Business and Tech

JUNE 21, 2023

Carolyn Berkowitz is the president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP), which advocates for corporate social impact professionals. ” What is corporate social responsibility? CSR isn’t just for large corporations with deep pockets. Start small.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of the Startup Ecosystem for Corporate Growth For corporates, the startup ecosystem presents a fertile ground for innovation, offering fresh perspectives and cutting-edge technologies that can complement or revolutionize existing business models.

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Technical Review Agile Collaboration Engagement 113

Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 12, 2024

In the more recent blog, I wrote about what I consider the most difficult thing to change in an organization - its culture. What's critical to enabling and accelerating change in your organization is getting a better sense of the culture, how it works, how it is influenced and becoming far more intentional about the culture.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Role of Corporate Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is an investment made by a corporation into a startup that is outside its normal operations. Understanding Corporate Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital is distinct from traditional venture capital in that it seeks both strategic and financial returns.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How Startup Accelerators Fit into Corporate Venture Capital Corporate venture capital (CVC) is a form of equity investment that involves corporations making direct investments in startup companies. CVC is not only about financial returns but also strategic alignment that can drive innovation within the investing company.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 23, 2021

We learn about some of the primary learnings which corporations can take from innovation at startups, and getting the most out of hybrid work. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 – The challenges of promoting learning at large non-profits and corporations. 00:06:30 – Blockers to innovation in large corporations.

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Trends Innovation Report Leadership 263

Collectivecamp

APRIL 13, 2020

One of Australia’s long running broadcast networks, TEN, went into voluntary administration recently after reporting a $232 million loss. This is yet another sobering reminder that the once mighty will fall unless they begin to challenge their existing business models, despite the fact that it’s where they make all of their money today.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Ether Gons, Founder of GroundControl and author of the Corporate Startup (with Dan Toma) and Innovation Accounting. We speak about what it takes to measure innovation progress, what companies and analysts get wrong, and how to think about metrics and KPIs in a different way.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Great corporate cultures are not just good for performance, but for the flourishing and engagement of the people who work in them and to deliver greater meaning and purpose. First, they must be curious about the values and motivations of their employees in shaping and maintaining a corporate culture.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

The Power of Team Innovation Keynote Speakers Keynote speakers hold a pivotal role in setting the tone and driving the theme of corporate events, conferences, and leadership programs. To explore this further, consider reading about the best team collaboration keynote presentations.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In recent years, organizations have been hard at work reviewing, renewing, articulating, and disseminating their corporate purpose. Renewed corporate purpose statements have more explicitly centered human-centric values, such as employee well-being, growth, and inclusion.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Since innovation is a difficult and often misunderstood word, or perhaps just because it is used to mean different things in different contexts, it can be difficult to understand why innovation at an entrepreneurial company or a startup is different from innovation in a corporation. First, let's just get the record straight.

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Your Ideas are Terrible

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Creative leadership isn’t about leaders simply becoming more creative. It’s about individuals leading for creativity. We see a lot of myths about creativity’s role in innovation. Here are some techniques we use to accelerate corporate innovation. Canvases get everyone thinking about the entire business.

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 21, 2024

He started by saying, “I want to talk to you about worker safety.” His commitment to safety wasn’t merely a corporate initiative; it was a deeply ingrained value that permeated his every action and which ultimately reached every level of the organization. His first speech as CEO was to a group of investors and analysts.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 21, 2023

We asked her about the current climate for entrepreneurs looking to start their own businesses and any advice she had for those looking to forge their own path in the business world. After five years of working in TV news, I recognized that I wasn’t cut out for corporate America.

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Collectivecamp

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Busting the biggest corporate innovation myths and some tips to counter these common lies

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Tips Innovation 52

Collective Campus

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Listen in to hear about corporate innovation and its importance in keeping today's companies relevant.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2024

Each year, thousands of executives retire from long and successful corporate careers. But few are prepared for the journey they are about to embark on.

