Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 25, 2022

Emerging Trends in Design Thinking Innovation. According to Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO, “Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 10, 2023

Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs In the 21st-century business world, the role of IT has transitioned from a support function to a strategic driver of business success. This discordance can lead to a lack of collaboration and a rift between IT and the rest of the organization.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

That’s precisely the power and impact of Service Design and service blueprints. GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton What if a tool had the power to delight your customers, cut your costs, increase your bottom line, and maybe double your stock price? You’d use it, right? Yet very few people, especially in the US, know, understand, […]

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit. This ability to adapt and innovate in a scrappy, resourceful way is often the fuel behind revolutionary ideas and game-changing products. Foster a culture of trust and horizontal collaboration.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Design Thinking for Startup Sales Success: A Step-by-Step Guide. By following these steps, you can create a successful sales environment that will help your start-up grow, but you can go deeper and truly differentiate yourself by applying Design Thinking to key steps to help your startup thrive.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

Under Mulally’s strategic vision and the “One Ford” plan, he streamlined brands, globalized the company’s operations, and renewed focus on innovative car designs. Design Thinking: The 6th Leadership Skill Human-Centric Problem Solving: Design Thinking is a solution-focused, human-centered approach to solving problems.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 10, 2023

Remote Work and Essential Technologies for Productivity, Collaboration, and Community As remote work becomes more prevalent, businesses must adopt technologies that facilitate productivity, collaboration, and a sense of community among employees.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I have also since seen a mounting amount of scientific research showing how women do not even get the same credit for their creativity or innovation work as if a man were to suggest the same idea. The main thing is to start with creativity- understand that creativity is the engine for innovation. Whitney Johnson.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 22, 2023

Empowering Human Potential: The Synergy of Generative AI and Human Ingenuity Exciting advancements in Generative AI have opened new avenues for creativity and innovation. Balancing Automation and Human Creativity The topic of generative AI often sparks questions about how it impacts work, and the role humans play in the process.

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eZassi

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When internal team members are given the freedom to think like entrepreneurs, they become more motivated, creative, and engaged. They are not afraid to challenge the status quo and are driven to find innovative solutions to problems. Foster a culture of innovation: Create a culture that values and rewards innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The root of Design Thinking is empathy. Design Thinking is a customer-centered approach to problem-solving that can be applied to a wide range of fields, including marketing and sales. Design Thinking can help to drive sales because it is centered on leveraging empathy. How Design Thinking can be applied to drive more sales.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2022

How can innovation be measured and assessed? What role does technology play in innovation? How can innovation be managed and directed in an organization? How does innovation differ from creativity, and how do the two relate to each other? How does innovation relate to entrepreneurship?

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Idea to Value

JUNE 10, 2016

By drilling holes in a board and cutting plastic bottles (which themselves are widely available for free as a litter problem) into funnels for the air, the solution and design are simple enough that 25,000 homes have already been able to implement it. What other social innovations like this have you seen?

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 3, 2023

The Rise of Interdisciplinary Work Cross-functional collaboration and interdisciplinary work are becoming increasingly important in the modern workplace. By fostering adaptability and continuous learning, individuals can develop the skills required to work effectively across various domains and collaborate with diverse teams.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 27, 2023

Building Strong Relationships Relationships are the foundation of successful collaborations, teamwork, and networking. By recognizing and validating the emotions and thoughts of our colleagues, we can create a safe space for open dialogue and creative problem-solving, ultimately driving innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 15, 2024

Innovative Problem-Solving Generative AI can suggest multiple solutions to complex problems by analyzing similar scenarios from different industries, encouraging creative and innovative approaches to business challenges.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 8, 2024

This understanding fosters an environment of empathy, effective communication, and collaborative problem-solving. In contrast, a lower EQ often manifests as a need to exert control, a trait that stifles creativity and demoralizes teams. Consider a leader who operates from a place of high EQ.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 15, 2024

When individuals feel genuinely connected to their peers and leaders, fear diminishes while creativity blossoms. Fostering authentic human connections also breaks down silos, enabling free flowing collaboration and exchange of diverse perspectives. This sparks innovative synergies that would otherwise lie dormant.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 29, 2024

Well-being: The Foundation of Sustainable Leadership Well-being extends beyond physical health, encompassing mental, emotional, and even social wellness. For leaders, prioritizing well-being is not a luxury but a necessity, as it directly impacts decision-making, creativity, and resilience.

