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Top Posts of 2022

Digital Tonto

At the beginning of this year, I wrote that the theme for 2022 would be Surviving Change and I think that’s been borne out. If anything, we’ve learned how […]. Top Posts of 2012. The post Top Posts of 2022 first appeared on Digital Tonto. The post Top Posts of 2022 first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books

Destination Innovation

Just imagine all the insights and lessons you would have learned and how that would have helped you in your business career. Would you like to have read the best 50 books on sales, marketing, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and self-improvement? But how much time would it have taken?

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Innovation in action: Value prior learning, no matter where that learning happens

Christensen Institute

This piece is authored by Becky Klein-Collins, VP of research and impact at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) , an organization that’s been a leader in advocating for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) for nearly 50 years. Click here to learn more about CAEL and its mission. Why shouldn’t that credit count?

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Functional fixedness bias, and how to overcome it

Idea to Value

This could be due to children around the age of 6-7 beginning to learn set thinking patterns and learning “correct answers” Overcoming functional fixedness. There are other variants of fixedness which also limit innovation thinking, such as structural or relational fixedness.

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What Gap Inc. Can Learn From Signet Jewelers CEO Gina Drosos

Michael Roberto

I think Gap could learn a great deal from the turnaround led by CEO Gina Drosos at Signet Jewelers. Of course, to make all this happen, Drosos had to change a toxic culture and address the fallout from a sexual harassment scandal involving a prior CEO. Her company owns several major jewelry chain brands (Zales, Kay, Jared).

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

Tullio Siragusa

Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012. Hinders Responsiveness to Change In a rapidly changing business landscape, agility and adaptability are crucial. Eventually, Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010, while Netflix grew to become a streaming giant.

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How Creative Hobbies Can Help Improve Your Overall Health

Idea to Value

One survey from 2012 found that 52% of Americans would describe themselves that way. Like many habits that are good for your health, it’s not about some “quick fix” or sudden change. Creative hobbies can be more like lifestyle changes, allowing you to focus on your overall health and wellness while doing something you truly enjoy. .