To create a real impact on the world is no simple thing. Innovation is never a single event, but a process of discovery, engineering and transformation and those things rarely happen in the same. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Management Innovation Semmelweis MORE
McLean in 1957. Containerization was a massively important innovation which powered the expansion of global trade but it was a difficult idea to implement. Before containerization, goods were physically manhandled as break bulk cargo. MORE
Great innovators are real people with real flaws that managed to overcome their failures Related posts: Summer Reading List: 17 Great Books Every Innovator Should Read. Summer Reading List: Books. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Reading List MORE
“I give you permission to slap me in the face if I’m micromanaging you.” ” I told my colleagues recently. Extreme? Late last year I was invited to talk to a group of students of a newly minted Innovation major from CETYS University. MORE
Retail giants such as Amazon have literally eaten up thousands of stores world over, capturing considerable market share. MORE
There are twin forces at work, feeding off each other. We are facing greater disruption and an increasing innovation pace. These are constantly combining, relentlessly adding new shape to our future. We are actually caught up in a very revolutionary period. The Innovation Manager MORE
With a new Top Gun movie coming out soon, I thought this might be an appropriate share. It used to be in the early days of military aviation that a pilot’s head only served as some level of protection during … Continue reading → Innovation aircraft Israel military Military Innovation U.S. Military United States Air Force Weapons Systems MORE
There is a growing body of research that is dedicated to analyzing what kind of music makes an employee work more efficiently, joyfully, or precisely. Here are a few interesting working theories for music in the workplace. Music can help in task efficiency. MORE
According to a recent study by the Unilever Foundation , there is a strong desire for corporations to improve their innovation capability by working more closely with startups. Based on the results of a recent survey of 204 corporate brand managers and 114 startups about how their companies planned to collaborate together, the following results were identified: 80% of corporates believe that startups can have a positive impact on a large company’s approach to innovation. MORE
The problem with trying to be the “outsider” is that most of us aren’t outsiders. We are inside—inside our company, our industry, or our organization. MORE
Anyone who likes going out to bars or restaurants knows they can get crowded. Bartenders don’t always have the time to take every order. Sometimes, they’re simply new to the job and struggle to stay on top of each customer’s request; this can make it difficult to get a drink. MORE
The roots of disruption are always more complex they first appear Related posts: A Look Back At Why Blockbuster Really Failed And Why It Didn’t Have To. How PARC Saved Xerox. Newsweek’s Failed. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Management Disruption MORE
I saw this tweet from Whitney Johnson on how she handles failure and made me reflect on how I’ve evolved. Below is my answer: When I fail, I am mortified, but I am also heartbroken. I have envisioned a future in which I would achieve a goal, and perhaps be hailed as the conquering hero. MORE
Expanding into new markets can be a lucrative business move, but it’s one that should be taken with care. Before you so much as dip a toe into a new market, you need some idea management. MORE
Innovation starts with teamwork. Core to any organization is the people that join it. This is as true of the workplace as anywhere else: Who works for your company often defines it. However, a surprising number of employees don’t feel engaged or interested in their workplace. MORE
Innovation is a code word for leadership. Yet innovation is not business as usual ; it requires a different mindset: a growth mindset. You have to be comfortable with ambiguity, putting yourself and your organization un uncomfortable positions, having a point of view and pursuing it with conviction. MORE
There is no one "true" path to innovation, but there are basic principles that we can apply Related posts: An Innovation Roadmap. Why Best Practices Can Lead To Better Innovation. A New Breed Of. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Management Innovation Leadership MORE
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and those that guard our financial system need are upping their game as well. Related posts: Digital Media’s Secret Weapon for Winning Ad Budgets (Why. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Technology MORE
A recent article by Juruzelski, Loehr and Holman from Booz Consulting (www.strategy-business.com) noted that there is no statistically significant relationship between financial performance and innovation spending. MORE
Health Services in Canada are under enormous pressure: the population is aging, hospital wait times are getting longer and longer and money being spent keeps rising. The current situation is not sustainable. MORE
In times of uncertainty, when business models are challenged, managers and financial directors are bound to cut costs to make organisations more agile, robust and adaptable to change. Leaders with a clear vision then tend to use cost-cutting and improvement to align costs with business strategy, to lower costs, focus on the aspects of the […]. The post The 5 steps for strategic cost-cutting in your innovation agenda appeared first on Exago. MORE
Why should brands care? Plastics is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing right now. Thanks to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, consumers are suddenly aware of the thousands of tonnes of plastic filling the ocean. MORE
In older times, when kings ruled countries with little input from their subjects, it was easy for the king to exhibit some hubris. After all, the king's family and retinue encouraged the idea of divine coronation - the sense that the king had his power from a divine source and that everything under his domain should pay homage to him. Given this power, it wasn't hard for kings to become a bit deaf to other ideas or suggestions, or the idea that he could be fallible. MORE
The idea for IdeaScale functions on a simple premise: good ideas can come from anywhere. This tenet underpins most of crowdsourcing and all open innovation programs. MORE
I used to believe that in order to be innovative, we all have to innovate the same way, my way. Usually, that involves stepping outside my comfort zone and daring to be fearless. My way of innovating includes getting super uncomfortable and taking big risks. MORE
Ever notice that some organizations seem to be far more consistent at delivering new innovation than most? I have. Ever wonder why this is… what they do differently? I certainly have. MORE
The Cynefin Framework by David Snowden, through Cognitive Edge. A good framework seems to grow, it becomes integrated into your thinking and application. You see increasing possibilities to apply it. One of these for me has been Dave Snowden’s Cynefin is just one of those. MORE
In a recent survey, researchers found that seventy-five percent of hospital executives at a location with 400 or more beds are planning to build an innovation center. MORE
The Next Economy will be driven by 10 emerging technologies ; artificial intelligence underpins them all. And the race is on for the crown of having the Holy Grail of computing, the countries that are leading in the adoption of AI are China and the United States. MORE
As a Brainzooming reader, it’s a foregone conclusion that you are an Idea Magnet ! That’s why we wanted to give you this exclusive update. Idea Magnets Is Available Now! MORE
Game-Changer
JULY 20, 2018
“I give you permission to slap me in the face if I’m micromanaging you.” ” I told my colleagues recently. Extreme? Late last year I was invited to talk to a group of students of a newly minted Innovation major from CETYS University.
