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Why We Are Entering A New Innovation Era.

Paul Hobcraft

Seeking a new middle management’s innovation perspective. Reducing confusion, promoting diffusion of new knowledge in innovation. Posted on November 9, 2012. A new raison d’être for HRM through Innovation. Posted on July 30, 2012. Making the first crucial steps towards innovation renewal.

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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

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 When he took the reins at Ford in 2006, the company was facing dire financial straits.

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

Tullio Siragusa

The command-and-control approach stifled this innovative idea, leading to a missed opportunity that contributed to Kodak’s decline. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012.

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Commander in Chief of Innovation

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Established in 2012, this program pairs innovators from the private sector with leaders in the federal government, towards the goal of innovating for specific government agencies and initiatives. New Innovation Fellows are recruited each year and, last summer, President Obama made the program a permanent part of our government.