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Exploring the Global Smart Cities Market: Software Opportunities

Tullio Siragusa

Financial Institutions This includes banks, investment companies, and venture capital firms that provide funding for smart city projects. The leading players are: World Bank, International Finance Corporation, European Investment Bank, Asian Development Bank, and BlackRock. Blog Subscrition Here Email*

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How Israel’s Oldest Bank Is Engaging Employees to Become a Leader in Banking Innovation

Qmarkets

In 2013, Bank Leumi embarked on a journey to make innovation one of its prime strategic goals. In order to achieve this goal, the Bank undertook an initiative to change their corporate culture, so every employee would see innovation as part of their daily work; an aim they should constantly aspire to. Ran: Exactly.

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When Building a Culture For Innovation, Form Follows Function

Cris Beswick

First, let’s unpack a Culture OF Innovation vs A Culture FOR Innovation. Innovation is not a monolithic entity that can be injected into an organisation’s cultural fabric. This definition risks making innovation an end unto itself rather than an output serving the organisation’s strategic interests.

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Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs

Tullio Siragusa

For instance, consider a hypothetical global bank launching a new online banking system. In the banking example, this could involve IT team members actually using the online banking system themselves or engaging in dialogue with customers to understand their experiences.

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Manoj Khanna

Innovation 360 Group

For over 18 years I’ve helped strengthen teams from large commercial insurance companies, investment firms, big commercial banks, and media & telecom agencies within continental North America, Europe and Asia. Education: MS, Software Engineering. Business Strategy. Leadership. Consulting. Strategic Thinking.

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Blueprint for Bouncing Back: A Design Thinking Guide to Unemployment

Tullio Siragusa

Additionally, banks and other financial institutions might be more flexible than you think. After all, just as Design Thinking teaches us to approach problems as opportunities for innovation, unemployment can be a chance to innovate ourselves, our skills, and our career paths.

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Episode 19 – Part 2: The ROI of Learning

IM Insights

About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Peter LePiane about innovation within large organizations. Part 2 of the podcast explores various aspects of innovation related decision-making. He introduces Estimatic, his latest venture, software designed to model uncertain projects and ideas. His journey into the startup world.