What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 24, 2023
It became a fixture among startups because it understood their needs better than other banks.
The State of Innovation with John Bessant
Viima
APRIL 10, 2024
John has advised various national governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, The World Bank, and the OECD. Currently serving as Emeritus Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Exeter , he brings a wealth of expertise to the discussion.
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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI
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The future of Digital Banking: it’s time to disrupt!
The BMI Lab Blog
APRIL 12, 2018
Banking is ripe for disruption. As one of the main foundations of our economic systems, the banking system is a highly regulated environment. Every step a bank takes is always under close scrutiny since (fundamental) changes could have deep consequences on the overall economy. Nevertheless, banking is changing.
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Helping Minority Women in Business Through Connections
Business and Tech
MARCH 18, 2022
Avilez explained that many of these initiatives are completely self-funded, for instance, because minority women may not have the same resources or connections that more privileged demographics do, whether from outside funding from traditional banks, or simply education. Barriers to access. Just be prepared.
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How Ideation Transformed the Culture of the Largest Bank in the Southern Hemisphere
Planview
JUNE 15, 2017
Commonwealth Bank , the largest bank in the Southern Hemisphere, is an example of a company that has heavily invested in the creation of a culture of innovation and as a result of their efforts has started to see the fruits of their investment. Over the past 5-7 years, there has been an explosion in entrepreneurship.
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How Ideation Transformed the Culture of the Largest Bank in the Southern Hemisphere
Planview
JUNE 15, 2017
Commonwealth Bank , the largest bank in the Southern Hemisphere, is an example of a company that has heavily invested in the creation of a culture of innovation and as a result of their efforts has started to see the fruits of their investment. Over the past 5-7 years, there has been an explosion in entrepreneurship.
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Now is the Time to Think Like an Innovator
Idea to Value
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Leaders all stress the importance of agility, entrepreneurship and innovation in their organisations yet most of them are frustrated by slow progress. Most banks would make only large loans and they required some form of collateral. It seems that innovation is now an imperative for every company and every CEO.
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Why More People Are Realizing the Benefits of Self-Employment
Business and Tech
MARCH 25, 2022
What is self-employment and how does it relate to small business and entrepreneurship? I think that through the PPP (Paycheck Protection Program), the SBA has expanded the number of banks these business owners deal with, so the process has become easier. Keith Hall President and CEO, National Association for the Self-Employed.
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Radical Product Thinking with Radhika Dutt
Rmukesh Gupta
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
She is currently Advisor on Product Thinking to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore’s financial regulator and central bank. She also teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern’s D’Amore McKim School of Business.
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Closing the Innovation Divide: Breaking Down Barriers for Underdeveloped Economies
Phil McKinney
JULY 27, 2023
This would involve creating an environment that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship and supports new ideas to grow. This is where organizations such as the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation can play a crucial role by providing financial support and resources to underdeveloped economies.
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The Emerging Impact Entrepreneur
Innovators Alliance
MARCH 17, 2022
The business paradigm is shifting with an increased focus on ‘impact’ entrepreneurship. Impact entrepreneurship – why now? If you would like to network with other innovators interested in impact entrepreneurship, please visit Innovators Alliance. Have you noticed?
Nii Lokko
Innovation 360 Group
MAY 3, 2018
He draws upon twenty years of strategy and consulting roles at premier global corporations, including Citi, Deutsche Bank and Deloitte Consulting. Nii received an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, with specializations in Finance, Operations Management and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
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Overcoming The Barriers to a Startup
The Human Factor
JUNE 11, 2020
Yet, while these barriers seem insurmountable, they can all be overcome when you have the knowledge, the perseverance and the self-belief necessary to walk the path of entrepreneurship… Building a brand. Don’t make the mistake of assuming that if one bank turns you down, all banks will turn you down.
Marc Dellaert
Innovation 360 Group
DECEMBER 11, 2017
As a senior manager at KBC Group he was responsible for post-acquisition integration of retail & corporate banking in Russia and Eastern Europe and led major distribution excellence and transformation projects in Belgium, Eastern Europe and Russia. Area of expertise: Strategy Design and Implementation. Organisational Development.
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Anna-Karin Swärd
Innovation 360
APRIL 30, 2017
Anna-Karin has over 30 years of professional experience as a Management Consultant in a variety of different businesses, e.g.; Pharmacy, Retail, Grocery, Telecom, Logistics, Banking and Insurance. Anna-Karin has been working as a management consultant for the greater part of her career, the last 17 years as a self-employed.
