answer the age-old questions of Peter Drucker’s Theory of Business – “Who is the customer? How do we make money in this business? WHO – Every business model serves a certain customer group (Chesbrough and Rosenbloom 2002; Hamel 2000).

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Mills-Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

Blue Lobster at the South Bristol Coop , 2004. To me, a blue lobster is a person who views and organizes the world differently, who rejects the status quo, who loves to try stuff, learn, fail and try again, who is interesting because they are interested and who has impact. What’s with blue lobsters?

Innovation 52

Innovation Culture Exercises Leadership 52

Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

However, as we will see this concept was not effectively utilized and in the end it took a week to move the ship, holding up a staggering $9.6bn of trade, and $15m dollars per day for the Suez Canal Authority. What we did see is some third-party crowdsourcing efforts on behalf of the SCA.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 18, 2020

Feynman’s point was that we can’t merely mimic behaviors and expect to get results. In 2004, I was leading a major news organization during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. We rarely get much insight into failed efforts or see perspectives from ordinary customers, line workers, competitors and so on. The Halo Effect.

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Open Innovation EU

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

At the centre are the innovation brokers: consultancy firms, education professionals and knowledge brokers who do not directly work with innovation, but accelerate it (Chesbrough, 2007). structured ambidexterity; O’Reilly & Tushman, 2008; i.e. contextual ambidexterity; Birkinshaw & Gibson, 2004). Steve Blank (1995).

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Boxes and Arrows

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Task completion rates 0 to 100% The percentage of users who have been observed to complete the story without any assistance. Staffing Resource’s name Who’s owns the design, at whatever level of fidelity is agreed to. Agile methods were developed without consideration for UX best practices.

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IdeaSpies

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I’m going to talk about how, in the 21st Century, we need ‘Goodness’ more than ‘Greatness’ when it comes to innovation. We are familiar with all these inventions. Here is another question: Do you know who these people are? We have spent over a century making and producing ‘things’. Yes, you read it right.

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IdeaSpies

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

We are familiar with all these inventions. Here is another question: Do you know who these people are? Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). We have spent over a century making and producing ‘things’.

Software Review 57

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 57

Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

However, as we will see this concept was not effectively utilized and in the end it took a week to move the ship, holding up a staggering $9.6bn of trade, and $15m dollars per day for the Suez Canal Authority. What we did see is some third-party crowdsourcing efforts on behalf of the SCA.

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IdeaSpies

AUGUST 31, 2018

I’m going to talk about how, in the 21st Century, we need ‘Goodness’ more than ‘Greatness’ when it comes to innovation. We are familiar with all these inventions. Here is another question: Do you know who these people are? We have spent over a century making and producing ‘things’. Yes, you read it right.

Software Review 57

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Leadership 57

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

MAY 2, 2018

As The Verge puts it, “The features are a long time coming for the 14-year-old social network, which has allowed users to broadcast whether they’re single or in a relationship since it first went live in February 2004. We have designed this with privacy and safety in mind from the beginning.

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Adam Hartung

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The brand is now so tarnished that Sears Holdings is writing down the value of the Sears name by another $200million – reducing intangible value from the $4B at origination in 2004 to under $2B. Mr. Lampert had no time for staff who did not see things his way. In 2004 Sears had a LOT of assets.

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Open Innovation EU

JANUARY 22, 2016

All this, calls for more organic, innovative and learning organizations that are lead by strategic leaders ( Greiner, 2004 ). It was the Nordstrom Innovation Lab who firstly created the following image on the relation between Design Thinking, Lean and Agile. Many popular tools are based on this process view on organization design.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

However, as we will see this concept was not effectively utilized and in the end it took a week to move the ship, holding up a staggering $9.6bn of trade per day, and incurring millions in losses for multiple companies. What we did see is some third-party crowdsourcing efforts on behalf of the SCA.

