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Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innovators Alliance

But of course not all of our organizations are as flush with cash as Apple, which gives the company the luxury to invest in creating the future while managing through the uncertainties of the present. While most leaders and companies would prefer to avoid downturns (unless, of course, they’re in the outplacement business!),

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Navigating Uncertainty: Transforming Support Functions for the Digital Era

Moves the Needle

From HR and finance to legal, IT, and facilities management, these functions are the backbone of business operations. Finance departments should redefine budget management to reward outcomes, not merely output. Engaging in empathy-driven interactions with business units will help pinpoint challenges within the function’s purview.

Agile 52
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Development Opportunities for Supervisors: Top 12 Resources & Tools

CMOE

Teamwork : Teamwork involves getting team members engaged and committed to one clear purpose that drives collaboration and morale. Budgeting involves math, financing, project management, and spreadsheet analysis. Fortunately, there are development opportunities for supervisors you can lean on. Communication. Building Trust.

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Higher ed spending problem demands attention no matter court’s opinion

Christensen Institute

Altogether, post-secondary institutions now spend more than $670 billion per year—yet interestingly, four-year public and other private nonprofit colleges devote just one-third of their total spending on course delivery and instruction. If that weren’t bad enough, far too many colleges continue to engage in a costly amenities arms race.

Course 85
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The 5 Jobs to Address Uncertainty

Moves the Needle

It’s not failure at all, of course. Some, design thinking, human centered design, or lean startup. Believe it or not, internal company support departments like human resources, finance, operations, legal and so on face uncertainty. Brant Cooper is the author of the NYT bestseller, The Lean Entrepreneur.

Agile 52
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Executives Meet to Discuss the ROI of Innovation

Moves the Needle

Fast-growing startups often link compensation to achieving growth in a particular metric, such as advertising spend, or user engagement. The spirited conversation was both provocative, and the perfect lead into our next guest and co-host David Binetti’s presentation on getting buy-in from the finance department for innovation initiatives.

Meeting 66
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50+ Business Cases on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Open Innovation EU

During a course we developed at Avans University this winter, we asked students to gather relevant business cases on innovation and entrepreneurship in order to analyse them and prepare discussions around organization design. Source: www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/when-toyota-met-e-commerce-lean-at-amazon.