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These companies failed because leaders did not want to hear bad news: The Ostrich Effect

Idea to Value

However, my manager instructed me to continue showing predictions that it was perfectly possible that we would meet the targets, something I argued with him about often. In an CNBC article , the culture at Volkswagen under CEO Martin Winterkorn was one based on fear. These organisations might then suffer from the Ostrich Effect.

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The 2015 Breakthrough Innovation Report

Innovation in Practice

Nielson released its 2015 BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION REPORT that features best practices from winning brands – with seven specific case studies from Pepsico, Kraft, MillerCoors, Kellogg’s, Nestle Purina, Atkins and L’Oreal Paris. The Nielsen Breakthrough Innovation Project has examined over 20,000 new product launches over the past four years.

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Five Barriers to the Innovation Process and How to Overcome Them

IdeaScale

It reflects a mix of culture, motivation, and misunderstanding that can weigh down innovation processes like a stone. If a company developed a way of doing things in 2015, then it was likely the ideal one at the time. Still, other companies with a friendly competition culture might respond better to “gamification” strategies.

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Employee Spotlight: D’Metrius Agurs

Brunner

Meet D’Metrius Agurs! Q: Any fun “projects” happening at home? . A: Meeting “Tommy” from Power Rangers. A: I flew to LA and back in 24 hours for the Game Awards in 2015. Q: What were some of your high school hobbies? . I began writing a graphic novel while the big “Q” was happening.

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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] However, the Pew Research Center specifically delineates Millennials as people ages 18-34 in 2015. [2] million) have surpassed the Baby Boomers (people ages 51-69 in 2015, who now number at 74.9

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Employee Spotlight: D’Metrius Agurs

Brunner

Meet D’Metrius Agurs! Q: Any fun “projects” happening at home? . A: Meeting “Tommy” from Power Rangers. A: I flew to LA and back in 24 hours for the Game Awards in 2015. Q: What were some of your high school hobbies? . I began writing a graphic novel while the big “Q” was happening.

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Seven Essentials of an Effective Innovation Project Manager

Gregg Fraley

Outsourcing innovation project management might be the most strategic money you spend this year. What I hear from top management: “we don’t have the time or resources for innovation projects, we’ll start later this year.” Cultural shift is hard, and can only be done by doing. It sure beats doing nothing.

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