Gregg Fraley

MAY 2, 2016

Nine Ways to Play At Work (see list below). The idea that one should invoke a sense of play around challenges is not a new one. Tim Brown of IDEO did that great TED speech on play , and there have been several more TED play-centric talks ( Stuart Brown , John Cohn, Sue Palmer) all variations on the theme. Sunni Brown’s talk on Doodling is a personal favorite because she gets specific about how one can begin to be more creatively playful with problem solving.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 2, 2016

Many of us read blogs about learning and discuss the learning process with our colleagues, but few of us actually bother keeping up with the latest science. Maybe it’s because, if we do manage to identify a source or two, we are immediately turned off by all the dense scientific jargon. Or maybe it’s not always clear which resources provide information specifically on learning and not just education in general.

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BrainZooming

MAY 2, 2016

This Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 1 pm CDT (US) I’ll be appearing on Social Jack TV™ with host Dean DeLisle talking about Taking the NO Out of InNOvation. Whether personally or organizationally, the desire to be more innovative can run straight into all kinds of barriers, brick walls, and booby traps. Using even just a few smart tools and techniques, however, you can eliminate these NO’s to a successful innovation strategy and move yourself and your organization to innovative ideas setti

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Innovation in Practice

MAY 2, 2016

Look at any industry, in any market, and you’ll find the same strategy playing out everywhere. Companies compete with one another in a mindless race to the bottom, matching products and services feature for feature, competing primarily on price. This commoditizes markets and drives down prices and margins. But ultimately, no one wins—not even the consumer--as quality, service and differentiation suffer.

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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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Innovation Leader

MAY 2, 2016

In his first five years at the Sierra Club, Chris Thomas has advocated for building new digital platforms and introduced a start-up-like culture of experimentation.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 2, 2016

Which comes first, the birth of a product company or the birth of a business plan?

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Michael Roberto

MAY 2, 2016

The Sloan Management Review published a piece recently about the connection between employee engagement and profitability growth. V. Kumar and Anita Pansari conducted research on employee engagement in a wide range of companies. They first set out to define engagement, given that many people look at the concept differently. They settled on a definition that encompassed five dimensions of engagement: We wanted to use our discussions with managers and a review of the literature to understand how e

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Innovation Leader

MAY 2, 2016

Selected comments from the executives who participated in our Q1 2016 survey on innovation software.

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Michael Roberto

MAY 2, 2016

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