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Wazoku

DECEMBER 1, 2017

There is little doubt that “the risk of loss, harm or failure,” which is the dictionary definition of jeopardy is a component part of why we innovate. The pace of change across most industries, driven by new technology and more open, collaborative and transparent ways of working, means we are all in potential jeopardy.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

In a previous post, we described the Chinese innovation ecosystem: a rapidly growing environment, where the role of the Chinese government is crucial to enable the needed conditions for companies to thrive and innovate. We can summarize their business approach in the following points: The Chinese customers are avid buyers of technology.

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Acuvate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

For example, founders of Google – Larry Page and Sergey Brin wrote in their 2004 IPO letter that “We encourage our employees, in addition to their regular projects, to spend 20% of their time working on what they think will most benefit Google”. So, what’s the secret formula to overcome the odds? Employees queries were addressed.

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Open Innovation EU

JANUARY 9, 2019

She also talked to asked Alexander Osterwalder and asked him the question why ‘designers who are fluent at business strategy’ and ‘business people who are fluent at design’ are so different to each other. I discussed this construct briefly in an article last September. Romme & Reymen, 2018) 8.

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Integrative Innovation

MARCH 9, 2018

Although the rationale for business model innovation seems to be conclusive, we can find a lot of reasons why companies fail at it. Moreover, developing a ‘ business model creation capabilty ‘ seems particularly vital in the light of ever decreasing life cycles. That said, Clayton Christensen et al. short term) success?

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Innovation 360 Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

What you might forget is that for the next two years, 2004 – 2006, it was impossible to join unless you had an Ivy League email address. Even Zuckerberg admitted: “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you.” Who actually buys oil and gas?

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David Marks

MAY 19, 2017

In the book Charles Darwin described a natural selection process favoring individuals and species who, due to a lucky collection of redeeming features, were better suited to their environment than less fortunate peers. Companies who choose to act decisively, can adapt to shifting business environments at will. They innovate.

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Company Analysis Competition Comparison 40

David Marks

MAY 19, 2017

In the book Charles Darwin described a natural selection process favoring individuals and species who, due to a lucky collection of redeeming features, were better suited to their environment than less fortunate peers. Companies who choose to act decisively, can adapt to shifting business environments at will. They innovate.

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Company Analysis Competition Comparison 40

Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Yet in the words of the medieval Persian adage, this, too, shall pass and at some point in the future we will all be back to our globe-trotting ways. At one point, when Wood and his guide are cleaning up after a meal, the adventurer writes that “we cleaned the pots using only sand in the old Bedouin way, which gave them a scoured sparkle. ‘We

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IM Insights

MARCH 23, 2022

Welcome to the innovation metrics podcast , where we bring you the latest on innovation management. We provide insights on how to measure innovation , innovation , accounting , and managing the uncertain process of developing new , sustainable , and profitable business models. Well , we hope we can make it a bit of fun along the way.

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Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

5 The test participants, who were using the applications for the first time, were asked to guess the possible meaning of the icons. On average, people who were shown the filled set first discovered the icons in 66.2 seconds, and those who were shown the line set first discovered them in 65 seconds. Iconic versus symbolic.

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Acuvate

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In less than a decade, innovation management got recognized as one of the most powerful strategies an organization can use to streamline internal processes and boost their business productivity. Forrester also claims that 53% of global services decision-makers are investing in emerging innovation and idea management technologies to drive innovation.

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The Inovo Group

MAY 23, 2017

Community – A diverse and dispersed set of individuals who have a common interest and level of expertise that enables them to sense, communicate and aggregate information across a domain. They are practitioners who define the Community and participate when the topic is of special interest or when they have something specific to contribute.

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Adam Hartung

MAY 15, 2016

By November, 2004 the stock has risen to $90. Eventually, this became what we now call the Discover card.). Meanwhile, for those who wanted to shop for many things from home the internet had taken over where the catalogue once began. Last week Sears announced sales and earnings. And once again, the news was all bad.

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Trends Technical Review Innovation Leadership 36

Adam Hartung

OCTOBER 16, 2015

In the case of Wal-Mart I pointed out that an absolute maniacal focus on retail stores and low-cost operations, in an effort to be the low price retailer, was being made obsolete by on-line retailers who had costs that are a fraction of Wal-Mart’s expensive real estate and armies of employees. At that time WMT was about $54/share.

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