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Soren Kaplan’s April 2015 Leapfrogging Newsletter

Leapfrogging

Sustained competitive advantage comes from innovating how we innovate. The most innovative companies today realize that competitive differentiation comes as much from how they innovate as it does from what they’re innovating. The Secret To Learning is the Reverse of Conventional Wisdom. That’s no longer the case.

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Gaining a Competitive Edge Through eLearning by Costa

CMOE

However, that’s not the only reason you should consider developing custom content for your organization’s learning & development needs. Custom learning content has the potential to put your organization ahead of the curve. The modern learner does not learn well through long-winded, information-heavy courses.

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Innovation 2015 or Five Lame Excuses?

Gregg Fraley

Innovation ca feel a lot like that — your competition is a big tough impossible-to-beat player like Superman. Now is the time to impact 2015. I don’t know how to do innovation — start a project and learn as you go! In the song Jimmy Olsen is competing with the man of steel for the affection of Miss Lois Lane.

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5 Leadership Lessons from 2015’s Business Headlines

Adam Hartung

2015 was not short on bad decisions, nor bad outcomes. But there are 5 major leadership themes from 2015 that can help companies be better in 2016: 1 – Cost cutting, restructurings and stock buybacks do not increase company value – Dow/DuPont. Because of McDonald’s size and legacy the media covered this story heavily in 2015.

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Soren Kaplan’s Leapfrogging May Newsletter

Leapfrogging

2015 has so far been monumental for women. This isn’t just unjust, it threatens the future of business innovation, the economy, and global competitiveness. How To Learn New Words Quickly and Efficiently. WomEngineering – Women matter in Operations – June 18 & 19, 2015 Chateau de Mery (Paris) France.

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A Look Back at the Innovation Management Awards

IdeaScale

The Innovation Management Awards are in their fifth year and we thought it would be good chance to look back at all the past winners as we prepare to receive submissions from around the world in this year’s competition. We’ve honored a variety of organizations and companies in the past and we hope that we have just as much to learn this year.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Learnings from sports competitions Competition in business is similar to sports competitions – there are winners and losers. It also explains why prominent firms, which have been known for their innovative products for years, suddenly lose their competitive advantage?