The Human Factor

JANUARY 12, 2017

And what’s it worth to you to try something new to win in 2017? On the other hand, if you consider 2016 a “win”, are you positioned and ready to win even bigger in 2017? On the other hand, if you consider 2016 a “win”, are you positioned and ready to win even bigger in 2017? Leverage your brain. Stop jumping to solutions.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

No energy transition will be achieved without invention and innovation, yet we are failing badly at present to fund research, development and in deployment. Do visit these sites if you are curious and want to understand more about the Energy Transition we are all undergoing (really all of us in the World).

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Technology Report Collaboration Data 130

Brunner

JULY 20, 2021

A: I have a twin brother who looks nothing like me. A: I have been married to my wife, Angie for 5 years and together for 14, we have a very sweet doggo named Pretzel. Q: Any “fun” projects happening at home? A: I took advantage of quarantine to do lots of projects. We had the house painted black.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

MARCH 31, 2024

Thought Leader and Influencer Interview Thinkers360 thought leader interviews profile prominent members of the Thinkers360 community who embody the power of ideas in their work. In this edition, we speak with Gijs van Wulfen , innovation Influencer and keynote speaker, FORTH Innovation Institute.

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Design Thinking Leadership Innovation Marketing 52

Open Innovation EU

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In 1990 Kurzweil instantly incubated the way we think about Artificial Intelligence (AI) with his work The Age of Intelligent Machines. Last week, on October 11 and 12, over 2000 professionals in AI gathered in Amsterdam at the World Summit AI 2017 and discussed the state of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 26, 2022

Agile” and “Waterfall” offer us very different approaches to project management. is the guiding question, and we develop solutions based upon our understanding of the answer. If we can understand this set of desired outcomes, we can plan backwards from that endpoint to determine a series of steps in product or service design.

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Agile Culture Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 74

whataventure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In our recent research on why corporate startups fail and what makes them successful, we had an insightful discussion with more than 40 decision-makers and project leaders from various corporates. The story of MOBIKO starts at Audi Business Innovation in 2017. You lack motivation in your team.

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Radical Innovation Project Ideation Tips 98

Idea to Value

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Yet why is it that when we ask adults, the majority would not describe themselves as being creative anymore? Can we keep our children creative for longer? And more importantly, is there anything we can do to bring back this lost creativity in adults? Fortunately, we now have answers to all of these questions.

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Planview

JULY 7, 2023

Since 2017 this has become especially true in product-driven organizations. For those who may have been slow to catch on or perceive significant skill gaps in AI/ML, scrambling to keep pace might be a scary place to be. The landscape is vast, and applications are broad.

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Product Development Artificial Inteligence Analysis Generative AI 52

Cris Beswick

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Who sits at your innovation table? In that case, people who are not afraid to experiment and network across the organisation, then your Human Resources department, can find them for you. Human resources teams sit at the forefront of delivery when we move from a business to a people-centred approach.

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IM Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

14:00) On bad leadership behaviour and how not to fund projects. (16:00) 14:00) On bad leadership behaviour and how not to fund projects. (16:00) 24:00) There is an unhelpful narrative that if we are not running around looking stressed and busy we are not productive and important. (25:00) I was so emotionally invested.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Innovation Training 59

Be-novative

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

From the Be-novative Partner Hub The Be-novative Partner Ecosystem is a Hub of people and resources whose main goal is envisioning, accelerating and scaling the success rate of both organizational and product-development, creating impactful projects and meaningful solutions locally or globally. We contribute to a better, more creative Earth.

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Collaboration Learning Creativity Technical Review 52

Be-novative

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

From the Be-novative Partner Hub The Be-novative Partner Ecosystem is a Hub of people and resources whose main goal is envisioning, accelerating and scaling the success rate of both organizational and product-development, creating impactful projects and meaningful solutions locally or globally. We contribute to a better, more creative Earth.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Learning Creativity Technical Review 52

Boxes and Arrows

MARCH 6, 2018

Make recommendations to team members about which usability methods to use to answer their questions about users and design directions based on projects’ needs, goals, and constraints. But it seemed that they really wanted a visual designer who could prototype. Collaborate on paper and functional prototypes. Sounds great!

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Design Thinking Design Case Study Study 102

Gregg Fraley

JUNE 27, 2017

My experience is mostly with corporate innovation, so, we’ve got perspectives and insights for both contexts. We’re holding the courses at the Community Resource Center (CRC) in downtown Denver. If you take this course you’ll know why and how to move forward with results oriented innovation projects.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Google’s Sergey Brin called the last few years a “technology renaissance” in a 2017 letter to investors , adding that we’re in the midst of “an exciting time where we can see applications across nearly every segment of modern society.”. Key takeaways. Planning and implementing a company-wide change is a herculean undertaking.

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Engagement Agile Trends Strategy 124

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this edition, we speak with Jean-Christophe Gaillard , Founder and CEO at Corix Partners. Since establishing Corix Partners, we have been working mostly with blue-chip firms across a wide range of industry sectors including travel, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing or technology.

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Handbook Leadership Industry Report 52

Moves the Needle

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

We all realize that the desired long-term outcome is massive growth and billions of dollars, but along the way we must make sure we are measuring our progress honestly and in a fashion that demonstrates how our organization has benefitted. How do you measure the success of your innovation program?

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Innovation Programs Survey LEAN Training 56

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 28, 2016

For my final post of the year, I went back to some of my thinking through around the building blocks needed in the core competencies for innovation we need to have in place. We have two levels to it. We need to establish 3) a working blueprint and a clear understanding of 4) the business focus orientation for innovation to reside in.

