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Sometimes, flat hierarchies can hurt innovation in Start-ups

Idea to Value

While a flat hierarchy led to more creative ideas in Start-ups, it often resulted in worse commercial performance. With the right planning, it is completely possible to build a start-up which has the benefits of creative output and ability to react, as well as the process effectiveness and ability to commercialise their innovations.

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Judge a woman based on her ideas, not her profile photo

Idea to Value

Especially as an attractive woman in a creative profession. My fiancee told me about her own experiences, where colleagues talked about how she only got a job because of how she looked, and not because of the fact that she was the hardest worker and produced the best creative output.

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Dyson’s newest innovation: an Ultra-powerful $400 hairdryer

Idea to Value

And as you can see in the video above, the product is over-engineered compared to cheaper competitors, so should stand up to abuse. According to a breakdown of their financials for 2015 in the Guardian , the company spends around £3m a week on Research and Development. Dyson’s view of innovation suggests yes.

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Workplace Culture: Productive People Make High-performing Teams That Produce Rapid Results

Innovation Excellence

According to Global Human Capital Trends 2015 pg 36, “Organizations that create a culture defined by meaningful work, deep employee engagement, job and organizational fit, and strong leadership are outperforming their peers and will likely beat their competition in attracting top talent.”. Employees who feel their voices are heard are 4.6x

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The 8 great talks from 8 years of Union

100%Open

Cesar told us about an amazing idea to use a novel and open source boat design to clean up oil spills. Date: June 2012 – Theme: Business Without Borders – Host: Method Design. Anna gave a simple but incredible talk about creativity and staying true to yourself playing several of her compositions within her 5-minute slot.

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Why “Follow your passion” is terrible advice for you & those you care about

Idea to Value

This is especially true for anyone who dreams of a creative career or being an entrepreneur and choosing their own destiny. Now, you might find it surprising that a creativity coach like me would take on a topic like this, but I think it is important to differentiate being creative in whatever you do, and being in a creative career.

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Game Changers: How Citizen Science and Gamification Are Transforming the Business World

Qmarkets

In 2015, citizen scientists associated with Earthwatch gathered crucial data that assisted the Canadian parks department in applying more effective forest fire treatments – thus protecting native grasslands and wildlife populations. HENRi@Nestle is an open innovation platform powered by Qmarkets software.