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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

Jorgen Vig Knudstorp joined in 2001 and was promoted to CEO three years later at the age of 36. He created a sense of urgency to undertake the changes ahead. They appointed a new CEO. The father of four told his colleagues, “We are on a burning platform. We’re running out of cash… and likely won’t survive.”

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Why Your Company Needs To Forget the Past in Order to Create a Brighter Future

Qmarkets

Kodak even ventured out and acquired a photo-sharing website called Ofoto in 2001 - before Facebook or Instagram were founded. Yes, in a fast-changing and complex world, businesses need to be ready to transform and to seek out new opportunities, but in order to do that, one key capability is needed: Letting go of the past!

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3 of the Best Innovation Team Formulas…and When to Ignore Them

Qmarkets

For example, a recent publication lists five “innovative” qualities each member of the innovation team is supposed to possess: Leapfrogging mindset : a desire to view the world with the goal of changing it. He is an expert at selecting and redefining R&D problems which can be solved successfully by using crowdsourcing.

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3 of the Best Innovation Team Formulas…and When to Ignore Them

Qmarkets

For example, a recent publication lists five “innovative” qualities each member of the innovation team is supposed to possess: Leapfrogging mindset : a desire to view the world with the goal of changing it. He is an expert at selecting and redefining R&D problems which can be solved successfully by using crowdsourcing.

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IA Summit 10 - Day 2

Boxes and Arrows

Download Experience strategy: Dealing with a UX mid-life crisis – Richard Dalton, Rob Weening We make changes to our user experiences based on heuristics, usability testing, and data, but do we really know if we’re improving the overall experience over time and across projects? boxesandarrows.com/about/participate.