Destination Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

We often treat an unexpected or surprising happening as an irritation or distraction. It delays us from getting on the with job so we quickly work around it. But sometimes it pays to step back and ponder the meaning of what serendipity has just handed us. Consider these four unexpected occurrences. 1. In 1928 a Scottish bacteriologist returned from his vacation to find that one of his petri dishes had a strange mold growing in it. 2.

Crowdsourcing 101

Crowdsourcing Design Company Examples 101

Planview

MARCH 24, 2016

Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Steve Glaveski. Getting (and retaining ) buy-in from decision makers for innovation projects is often the stumbling block that many a corporate innovator and intrapreneur faces. Securing buy-in seems akin to a dark art of sorts that only the most astute political game players and people influencers are capable of.

Project 45

Project How To Case Study Innovation 45

Information Playground

MARCH 24, 2016

Several years ago I had the good fortune to visit  the Boole Library at University College Cork. I've always thought of George Boole as one of the founders of my profession (software engineering). His insight that everything boils down to true or false was foundational in the formation of the computer industry. Claude Shannon was born roughly 100 years after George Boole.

Software Engineering 40

Software Engineering Big Data Software Industry 40

Planview

MARCH 24, 2016

Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Steve Glaveski. Getting (and retaining ) buy-in from decision makers for innovation projects is often the stumbling block that many a corporate innovator and intrapreneur faces. Securing buy-in seems akin to a dark art of sorts that only the most astute political game players and people influencers are capable of.

Project 40

Project How To Case Study Innovation 40

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.

Data

Michael Roberto

MARCH 24, 2016

Source: Time magazine Andy Grove died this week. A Silicon Valley legend, Grove led Intel for many years. In 1997, Time named him its man of the year for his profound impact on society as the leader of one of the firms behind the computer revolution. Grove wrote one of my favorite CEO-authored books of all time - Only the Paranoid Survive. In the book, he discusses the importance of constructive conflict as a means of making sound decisions particularly at strategic inflection points.

Management 20

Management 20

Innovation Excellence

MARCH 24, 2016

If your organization is seeking to create a continuous change capability, it must have a strong focus on increasing its organizational agility. As you use the Change Planning Toolkit™ to kick off your next project or your next change initiative, keep thinking about what the minimum viable progress (MVP) might be in order to maintain momentum. This is very similar to the idea of a minimum viable product, a key lean startup concept popularized by Eric Ries, author of the bestselling book, The Lean

Change 44

Change LEAN Agile Project 44