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Culture and innovation bias - the first building block

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm writing a series of blog posts about the fundamentals of innovation success. Definition of Culture I won't spend a lot of time on the definition of culture, but it is worth describing what culture "is" in this context and why it matters. It is all of the formal and especially informal decision making apparatus.

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What 2019 holds for innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

I wrote my obligatory look back at 2018 article on innovation recently, so it is natural that we should turn our attention to where innovation will take us in 2019. What we want to do in this blog post is to speculate on the coming year. Is it too much to expect at least some equivalent level of investment and proficiency?

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Why Are We Making Innovation So Complex?

Paul Hobcraft

It always amazes me how we limit growth by not investing fully in innovation. Why is that? We know you simply grow a business by choosing a mix of investing in innovation, merger, and acquisitions or releasing your resources into more profitable activities. Far too many are mired in a past business mindset.

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15 most important Innovation Theories your company should be using

Idea to Value

In fact, according to some estimates by Doblin , 96% of all new innovations which established companies attempt fail to make a return on investment. In fact, according to some estimates by Doblin , 96% of all new innovations which established companies attempt fail to make a return on investment. So what can you do about it?

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21 Common Innovation Myths & Misconceptions Debunked

Idea to Value

For that, our blog and our online course The Innovation System are great resources. As all of us working on innovation know, it’s quite an opaque topic that many innovators and organizations don’t talk about openly. As a result, innovation is an area that’s fraught with many common myths and misconceptions. You just have it, or you don’t.

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Are you a Direction Setter? How to Bring the Future into Focus

IdeaScale

Why Purpose Matters. Communicating the “why” helps make the decisions meaningful. They also secure funding for these priorities and make sure their innovators know resources are available for solutions that move the business in the intended direction. Establishing a Future-driven Business Strategy.

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Awaken Your Inner Venture Capitalist

IdeaScale

Your Role as a Venture Capitalist . You look for new and fresh ideas, but also for innovators who make a credible overall business case for why the organization should support their efforts. Playing the role of venture capitalist means you are able to: Find and allocate time and funding to invest in innovation projects.

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