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Innovation and the Baskin-Robbins effect

Jeffrey Phillips

Forget about comparing apples to apples - this is often more like comparing apples to anvils - the entire classification and category is different. Get them to focus on one flavor or at least one category of flavors, to narrow the selection dilemma. The same is true for innovation.

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We need to delay the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Idea to Value

I have also recently been to Japan and witnessed the wonderful culture and how the city is preparing to welcome not only athletes but hundreds of thousands of guests. Latest research suggests that the death rate for people over 80 with the virus could be over 14%, and around 8% for those over 70.

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Is it “gun rights” or “gun control?” Neither, and that isn’t even the right question.

Christensen Institute

To save lives, we need a different category. I bet they’ll agree—regardless of their political affiliation—that they’d like to send their children to school without wondering if they’ll come home. In our current situation with guns, he is absolutely right. Let’s use one that has worked before. Ask any parent.

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Parkinson’s Law and the Peter Principle – are they relevant to innovation?

Idea to Value

It calls for ranking people on talent, drive, behaviour, potential and countless more sub-categories. Parkinson’s Law has done wonders to expose the inefficiencies of bureaucracy, and the Peter Principle has exposed the imperfections of meritocracy. These classics of management theory are surprisingly contemporary too.

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Are Forward’s Carepods “competing against luck”?

Christensen Institute

But in watching the video, I kept wondering, “Do people really want this?” Effectively, I’m wondering if this offering has been designed around individuals’ Jobs to Be Done , or if it’s instead the result of a supply-driven vision to “get healthcare to the whole planet.” and “Will enough people ‘hire’ this for it to scale sustainably?”

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Seven marketing habits to drive multicultural marketing growth

Brunner

Change your mindset If you are wondering how to get better at multicultural marketing – STOP. In the same way, talking about multicultural marketing as a distinct category doesn’t make sense when 100% of America’s population growth comes from people who identify as minority groups ( Brookings Institute, 2021 ).

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Why diversity is important to innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

Some naive observers may wonder why the problem exists at all. The problem with a diverse team However, we also know that without a lot of social engagement and team building, a truly diverse team can be difficult to manage, because each of these categories have different ways of looking at a problem and different ways of creating solutions.