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Soren Kaplan’s April 2015 Leapfrogging Newsletter

Leapfrogging

Sustained competitive advantage comes from innovating how we innovate. That’s the essence of real innovation. In the past, new products and technologies consumed the vast majority of the innovation air-time. 175k Innovation Prize 2015 – Deadline April 30, 2015.

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Why We Are Entering A New Innovation Era.

Paul Hobcraft

This dramatic change we will all be undergoing will have a significant impact on organizations innovation management design and it requires new connected thinking” I believe innovation is in a need for change and is coming very quickly to a refraction point in how it’s going to be managed. Posted on September 25, 2015.

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How best to use innovation to fight corruption: 2 Case Studies

Idea to Value

In one case I remember vividly from 2015, Nigeria’s former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was arrested for allegedly stealing $2bn [Ed: Yes, that’s a billion with a B] by awarding phantom contracts to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets and ammunition. The government in 2015 sent out a credit-card sized I.D.

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What you need to know about India Innovation Growth Programme 2.0

hackerearth

After a not-so promising start at the beginning of this decade, India has been climbing up the Global Innovation Index ( GII ) rankings in the last couple of years—moving to from 81 in 2015 to 60 in 2017. According to a 2016 Capgemini study , India was the best innovation destination in Asia and the third best in the world.

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Top funds for innovative ideas and startups: Asia — India

hackerearth

Big companies are relying on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing, with huge funds set aside to grow and consolidate, for continuous and disruptive innovation. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review. It is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Social diffusion.

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Moving innovation even more in 2016

Paul Hobcraft

The power of social innovation and linking your product to societal needs Scaling becomes important to expand this out. We need to “reconnect to dominant economic activities of the larger society”, add a ‘higher’ purpose into our innovation activity. Innovation design needs both. •

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Top 10 Innovation Links of the Week: 12.24.15

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Inspire Innovation with Our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide. The skinny: You’re going to love Spigit’s 2015 Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide, with a handpicked selection of gifts ranging from books to events to fun goods. Let this guide help you inspire innovation in your organization. Who it’s from: Spigit. Read more ».