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Persistence: The Key to Creativity and Innovation

Idea to Value

A persistent attitude is one of the 27 characteristics found in the greatest innovators (Kim, 2016). It is one of the most critical creative attitudes. Switch between two projects or ideas, but avoid multitasking. It is defined as continuously striving and committing to goals regardless of immediate rewards.

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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? I have also since seen a mounting amount of scientific research showing how women do not even get the same credit for their creativity or innovation work as if a man were to suggest the same idea. Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon is “the creativity whisperer for the C-Suite”.

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10 Technology Driven Hard Trends Shaping 2016

Daniel Burrus

Businesses have grown tired of IT departments failing to deliver on long projects or constantly saying no to their ideas and started to see them as a frustrating disabler rather than the enabler that they crave. The technology is already here, but 2016 will be the year we realize the power hidden in our data.

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Planbox Acquires Imaginatik Creating an Agile Innovation Powerhouse

Imaginatik

Planbox was quickly recognized as a Leader by Forrester in the Innovation Management Wave Report in 2016. The company grew its revenue by more than 250% and doubled its workforce at a strikingly fast pace since 2016 while remaining profitable.

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Why I have a problem with the Global Innovation Index

Idea to Value

INSEAD Business School, along with Cornell University and the World Intellectual Property Organisation have just released their analysis of the world’s most innovative countries for 2016. Top 10 Most Innovative Countries 2016, GII 2016. Creative Outputs. Innovation Leader, Achievers and Underperformers, GII 2016.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

In the course of this first month of 2016, I was asked a couple of times what my prospects are for the year ahead when it comes to key innovtion issues. We are headed towards a co-creative platform economy. It will become a hotbed for innovation in 2016 and the coming years. We are moving towards a co-creative platform economy.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Aruna Ravichandran, SVP & Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for Webex, Cisco

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

She has authored two pioneering books on DevOps: DevOps for Digital Leaders and The Kitty Hawk Venture , and earned numerous awards including: Top 100 The Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley 2016 by the San Jose Business Journal, and Most Powerful and Influential Woman Award by the National Diversity Council in 2016.