Sun.Mar 13, 2016

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 2

Tim Kastelle

In part 1 of this post , Ralph revisited key innovation issues that were already addressed by us three years ago. In addition to these still highly topical issues, we’d like to raise another four points which we personally foresee key for innovation management in the time to come – making no claim to completeness: Organizational Ambidexterity.

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To Adapt, We Need To Evolve

Digital Tonto

It’s become fairly common for executives to reject ideas because they say, “it’s not in our DNA,” but that's a misapprehension of what DNA is and what it does—evolve Related posts: How to Create. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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The Physics of Disruption

Innovation Excellence

Jeremy England, a rising star in the world of physics, has made quite a stir with his ideas about the meaning of life. In a nutshell, England argues that while disorder in the universe tends to increase over time, living things harness energy around them to create order from randomness.

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Understanding your public when it comes to sustainability

Norbert Bol

Sustainability has become an important business principle for companies, governments and communities. To communicate about sustainability or other business issues effectively it is common practice to make use of market segmentation techniques. In the current edition of the Journal of Environmental Psychology there is an engaging study about the development of a new sustainability segmentation model, that includes the social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainability.

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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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What’s Really Happening with United’s Board?

Adam Hartung

United Continental Holdings is the most recent public company to come under attack by hedge funds. Last week Altimeter Capital and PAR Capital announced they were using their combined 7.1% ownership of United to propose a slate of 6 new directors to the company’s board. As is common in such hedge fund moves, they expressed strongly their lack of confidence in United’s board, and pointed out multiple years of underperformance.

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Time to Upgrade Your Brainstorm Facilitation Skills

Idea Champions

YOU are creative. Always have been. Cool, new ideas come to you all the time. In the shower. On the way to work. Even in your dreams. Where others see problems, you see possibilities. You're flexible, funny, and think on your feet. Which is why you were tapped to lead brainstorming sessions in your company. You said YES of course, and are glad you did, but over time your sessions have become. well. er. uh. a bit predictable.