Mon.Apr 04, 2016

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Boost Innovation and Recruitment with a Hackathon

Destination Innovation

. Does your company use hackathons? If you think that they are just for software companies and tech nerds then think again. Today every company has to be a software company and every innovator has to find new ways to meet customer needs. The principle is simple. Teams are given a broad challenge and over 24 to 48 hours they come up with clever ideas and then construct working prototypes of their solutions.

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TED Talk: The Suprising Habits of Original Thinkers [video]

Innovation Excellence

After years of studying the dynamics of success and productivity in the workplace, organizational psychologist Adam Grant discovered a three powerful and unexpected habits of originals — including embracing failure.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises – Doing the Impossible with Nothing?

BrainZooming

How can you “do the impossible with nothing”? That would definitely take extreme creativity ! On Easter Sunday 2016, Mother Mary Angelica, the Foundress of the EWTN Network, the Catholic media organization , passed away at the age of 92. Mother Angelica, although she was essentially silenced by a stroke the last 15 years of her life, was known for her sharp wit, orthodox view of Catholicism, and undying faith that if she were pursuing God’s will, He would supply the knowledge, wherewithal,

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Welcome to the Human-to-Human Purpose and Experience Driven Era

Innovation Excellence

Welcome to the human-to-human purpose and experience driven era. This is what the 21st century is all about. You may have been led to believe that it is about “things,” “big data” or even, “robots” and those are getting a lot of widespread development and coverage in the world. But we are in the human-to-human era.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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Conversations with Entrepreneurs

CorporateIntel

Last month we launched a new web video series at The Good Men Project. We call it Good Men Project Dreams: Conversations with Entrepreneurs. I am honored to host the series, and tremendously enjoying the opportunity to delve into the minds of energetic business leaders who make the daunting choice to go out on their own. I wanted to share the first three webisodes from the pilot.

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Schneider Electric Exec on Decision-Making in Silicon Valley

Innovation Leader

Schneider Electric’s Silicon Valley outpost helps the company experiment with new services and business models.

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Tips for Delivering an Awesome Elevator Pitch

Michael Roberto

Inc.'s Glenn Leibowitz has written a good article with three tips for delivering an impactful elevator pitch. First, he argues that you must create three different versions (one-liner, 30-second nugget, and 60-second double-click). I think it's good advice for two reasons. You will have different occasions at which to deliver your pitch, and you may want to draw on different versions for these contrasting occasions.

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