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Happiness is linked to higher creativity

Idea to Value

This would indicate that happiness and creativity have a more short-term interaction, with happiness perhaps making it more likely that someone will engage in creative activities, thereby producing creative output, while also making them better at coming up with more original, divergent ideas during that time.

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Employee engagement and innovation

hackerearth

Researchers across the world agree that engaged employees drive the culture of true innovation in successful companies. What is employee engagement? Even leaders who do value their employees frequently mistake employee satisfaction for employee engagement. Gallup employee engagement survey results. Source: Kronos.

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Visiting the dark side of the innovation moon.

Paul Hobcraft

I wrote a post in June 2012 on thinking about the dark side of the innovation moon. First posted in June 2012 and amended here recognizing India’s terrific achievement in landing near the south pole of the Moon- the darker, unexplored part on 23rd August 2023. The post Visiting the dark side of the innovation moon.

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

Tullio Siragusa

Employees become mere executors of orders, leading to a lack of engagement and motivation. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012. Employee engagement and satisfaction have increased, leading to better talent retention and more innovation.

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We are falling badly behind on our invention in technology for the Energy Transition

Paul Hobcraft

The scope and strategy of each partnership are in keeping with the IEA Shared Goals of energy security, environmental protection and economic growth, and engagement worldwide. Budgets for hydrogen and fuel cells maintained their share at 3% for 2012-2018 to increase to 4% in 2019 and 2020.

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My prepared remarks for the Technology and Anticorruption panel at the 2nd Summit for Democracy

Christensen Institute

Or why do they engage in it? In asking this question, there is a temptation to brush it aside and say things like, they are bad people and corruption must be stopped at all costs; or, we don’t care why people engage in it , it is simply wrong. So, I think we must wrestle with this simple question: why do people hire corruption ?

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5 Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Reimagining the Organization 

BrainZooming

Whether you are just starting your strategy or think you are well down the path, you can use this eBook to: Engage your team. “Strategic Thinking Exercises: Reimagining the SWOT Analysis” features eleven ideas for adapting, stretching, and reinvigorating how you see your brand’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.