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Innovate and Persuade with a Well-Judged Nudge

Destination Innovation

In 2010 the British Government set up a Behaviourial Insights Team (BIT), which became known as the ‘Nudge Unit’ Its aim was to save at least ten times its running cost. In 2013 the BIT sent out thousands of letters to school students from poor backgrounds, who typically did not apply to top universities.

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What Can Your Business Learn About Innovation from Shark Tank Ideas?

IdeaScale

Nor are the judges particularly kind if they think an idea is a bad one, offering the prospect of being publicly humiliated on national television, as you can see above. They know the judges, as the Pizza Cupcake team demonstrates in the above clip, what they’ve invested in in the past, both on and off the show, and why.

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How To Lead Through Crisis

Innovation Excellence

As if the real news isn’t bad enough, unimaginably crazy stories start getting passed around. I called my senior team into an emergency meeting and told them, “This is bad. I called my senior team into an emergency meeting and told them, “This is bad. Really bad. Certainly mistakes were made.

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How to Increase Your Gratitude and Why It Will Improve Your Life

Tullio Siragusa

A study by the department of psychology at the University of Illinois in 2013 states that grateful people are psychologically and physically healthier. For gratitude development, it is highly recommended to keep a journal of great things that happen to you. In a nutshell, gratitude is the way to ultimate satisfaction.

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What is Digital Transformation in Business and Why is it Important?

Moves the Needle

The term began gaining popularity in the corporate world around 2013, and since then, digital transformation has become synonymous with the digitization of customer-facing products. But enterprise organizations have been known to exhibit “not built here” syndrome, meaning, they don’t trust solutions that weren’t developed in-house.

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The Nuclear Way: Submarine Leadership Challenges

MSSBTI

While learning to implement submarine tactics as OOD is challenging, learning to consistently lead a team of 30 sailors and keep them engaged and proficient was far more difficult. This led to poor team dynamics and organization throughout the submarine. CHANGE CAUSE. COMMAND-AND-CONTROL STYLE.

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How to Increase Your Gratitude and Why It Will Improve Your Life

Tullio Siragusa

A study by the department of psychology at the University of Illinois in 2013 states that grateful people are psychologically and physically healthier. For gratitude development, it is highly recommended to keep a journal of great things that happen to you. In a nutshell, gratitude is the way to ultimate satisfaction.

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