Braden Kelley
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Change is Hard Change can be complicated, change can be confusing, and change can be difficult to successfully implement in any organization. This is why 70% of change initiatives have been found to fail.
Destination Innovation
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
In business we are trained to be analytical. We respect data, targets, percentages, market shares and ratios. MBA students analyse case studies with detailed spreadsheets. We frame problems in terms of metrics and numbers. For example we might ask: How can we increase sales by 10%? How can we double brand awareness in our target market? How can we reduce the time to develop new products from 10 months to 6 months?
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IdeaScale
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
It’s clear that consumers care about quality and price when purchasing products and services. However, did you know that company reputation and social responsibility, rank immediately after those two factors? And, when it comes to workforce engagement, exceptional employees care about work that has a positive impact on society. As a business, you need to satisfy both the consumer and employee side of the equation if you want your shareholders to be happy.
Paul Hobcraft
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Innovation has been rapidly changing and much of its basics have been swallowed up by some newly defining frameworks that have raced up to the top of the innovation agenda. They have driven much of our thinking and reacting. It is right that we all respond to these but we often forget much of the rest of what innovation needs to be built upon. The problem or challenge with this focusing upon ‘breaking’ practices or new methodologies, are they can be so much harder to master and build them into e
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.
Exago
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
It gives us great pleasure to announce the winners of Exago Innovation Gurus Awards’ first edition, launched in the context of our 9th anniversary. The post And the 2016 Exago Innovation gurus are… appeared first on www.exago.com.
Destination Innovation
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
The great advances mankind has enjoyed in health, prosperity, food production and longevity are largely taken for granted. Around one billion people have been taken out of extreme poverty in the last 20 years. The march of progress in technology is remarkable – the computing power in your mobile phone is many times that which first put men on the moon.
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Jeffrey Phillips
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Thank the good folks at PWC for their latest survey of executives about innovation. The new article, optimistically entitled " Unleashing the power of Innovation " was recently published and surveyed approximately 250 senior executives about innovation. While interesting, there's not a lot "new" in the survey, and the authors give away the biggest challenge in the overview, by stating that: the problem is that while the eyes of the CEO are fixed on innovation, the body of the organisation may no
IdeaScale
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Open innovation means better business. Making the business case for open innovation can be an uphill climb. And to be fair, if you’ve got the best team, the best technology, and the best ideas, you might wonder why you need it. Here are just a few reasons open innovation is for everyone. New Perspectives and Ideas. Any organization, however nimble it is, is only as innovative as the perspectives under its tent.
Digital Tonto
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
We tend to think innovation is about ideas, but it depends on people even more. Related posts: How to Build an Innovative Culture. How To Build An Effective Culture. Building Creative Collaboration. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
We have released a host of eBooks on strategic planning exercises and ideas to increase collaboration, creative thinking, alignment, and successful implementation. In case you missed any Brainzooming strategy planning eBooks, here are seven to jump start your strategic planning exercises and better engage your team in shaping your organization’s direction.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Mills-Scofield
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
From the floorboards of Jackson Pollock' s studio in the Hamptons, NY. The paint spatterings can be traced to specific pieces of his art. Two and a half years ago, I was invited to share my story, Life by Design , at Brown University's Creative Mind Lecture series. Since then, it's taken on a life of its own with my mentees who now use it as a noun.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
Every organisation and every leader that you talk to today, wants to build a culture of innovation and a breakthrough product as soon as possible. However, if we look closely, there are three ways to come up with an idea that has the potential to become a breakthrough innovation: Imagination Insights Challenging current assumptions Lets.
Digital Tonto
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
A flash of insight will not make you Steve Jobs, it just means that you’ve recognized a pattern that may or may not really be there. Related posts: Platforms Are Eating The World. The Most. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
We facilitated a follow-up innovation workshop for an industrial client. In previous workshops, a large group convened and re-imagined a manufacturing process to improve quality, while maintaining costs and production efficiency. A follow-up workshop moved four of the process improvement concepts into detailed project planning. The aim was creating a series of relatively quick experiments to test the feasibility of each concept.
Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali
Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.
Daniel Burrus
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
An old cliché has it that there is no “I” in team. Like many well-worn phrases, that one holds a certain amount of truth—and not just in the literal spelling. In effect, a strong team emphasizes the group, not just one individual. The thinking is, when the team advances as a whole, so, too, does everyone within it. That begs a question: How do you build a team that is characterized by strong, coordinated teamwork?
