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What Is Corporate Social Innovation? Understanding the New Driver of Change

IdeaScale

The need for a socially appropriate goals and actions of a corporation has given rise to corporate social innovation where companies form partnerships with NGOs. And what was once a coexisting relationship is slowly morphing into a cooperative and collaborative partnership, what Prahalad like to call the “co-creation” model.

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Design Thinking for Social Innovation

Tullio Siragusa

Design Thinking for Social Innovation. Social innovation is a means to develop and implement innovative and effective solutions to solve environmental or social issues. . It is a new perspective that provides systematic and practical solutions that can be applied to ongoing social issues.

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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. This lack of trust leads to poor collaboration, hampers problem-solving, and ultimately affects the overall success of the company.

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Design Thinking for Collaboration: A COOs’ Guide to Cross-Functional Teams Innovation

Tullio Siragusa

Design Thinking for Collaboration: A COOs’ Guide to Cross-Functional Teams Innovation. As a COO, you can apply this approach to increase collaboration within your company by following these steps: Encourage cross-functional teams: Design Thinking requires collaboration between different teams and departments.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Collaborative Innovation Software

PlanBox Innovation

Collaborative innovation software brings purpose, focus, and structure to collaboration to help you turn ideas into commercial value. Collaboration tools are necessary to the proper functioning of any business, especially for organizations with a large workforce spread across many different locations around the globe.

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Innovative Leadership in Circular Economy Initiatives: Paving the Way for Sustainability

Tullio Siragusa

However, transitioning to this model requires more than just technological innovation; it demands a shift in mindset, culture, and business practices, guided by visionary leadership. Collaborate Across the Value Chain: Work with suppliers, customers, and competitors to create a closed-loop system.

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The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era

Tullio Siragusa

Keep an Innovator’s Mindset In a world where data and algorithms drive decisions, there is a risk of becoming complacent and losing the innovator’s spark. Nurture a culture of healthy questioning, risk-taking and continuous learning. The cross-functional collaboration and austerity mindset rekindles agility.