Paulo Malta
Innovation 360 Group
APRIL 30, 2017
Entrepreneurship. Post-Graduate degree in Investments and Financial Markets, Portuguese School of Bank Management (ISGB), Lisbon, Portugal. Business Model Transformation. Innovation Management. Business Development. Sales and Pre-Sales Management. Solution Selling. Business Planning. Cloud Computing. Internet of Things. Smart Cities.
5 Things To Consider Before Setting Up Your Business
The Human Factor
MAY 12, 2020
However, in spite of the many challenges that entrepreneurship presents, pursuing a career in this field can be hugely rewarding, and in some cases, life-changing. Arrange a business bank account. You can also save money by using your company bank cards at trade-only suppliers. Find an accountant.
The Importance of Evidence Based Storytelling in Innovation
IM Insights
MAY 25, 2022
He has given keynotes, run workshops and worked as a consultant for several large organizations including Rabobank, American Express, Standard Bank, Unilever, Airbus, Pearson, Lufthansa-Airplus, The British Museum, Copenhagen Fintech and The Royal Academy of Engineers. He is also a regular contributing writer for Forbes.
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3 Reasons Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Hire a Financial Advisor
The Human Factor
MARCH 26, 2021
This means that you will not have to break the bank to get some financial guidance. If you’re in your first real job and thinking about entrepreneurship sound financial planning will help you, achieve your goals. . Whether you have a lot of money or not, financial advisors are available to just about anyone these days. You Are Young .
How to Make More Money in 2020
InnovationManagement
JANUARY 29, 2020
But you don’t have to spend 2020 worrying about your bank account, you just need to get a little bit creative and to figure out how to put more money in your pocket. With the cost of living surging and wages staying flat, it can be tough to save up enough cash for all your needs and wants.
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62 How Do We Build 21st Century Business Skills?
Tim Kastelle
MARCH 20, 2018
” That was the question from the person in charge of Talent for a big bank at a workshop we ran with them recently at UQ. This is also why it’s valuable for people to do entrepreneurship and innovation projects as part of their study. “How do you teach people to be more comfortable with ambiguity?”
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How Do We Build 21st Century Business Skills?
Tim Kastelle
MARCH 20, 2018
” That was the question from the person in charge of Talent for a big bank at a workshop we ran with them recently at UQ. This is also why it’s valuable for people to do entrepreneurship and innovation projects as part of their study. “How do you teach people to be more comfortable with ambiguity?”
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How Do We Build 21st Century Business Skills?
Tim Kastelle
MARCH 20, 2018
” That was the question from the person in charge of Talent for a big bank at a workshop we ran with them recently at UQ. This is also why it’s valuable for people to do entrepreneurship and innovation projects as part of their study. “How do you teach people to be more comfortable with ambiguity?”
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Why Corporations Need “Coopetition” with Startups
KindlingApp
OCTOBER 5, 2015
For example, companies like Transfast and Transferwise are revolutionizing the way people send money and funds internationally by offering a low cost and transparent process, offering an attractive alternative to lengthy and costly wiring procedures imposed by banks.
8 External Innovation Sources You should know
ITONICS
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Meanwhile, universities are including entrepreneurship as part of the academic curriculum to boost innovative thinking among students. As of 2017, more than 200 colleges and universities have started dedicated innovation or entrepreneurship centers as members of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers.
Overwhelmed, underwhelmed at the Web Summit, Lisbon
Paul Hobcraft
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
The Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina said: “This 10-year agreement with Web Summit will decisively make Lisboa a key capital for innovation, entrepreneurship, and talent. It has the chance to mingle, seek out tech founders, investors, prime ministers, magazine editors, heads of global banks and multiple startups all under one roof.
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71 Innovation Methodologies
Open Innovation EU
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Citizen-Drive Innovation (World Bank). Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Bessant). End-to-End Innovation Process (Furr). Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2014 more…. Hourglass Model (Gaspersz). Focus stage: Growth Published: 2006 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2015 more…. Innovation Challenge (Herbert).
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: Part Two
Econic
APRIL 7, 2022
In The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: Part One , I shared how I built a content business focused on the science of willpower—and the toll it began to take on me. There was no cash in the bank and no fuel in my tank. Photo by Mika Korhonen on Unsplash. At the spot we pick up in my story, I had successfully published my book.
8 External Sources of Innovation
ITONICS
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Meanwhile, universities are including entrepreneurship as part of the academic curriculum to boost innovative thinking among students. As of 2017, more than 200 colleges and universities have started dedicated innovation or entrepreneurship centers as members of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers.
