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Five Product Innovations that Evolved Over Time

IdeaScale

They could be a new way to call a cab, drive a car with little need for gas, or a completely new way to look at medical science, technology, or entertainment. By listening to customer’s reviews of its products, Avon was able to innovate within its product line and create something new in response to consumer demand.

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Pivotal Innovation Management: The Past, Present, and Future of 180° Business Changes

Qmarkets

As increased consumer awareness transforms markets and government policy, and as technology creates so many unexpected shortcuts, I believe that this trend will only continue in the future. Rising competition from Apple and Google caught Nokia out of position and led to near-bankruptcy in 2012.

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A brief history of work, innovation and skills in the UK

Wazoku

Advances in mechanisation, mass production and, more recently, technology have shaped where and how we work, as well as what we produce. 1945 – Producing skilled workers to rebuild after the war At the end of the Second World War, courses were again adapted to the needs of post-war reconstruction to provide training for the building industry.

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Innovation System Thinking on a Sunday! What, no roast or glass of wine? Later.

Paul Hobcraft

Of course, this greatly depends on what I am working on, for others and, or for myself. We get unwanted results due to a specific set of behaviors. Complex adaptive systems are yet another story as I attempted some time back, actually in 2012 and it still sits here in my pile of things to connect up. It does not need to be.

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Keep the Kitchen Cabinets from Overflowing

Boxes and Arrows

And—of course—who will do all of this? Although most taxonomy projects tend to end at setup and launch phases of development, you should do your due diligence and keep the taxonomy as relevant and valuable with maintenance. CMSWire (May 29, 2012): [link]. Why and what will the taxonomy be used for? Who is using it?

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The Nuclear Way: Submarine Leadership Challenges

MSSBTI

In late 2012 through early 2013 the submarine force dealt with a series of significant mishaps, a few of which resulted in collisions, millions of dollars in repairs and multiple years in lost operational time. This led to better team dynamics and has allowed a very complex, high paced and highly technical environment to move more smoothly.

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How to create a scalable strategy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis

mjvinnovation

The Lebanese mathematician and statistician is the author of works such as The Logic of the Black Swan (2007) and Antifragile : Things that Benefit from Chaos (2012) – which we have already talked about in our webinar Antifragile Future: where are we headed? All while expanding their operations in the market, of course!