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How to Keep Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innov8rs

This dichotomy delivered by the financial pressure is unfortunately pushing many leaders and top managers towards suboptimal decisions that tend to focus more on survival and not enough on investing in the future. Innovators are forced to give up on initiatives, projects, and resources.

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Tony Hsieh – The Remarkable Cultural Innovator at Zappos

Destination Innovation

While there, as a student job he managed a pizza grill. By 2009, he had grown revenues to $1 billion. Managers make cultural assessments rather than performance evaluations and give raises based on skill tests. It offers leadership training courses including the “School of Wow.”. In 2013 he pledged $350m for the project.

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Why mutual obligation is the key to leading for innovation

Cris Beswick

When I talk about leadership in the context of innovation, I’m always particular about using the phrase ‘leading FOR innovation’ not ‘innovation leadership’ because building a culture for innovation isn’t about leaders becoming innovators; it’s about leaders building a system and environment where innovation can thrive.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

As the driving force behind Corix Partners, Jean-Christophe has demonstrated visionary leadership, shaping the company into a reputable entity known for its innovative solutions and strategic insights. They look for real-life solutions and the honest experience that comes from having seen those challenges day-in day-out for over 20 years.

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COVID-19: Business R&D Spending Will Fall by at Least 5-6%

Commodore Innovation

The organizations we work for are scrambling to manage extraordinary challenges. Great Recession (late-2007 to mid-2009): R&D spending didn’t decline until 2009 (by 5.2%), but the decline continued into 2010 (0.4%). For example, it will tell you which projects and portfolios deliver higher RoI.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

As Bill Fischer highlights in his ‘Innovating The iPod’ article; “The goals articulated by the leadership were surprisingly simple, broad yet precise. For the hardware: A thousand songs in your pocket ; for the software: so easy that your Mother could do it ; and for the project: and on the shelves in eight months !

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Choosing the right strategy handling uncertainty

Innovation 360 Group

Imagine you ask your management team or your employees to figure out, design and launch something that will replace your current business, and give them a deadline and a budget. It’s incremental and involves so-called spiral staircase leadership (Table A). You can have a vision, but not much more. processes) and externally (e.g.