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71 Innovation Methodologies

Open Innovation EU

Design Competitions. Focus stage: Growth Published: 2004 more…. Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2004 more…. Focus stage: Growth Published: 2015 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2015 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2015 more…. Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2015 more….

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Elon Musk – Serial Entrepreneur and founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX

Destination Innovation

In 2004 Musk had helped fund the start-up Tesla Motors in order to produce mass market electric cars. He has funded development of the idea and in 2015 he announced a competition for designs for a Hyperloop pod prototype. In 2008 NASA chose SpaceX to transport cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).

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How Telltales Told You Not to Own Wal-Mart, and Continue To Do So

Adam Hartung

Since the beginning of 2015 Wal-Mart has lost 1/3 of its value. In January, 2015 I pointed out that retail sales were actually down 1% for December, 2014. By July, 2015 we learned that the market cap of Amazon now exceeded that of Wal-Mart. From October of 2010 through January, 2015 I looked dead wrong on Wal-Mart.

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A brief history of work, innovation and skills in the UK

Wazoku

1880s and 1890s – Efforts to raise productivity A growing concern about the standard of Britain’s labour force, particularly when compared with Germany and the other industrial nations, led to a rise in an emphasis on training to increase productivity and competitiveness. The digital revolution. 2020 – THE FUTURE OF WORK ?

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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

By November, 2004 the stock has risen to $90. As a result, in October, 2015 The Washington Post had more unique web visitors than the vaunted New York Times. He should have sold outdated brands under intense competitive pressure, such as Kenmore, to a segment supplier like Best Buy. Lampert owns 53% of Kmart, and 15% of Sears.

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Crowdsourcing Case Study: Polaris Industries

Planview

When the program started back in 2004, the goal was to bring employees from all over the company together to present game-changing ideas, solve business challenges, and introduce exciting new offerings to market. How do they accomplish this?

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Innovation in the Era of COVID-19

Innovation Excellence

The Pope was quite enraged by this suggestion and announced a competition to find someone who could develop and execute a plan to move Cleopatra’s Needle. Gerard Koeppel, City on a Grid: How New York Became New York (New York: Da Capo Press, 2015). John Reader, Cities (London: William Heinemann Random House, 2004).