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How to Spot Your Innovation Blind Spot

Phil McKinney

Be curious and invest in learning about new industries, trends, and technologies. Before Google developed its own self-driving car in 2007, most people, including established auto manufacturers, did not even contemplate the possibility. Another example is the development of driverless cars.

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Innovative Businesses Prioritize Creativity

Daniel Burrus

Some have been through the Great Depression, world wars, the Great Recession of 2007–09, and now, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. The Test of Time. Older organizations, especially those as old as Citibank, have been through a lot. Let’s go back to our example of Citibank, for instance.

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

Eric Gabas-Varini is the Partner and Co-Founder of Innovation Framework Technologies, a consulting firm which was founded in Paris, but has since established regional offices in the United States, South Korea & Japan, with a network of associate offices in Latin America and the Middle East. Merging Theory and Practice. Pitfalls to Avoid.

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

Eric Gabas-Varini is the Partner and Co-Founder of Innovation Framework Technologies, a consulting firm which was founded in Paris, but has since established regional offices in the United States, South Korea & Japan, with a network of associate offices in Latin America and the Middle East. Merging Theory and Practice. Pitfalls to Avoid.

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Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of September

etventure

The goal is to follow the example of startups and to make the whole company more agile, adaptable and decisive. Yet it will not be easy for a company like Daimler, which has had established structures and processes for decades, to be transformed into a company that is agile and has a startup mentality.

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Adapt or die: lessons from 5 companies that failed to innovate

Idea Drop

It feels like the world is moving faster than ever, which means that companies in every sector have to prioritise agile innovation or risk becoming defunct. Although Kodak had early access to the first digital camera technology, they chose not to develop it as they felt it would kill their own film business.

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Part 1: Accelerating the impact of Innovation Campaigns

Values Centered Innovation

In a 2007 McKinsey Quarterly article on “Leadership and Innovation,” the authors made it quite clear that “Innovation is a core driver of growth, performance and valuation.” Implement disruptive technologies. Using technology to drive change in the way organizations interact with customers. Technology/R&D?