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

JULY 3, 2020

But soon that’s something we all may see. As The Hollywood Reporter puts it, “As the industry grapples with how to reopen for production safely, one movie is proceeding with a lead actress who is immune to COVID-19 — because she’s a robot named Erica.” So what am I watching? Well, that’s a good question.

Culture 69

Culture Trends Report Study 69

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 10, 2017

Creative Effectiveness 2017. What if 2017 turned out to be the most creative year of your life? More than creative, what if 2017 was the most creatively effective year of your life? Let’s make 2017 the year you put projects over the goal line. That is, finish projects. Think in terms of projects.

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Qmarkets

JULY 14, 2019

In 2017, an Innovation Strategy Manager at a major vineyard was tasked with finding an efficient system for streamlining ideation. The name of the winery, and the Innovation Project Leader, have been removed from the piece to ensure it complies with strict PR regulations. We’re very excited to learn more about this project.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Project Ideation 40

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Thought Leader Interview Thinkers360 thought leader interviews profile prominent members of the Thinkers360 community who embody the power of ideas in their work. In this edition, we speak with Julie Hodges , Professor of Organisational Change, Consulting Advisor, and Author at Durham University Business School.

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Change Leadership Video Management 52

100%Open

JANUARY 4, 2017

If like us you’re in a contemplative mood before rushing to pen suitable New Year’s resolutions, we hope you will enjoy the 100%Open highlights for 2016 and find at least one thing to inspire you. We’ve moved! More than ever we are now perfectly positioned to connect the suits with the sneakers! Versatile things, crowds.

Open Innovation 40

Open Innovation Crowdsourcing Project Design 40

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2017

For a company reputed to have a good management discipline and focus, yet this year, 2017, it seems all of these are lying in tatters, or some parts will lose out as a consequence, into the future. Jeff Immelt who ran GE for the past 16 years, attempted to radically transform the business, he really did. Why, how and what happened?

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Industry 140

Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Our take from working with some of the best and brightest in corporate innovation: Start with the why and do everything you can to avoid some of the most common pitfalls as you navigate the how/who/what of your innovation program. The more invested leaders feel in the why, the better your chances of gaining true support in the how/who/what.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 109

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

You’ve seen these long-forgotten food containers of who-knows-when science experiments pushed up against the back of the fridge. At this point, it’s an overhead project at most companies. We’ve asked these questions before in part 2, Planning a Taxonomy Project. Who is using it? Don’t ask.

Technical Review 57

Technical Review Guidelines Project Groups 57

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

JANUARY 25, 2021

I suppose we really shouldn’t be surprised. What we need then is a new economic model. ’ Laid out by British economist Kate Raworth in a 2017 book, the theory argues that 20th century economic thinking is not equipped to deal with the 21st century reality of a planet teetering on the edge of climate breakdown.

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Policies Resources Meeting Project 66

hackerearth

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Let’s look at some companies who have been driving immediate successes, engaging employees effectively, responding fast to cost pressures, shortening the time-to-market, and showing a significant rate of innovation. Also, Deloitte announced a partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies in mid-2017. Why does open innovation work?

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IdeaSpies

APRIL 6, 2018

Since we live in a machine age, the growing concern is that new technologies like artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, autonomous cars, and precision medicine are so powerful, pervasive and evolving that they can become uncontrollable. So how do we overcome it? New technologies can be potentially scary and bad.

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Artificial Inteligence Innovation Technology Policies 57

Qmarkets

JULY 14, 2019

In 2017, an Innovation Strategy Manager at a major vineyard was tasked with finding an efficient system for streamlining ideation. Following the successful deployment of the platform, Qmarkets sought an interview with the Innovation Project Leader at this innovative winery to understand more about the initiative it was launching.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review Disruption Project 40

Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Our take from working with some of the best and brightest in corporate innovation: Start with the why and do everything you can to avoid some of the most common pitfalls as you navigate the how/who/what of your innovation program. The more invested leaders feel in the why, the better your chances of gaining true support in the how/who/what.

How To 83

How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 83

hackerearth

APRIL 30, 2018

Why do we need another C level position for that? So, do we need a CDO? We have companies such as Disney, Amazon, L’Oréal, GE, Harvard University, McDonald’s, The Guardian, and Renault who have chief digital officers (CDO) to effect digital transformation. Enable digital transformation the right way.

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CTO Roadmap Strategy Strategy 56

Svava

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

We have seen an increased use of The Svava Meeting App for remote meetings, and many of our team members are also working remote. That’s why we are passionate about this topic, and doing a deep dive. And if it continues at the same pace, we might see remote become equal to office work within the next five years. Is that all?

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Trends Survey Study Company 52

BrainZooming

MAY 17, 2017

I spoke about Social-First Content at the April 2017 Social Media Strategies Summit in Chicago. Looking back on the combined internal and external team we assembled to market our Fortune 500 B2B brand, we rarely had one person doing both sides of any of the pairs of talents and responsibilities above.

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Marketing Strategy Strategy Knowledge Base 91

Innovation 360 Group

DECEMBER 3, 2017

In July of 2017, the UN released its latest update on their progress toward 17 Sustainable Development Goals. At Innovation360, we stand behind the UN’s goals. We are confident, based on hard data, that it is not only possible, it is our responsibility as world citizens to reach these goals as soon as possible.

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