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Trust the Customers, Not the Experts

Destination Innovation

After graduating he developed this idea and presented it to luggage companies who thought it was a toy. In 2002 he was successful in gaining a grant from the Prince’s Trust who also provided him with a mentor and business advice. Originally Trunkis were made in China but in 2012 Rob Law set up a factory in Plymouth.

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How much luck do you need to be creative?

Idea to Value

Ironically, when people look for information on what it takes to be successful, they will undoubtedly look to examples from successful people. Some people who are successful will acknowledge how luck played a role in their success. A number of factors they come up with if you ask them may include: Hard work.

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First-Mover or Fast-Follower: Which is the right innovation strategy for you?

Idea to Value

It is a classic example of survivorship bias. On the other end of the spectrum is Steve Blank, father of the Lean Startup movement (interviewed on the podcast here ), who thinks one should be a fast follower : First-Mover Advantage is an idea that just won’t die. This can require significant marketing and sales effort to change.

Strategy 257
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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases In the modern business landscape, we often hear the argument that leaders should be hired from within the same industry to be effective. Here, we make a case for the top five universal leadership skills, which are, arguably, more critical than industry-specific experience.

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What is Creativity? The Definition, history and science of creativity

Idea to Value

So in 2012, the Creativity Research Journal led by Dr Mark Runco set out the parameters for a standard definition of creativity. We can program computer software to produce billions of random and unique strings of words or images, but these do not have any value just because they are different. What is the definition of creativity?

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How President Lula da Silva should help the poor in Brazil this time?

Christensen Institute

In our paper, Leveraging market-creating innovations to solve Brazil’s education paradox , we highlight two main development strategies, push and pull. For example, consider the case of education in Brazil. Lula, for instance, is already promising an influx–or a push–of cash to the poor by increasing the minimum wage.

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There are Knowns and Unknowns in Innovation: Let’s Manage Them Differently

Paul Hobcraft

Secretary of Defense Donald Henry Rumsfeld, who mentioned: “unknown unknowns” (Rumsfeld, 2002). Often it happens, that we already feel better equipped for exploring and observing by just getting out of our usual everyday working environment. that we know we can improve upon. that we know we can improve upon.