Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 14, 2020

Being in a personal crisis is one thing, but being in a global one is a whole lot different. So much is totally out of your control. You can rant and rave at some of the decisions have been made, or likely to come on some current performances. Often you are left wondering where the insights or collective thinking was trying to offset the events that were unprecedented and scary but have now put us into such a massive economic downturn.

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Board of Innovation

APRIL 14, 2020

How the Covid-19 crisis of 2020 is shaping a new generation of consumer behaviors. The post What is the Low Touch Economy? appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Gamification can help at different phases in the innovation process Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of gamification. It promotes disinhibition, reduces prejudice, encourages cross-disciplinary teamwork and co-creation, helps groups with very different profiles to speak the same language and achieves a level of engagement that drives participants to go one step further.

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InnovationManagement

APRIL 14, 2020

Many executives see organizational effectiveness as an outcome of various factors such as knowledge management within companies. Every executive is held to the grindstone of maximizing financial measures their careers are tied to financial performance measures. Every executive also knows that financial measures can illustrate whether knowledge management is contributing to bottom-line improvement.

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Speaker: Aaron Jacob, VP of Accounting Solutions & Reagan Cook, GTM Lead

Are you struggling to navigate the complexities and challenges that come with crypto accounting? 🤔 This new webinar will cover everything businesses need to know to get started with crypto accounting after incorporating crypto into their business models! Industry experts Aaron Jacob and Reagan Cook of TaxBit will thoroughly explore the prevalent operational hurdles encountered by accounting teams when interacting with crypto on the books, and detail how software solutions can effectively

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Nicholas Ind is Associate Professor at the Oslo School of Management and a partner in Equilibrium Consulting. Previously he ran Icon Medialab’s brand consultancy arm in Sweden. Before he joined Icon, Nicholas had his own branding consultancy in the UK, was a director of a design group and was an account director in an advertising.

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Viima

APRIL 14, 2020

I recently had the opportunity to have a chat with Mark Johnson, the co-founder of Innosight and author of the new book Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking Into Breakthrough Growth. In this in-depth interview Mark shares the story behind his new book going back to the beginnings of Innosight nearly 20 years ago. We also cover other topics, such as what the common traits of successful leadership teams are, what advice Mark would give to innovators who are frustrated with their ma

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Entrepreneur - Innovation

APRIL 14, 2020

The veteran entrepreneur's network of live-events arenas had to shut down, but some ingenuity opened up new possibilities.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 14, 2020

Achieving Happiness Through Self-Discipline. Self-discipline and happiness seem to be two contradicting concepts, and using them in the same sentence is unacceptable. Self-discipline brings to mind the idea of “work and effort”, while happiness is usually associated with “pleasure” and the absence work. For most, self-discipline can never be the source of what makes them happy because the relationship with what it means to be happy is misplaced. .

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Strategyzer Innovation

APRIL 14, 2020

A lot of startups and established companies are trying to compete on superior technology, products, services and price. They are stuck in a rat race. Yet, the world's most successful companies compete on superior business models. These business models build on patterns, i.e. repeatable configurations of different business model building blocks to strengthen an organization’s overall business model.

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Wellspring

APRIL 14, 2020

Every so often we ask our community to sound off on popular topics in innovation and share their best tips, tricks, and advice in hopes that their answers may inspire others in the field. We’ve gathered these insights by email, over phone calls, at events and roundtables, and catching up with clients and colleagues.

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Speaker: Corey Daugherty, Head of Business Development at Flowcode & Georgette Malitsis, Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise at Flowcode

Let's explore the transformative power of QR codes in bridging offline and online marketing worlds. 📲 This new webinar featuring Corey Daugherty and Georgette Malitsis of Flowcode will dive into how innovative QR technology not only enhances traditional marketing strategies, but also drives meaningful customer engagement and analytics. Register today to gain practical knowledge on using QR codes to increase conversion rates, optimize customer journeys, and ultimately unlock a new realm o

Marketing

Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

In the last couple of decades, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of business model innovation – and for good reason. Technology has made it easier than ever to adopt a wide variety of novel business models effectively. At the same time, increased pace of innovation and global competition has made differentiation more important than ever.

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InnovationManagement

APRIL 14, 2020

We are in the midst of a fascinating period. The most interesting thing is what will be in the day after. It’s going to be a process. There isn’t going to be a point in which we know that we are “after.” The process looks different in every country and the duration of the process will also be different. The post The Day After the COVID-19 appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Like the majority of the world’s population in April 2020, I find myself unable to implement my preferred method of innovation discovery. Shelter-in-place, social distancing, and international border closures make it difficult to conduct innovation workshops or experience other cultures around the world as a way of finding new insights into problem-solving.

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Stephen Shapiro

APRIL 14, 2020

I hope you, your family, and your coworkers are all doing well during these crazy times. I’ve intentionally held back on posting here for the past month. Although my new book launched 6 weeks ago today, I’ve not promoted it. However, I do want to add value in whatever way I can. Today, I want to add a little laughter to the world. Several years back, a client of mine created a video that played right before I took the stage.

