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Expert Q&A: Michael Stilger on Performance Excellence and the Continuous Improvement Process

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Qmarkets' Senior VP Michael Stilger has a unique understanding of how to successfully implement innovation strategies and optimize idea management, based on his experience as a senior innovation manager in large global firms as well as startup companies. Technology can be a blessing or a curse.

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The Pirate Approach to Innovation Leadership: How Thinking Like a Buccaneer Can Create Value for Your Enterprise

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This graphic by Joseph Babaian draws a comparison between the attributes of sustained and disruptive innovation. Though pillaging and plundering is strictly off limits, there’s nothing wrong with innovators adapting existing ideas and molding them into something new. It’s far better to strike while the iron is hot.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

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However in comparison to what it could have achieved, Yahoo serves as an important business failure case study. The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources. Picture Perfect?

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Expert Q&A: Michael Stilger on Performance Excellence

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Also, it’s important to embrace crowdsourcing and realize that ideas can come from all employees, not just top management or the R&D department. You have several years of experience in the field of innovation and idea management. Technology can be a blessing or a curse. We rely heavily on technology.

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Expert Q&A: Michael Stilger on Performance Excellence

Qmarkets

Also, it’s important to embrace crowdsourcing and realize that ideas can come from all employees, not just top management or the R&D department. You have several years of experience in the field of innovation and idea management. Technology can be a blessing or a curse. We rely heavily on technology.

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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

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With the number of users on this platform reaching 100 million in 2009, this venture could be seen as a success, however in comparison to what it could have achieved, it should be considered an abject failure. Kodak’s downfall can be attributed entirely to their failure to adapt to digital technology. A messenger ascends. Conclusion.

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Top 3 Alternative Assets for your Business Innovation Strategy

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Ideas – The Most Essential Innovation Asset Idea management is the process of finding, developing, and implementing ideas on an enterprise level. In this process, when ideas are submitted, they often follow clear parameters set by the organization. Purchasing new technology or companies is not a small decision.