Christensen Institute

MARCH 20, 2024

With the future of foreign aid funds uncertain during this year of elections, we must be smarter with our global development investments if we truly intend to create global prosperity. Wells are constructed when there’s no access to clean water. A shift from poverty… Let’s break that down. And there is proof.

Resources 88

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Idea to Value

APRIL 21, 2023

After all, dreams happen when we sleep. And dreams sometimes exhibit some of the most creative, unexpected and original thoughts we ever have. This implies that the brain really is able to work on challenges while we are asleep. This is also usually when we dream.

Creativity 283

Creativity Study Engagement Examples 283

Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

But did you know that we are beginning to 3D print entire buildings now? I was recently a guest at the bautec expo in Berlin, where I saw one of the world’s most advanced models, the BOD2 by Danish company Cobod , who have just received investment by German construction company Peri.

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The Inovo Group

MAY 30, 2019

Well-respected Harvard Business School professor and HBR contributor Gary Pisano has weighed in on the topic of large company innovation in his new book ‘Creative Construction’. This is a book that should be read by every innovator, at any level, who is working at a large company. Highlights. Gary Pisano, PhD.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Creativity System 40

Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The mix of applications from health care to construction really shows organizations across the board are prioritizing employee wellbeing,” said Taylor Adams, director of workplace mental health at MHA and the one who developed and manages the Bell Seal program. “The Expressing job-related frustrations is an American tradition.

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Policies Report Culture Meeting 246

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Yet our innovation activities are constantly coming up short for the leaders within our organizations, who continue to remain disappointed in its final outcome to stimulate and drive the growth they want to see. Yet we can’t treat innovation in general anymore, it needs to develop its uniqueness for each of our organizations to evolve.

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Management Innovation Report Leadership 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Leaders who demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence can inspire trust, motivate their personnel, and drive their organizations towards success. Conflict Management Effective leaders use EQ to resolve disputes constructively. Conflict Management Addressing disagreements constructively.

Leadership 100

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Case Study Exercises 100

Daniel Burrus

MARCH 23, 2016

The construction industry is notoriously slow when it comes to adopting and utilizing technological solutions. Progress like this will take time, and although I expect we will have to wait a few years until we realize the true potential, the pace of change is accelerating quickly. .

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Over 20 years of research and real-world testing have proven that the FORTIFIED Home construction standard makes a significant difference to the long-term durability of homes. With the number of people at risk from increasing extreme weather, we need more FORTIFIED homes across the county. Standing strong. Getting up to code.

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Idea to Value

JULY 27, 2023

Construction was originally planned to only cost $7 million and be finished in 1963. In fact, most things which we try to accomplish end up taking longer than we initially plan. It is not just individuals who suffer from the planning fallacy though. How can you reduce the planning fallacy?

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Project Study Analysis Examples 137

Idea to Value

JUNE 7, 2023

Examples such as gardening and construction were as valuable for supporting creative thinking as ones traditionally associated with creativity, for example, music and painting. There is an old adage that children are more creative than adults. Are children really more creative than adults? The answer is a little complicated.

Creativity 216

Creativity Study Software Review Engagement 216

Idea to Value

AUGUST 23, 2021

If we as leaders are candid with ourselves, we will recognize that people have real challenges outside of work, whether financial, relational, domestic, legal, or other. It is a unifying thread that connects us all, no matter what we do for a living. Why should we put so much emphasis on love? Yes, it is love.

Leadership 289

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration Engagement 289

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We need to navigate a very different terrain that requires a deeper investment in skill development in a culture of continual learning. Those who are willing to adapt and innovate can position themselves as industry leaders. But how can you empower those responsible for innovation to not only navigate this terrain but thrive within it?

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Agile Innovation Creative Thinking Culture 182

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 10, 2020

Constructing an innovation conversation framework is never easy, we all come at it in different ways and when it comes to those strategic conversations, we feel a sense of panic and growing tension as our messages begin to fray at the edges and slip more into tactical, the more we talk.

Learning 246

Learning Innovation Leadership Strategy 246

Planview

JULY 6, 2017

Our clients in the construction business tell me that the industry enjoys flush times, once again. Many construction firms are family led. Employee retention in the skilled trades is a challenge, especially with those employees who have experience working on big, complex projects. Employees become extended family.

LEAN 40

LEAN Meeting Underperforming Technical Team Project 40

Planview

JULY 6, 2017

Our clients in the construction business tell me that the industry enjoys flush times, once again. Many construction firms are family led. Employee retention in the skilled trades is a challenge, especially with those employees who have experience working on big, complex projects. Employees become extended family.

LEAN 40

LEAN Meeting Underperforming Technical Team Project 40

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

I keep coming back to the dilemma often faced in innovation- do we practice “creative destruction” or “destructive creation? We are entering some perilous times in climate change and what this will mean in destruction in what we know, what we value and what we are used to.

Creativity 306

Creativity Innovation Industry Disruption 306

Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 31, 2020

Still, the words “feedback” often make us cringe as we immediately adopt a defensive posture. Progress-driven leaders value both positive and constructive feedback, always giving priority to constructive ones. Progress-driven leaders value both positive and constructive feedback, always giving priority to constructive ones.

Leadership 91

Leadership How To Tools Learning 91

Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Close relationships are more deeply and conclusively affected by destructive actions than by constructive ones, by negative communications than positive ones, and by conflict than harmony. Yet at a fundamental level, the question is why this is the case? The title of this paper: Bad is stronger than good. breakup or divorce).

