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Innovative Businesses Prioritize Creativity

Daniel Burrus

Human beings are meant to be creative. One problem we witness too often in society is the treatment of creativity and business innovation as mutually exclusive occurrences. Most notably, older organizations are the ones that place creativity in one column and positive disruptions via innovation in another. The Test of Time.

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Cracking the complexity code

Paul Hobcraft

There was a good article within the McKinsey Quarterly published way back in 2007 entitled “Cracking the complexity code,” written by three authors Suzanne Heywood, Jessica Spungin, and David Turnbull. This is the area of strategic impact as these can limit competitive advantaged from the level of innovation intensity chosen as an example.

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The Importance of Prioritizing Employee Well-Being and Psychological Safety

Business and Tech

The science is clear that when we prioritize our well-being, we’re more creative, productive, and resilient, and we make better decisions. Well-being isn’t just a perk, it’s a competitive advantage. My turning point came in 2007, when I collapsed from exhaustion and broke my cheekbone.

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How to Spot Your Innovation Blind Spot

Phil McKinney

A culture that doesn't reward or recognize creative thinking can stifle innovation and make it difficult to see outside the established norms. By recognizing their blind spots and investing in innovations that others overlooked, Apple gained a significant competitive advantage. Another significant factor is the fear of failure.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Learnings from sports competitions Competition in business is similar to sports competitions – there are winners and losers. His continuous improvements were mainly creative re-combinations of previously existing concepts far away from cycling sport. But what is the “secret sauce” of winning athletes and companies?

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Leading Experts Share Challenges in Human Resources During the Pandemic and Trends in Employee Health and Wellness

Business and Tech

The science is clear that when we prioritize our wellbeing, we’re more creative, productive, and resilient, and we make better decisions. Wellbeing isn’t just a perk; it’s a competitive advantage. AH: My turning point came in 2007, when I collapsed from exhaustion and broke my cheekbone.

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71 Innovation Methodologies

Open Innovation EU

Design Competitions. Focus stage: Seed Published: 2007 more…. Process of Creativity (Gill). Creative Problem Solving (Isaksen). Focus stage: Seed Published: 2012 more…. Crowdsourcing (Whitla). Focus stage: Growth Published: 2009 more…. Crowdsourcing Process (Geiger). Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2011 more….