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Speaker: Kat Conner

The challenge of delivering the right product at the right time while aligning with strategic objectives is more pressing than ever. Product management is evolving and gaining greater recognition as the means to creating this connection. Join our upcoming webinar and learn how to streamline your product development processes, infuse product thinking across the organization, and bridge the gap between vision and delivery.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Technology has changed over the years. The evolution of technology in the education sector dates back 2,500 years ago. Technology has transformed learning in classrooms, with teachers keen to emulate new learning techniques with the help of technology. Oral communication (mouth-to-mouth) In ancient times, word of mouth was the only form of communication.

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helloFUTURE

APRIL 14, 2020

If the Coronavirus has taught us anything, its that life IS change. If that’s true, how does planning work if you could be deeply affected by the next Black Swan? I firmly believe that there are two ways in which to run your life and business. You can either: Plan everything out to the Nth… The post The Pros and Cons of Resilience appeared first on hellofuture.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

The current Covid-19 situation will not change anything. Let me clarify. The big strategic shifts that Branding needs to embrace are not different vs. the pre Covid-19 era. The must-do is known: be transparent; be circular; be sustainable. Brands have individual and social responsibilities, like all of us do. We please our needs, while respecting.

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Yet2

APRIL 14, 2020

“There is a cost to standing still; there is a cost to doing nothing,” said Gavin McClafferty , open innovation lead, Subsea 7 at last year’s Innovation Roundtable in Copenhagen. Gavin, along with yet2 CEO Tim Bernstein , shared their insights in “Finding Game-Changing Innovations.”. Subsea 7’s open innovation initiative has a mission to create value through innovation & technology, and to specifically find and foster solutions that reduce CAPEX costs related to sub-sea field development, in

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Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Gamification can help at different phases in the innovation process. Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of gamification. It promotes disinhibition, reduces prejudice, encourages cross-disciplinary teamwork and co-creation, helps groups with very different profiles to speak the same language and achieves a level of engagement that drives participants to go one step further.

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mjvinnovation

APRIL 14, 2020

Situations ranging from lockdowns , to panic buying , to massive flight cancellations are happening at an alarming rate due to the prospect of a pandemic. The virus which originated in Wuhan, China is unquestionably having an impact on people’s lives and not just from a health and safety perspective. The infection is also affecting work-life and business development.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 14, 2020

“Not all innovations are created equal.” That comment from Jacquelyn Pless headlined an article outlining the MIT Sloan approach to innovation strategy. [1] As it describes three foundations for delivering an effective strategy, the report makes it clear that innovation is a process that requires management and measurement to be successful. The idea of successful … Continued.

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

APRIL 14, 2020

Something weird is happening. As COVID-19 spreads and our fears mount we all seem to be doing the same thing: running towards the abyss, not away from it. Drawn to consuming all manner of pandemic related content, not just news broadcasts. As Wired puts it, “ Open Twitter and you’ll likely see people talking about Contagion , Outbreak , and The Andromeda Strain.

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Speaker: Jason Tanner

While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

When Katie Kostek and her team first put together a virtual retirement education program in 2019, it was one of the first of its kind and soon became one of the more sought out education programs in the roster. Fast forward to 2020, with the pandemic, demand soared through the roof. So what does one do when innovation becomes par for the course in the new virtual & remote normal?

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InnovationLabs

APRIL 14, 2020

Prelude As the tragedy of Covid-19 continues, the images above and below depict utterly bizarre realities about today’s economy in an astonishing juxtaposition. Look closely below and notice that as CNBC’s Jim Cramer celebrates the “The Dow’s Best Week Since 1938,” he seems entirely unaware that streaming across the screen below his face is […].

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The Human Factor

APRIL 14, 2020

Have you ever considered what life could look like for you if you changed what you did? So, instead of going to the receptionist job every single day, you headed onto a plane to travel for a meeting as an interpreter. What if you swapped your stagnant desk job and trained to be a personal trainer? There are so many different jobs that you could be doing in the world that sometimes, a change is absolutely necessary.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Like the majority of the world’s population in April 2020, I find myself unable to implement my preferred method of innovation discovery. Shelter-in-place, social distancing, and international border closures make it difficult to conduct innovation workshops or experience other cultures around the world as a way of finding new insights into problem-solving.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 14, 2020

Disinfection is just the first step in a more complicated response. Pandemics are a worst-case scenario for governments. To limit the death and damage, political rivals must set aside their beliefs and animosities. Innovation strategy, often quickly and carefully applied, can save lives. One of the more fatal recent outbreaks serves as a case study of just what happens when you do it “the way we’ve always done it.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Nicholas Ind is Associate Professor at the Oslo School of Management and a partner in Equilibrium Consulting. Previously he ran Icon Medialab’s brand consultancy arm in Sweden. Before he joined Icon, Nicholas had his own branding consultancy in the UK, was a director of a design group and was an account director in an advertising agency. Nicholas is the author of 11 books.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

The current Covid-19 situation will not change anything. Let me clarify. The big strategic shifts that Branding needs to embrace are not different vs. the pre Covid-19 era. The must-do is known: be transparent; be circular; be sustainable. Brands have individual and social responsibilities, like all of us do. We please our needs, while respecting the planet.

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