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Examples Analysis Learning Design 269

Michael Roberto

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Buell and Ellis write: Employers around the country have good news for workers who dread chats about their performance: Feedback is on the way out. Yes, we have to improve the way we provide recognition, praise, and constructive criticism to employees. We have all experienced it. Reviews become ‘connect’ sessions.'"

Learning 50

Learning Case Study Resources Engagement 50

IdeaScale

JUNE 15, 2021

Leading by doing, open-mindedness, constructive debate, clear communication, organization, thinking in the long term, and being adaptable are all skills that should be encouraged in the workplace for both day-to-day and innovation strategy purposes. Overview: Collaboration is a crucial workplace skill. Leading By Doing. Clear Communication.

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Collaboration Policies Examples Learning 130

ImagineNation

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

At ImagineNation we are celebrating 10 years as a global innovation consultancy, learning, and coaching company. At the same time, we know why innovation is transformational, and why, at this time, it is more important than ever to innovate. As well as to be resilient and adaptive to grow and flow in today’s chaotic BANI environment.

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Technical Review Innovation Agile System 64

Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

It comes down to how we perceive the scene. Accustomed as we are to photography and Western art, we automatically interpret the scene as three-dimensional. Our brain constructs what we perceive based on our past experiences rather than what is there. We think of our image as another person.

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Examples Change 122

Destination Innovation

MARCH 9, 2020

We agreed some great initial plans but when the going got tough he focussed on sales, customer service and cost cutting. We agreed some great initial plans but when the going got tough he focussed on sales, customer service and cost cutting. Nonetheless his commitment wavered just when we needed it most.

Innovation 242

Innovation Project Agile Resources 242

Destination Innovation

JULY 31, 2019

We value knowledge and certainty and disdain ignorance and doubt. Perhaps we over-value knowledge and underestimate the power of ignorance; or should I say the awareness of ignorance. We need to be open-minded and even doubtful about our knowledge because what was true yesterday may no longer be true today. Why is this?

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Policies Change System Examples 203

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Being able to optimize that employee experience, and do it in a way that’s fair to people who are coming into an office and those who will never come in, that’s the big thing that I think a lot of companies are still working through. We actually had this opportunity to play a leading role in kind of redefining the very nature of work.

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Company Marketing Meeting Change 130

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 26, 2023

The guiding principles of shared IP and the clarity of who needs to be involved, to assess the protection and be part of the emerging (and often changing) needs of IP in registration updates. Designing impact and progress dashboards that are common across the organization enables faster identification and tracking of progress made.

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Policies Innovation Programs Innovation Collaboration 147

Phil McKinney

JUNE 14, 2023

And as innovators, inventors, leaders, and executives, we all know that ideas are crucial for any breakthrough. So, if we want to turn our ideas into innovations, we need to learn to embrace intense criticism. So why is constructive intense criticism a critical part of the innovation process?

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Underperforming Technical Team Creativity Collaboration Analysis 76

IdeaScale

JANUARY 15, 2020

The Myths of Innovation , by Scott Berkun We’re all told certain things about innovation that are just plain old wrong. Thomas Edison no more single-handedly invented the light bulb than he did the internet, and yet we have this taught to us constantly. Creative Construction , by Gary P.

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LEAN Innovation Strategy Strategy 189

Leapfrogging

JANUARY 11, 2020

I’ve recently written about the disruptive change and innovation upending markets like product packaging, travel and hospitality, management consulting, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing. How do we differentiate our offerings? Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation. Safi Bahcall . Simon Sinek .

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IdeaScale

JUNE 1, 2021

Yet the basic concept is simple: entrepreneurs pitch their idea to a panel of investors, who will pick their idea apart before deciding whether or not to invest. Tens of thousands apply annually for approximately 80 to 100 slots and those who do get one have no promises of even hitting the air, let alone securing any funding.

Learning 130

Learning Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Strategy 130

Michael Roberto

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As Thanksgiving approaches, we should consider the role that gratitude plays not only for our personal well-being, but for the engagement we create among our employees at work. In short, those employees who are more thankful and appreciative about elements of their worklife tend to have lower levels of burnout.

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Culture Engagement Study Resources 55

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 15, 2022

We should be looking at applying the three horizon methodology here to determine a pathway from today through to 2050 to achieve our goals of having a world free of man-made carbon emissions. There are many questions we need to answer. The Scope, Focus and Metrics of the Three Horizon method.

Technology 204

Technology Management System Change 204

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

I keep coming back to the dilemma often faced in innovation- do we practice “creative destruction” or “destructive creation? We are entering some perilous times in climate change and what this will mean in destruction in what we know, what we value and what we are used to.

Creativity 211

Creativity Innovation Industry Disruption 211

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

XQ is not merely about what we know, but how we apply that knowledge effectively. Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ). Voice novel ideas: Diverse perspectives are shared freely, leading to innovative solutions.

Leadership 113

Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Leaders who exhibit high levels of emotional intelligence are often better equipped to handle the pressures of leadership and can create a culture that prioritizes emotional well-being. Self-Regulation Leaders who excel at self-regulation are adept at controlling their emotions and impulses.

Leadership 100

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Case Study Training 100

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2022

You get this increasing sense that the ‘fizz’ has gone out of the innovation bubbly, we are seemingly in a trough of innovation disillusionment. We are not being challenged, we are being constrained, bored and fearful of taking bold risks. Are we being moved by innovation anymore? Any thoughts on who to blame?

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Innovation Radical Innovation Creativity Analysis 130