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Eight Companies that Switched What They Did

Destination Innovation

From 1998 to 2008 it was the world’s largest supplier of mobile phones and smartphones but fell behind Apple and Samsung. In 2008 Mars Inc. Nokia was founded in 1865 by mining engineer, Fredrik Idestam, as a wood pulp mill in Tampere, Finland which was then part of the Russian Empire. It became a network equipment manufacturer.

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Creating 21st Century Transformational Learning

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack I was privileged to attend one of the first Theory U; Presencing Leadership for Profound Innovation and Change Workshops presented by the Sloane School of Management, in Boston in 2008. This means that I have … Continue reading →

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Why did Taylor Swift just re-record her chart-topping album?

Idea to Value

So why did she just do potentially the most un-creative thing a musician can do: Re-record one of her previous albums, ‘Fearless’ from 2008? She is also respected for being a highly creative songwriter and performer. It all comes down to owning your own platform as an artist.

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This part of the brain is the source of improvisation

Idea to Value

Many neuroscientists have tried to find out what changes in the brain when someone is able to improvise successfully, which would indicate that this is one brain region involved in certain creative processes. Limb CJ, Braun AR (2008) Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Musical Performance: An fMRI Study of Jazz Improvisation.

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Recession, Survival and Innovation

Destination Innovation

Habits change. During the recession that started in the Finance sector in 2008, Salesforce.com boomed by using a new business model, software as a service. However, we know that recessions are times of opportunity. Many successful start-ups began during recessions. Consumers adopt new practices.

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It takes 23 minutes to regain focus after a distraction: Task Switching

Idea to Value

Some of the most famous research on the subject comes from 2008, where researchers followed workers and timed all of their activities, especially every time they changed what they were working on.

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VUCA is a matter of perspective

Jeffrey Phillips

Not too many people seem to remember the stock market crash of 2008, but of course that was a decade ago. We'd get bored fairly quickly I think, and those of us who like change would go absolutely crazy. The first is to react to the volatility and change after the fact and complain about what a crazy, VUCA world we live in.

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