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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

This refers to the process whereby it is clear what the targets for success are, and an individual, group or company does just enough to qualify for meeting those specific criteria. This can also be the reason why company performance begins to suffer over time, as more bureaucratic processes are introduced to manage employee performance.

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50+ Business Cases on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Open Innovation EU

When Toyota met e-commerce: Lean at Amazon | McKinsey & Company Amazon’s former head of global operations explains why the company was a natural place to apply lean principles, how they’ve worked in practice, and where the future could lead.” Source: www.wired.com/2015/12/product-hunt-app-podcasts-tech/.

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LIVE WEBINAR: 3 Pros Tell You How to Strike Innovation Gold in 2016

Planview

Topcoder is a 600K+ strong global software development community focused on the design, development, and data science that redefines business. Register now for this live webinar to join our innovation experts for a deep-dive into what innovation looked like in 2015, including: Game-changing innovation trends throughout the year.

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Why to invest in IT consulting?

mjvinnovation

“Fundamentally, I believe that every company will become a software company.” ” A phrase by Satya Nadella, former executive president of Microsoft, during an event at the American Chamber of Commerce (Ancham), in 2015, became one of the biggest technology hits of the decade. How does IT consulting work?

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Holacracy: Bringing Innovation to Every Corner of Your Organization

CREATORS

A survey done by Deloitte in 2015 revealed that only 38% of over 7000 companies surveyed retained a traditional structure. One proposed alternate business model, adopted by companies such as Zappos, W. As a result, senior managers tend to be afraid that such a revolution could “turn the company upside down” and create anarchy.

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4 Tips for Designing Apple Watch Apps

Boxes and Arrows

billion in 2015 to $12.6 million units in 2014 to nearly 25 million units in 2015. Although it’s difficult to accurately size and predict rapidly growing markets, IDC analyst Ryan Reith believes Apple Watch will ultimately account for 62% of the smartwatch market in 2015. billion by 2018.

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Why have a Tech Team in Kathmandu?

ITONICS

How did this happen and why is Nepal a great place not only for culture, food, nature and the highest mountains on earth but for software development as-well? The next day, we had the first meetings with a local software development company and discussed our current and upcoming challenges. How it all began.