Exago
JULY 19, 2018
In times of uncertainty, when business models are challenged, managers and financial directors are bound to cut costs to make organisations more agile, robust and adaptable to change. Leaders with a clear vision then tend to use cost-cutting and improvement to align costs with business strategy, to lower costs, focus on the aspects of the […]. The post The 5 steps for strategic cost-cutting in your innovation agenda appeared first on Exago.
Paul Hobcraft
JULY 16, 2018
The Cynefin Framework by David Snowden, through Cognitive Edge. A good framework seems to grow, it becomes integrated into your thinking and application. You see increasing possibilities to apply it. One of these for me has been Dave Snowden’s Cynefin is just one of those.
Game-Changer
JULY 10, 2018
Innovation is a code word for leadership. Yet innovation is not business as usual ; it requires a different mindset: a growth mindset. You have to be comfortable with ambiguity, putting yourself and your organization un uncomfortable positions, having a point of view and pursuing it with conviction.
Speaker: Gordon Vala-Webb, Author, Speaker and Consultant, Building Smarter Organizations
From his upcoming book, Building Smarter Organizations, Gordon will do a deep dive into connecting and collaborating with those outside your organization to accelerate innovation. Gordon will provide practical strategies to connecting and working with the "nearside" of suppliers, partners and alumni in order to accelerate innovation.
Idea to Value
JULY 6, 2018
According to a recent study by the Unilever Foundation , there is a strong desire for corporations to improve their innovation capability by working more closely with startups. Based on the results of a recent survey of 204 corporate brand managers and 114 startups about how their companies planned to collaborate together, the following results were identified: 80% of corporates believe that startups can have a positive impact on a large company’s approach to innovation.
Digital Tonto
JULY 15, 2018
The roots of disruption are always more complex they first appear Related posts: A Look Back At Why Blockbuster Really Failed And Why It Didn’t Have To. How PARC Saved Xerox. Newsweek’s Failed. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Management Disruption
IdeaScale
JULY 11, 2018
The idea for IdeaScale functions on a simple premise: good ideas can come from anywhere. This tenet underpins most of crowdsourcing and all open innovation programs.
Beyond the Obvious
JULY 20, 2018
The problem with trying to be the “outsider” is that most of us aren’t outsiders. We are inside—inside our company, our industry, or our organization.
Speaker: Greg Satell, Innovation Advisor, Speaker and Author
From his newly released book, Greg Satell has researched how people and organizations successfully innovate. We are excited to have Greg join us for a session that will draw upon these insights and provide a playbook for how to define the right innovation strategies for your organization to overcome the specific challenges that your organization faces and dramatically improve your innovation effectiveness.
Game-Changer
JULY 18, 2018
I saw this tweet from Whitney Johnson on how she handles failure and made me reflect on how I’ve evolved. Below is my answer: When I fail, I am mortified, but I am also heartbroken. I have envisioned a future in which I would achieve a goal, and perhaps be hailed as the conquering hero.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 2, 2018
Why should brands care? Plastics is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing right now. Thanks to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, consumers are suddenly aware of the thousands of tonnes of plastic filling the ocean.
Digital Tonto
JULY 4, 2018
There is no one "true" path to innovation, but there are basic principles that we can apply Related posts: An Innovation Roadmap. Why Best Practices Can Lead To Better Innovation. A New Breed Of. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Management Innovation Leadership
IdeaScale
JULY 19, 2018
Expanding into new markets can be a lucrative business move, but it’s one that should be taken with care. Before you so much as dip a toe into a new market, you need some idea management.
