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Strategic Foresight for Key Projects

Innovation Excellence

Here are notes from the Back End of Innovation conference, 2015, in San Jose. These tips come from a workshop led by Tamara Carleton, Innovation Leadership Board, LLC. This session focuses on strategic foresight, which is the ability to build the future we envision.

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

Idea to Value

We had a target to hit, and I was responsible for producing the reporting for the rest of the leadership team (of which he was one), but as time went on it became clearer and clearer that it would be impossible to hit the target, which would have an impact on the overall team budget. In essence, ignore problems instead of acknowledging them.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

As the driving force behind Corix Partners, Jean-Christophe has demonstrated visionary leadership, shaping the company into a reputable entity known for its innovative solutions and strategic insights. They look for real-life solutions and the honest experience that comes from having seen those challenges day-in day-out for over 20 years.

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The secret to this government department’s innovation success: Small teams

Idea to Value

The federal government is the largest institution in the world, and spends $86 billion annually just on IT projects. And 94% of those projects end up over budget or behind schedule, and 40% never even finish. Editor’s note: I did the math, and $86bn is more than the 2015 GDP of 125 countries!].

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Dow and DuPont – Nobody wins when transactions replace leadership

Adam Hartung

But in a series of fast actions during 2015, DuPont as it has been known is going away. And it is too bad the leadership wasn’t in place to save it. Many felt leadership was over-spending on overhead costs like R&D,product development and headquarters personnel. But this victory was quite short-lived. By October, Ms.

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Celebrating Achievements: A Recap of Customers Honored at Planview Accelerate 2023

Planview

Endress + Hauser Sebastian Büchle, Expert Project & Portfolio Management Endress+Hauser is a global leader in industrial measurement instrumentation, services, and solutions for industrial process engineering. Now it has become a connected platform within Endress+Hauser for effective project portfolio management.

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Practice Your Way to Winning in 2015

The Human Factor

To improve your chances of winning in 2015, practice the following winning habits. When evaluating an idea, project or even your strategic plan, first look for evidence that suggests things are going right. Will you practice winning habits in 2015, or resign yourself to another year of working hard to not lose?

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