Idea to Value

MARCH 4, 2016

From its complex manufacturing process to its innovative two-stage opening mechanism, the humble aluminium can is a groundbreaking innovation. Real innovators look at the world around them with an ongoing sense of curiosity as to how things work. How they are created. And how they can be improved. In the excellent video above, Bill “Engineerguy” Hammack takes us through not only the manufacturing process of how one of the roughly 500 billion (!

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BrainZooming

MARCH 4, 2016

I presented a solo social media presentation at the February 2016 Social Media Strategies Summit in Las Vegas. For folks in and around (or willing to head to) Chicago, I’ll be presenting a workshop on creating fantastic content at the April 2016 Social Media Strategies Summit in the Windy City. These events are always treasure troves of great learning and networking with such varied and smart marketers from around the country.

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Rmukesh Gupta

MARCH 4, 2016

In this episode, we host Alok Goyal, Partner at Stellaris Venture Partners and until recently, he was the Chief Operating Officer of SAP India Pvt. Ltd., a large global software company’s India subsidiary. Alok was also a strategy consultant (with McKinsey & Company in India and The McKenna Group in California, USA). Alok did his undergrad in Computer Science from IIT Delhi, a Masters in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from INSEAD, France.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 4, 2016

A new study looks at the role nations play in the global innovation ecosystem, and what marks good from bad Continue reading →

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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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BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

MARCH 4, 2016

PricewaterhouseCoopers has mounted a purpose “lens” onto its famous financial services mission – a bright beacon “to build trust in society and to solve important problems.” PwC's 19th Annual CEO Survey released in January 2016 shows that leading CEOs are increasingly leveraging the “why” question in their decision-making.

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Rapid Innovation in digital time

MARCH 4, 2016

Koen Vermeulen is CIO at Orange France, and awarded CIO of the year in 2015.

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