The Dangers of Legacy Thinking
Daniel Burrus
JULY 17, 2019
A more serious example occurred last year when the British bank Tesco shut down online banking after 40,000 accounts were compromised. Those major headaches do not mean legacy technology is a problem in and of itself—it can cause a dangerous comfort in legacy thinking.
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Going Back to the Garage: the rise of the Fintech intrapreneur
Innovation Excellence
OCTOBER 21, 2016
I recently attended a Fintech Meetup event involving 400 people present to hear the CEO of one of Australia’s four biggest banks speak about his innovation strategy. Unsurprisingly, it was to embrace innovation through technology and to create a people first culture.
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40 How Can Crowdsourcing Help the Caribbean to Transform by 2040?
IdeaScale
JUNE 19, 2018
The Inter-American Development Bank/Caribbean DevTrends created a video titled, “Jump Caribbean! Tourism, climate change, youth, regulatory policy, entrepreneurship, transportation, natural disasters, and technology play a major role in shaping the region. How can we become Smart Caribbean Nations?
How China Creates the Strongest Innovation System
The BMI Lab Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Dr. HAN, Zheng , Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Tongji University Shanghai). The Chinese administration, through its various regional branches, is focusing on the promotion of strategic emerging industries in these areas, according them preferential treatment with subsidies, tax breaks, bank lending and direct financing.
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58 The Death of Consumer car insurance
Matthew Griffin
APRIL 15, 2015
It’d only have sat in my Current Account where my bank would have used it to make themselves richer and none of us seem to like banks so spending it on insurance seems like a win all round. ‘If’ I for one would sell my car and make my bank rejoice. Anyway what would I have done with the money? The Future is here.
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The Banks Guide to scouting Fintech
Matthew Griffin
MAY 26, 2015
“Four of Europe’s largest banks reveal their Fintech scouting strategies and with one exception their approach won’t come as a surprise. As an Entrepreneur you’ve worked 247 365 and seen your bank balance dwindle. Attention is your oxygen so what can you do to stack the odds of being noticed in your favour? ”. Check your Mirrors.
How to Design for Outcomes
Tim Kastelle
DECEMBER 28, 2014
One of the case studies that he talks about is work that his firm did for a bank that was trying to get existing customers to buy more products from them, rather than spreading their banking across multiple banks. A sham fight these days pits “management” against “entrepreneurship” as adversaries, if not as mutually exclusive.
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270 Have the Banks already been Disrupted?
Matthew Griffin
MAY 17, 2015
“Banks were once the corner stone of the community but today their industry is being disrupted and disintermediated. There were two quotes that stood out for me and they were “My children don’t see Banks as a brand any longer” and “ We’re at risk of being turned into dumb pipes”. No, I just can’t be bothered.
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40 Banks: Too large to fail, easy to Disrupt
Matthew Griffin
MAY 5, 2015
“Senior banking executives are focusing on the impact that individual Fintechs or types of Fintechs will have on their organisations and industry but this narrow view means they’re at risk of missing the bigger picture. Technology as a democratising force. Conclusion.
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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant
Steve Blank
APRIL 23, 2018
Elon Musk, Alfred Sloan, and entrepreneurship in the automobile industry. In the spring of 1920 with company had to go to the banks and he got an $80 million loan (about a billion dollars in 2018) to finance operations. A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review.
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Eco-innovation: Creating an innovation and sustainability strategy
mjvinnovation
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Success case: understand how a large bank managed to create a new banking experience and facilitated financial services for low-income customers! Encouraging internal entrepreneurship can also accelerate the process of innovation and sustainability. What is eco-innovation? Encourage intrapreneurship.
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40 Surviving & thriving in the entrepreneurs game
ImagineNation
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Whilst the World Economic Forum in its New Models for Entrepreneurship Report states that; “Entrepreneurs are key drivers of economic and social progress. Where, during those many years I managed to re-fresh, re-new & re-invent myself & my business focus so many times? Making an entrepreneurial leap.
The secrets behind building a Unicorn
Matthew Griffin
MARCH 23, 2015
Creation is simply the first hard thing in a long line of hard things and sometimes it’s one of the least stressful stages because you aren’t working all hours of the day and night trying to make your business a success stressed out of your mind because there’s no money left in the bank to pay your family’s food bills.
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40 The rise and rise of Entrepreneurs
Matthew Griffin
JUNE 1, 2015
“When people come together with a common purpose anything is possible. Entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly empowered and the businesses they’re building have already torn down and transformed entire industries and you under estimate them at your peril.”.
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