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Cui bono?

Idea to Value

Did your advertising agency suggest it is time for a brand refresh after your new product didn’t fly off the shelves? Would they benefit from the revenue of such a big new project? Did your department head list out multiple reasons why your proposed innovation project isn’t a good idea? How much will they benefit?

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Eating your own dog food

Idea to Value

In 2006, the editor of IEEE Software recounted that in the 1970s television advertisements for Alpo dog food, Lorne Greene pointed out that he fed Alpo to his own dogs. For example, analysis of mutual fund managers in 2011 found nearly half of the managers did not themselves invest in the core funds they were advising customers to buy.

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3 Questions You Need to Ask Before Creating an Innovation Roadmap

Leapfrogging

In January 1996, two Stanford PhD students started working on a research project that would change the world. They nicknamed their project BackRub, because it checked backlinks of websites to determine their importance. This may require taking a hard look at your organization by conducting a SWOT analysis of some kind.

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Innovation-Led Transformation: delivering the next, now

Idea to Value

Everyone knows instinctively that innovation feels risky, especially compared to large, established transformation projects (like IT implementations or operational restructuring). That means that 96% of innovation projects fail. It is the challenges of delivering and scaling innovation projects which leads to their failure.

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Insights for Innovators from the Founding of Google

Destination Innovation

The project was called Backrub and it quickly grew to huge proportions. Brin was amazed at the boldness of the project and eagerly joined in. They were still building a Web analysis tool. They were still building a Web analysis tool. They believed that the key to gaining traffic and advertising was to add more content.

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Hans Christian Bjørkto

Innovation 360 Group

He is at present engaged as board representative, consultant or manager-for-hire in most aspects of business; like strategy development and implementation, innovation processes, process reengineering and project management, market research, marketing and communication issues, economy and finance, general management and HR. Project Management.

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Growing a Business in the UAE: A Guide

The Human Factor

Notable projects include the Dubai Metro , Etihad Rail, and the expansion of airports and seaports, all of which enhance connectivity within the UAE and beyond. The government’s investment in smart city initiatives and renewable energy projects also underscores the UAE’s commitment to sustainable growth.