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Revolutionizing the Deal-Making Landscape: yet2’s 11 Deals in a Single Month

Yet2

Looking back even further, in the first half of 2009, we completed 14 deals, which was our past record. Deals were done for clients across health, government, and hygiene industries, with promising technologies around AI custom skin care solutions and renewable energy technologies. Where have our deals come from?

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Five Benefits of a Diverse Innovation Team

IdeaScale

Nikon is a crown jewel of Japanese engineering and imaging technology, and yet a lack of diversity resulted in a camera Japanese people couldn’t use. Diversity Stops Embarrassment In 2009, HSBC launched a campaign with the slogan “Assume Nothing.” Diversity Spots Problems.

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IDEA 2009: An Interview with Thomas Malaby

Boxes and Arrows

As IDEA 2009 draws closer, the IA Institute is conducting a series of interviews with the speakers for the conference. The rise of digital technologies poses many challenges and opportunities for ethnographic research. You can learn more about Thomas on the Speakers Page and the Program Page of the IDEA Conference website.

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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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Innovation is a team sport

Cris Beswick

Naresh Jain (2009) claims: “Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realise their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond their limitations”. [4] 4] Jain, Naresh (2009). You now have a matrix where anyone in an organisation can find somewhere to contribute.

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How ITONICS’ customers practice trend and technology management

ITONICS

ITONICS identified this gap already back in 2009 and became the digitizer in innovation management. Durst: We continue to be the sole provider who covers innovation management with an integrated, end-to-end approach: from environmental scanning to trend and technology management all the way to innovation portfolios and roadmaps.

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Innovation and the rapidly changing world of photography

Jeffrey Phillips

This of course follows on Kodak's decision to stop manufacturing film for most cameras, which occurred in 2009. The rapid advance of technology Both Canon's exit and Kodak's exit from film are examples of the ever-accelerating pace of technology. And here's an interesting point about both innovation and strategy.

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