Idea to Value

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The most important research on the topic comes from the 2012 research paper: Meditate to create: the impact of focused-attention and open-monitoring training on convergent and divergent thinking. So the next question is: If people are feeling better and calmer due to this meditation, does it also have a positive impact on their creativity?

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He joined the food & beverage corporation in 2012 and in said role he is infusing […]. by Braden Kelley Recently I had the opportunity to interview Mauro Porcini, author of the new book The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People. Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s first ever Chief Design Officer.

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Destination Innovation

AUGUST 29, 2022

Originally Trunkis were made in China but in 2012 Rob Law set up a factory in Plymouth. Over 3 million have been sold in some 100 countries around the world. He observed that parents saw the ride-on suitcase as a cute container but children saw it as a friend. He now employs 80 people in Plymouth and in his office in Bristol.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 20, 2022

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack I was first introduced to gamification upon meeting Mario Herger, in 2012, when he was a Senior Innovation Strategist at SAP Labs LLC, in Israel, as a participant in his two-day gamification workshop for Checkpoint Security Software. It … Continue reading →

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Idea to Value

APRIL 21, 2023

In a 2012 study , participants were tasked with solving a challenge while a specific odor (smell) was in the room. In the same year, other research showed that having 8 hours of sleep resulted in more than twice as many people discovering insights to solve cognitive task problems compared to just resting when awake.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 16, 2023

Another 2012 study found that while divergent thinking activities appear to lead to people feeling a positive mood afterwards, convergent thinking resulted in the opposite, with people being in a worse mood afterwards. However, not all creative activity will make you happy.

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Robert Brands

JANUARY 9, 2012

In order to implement sustainable Innovation in 2012, you need to define innovation in a manner that makes strategic sense for your organization, and have the know-how to properly construct and use a process, plus the will to keep the process on course. Make developing that strategy your 2012 New Year’s Resolution.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In the regulatory filing for Facebook’s 2012 IPO, Mark Zuckerberg included a letter outlining his management philosophy. Entitled, The Hacker Way, it encapsulated much of the zeitgeist. “We We have a saying,” he wrote. Move fast … Continue reading →

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Idea to Value

MARCH 23, 2020

I worked for more than 2 years on the London 2012 Olympics directly with the athletes, and have seen first hand what the Games are like, in the stadium and in the athletes village. We need to delay the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, for the following reasons: Japan’s elderly population. Tokyo’s crowded infrastructure. What do you think?

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

At an AWS discussion in 2012, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared some insights on how he thinks about the future and how it informs his innovation investment decisions: (See the video at the top of this blog article ). They then try to develop new products and business models to fit this new world.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 2, 2021

As described by Anthony McCaffrey in 2012 , the GPT asks a series of two questions to participants when they are being challenges with describing an object: “Can this be decomposed further?”. One potential method to overcome functional fixedness is called the Generic Parts Technique. Does this description imply a use?”.

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Idea to Value

JULY 12, 2021

In one of the most important recent pieces of research into creativity, Baird et al (2012) wanted to investigate how different activities affected creative performance. In one experiment , the majority of men would actually give themselves electric shocks instead of allowing themselves to become bored.

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Louise Hill founded GoHenry in 2012 when she grew tired of funding her children’s online purchases and wanted to teach them financial independence. Using social media, the company connects local people and businesses within communities to allow the easy transfer and purchase of food that would otherwise go to waste.

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Destination Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

But in 2012 the print edition ceased production. By 2000 the set comprised 32 volumes of carefully researched entries provided by 100 full time editors and 4000 contributors. First published in Edinburgh in 1768, Encyclopedia Britannica became a trusted reference work in homes, schools and offices around the world.

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Kainexus

APRIL 1, 2021

Jacobson first visited Antarctica back in 2012, where he fell in love with the solitude and expansive views. “Our Austin office lease expired while our team was working fully remote last summer, and we realized that we had a golden opportunity to finally take the leap we’ve been dreaming about for years,” said KaiNexus CEO Greg Jacobson.

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Phil McKinney

JANUARY 31, 2022

billion against the acquisition in 2012, HPE executive leadership got busy throwing HP staff under […]. Last Thursday, the UK courts ruled there was fraud by Autonomy, their CEO and CFO related to its acquisition by HPE. When HPE wrote down $8.8

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Rmukesh Gupta

MARCH 7, 2022

In July of 2012, I had published a blog post about leadership in crisis. While reading the newspaper today, I realised that we are living in a world with a leadership crisis. Whether it is lack of strong political leadership or strong leadership in the corporate world.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 1, 2021

More recent academic research and meta-analyses have however shown statistical evidence for the effects of a period of incubation improving creative performance ( Ritter, 2014 / Baird, 2012 / Sio, 2009 ), further lending supporting to the Creative Process.