Speaker: Jeffrey Phillips, Senior Consultant, OVO Innovation
This action-packed session examined the critical questions you should ask as you establish an open innovation framework: which technologies or ideas? Which partners and how many? Which methods? By taking a strategic approach to open innovation, you’ll find the right ideas or partners more effectively, and you’ll accelerate new products to market more quickly. This was a great session you don’t want to miss.
Hype
JULY 18, 2018
There are twin forces at work, feeding off each other. We are facing greater disruption and an increasing innovation pace. These are constantly combining, relentlessly adding new shape to our future. We are actually caught up in a very revolutionary period. The Innovation Manager
Game-Changer
JULY 5, 2018
Anyone who likes going out to bars or restaurants knows they can get crowded. Bartenders don’t always have the time to take every order. Sometimes, they’re simply new to the job and struggle to stay on top of each customer’s request; this can make it difficult to get a drink.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 17, 2018
A recent article by Juruzelski, Loehr and Holman from Booz Consulting (www.strategy-business.com) noted that there is no statistically significant relationship between financial performance and innovation spending.
Digital Tonto
JULY 8, 2018
To create a real impact on the world is no simple thing. Innovation is never a single event, but a process of discovery, engineering and transformation and those things rarely happen in the same. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Management Innovation Semmelweis
Speaker: Soren Kaplan, Founder of InnovationPoint
We are excited to launch the Collaborative Innovation Webinar Series with Dr. Soren Kaplan. His just released book, "The Invisible Advantage," provides actionable insights into how any organization can create a culture of innovation, an environment that promotes freethinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and sustainable value creation at all levels and across all functions. By registering for the webinar, you will get a free excerpt from his book.
IdeaScale
JULY 17, 2018
There is a growing body of research that is dedicated to analyzing what kind of music makes an employee work more efficiently, joyfully, or precisely. Here are a few interesting working theories for music in the workplace. Music can help in task efficiency.
BrainZooming
JULY 18, 2018
As a Brainzooming reader, it’s a foregone conclusion that you are an Idea Magnet ! That’s why we wanted to give you this exclusive update. Idea Magnets Is Available Now!
Game-Changer
JULY 4, 2018
The Next Economy will be driven by 10 emerging technologies ; artificial intelligence underpins them all. And the race is on for the crown of having the Holy Grail of computing, the countries that are leading in the adoption of AI are China and the United States.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 3, 2018
I used to believe that in order to be innovative, we all have to innovate the same way, my way. Usually, that involves stepping outside my comfort zone and daring to be fearless. My way of innovating includes getting super uncomfortable and taking big risks.
Speaker: Paul Sloane, Director, Destination Innovation
Paul Sloane is a well-known author and speaker on open innovation. In this session, Paul takes us through examples of successful open innovation programs to explore the breadth of what open innovation can be for organizations and the value it can bring. This was a great session you don’t want to miss.
Digital Tonto
JULY 11, 2018
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and those that guard our financial system need are upping their game as well. Related posts: Digital Media’s Secret Weapon for Winning Ad Budgets (Why. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Technology
IdeaScale
JULY 3, 2018
In a recent survey, researchers found that seventy-five percent of hospital executives at a location with 400 or more beds are planning to build an innovation center.
Braden Kelley
JULY 11, 2018
With a new Top Gun movie coming out soon, I thought this might be an appropriate share. It used to be in the early days of military aviation that a pilot’s head only served as some level of protection during … Continue reading → Innovation aircraft Israel military Military Innovation U.S. Military United States Air Force Weapons Systems
Beyond the Obvious
JULY 6, 2018
I’ve been fascinated by the power of questions, either good or bad, for my entire professional life. The more I thought about them, the more I began to notice how people used them.
Speaker: Paul Campbell, VP of Innovation, Schneider Electric
We are excited to have Paul Campbell, an expert in corporate entrepreneurship, covering some of the strategies and tactics he has repeatedly used to transform corporate innovation programs. In this session, Paul shares his experience innovating in new and adjacent markets through a deft deployment of open innovation, business accelerators, venturing, M&A, R&D, business development and strategy team leadership.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 11, 2018
Ever notice that some organizations seem to be far more consistent at delivering new innovation than most? I have. Ever wonder why this is… what they do differently? I certainly have.
Digital Tonto
JULY 1, 2018
Great innovators are real people with real flaws that managed to overcome their failures Related posts: Summer Reading List: 17 Great Books Every Innovator Should Read. Summer Reading List: Books. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. All Posts Reading List
IdeaScale
JULY 12, 2018
Innovation starts with teamwork. Core to any organization is the people that join it. This is as true of the workplace as anywhere else: Who works for your company often defines it. However, a surprising number of employees don’t feel engaged or interested in their workplace.
hackerearth
JULY 9, 2018
Retail giants such as Amazon have literally eaten up thousands of stores world over, capturing considerable market share.
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