Idea to Value

JANUARY 18, 2017

Sometimes, you need to set yourself really strict constraints in order to come up with the most creative innovations. This is exactly what Manu Prakash did with his team at Stanford when trying to make a better, cheaper way to test blood samples in poorer countries. Check out his video above. He was trying to find a replacement for a vital but very expensive piece of equipment; a centrifuge, which is used to separate blood into its various components for analysis by spinning a sample very quic

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Exago

JANUARY 18, 2017

Operational efficiency is clearly ahead in idea implementation, while sales and marketing, sustainability and better customer experience count for more than half of all the ideas implemented. By dissecting the innovation challenges that performed the worst – and excluding extrinsic. Read More. The post Six common mistakes and one advice for innovation challenges appeared first on www.exago.com.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 18, 2017

Though significant progress has been made globally in stemming the increase of HIV and AIDS, and in lowering the misconceptions and stigma associated with the infections, unfortunately there are some areas of the world where this education and outreach is more challenging. Of new HIV infections, 71% of those among adolescents are of girls and young women, and nearly half of those new infections since 2014 have occurred in 10 sub-Saharan countries.

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Digital Tonto

JANUARY 18, 2017

Like energy, talent, finance or any other resource, managing data effectively is becoming essential to competing in today’s marketplace. Related posts: 4 Things Managers Need To Know About Data. If. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 18, 2017

Moving from planning to implementation strategy , it’s easy to focus on the end goal and never look back – or forward beyond launch. That type of focus and momentum helps drive your implementation strategy. As you move ahead with determination, however, here’s an important tip: look ahead to all the people, processes, and resources you will need for support when what you are preparing to implement is ready to implement.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 18, 2017

Welcome to 2017. It is going to be an interesting year. We have not seen so much creativity, innovation and evolution before in history. Trend watchers go berserk with all the cool new ideas born every minute and futurologist see their predictions come true sooner than expected. The second machine age is here and what.

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Mike Shipulski

JANUARY 18, 2017

Ideas are all talk and no action. Ideas are untested concepts that have yet to rise to the level of practicality. You can’t sell an idea and you can’t barter with them. Ideas aren’t worth much. A prototype is a physical manifestation of an idea. Where ideas are ethereal, prototypes are practical. Where ideas are fuzzy and subject to interpretation, prototypes are a sledge hammer right between the eyes.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 18, 2017

While there are clear benefits of data and analytics when applied to growth efforts, a widespread, unhealthy dependence on a purely analytical approach to business cripples too many corporations.

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Improvides

JANUARY 18, 2017

Sometimes, you need to set yourself really strict constraints in order to come up with the most creative innovations. This is exactly what Manu Prakash did with his team at Stanford when trying to make a better, cheaper way to test blood samples in poorer countries. Check out his video above. He was trying to find a […]. Originally published at This engineer replaced a $1,000.00+ medical device with one costing $0.20.

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Wazoku

JANUARY 18, 2017

At the end of last year, we introduced the next report in our EveryDay innovation series, on Differentiated Innovation – putting the customer at the heart of your innovation programme. In the first report in the series, The New Innovation Conversation , we introduced the notion that innovation applies to all businesses, in all sectors. It’s also about making innovation part of everyone’s role, in every team, every day.

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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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Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 18, 2017

Who is on the show: In this episode we host, Soren Kaplan. Soren is the bestselling and award-winning author of Leapfrogging and The Invisible Advantage , an Affiliated Professor at the Center for Effective Organisations at USC’s Marshall School of Business, a writer for FastCompany , a globally recognised keynote speaker , and the Founder of InnovationPoint , an innovation consulting company.

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Innovation Leader

JANUARY 18, 2017

What happens if lots of divisions in a global company come up with their own approach to innovation?

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Michael Roberto

JANUARY 18, 2017

What happens when the Board of Directors appoints an internal candidate to the position of CEO? Do they tend to pick the right person, or do they overlook/reject an alternative candidate that would have been a better CEO? Stanford scholars David Larcker, Stephen Miles, and Brian Tayan examined this issue recently. They examined 121 transitions at the 100 largest companies over a ten-year period.

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