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CorporateIntel

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Frequent readers of this blog know that I am obsessed with the concept of creative destruction , the intangible but daunting market force where an invention that is vital takes out that which has become defunct, and the nascent replaces the established.

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Bill Fischer

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Vincent Van Gogh, "The Sower," 1888. Image via Wikipedia Innovators all! That should be a natural, legitimate, goal for all organizations, but earlier this month, when I asked thirty-five senior managers from a well-known, successful, European consumer goods company "how many of them had innovation responsibilities?"

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Wellspring

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Figure 1: Patent Activity - Smart Home and Home Automation patents published from 2012 to 2020. Source: Wellspring for Tech Scouting Data.

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Collectivecamp

MAY 7, 2020

The year was 2012 and like many young working professionals, I caught the startup itch. Rather than just talking about ideas, I decided to actually execute on one of them.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 23, 2018

According to a 2012 McKinsey study, 17% of change projects conclude so disastrously. The need for change is constant in a constantly changing business environment. Unfortunately, the failure rate of change projects has little changed in recent years, despite the increasing use of agile methods.

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Digital Tonto

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Top Posts of 2012. The articles you liked the best over the past year Related posts: Top Posts of 2016. Top Posts of 2013. Top Posts of 2015. Top Posts for 2014. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Adam Hartung

DECEMBER 7, 2019

In 2012, I wrote a post, "The Day TV Died". The trends were visible- Netflix was poised to explode and was the stock to own. What's your ad plan today?

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 19, 2021

One survey from 2012 found that 52% of Americans would describe themselves that way. While traditional forms of self-care like eating a healthy diet and exercising will never go out of style to maintain your health, have you ever considered how creative hobbies can better your well-being, too? . Maybe you’re a naturally creative person.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 27, 2019

In 2012, the first major collaboration between Chrysler and Fiat produced a brand new version of the classic 1970s Dodge Dart, to a lukewarm reception.

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Rmukesh Gupta

AUGUST 30, 2016

Sairee is a finalist for the Cartier Women’s Award Initiative for 2012 , a TED speaker. She was named one of the Most Powerful Women in Indian Business 2012 and has been featured on shows like Young Turks, Pioneering Spirit and What Women Want. Sairee is currently the Founder & CEO of Sheroes.in. Why is she on the show.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 12, 2022

For example, Scott Anthony (interviewed on the podcast here ), summarised his views in a 2012 HBR article about which companies might benefit from moving first: If you are what Professor Steven Spear calls a “high-velocity organization” that is always learning and improving, there are real benefits to moving first.

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Open Innovation EU

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

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Digital Tonto

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Related posts: Top Posts of 2012. My most popular posts over the past year. Top Posts of 2013. Top Posts for 2014. Top Posts of 2010. Top Posts of 2015. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 17, 2022

A 2012 study also showed improved performance of alcohol on the ability to solve RAT challenges. In one study from 2017 , small amounts of alcohol helped participants solve an Remote Associates Test insight problem, but had no effect on their divergent thinking, and impaired their executive control (being able to focus on a task).

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Digital Tonto

MAY 4, 2016

Related posts: 2012 – The Year. [[ This is a content summary only. While the past ten years have given us unprecedented control over the virtual world, the next decade will bring us unprecedented power over the physical world. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Digital Tonto

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Top Posts of 2012. My top posts over the past year. Related posts: Top Posts of 2010. Top Posts for 2014. Top Posts of 2013. Top Posts of 2009. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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IdeaScale

APRIL 10, 2019

From 2012 through 2017, companies started devoting less innovation management resources to core innovations, and more to core-adjacent and transformational innovations. Riskiest of all are transformational innovation activities, but when they pay off, their ROI is highest of all.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In 2012, Shaun Wilson and Michael Brett were designing aerospace simulation software. On one particular project, Lockheed Martin’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Ned Allen, mentioned that it had just acquired an early quantum computer from D-Wave Systems, which he thought would help with computational work. They were impressed. “We

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Written simply and directly with a focus on enlivening one of the most familiar strategic planning exercises, “Reimagining the SWOT Analysis” will be a go-to resource for stronger strategic insights!

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