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Evidence that children are more creative than adults (and the opposite)

Idea to Value

A 2013 paper suggests that children engage more in imaginative play because it helps them develop the learning skills of causal-reasoning. A 2014 review, 2014 book and 2016 book indicate that higher levels of imaginative pretend play in childhood helps enhance creativity in adulthood. Just because you are creative in one domain (e.g.

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Creative Construction – Book review

The Inovo Group

Creative Construction , by Gary Pisano at Harvard Business School, is such a book, in part due to the preeminence and influence of Harvard in the conversations about innovation that have been taking place since Christenson’s ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’ was published in 1997. Selection – focusing on a subset of opportunities.

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Top 5 Consulting Firms for Innovation and Digital Transformation in 2019

Moves the Needle

As a concept that originated in the ‘90s as a synonym for “digitization,” it has since evolved into the process by which companies update the source code of their people as well as their business. For those of us who have seen countless traditional businesses disrupted, such a lack of diligence is concerning.

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Expert Interview Series: B.J. Shannon of TINYpulse About the Role Employee Feedback Plays in Idea Management

IdeaScale

Shannon joined TINYpulse in June of 2013 as Employee # 1 and now heads up the global Customer Success Team. We turned traditional engagement surveys and performance reviews on their heads and made them TINYer and more regular. Software programs that collect anonymous employee feedback on a regular basis can do just that.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Blockchain For Dummies

Innovation Excellence

It moved along the Gartner Hype Cycle from `The Peak of Inflated Expectations` in 2016 to the `Trough of Disillusionment` in 2018, due to multiple failed projects, and scam ICOs – a way for projects and individuals to raise money in the open (crypto) markets. In 2014 work on Ethereum officially began through a Swiss registered company.

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Top 5 Consulting Firms for Innovation and Digital Transformation in 2019

Moves the Needle

As a concept that originated in the ‘90s as a synonym for “digitization,” it has since evolved into the process by which companies update the source code of their people as well as their business. For those of us who have seen countless traditional businesses disrupted, such a lack of diligence is concerning.