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How Business Travel Spurs Innovation

Michael Roberto

The scholars collected data from over 5,000 airports around the world over a ten-year period (2005-2015). They married flight data with other datasets that provided information about company patents. Does face-to-face interaction matter as much today as it did during the 2005-2015 period? hours or less.

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4 Things You Need To Build An Innovative Culture

IdeaSpies

Fortunately, his rabble rousing caught the attention of another division within the company, the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) which wasn’t interested in efficiency, but inventing a new future and they eagerly welcomed Starkweather into their ranks. Here’s how you create an innovative culture.

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Top 12 Best Creativity Podcasts

Idea to Value

Design Matters was started as a radio show by world-famous designer Debbie Millman in 2005. Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an author, educator and curator.

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Barron Fujimoto Adds an Artist’s Touch to Planview’s Brand

Planview

One employee whose work is seen across the company is Barron Fujimoto, Planview’s graphic designer. In his nearly 20 years with the company, Barron has worked with numerous departments and seen Planview’s incredible growth firsthand. As a graphic designer, I get requests from the entire company. Then I returned to the U.S.

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The Leader of Innovation Paints a Vision of a Better Future

Destination Innovation

She had never run a company before and had little financial experience, having worked mainly in Sales and Human Resources functions. She took over the reins of a company which was close to bankruptcy. She took over the reins of a company which was close to bankruptcy. She saved the company. Good leaders listen,’ she said.

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How Facebook Made Innovation a Daily Habit

Planview

Since its founding in 2005, Facebook has become one of the most innovative companies in the world. It’s this consistent focus on ideation that gives Facebook a competitive advantage over most companies, and sets their culture apart. How Facebook taps collective intelligence. According to Inc.,

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The Secret Behind Amazon’s Stunning Success

Innovation Excellence

In 2005, I joined the ranks of a company called Amazon.com – a company that was, at that time, a retail underdog. Author’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article represent my views and my views alone. I do not work for or represent Amazon.com in any way. Their stock price was laughable at $25/share (vs.

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