Idea to Value
OCTOBER 14, 2016
When people talk about innovative cities, most people think of Silicon Valley near San Francisco, Berlin, London or Singapore. But hardly anyone usually thinks of anywhere in China. Most people still think of China as a technology copycat, stealing intellectual property and designs from western companies and producing inferior but cheaper knock-offs.
HYPE Innovation
OCTOBER 14, 2016
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves” I didn’t say that, Steven Spielberg did. And I could not agree more. The benefits of professional (formal) and non-professional (informal) mentoring for innovation are obvious and we see great examples all over the world.
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Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 14, 2016
As the business world is changing rapidly, the practical application of innovation programs can be confusing to organizations that are starting on an innovation path. Some methods are more useful than others depending on the goal of the organization and its particular strengths and weaknesses. Following are five of the most effective programs you can.
IdeaConnection
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Amnesty International is turning to open innovation to help uncover humans rights violations and abuses in the Sudanese region of Darfur, one of the world’s most dangerous trouble spots. The non-governmental organization has launched Decode Darfur, an interactive platform that will allow volunteers to study thousands of square kilometers of satellite imagery where bombings and chemical weapons attacks are reported to have taken place.
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.
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Each year businesses spend an aggregate of $40B on market research. This is largely in an effort to mine new insights about customers’ unmet needs, or to test out new ideas to see if a large enough segment of their customers (or of the general population) will react positively to them. Businesses have begun to realize.
100%Open
OCTOBER 14, 2016
How could one organisations excess capacity be productively used by others? This question underpinned the recent CE100 event in Berlin, focussed on the Circular Economy and organised by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation. It attracted over 200 senior people from all around the world and I was very impressed with the calibre of the programme and the organisations represented.
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Idea Champions
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Good news! My award-winning book, Storytelling at Work , is going to be used, in the Spring, as a textbook for a very innovative Business Communications course at The Sage Colleges in upstate New York. The idea for this was the brainstorm of Dr. Haidy Brown, who was looking for a different way to introduce her students to the power of personal storytelling.
Values Centered Innovation
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Part 1 of 3: HR’s pivot-point opportunity to sharpen its focus. Chief Executive Officers, Innovation Officers, Human Resource Officers, and other senior leaders all know the increasing urgency of integrating HR strategies with business priorities and needs. J. Craig Mundy, VP of HR at Ingersoll Rand, highlights the challenge: “To truly be partners to the business, we must identify those critical points of the business where the strategy succeeds or fails, and provide relevant talent solutions.”.
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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