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Management 123

Idea to Value

APRIL 11, 2023

Recently, I was speaking with a corporate client about a challenge they were having with their innovation process. They had just run an idea-generation challenge and received a decent number of responses from their employees about new innovations they could pursue.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s corporate sphere, a growing disparity exists between companies’ declared values and their actions, leading to stakeholder skepticism. This divide prompts discussions about the feasibility of genuine societal contributions within capitalist frameworks.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 18, 2023

I'd like to write today about what I call sneaky innovation. Sneaky innovation is about doing small but impactful innovation, without asking for permission or waiting to see who will approve. Eventually the good news about sneaky innovation is that teams can demonstrate that they can get new things done.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Introduction to Keynote Speaking Keynote speaking is a pivotal element of many corporate meetings and events, setting the tone and establishing the framework for the entire occasion. Core Qualities of an Exceptional Keynote Speaker The success of a corporate meeting or event often hinges on the effectiveness of the keynote speaker.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The same is true of about three quarters of corporate transformations, which is probably why the average lifespan on the S&P 500 continues to shrink. Here’s What To Do Instead GUEST POST from Greg Satell Over 50% of startups fail (and that number goes up to 75% for venture backed startups). These statistics tell a […]

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Design Innovation 110

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We know making a noble corporate purpose — that is, one aimed at doing something good in the world — come to life is both important and hard. Emerging practices from leading companies show that the journey is not about top-down messaging.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“You see a pretty significant premium for in-unit washers and dryers,” says Matt Conn, global marketing director, commercial laundry product development and marketing at Whirlpool Corporation. For additional details about appliance offerings from Whirlpool Corporation, contact a sales rep today. In-unit features.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Organizations that aren’t yet thinking about how to implement real-time air-quality monitoring in their buildings should do so soon. TVOCS, T/RH, and to think carefully about sensor placement and density, the setting of thresholds, and response plans. It is important to know which indicators to measure, including CO2, PM2.5,

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 18, 2019

We were talking about the "ecosystem" of contributors that can help move basic research from academia and research labs to market. One participant talked about the role that large corporations could play, and sometimes do play, in commercializing new technologies. Corporations are not longer willing to take any risks.

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Technical Review Project Product Development Marketing 248

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

In the ever-changing world of corporate growth, the mastery of ‘strategic clarity’ has become a pivotal element for success. Strategic clarity is more than operational proficiency; it’s about deeply recognizing a company’s distinctive strengths and aligning every operation with this core identity.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 6, 2024

If change is so prevalent and competitors are constantly entering and leaving markets, we don't need to worry about change management, we need to be change agents and create change capacity in the business. But you'll need to focus on at least one other major change barrier, and that's your corporate culture.

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Culture Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence Agile 157

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Nowadays, you hear terms like “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) a lot. CK Prahalad talked about this relationship and what it meant. CSR is now a huge part of large corporations. Large corporates are quickly thrust to the headlines if they’re not respectful of this new wave of sustainability and responsibility.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We speak about what it takes for ideas to flourish in a company, and what innovation capabilities are required to execute ideas. 00:15:00 – Fear of the unknown and corporate antibodies. 00:15:00 – Fear of the unknown and corporate antibodies. 00:06:30 – Innovation is a Leadership problem.

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Case Study Innovation Leadership Study 258

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Unleashing Innovation with the Best Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in corporate events, as they have the power to set the tone and energize the audience. Redefining Failure : Encourage viewing failures as learning opportunities rather than setbacks.

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Innovation Leadership Ideation Innovation Processes 113

Viima

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In this conversation, I was joined by Immanuel Nama to chat about corporate partnering, what it is, and how to do it right. So, if there is anyone to share valuable and interesting insights about corporate partnering, it definitely is Immanuel. We've returned with yet another Innovation Room Podcast episode.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Successful former presidents have a few things in common with business leaders who moved onto a new phase after their time in corporate life. The post-presidencies offer a wide-ranging roadmap of the state of possible for anyone moving from one position to another.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 11, 2022

Often when I am giving workshops or keynotes around creativity, especially in a corporate setting, I will ask the participants to anonymously vote on whether they are creative or not. And only about a quarter of people feel like they are fulfilling their creative potential. But everyone is creative.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lisha Davis, CEO of Arable Ventures, said: “We are excited to partner with Qmarkets to better serve our corporate innovation and venture building community. About Qmarkets Managing innovation in large organizations is never easy.

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