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Be-novative

APRIL 15, 2021

Starting off as an innovation and ideation platform and with the many years of experiences and the covid related restrictions moving everyone into remote work discovering that it is more and more a workshop-facilitation and collaboration platform. There are no problems humans can’t solve, but humans need to be connected to solve them.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Implementing these principles nurtures a culture where collaboration and inclusion are the norms. Overcoming Fear-Based Politics Organizations steeped in fear-based politics often suffer from a lack of trust and diminished innovation. Including employees at all levels in decision-making processes ensures diverse perspectives are heard.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 17, 2023

Farmers are now collaborating with drone operators and remote sensing specialists to optimize crop yields. As we’ve seen, new roles are emerging that require a blend of human intuition, creativity, and emotional intelligence, paired with AI proficiency. But, instead of replacing jobs, it has created new opportunities.

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hackerearth

MARCH 29, 2018

Big companies are relying on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing, with huge funds set aside to grow and consolidate, for continuous and disruptive innovation. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review. Social diffusion. For creative little minds, NIF organizes an annual challenge called IGNITE.

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KindlingApp

APRIL 3, 2016

Institutions mired in bureaucracy and legal restriction are typically the slowest to see innovative change. Collaboration is difficult across many disparate agencies, and one has to pass through so many stage gates to get anything evaluated and approved. The Social Innovation Fund.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 13, 2016

What’s more, proven benefits are also on the side of startups : corporate-backed startups tend to exhibit higher innovation rates compared to those backed by traditional, independent VCs. Research confirms large companies as well as entrepreneurs to rate the importance of collaborative forms of innovation higher for the future.

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hackerearth

JUNE 22, 2018

Through inclusive innovation (sometimes called grassroots or BoP innovation), we ideate and implement ideas to create new opportunities to boost economic and social well-being. This concept is closely related to inclusive growth, market-based solutions, sharing economy, creative capitalism, and creation of value.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton If you’re like most people, you’ve faced disappointment. Maybe the love of your life didn’t return your affection, you didn’t get into your dream college, or you were passed over for promotion. And sometimes, that hurt lingers for a long time. Until one day, something happens, and you […]

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

(including one that makes Radical Innovation easy) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You are a rolling stone, and that means you gather no moss!

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 29, 2018

Outside the capitalist loop, we have the proponents of social innovation – developing new things which have a demonstrable social value. Or of Jugaad – small, smart innovation for ordinary people. Defining precisely what your own organization’s innovation is all about, is a crucial step to making it happen.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 22, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Being a leader isn’t easy. You must BE accountable, compassionate, confident, curious, empathetic, focused, service-driven, and many other things.

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Be-novative

APRIL 21, 2021

and the answer can serve as the beacon for all organizational decision-making in 2021 paired with collaboration in an online world. A Design Sprint is a great quick version of doing all steps of understanding, ideation, prototyping, testing, implementing?—?but Purpose answers an all-important question, “ Why does a company exist? ”?—?and

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 7, 2024

This is the first of these posts looking at the development, thinking and design of innovation from 1999 to today 2024, twenty-five years. Innovation can be both highly frustrating and rewarding. The third post following, is where I see it heading: into Ecosystems and Platforms to drive innovation performance.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This shift not only democratizes the organizational process but also nurtures a culture rich in collaboration, innovation, and shared responsibility. Diverse Perspectives and Innovation: A bottom-up approach brings diverse viewpoints to the table, fostering innovation and creative problem-solving.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 26, 2023

Enhancing Communication and Collaboration AI-powered tools can significantly improve communication and collaboration within a team. They can spend more time on strategic thinking, problem-solving, and nurturing relationships, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

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