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Innovative Start-Ups Founded by Women

Destination Innovation

Here are some inspiring women entrepreneurs and the companies they have started. It allows multiple people in remote locations to virtually interact in a way which mimics what they would experience if they were collaborating in the same operating room. Saasha Celestial-One and Tessa Clarke founded the food waste company, OLIO in 2015.

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

Tullio Siragusa

Traditionally, some companies have adopted a command-and-control culture, with a hierarchical structure that emphasizes strict obedience and a top-down approach to decision-making. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012.

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Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

ImagineNation

It takes a lot of empathy, patience and healthy detachment to provide for the immediate needs of the people on the margins of society and to help them find permanent solutions to their many problems – innovation a company-wide responsibility. Some authors in the innovation space claim that innovation requires a special kind of person.

Company 52
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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

When he took the reins at Ford in 2006, the company was facing dire financial straits. Under Mulally’s strategic vision and the “One Ford” plan, he streamlined brands, globalized the company’s operations, and renewed focus on innovative car designs. By 2012, Ford reported a $5.7

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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

Lego is now revered as one of the most innovative and successful companies in the world. But in 2003 the company was $800m in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy. It is currently rated the number one toy company in the world and the world’s most powerful brand. Collaborate to innovate. Galvanize the culture.

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Guest Blog – Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

ImagineNation

It takes a lot of empathy, patience and healthy detachment to provide for the immediate needs of the people on the margins of society and to help them find permanent solutions to their many problems – innovation a company-wide responsibility. Some authors in the innovation space claim that innovation requires a special kind of person.

Company 40
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Why a bad meeting culture affects the bottom line

Svava

However, studies show that unproductive meetings have very real consequences for you and your organization, both when it comes to collaboration amongst colleagues and individual tasks. Bad meetings creates instability Companies have to pay a high price for repeated bad meetings. Stop wasting time, energy and money on bad meetings.

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