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Case Study: Regional SME Development Project Brings Innovation Lift to Manufacturing Hub

Innovation 360 Group

Most importantly, they can build a strong, cohesive culture to drive positive action and bring innovation to everyone. This mostly rural area, home to IKEA and other furniture manufacturers, is the backbone of the economy and a hotbed of entrepreneurship. The industry is a job engine, particularly for businesses in the Småland region.

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Successful Innovation Program Highlights the Value of Intrapreneurship

IdeaScale

Intrapreneurs are people who are dedicated to their employer yet know how to apply basic principles of entrepreneurship within their roles at work. Maybe the company culture isn’t supportive of new ideas, or maybe the hierarchy of leadership is too rigid to allow ideas to reach the right people. Start Small, Then Scale Up.

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Separate Innovation from Entrepreneurship!

Innovation Excellence

The words innovation and entrepreneurship became synonymous in our language, and the place we see this the most is in universities and business schools. But why are we linking these two words? Why is being an innovator means I have to launch a startup company? Can’t I be an innovator in a mature company? Continue reading →

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How to Design for Outcomes

Tim Kastelle

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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Innovation as a Path to Peace

Innovation Excellence

Can collaborative entrepreneurship facilitate a rapprochement in Cyprus? How can innovation offer a path to peace? This question was asked by two young entrepreneurs in Cyprus.

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10 of the best innovation podcasts & Innovation newsletters, blogs & podcasts we’ll follow in 2022

Board of Innovation

Start listening Future Squared A podcast all about corporate innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-improvement. Listen to world-class thought leaders share insights, case studies, the latest trends, and news. Validate your idea, find customers and become financially independent.

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Ignite Spotlight: An Interview with Pepperdine University’s Shawn Herrera

Planview

In the conversation below, we cover a variety of topics, including: changes in the education space, how the university is dealing with increasing interest in entrepreneurship, and more. Spigit: Expanding on that, in this age of entrepreneurship a common narrative is that attending college isn’t worth what it used to be.