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Why Collaboration Is Critical in Uncertain Times

Harvard Business Review

Recent research suggests that when resources become limited, many business leaders’ inclinations are to become risk-averse and protect their own interests, fostering a culture of conservatism and prioritizing stability over innovation.

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How Can You Run An Idea Creation Competition?

IdeaScale

Creating this culture in your organization increases employee engagement and promotes collaboration. One way to inspire the innovation process is to hold an idea generation competition. The post How Can You Run An Idea Creation Competition? Idea generation is the heart of innovation. Innovation increases brand loyalty.

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An Innovation Competition is a Great Way to Influence Culture

InnovationManagement

In a 2017 Harvard Business Review article, Anna Steinhage, Dan Cable, and Duncan Wardley talk about the impact competition can have in a workplace. They described how hosting an internal challenge can generate creative results and inspire collaboration or it can create unethical behaviors and cutthroat rivalry.

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Achieving engagement outcomes from cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

This is the fourth and final post discussing cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. Within the series of four posts, I have been emphasising that cross-sector collaborations are becoming essential to our future in tackling highly complex challenging issues that need collaborative resolution, the necessary parts need connecting.

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The D&I Garden: Seeds of Innovation that Grow into Creative Breakthroughs

Speaker: Donald Fan, Senior Director of the Global Office of Culture, Diversity & Inclusion at Walmart Inc.

In the digital era, rife with uncertainty and ambiguity, innovation plays an essential role in sustaining organic growth and outperforming the global competition. By exploring scientific studies and corporate practices from Walmart Inc., Donald Fan will show how to connect those dots. This is a session you don't want to miss!

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Innovation Unleashed: Developing a Culture of Innovation in High Potential Leaders

Leapfrogging

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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The building blocks of open innovation lead towards Business Ecosystems.

Paul Hobcraft

By incorporating Open Innovation Strategies as the next building block, businesses can create a dynamic and expansive innovation ecosystem beyond internal and partnership and certain collaborative boundaries. Embrace external perspectives, ideas, and insights to foster a culture of continuous innovation.

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Business Models Changing the Landscape of Growth and Innovation

Speaker: Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President, Innovationedge

Webinar participants will walk away inspired and motivated to advance their leadership skills from building new capabilities, changing culture, piloting several innovation approaches, to tailoring unique solutions to win in very competitive markets. January 28, 2020 9:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM EST, 5:00 PM GMT.

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.