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How having children makes fathers’ brains less imaginative

Idea to Value

Everyone knows that having a child changes your life. But did you know that it also physically changes a parents’ brain? The difference between the two scans could then be used to calculate changes in brain volume across different brain regions. And what they found was surprising.

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Innovators in FMCG love Direct to Consumer

Destination Innovation

In 2010 the Gillette brand which is owned by Proctor and Gamble held 70% of the US market for razors. All that has changed with the internet and the DTC business model. Here are some other examples of successful DTC start-ups. Warby Parker was founded in 2010 by four friends from business school.

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Innovate and Persuade with a Well-Judged Nudge

Destination Innovation

Here are some simple examples: Putting calorie counts on menus encourages people to make healthier choices – salads instead of french fries. Changing the default position – e.g. so that everyone is enrolled into a pension scheme unless they deliberately opt out.

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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

Example: Kodak, a once-dominant player in the photography industry, struggled to innovate and adapt to the digital age. Example: General Motors (GM) was known for its strict hierarchical structure, leading to a culture of fear where lower-level employees were reluctant to voice concerns or ideas.

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Exploring the Connection between Idea Management and Customer Experience

IdeaScale

This number increased from just 36 percent in 2010. To do this, you need idea management to invoke positive change. Through positive change, companies like Adobe are implementing customer service management (CXM) to improve the customer experience. How Idea Management and Customer Experience Connect.

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Are You Future-Proof? Preparing for Technological Disruptions

Phil McKinney

Technology is profoundly changing how we work and live, from automated manufacturing to artificial intelligence. As such, we need to be aware of how these changes will affect us so that we can prepare for them accordingly. One example of a company or industry that failed to adapt and suffered as a result is Blockbuster Video.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

2008), or, more simply, the value proposition (Teece 2010). In essence, it unifies aspects such as, for example, the cost structure and the applied revenue mechanisms, and points to the elementary question of any firm, namely how to make money in the business. Industrial & Corporate Change, 11(3), 529-555.