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Challenging the Assumption of the Status Quo

Innovation Excellence

(A Lesson Learned from Yogurt) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton In September 2006, I moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, on a temporary assignment with BCG. As one does when arriving somewhere for an extended period, I went to the grocery store to stock my kitchen. Since the grocery store was on the ground floor of my […]

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What impact does time pressure have on creativity?

Idea to Value

Other research from 2006 has also shown that in teams and environments with a high support for creativity and innovation the relationship between time pressure and creativity is an inverse U-shaped curve. However, above moderate levels of stress, creativity quickly falls.

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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

When he took the reins at Ford in 2006, the company was facing dire financial straits. His approach emphasizes empathy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and rapid prototyping, leading to innovative solutions in diverse industries, from healthcare to education and beyond.

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NASA Announces Winners of Open Innovation Robot Contest

IdeaConnection

Astrobee is a free-flying square robot that is going to replace three MIT-designed robots that have been working on the International Space Station since 2006. The space agency launched an open innovation competition to design an arm for a space robot named Astrobee, and the first winners have just been revealed.

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Flow Metrics for the Win — Planview Named a Leader in Forrester Wave™ on Value Stream Management

Planview

My first experience with it was back in 2006 when I took a call from Carey Schwaber of Forrester. We held a mutual view on how collaboration and tooling are needed to span the end-to-end software lifecycle. Category creation can be a long, winding, and rewarding road. At the time, I was a Ph.D.

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Companies betting big on open innovation

hackerearth

[This paradigm] assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as they look to advance their technology.” ( Henry Chesbrough, 2006 ). It works because the concept relies on collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships. Why does open innovation work?

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Using Games to Help Your Group Create Amazing Products

Innovation Excellence

Games can also be applied to innovation, which is the topic of the book “Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play.” The book was published in 2006 and the games have had a significant impact on numerous companies, non-profits, and government organizations since then.

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