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Steve Jobs built—and then revived—Apple by fusing technology with design. IBM has remained a top player in its industry for roughly a century by investing in research that is often a decade ahead of its time. Facebook “moves fast and maintains a stable infrastructure” (but apparently doesn’t break things anymore). Each of these companies, in its own.
Collective Innovation
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
There can be few industries as small and incredibly hard to enter as that of putting rockets into space. For decades a near monopoly existed between the few companies that had the capability and government funding to accomplish this. Given the huge cost and risk of entering rocket manufacturing it makes sense that so few companies dared to enter the market.
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
While we are whole-hearted proponents of fun strategic planning activities , that doesn’t mean every strategic planning workshop we design and facilitate has exactly the same type of fun. In fact, in some situations, we never get out the fun squeeze toys. And we all know that toys are a universal signal that a strategy workshop is supposed to be fun.
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Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge
Betterific
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Paul Kim , is a teacher at Colorado Academy and Co-Director of the Redi Lab, and is best known for using the design thinking process to teach History. He is our design thinking guest blogger. Paul is an innovator in the education space, who is not afraid to change things up and find new ways to connect with students. Below, Paul lays the case for using design thinking in school.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
We must continue to have faith and invest in Science, Engineering, Technology, Research and the Innovation of our Enterprises. They and the steady march of improvement are what will deliver a better future.
InnovationManagement
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
In today’s episode of the Innovation Ecosystem podcast, Kevin Cashman discusses with Mark the rationale and research behind "The Pause Principle," which aligns strongly with the notion of “creating space” explored by previous guests like David Allen, Lisa Bodell and Heiko Fischer, among others; about Kevin’s new interest in the concept of “story mastery”; and finally some fresh insights into the qualities of a great versus a good leader.
BrainZooming
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Every organization faces challenging, completely unexpected situations. It could be a surprise competitive move , an unanticipated external event, or a new type of internal crisis demanding attention. Some organizations stumble in these situations. Others deal with curves thrown their way seamlessly, functioning as if nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Speaker: Jamie Eagan
As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of
IdeaConnection
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Scientists have their fingers crossed that open innovation will give them the most complete record ever of a solar eclipse. The Eclipse Megamovie Project is looking to create a 90-minute megamovie of the natural phenomena by combining footage from more than 1,000 cameras in the path of the eclipse. This summer’s total solar eclipse, when the moon will pass directly between the Earth and the sun, takes place on August 21.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Cédric Mao and Erwann Rozier founded Fly The Nest, to help startups grow, scale, and leave the nest, while keeping a consistent and cohesive team functioning. They tell us more about this organization discipline, which can also rule for innovation teams in established companies. 1) Nicolas Bry: What problem is addressing Fly the Nest? You’re.
InnovationManagement
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Lack of diversity among employees hurts a company’s ability to innovate and remain competitive. Diversity - both inherent and acquired - naturally drives innovation through team members’ different abilities to spot gaps, solutions, and opportunities; to avoid groupthink; and to reach clients and customers who were inaccessible before.
Rmukesh Gupta
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
We all know (either by experience or by research) that people who like us and trust us are much more likely to work with us or refer us or our services to their peers, friends and social circles. In his book “ Top of Mind “, John Hall talks about some rules, skills and habits that can help us become more likeable, trust worthy and top-of-mind, as he calls.
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Innovation in Practice
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Jacob Goldenberg, in his book, " Cracking the Ad Code ," describes eight creative patterns that are embedded in most innovative, award- winning commercials. The tools are: 1. Unification 2. Activation 3. Metaphor 4. Subtraction 5. Extreme Consequence 6. Absurd Alternative 7. Inversion 8. Extreme Effort Out of these eight, the one that gives my students the most trouble is the Inversion tool.
Innovation Excellence
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
American industry has a rich heritage of top-notch corporate labs. Bell Labs created not only the transistor, but also other fundamental breakthroughs, such as the laser and information theory. PARC, developed much of the technology we associate with modern computers, such as the mouse and the graphical user interface. Both labs have attained mythical status.
InnovationManagement
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
One of the greatest challenges facing innovation professionals is to find the right approach to a given innovation problem. Whether that’s instilling the innovation mojo in a large corporation or simply helping teams become more innovative, the ways to do this seem to be more of an art than a science. However, during the last ten years there has been a strong push to turn this art form into more of a science.
Inceodia
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
The ideal innovation process is the trifecta of desirability, feasibility and viability. If your idea meets all three criteria, then it contains these essential characteristics: A desirable solution, one that your customer really needs. A feasible solution, building on the strengths of your current operational capabilities. A profitable solution, with a sustainable business model.
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