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Design Thinking for Innovation

Wazoku

Design thinking has become a popular topic for discussion; with industry leaders like IBM and GE embracing and embedding design thinking in their organisations, other organisations are inevitably taking note. Design thinking is first and foremost people-centred, deriving products and services to meet a genuine need.

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Typology for Innovative Organizations

Open Innovation EU

It has been a while since Henry Mintzberg developed his influential work that made us aware of the importance of structures in organization design. Structures are no longer of primary focus in design organizations. Let me show you how the focus of organization design has changed over the years: Scholar. It enhances productivity.

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The EU Sustainability Directive Is Setting a New Global Standard for Business Practices

Innovation 360 Group

It’s the EU Sustainability Reporting Directive (Directive 2014/95/EU, an amendment to Directive 2013/34/EU). What they need most now is a strategic direction tied to sustainability and executed by a workforce trained to enact a culture of innovation. Correcting for Oversimplification.

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How Dallas is Blossoming Into the Most Innovative City in the South

Qmarkets

While all cities have their own unique qualities, I wasn't expecting a "culture of innovation" to be one of those which I would encounter when I moved to Dallas in 2014. Now three years later, I can confidently say that Dallas is the most innovative place I've ever lived.

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3 of the Best Innovation Team Formulas…and When to Ignore Them

Qmarkets

Implicit in the formation of an innovation team composed of members belonging to different parts of an organization is a belief that this team can only be successful if it includes people with diverse professional expertise and experience. Previously , I proposed two such corporate policies.

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SNEAK PREVIEW: A Bold, New Way to Do Corporate Conferences

Idea Champions

Idea Champions is thrilled to announce it will soon be launching a bold new service to transform the way it's clients plan for, design, facilitate, and follow-up their company's conferences. We've been designing innovative conferences since 1987 (see below for testimonials). The question, or course, is HOW? Other testimonials.

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3 of the Best Innovation Team Formulas…and When to Ignore Them

Qmarkets

Implicit in the formation of an innovation team composed of members belonging to different parts of an organization is a belief that this team can only be successful if it includes people with diverse professional expertise and experience. Previously , I proposed two such corporate policies.