Destination Innovation

JUNE 13, 2016

When you are looking at a tricky problem try specifying the ideal answer in a world where there are no constraints. What would a perfect solution look like if we had unlimited resources to achieve it? In the book, Idealized Design [i] , Russell Ackoff, Magidson and Addison describe how Bell labs did just such a thing with the telephone. In the 1950s the VP of Bell labs challenged teams of engineers to design ‘the telephone system with which we would replace the existing system if we were free

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 13, 2016

Last month I delivered my "un-kill innovation" executive workshop to an executive team of a Fortune 500 technology company in Florida. It was a great experience all around, but at the end I was asked for the key takeaways, and I narrowed them down to the following.

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Innovation in Practice

JUNE 13, 2016

Dear Mr. Boyd, My Wharton interview was conducted in a group format in which we were asked to conceive a new conference to host at the business school. We went around the table, each candidate offering a different idea on which topic would most effectively engage students and faculty. The ideas reflected the respective backgrounds of each candidate - a "Big Data" conference from an IBM analytics practitioner, a "Health and Wellness" conference from a self-described 'yogi,' a "Healthcare

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 13, 2016

We may have moved on from PowerPoint presentations to apps, but the communication gap between software developers and learning experts persists.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Innovation Leader

JUNE 13, 2016

Johnson Controls’ execs explain how new projects are funded and how they work with senior leadership to make decisions about their fate.

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Svava

JUNE 13, 2016

Pitching Competition Winner Announced by Idea Hunt!

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Michael Roberto

JUNE 13, 2016

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Michael Roberto

JUNE 13, 2016

I am very excited to announce the launch of a new online experiential exercise that I have developed in collaboration with Harvard Business Publishing and Forio (the same partners with whom I collaborated on two prior simulations including the Everest Leadership and Team Simulation). This new teaching tool is titled, New Venture Exercise: The Food Truck Challenge.

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