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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

But in 2003 the company was $800m in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy. Galvanize the culture. Knudstorp revolutionized the corporate culture. He transformed the culture into a creative, agile and rapid hothouse of innovation. Lego is now revered as one of the most innovative and successful companies in the world.

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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

based software companies started since 2003 and valued at over $1 billion by public or private market investors. Esprit de Corps , the French term for “team spirit,” is more of a behavioral principle than an operating principle, and it relates to the nature of company culture, which can encompass all of the restraining forces.

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How college presidents can last in the job to create lasting change

Christensen Institute

The Tools of Cooperation theory groups these tools into four different categories: leadership tools, power tools, management tools, and culture tools. Tools of Cooperation in action When LeBlanc entered the presidency at SNHU in 2003, the institution was on the brink of failure.

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Gulsah Ceylan

Innovation 360 Group

She has been also a member of many NGOs and associations and working them to increase their innovation culture. 2003-2008 Uludag University – Textile Engineering (BSc). Her main aim is to help to increase the awareness on: “How innovation can solve problems in many areas and how different sectors can utilize from innovation”.

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Hatem Azzam, DBA

Innovation 360

Hatem is a Business Leader with successful track record and extensive knowledge in diversified industries including technology, Energy, Industrial Fabrication, Chemicals and petrochemicals, having cross-cultural experience covering the Middle East, North Africa, EU, USA, and China. Foxboro and Invensys plc ( now Schneider Electric) .

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PBTO56: The Inevitable – Technological Forces that will Shape Our Future with Kevin Kelly

Rmukesh Gupta

He is also founding editor and co-publisher of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily since 2003. What do these technologies and trends mean for us as a society and culture? He is also founding editor and co-publisher of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily since 2003.

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Coopetition

CREATORS

You can read part one HERE ** Do you remember who invented the liquid crystal display (LCD) back in 2003 that disrupted a whole industry and thereby brought the era of traditional tube televisions to an end? Even though you may not think of a particular person, you certainly have names of tech giants popping up in your head, right?