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How to Keep Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innov8rs

In this context, innovators wonder how to get ideas across, how to continue projects, what back-up solutions to find and how to keep innovation afloat. These leaders were shown to adopt innovative technologies sooner and to reinvest more frequently as they redirect their IT budgets to innovation.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

This lightweight, technologically proficient reinvention of existing MP3 players was an global phenomenon that has since sold more than 400 million units since 2001. Similar innovation strategies can be noted within all fields of industry; from the technology sector to the entertainment industry. ” The end result was a 6.5

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How To Lead Through Crisis

Innovation Excellence

We found something similar during the Ukraine economic collapse of 2009. Because the country was a major outsourcing center for web developers, demand for those with technical talent actually increased. By the fall of 2009, our company was financially stable and things were returning to some form of normalcy.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

Is innovation a superfluous fad that just won’t go away, or is learning how to be innovative crucial for futureproofing an enterprise? With the number of users on this platform reaching 100 million in 2009, this venture could be seen as a success. So which one is it? Part 2: A Messenger Ascends. Part 2: A Messenger Fails.

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Clicking Fast and Slow

Boxes and Arrows

Work with ecommerce ratings and reviews have noted the “bandwagon” effect, where any item with a large number of reviews tends to be preferred, often when there is little knowledge of where the positive reviews come from. Screen grab showing an Amazon review. Social and informational biases.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Now, how about these? Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Now, how about these? Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future.