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Tony Hsieh – The Remarkable Cultural Innovator at Zappos

Destination Innovation

In 2013 it became a holacracy without job titles, where employees could self-organize. The remarkable culture which Hsieh developed at Zappos starts with the hiring process which is longer and more involved than traditional recruitment. Zappos hires slowly with the emphasis on cultural fit. He upended the company structure.

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USA Falling Behind in Innovation

Gregg Fraley

Infrastructure and Education Project Idea: Learn, Build, Innovate USA. Learn, Build, Innovate USA is an idea for a national project. As the long term project happens, the USA will improve in innovation capacity , while creating jobs, skilled people, and a new America. The Solution is a Mash-Up National Project.

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Implementing Open Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital

Qmarkets

That exposure to the tech world drew my interest in 2018 to look at how the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry is affected by digital automation and hardware solutions like AR/VR, which can help process vast amounts of 2D/3D data and improve project visualization capabilities.

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Open-Source Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital

Qmarkets

That exposure to the tech world drew my interest in 2018 to look at how the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry is affected by digital automation and hardware solutions like AR/VR, which can help process vast amounts of 2D/3D data and improve project visualization capabilities.

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Innovation: How to Recruit and Retain Top Millennial Talent

Idea to Value

Ten years from now, Millennials are projected to make up around 75 percent of the global workforce. [1] As mentioned earlier, Millennials are projected to make up around 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025. [4] Corporate culture must be compatible with what Millennials value most in a business and in their future workplace.

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Awesome Innovation Infographic To Double Your Effectiveness

Gijs Van Wulfen

And Stage-Gate Guru Robert Cooper shows that of every seven new product/service projects, about four enter development, 1.5 The FORTH innovation methodology structures the chaotic start of innovation, creates 3-5 mini new business cases and fosters a culture for innovation in an expedition of 20 weeks.

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What is Digital Transformation in Business and Why is it Important?

Moves the Needle

The term began gaining popularity in the corporate world around 2013, and since then, digital transformation has become synonymous with the digitization of customer-facing products. Digital transformation is just as much about changing the company culture as it is about the technology. Culture comes out of structure.