IdeaScale

DECEMBER 5, 2016

These talks can inspire innovation. Open innovation can be a tricky business. Innovation can be elusive, and sometimes your team needs a push to get back in the zone. If that’s the case, sit down with these TED talks to get that spark back. Navi Radjou. [link]. “Necessity is the mother of invention” is a old adage about innovation, but it’s not one we often think about.

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Innovation Crowdsourcing Creative Process Creativity 159

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Are you in budget meetings right now, determining what funds you will have to implement next year’s strategic initiatives? Is your budget process running late? Are you still reviewing budgets for next year? If so, you have time to turn tedious budgeting exercises into productive strategic planning activities focused on business growth. Budgeting Can Be the Worst, but There Is Hope!

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Innovation is the lifeblood of business growth. Innovation management is also a process; a means of getting the right product to the right people at the right time. Yet all too often innovation management doesn’t work well. It can be uncoordinated, out of sequence, either cutting corners or over-engineered. Innovation initiatives often start with generating.

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Innovation Management Management Innovation Creativity 65

Mills-Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I'm honored to have Frank Sonnenberg guest post an excerpt of his Must Read book, BOOKSMART - which you have to get. See Frank's bio at the end of the post and again, get the book - it will change how you think, lead, behave, live. “ Living in the Fast Lane ” In today’s wonderful world of time-saving technologies, you’d think we’d be beneficiaries of an improved quality of life.

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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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Collective Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Few things are more important than getting feedback directly from your customers. Those who feel too busy or seek to avoid it lose out on knowing exactly what is stopping them from bringing their current customers back or finding new ones. This includes problems with the product, or potential improvements that could lead to increased revenue. It takes time and effort to listen and institute these changes and unfortunately some companies get left behind by not investing in the resources to respon

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