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Government Innovation and Government’s Role in Technology Development

IdeaScale

Government innovation is defined as the process of introducing new ideas, approaches, technologies, or practices to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, responsiveness, and outcomes of government services, policies, and operations.

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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2024 and Beyond

Harvard Business Review

In 2023, organizations continued to face significant challenges, from inflation to geopolitical turmoil to controversy over DEI and return-to-work policies — and 2024 promises more disruption. Employers who successfully navigate these will retain top talent and secure a competitive advantage for themselves.

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Employers Making Strides To Improve Workplace Mental Health

Business and Tech

However, many employers across the nation over the past year took time to listen to their employees, examine policies, and update benefits that have a direct, personal impact on worker wellbeing. To learn more about the certification process and see other ways employers creatively boost morale, visit mhanational.org/bestemployers.

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What is Disruptive Thinking?

Destination Innovation

In technology, it drives breakthrough inventions; in art, it leads to creative new trends, in business, it reshapes traditional models; in healthcare, it inspires novel treatments; in education, it transforms learning methods; and in social innovation, it addresses societal challenges with unconventional solutions.

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Lateral Thinking in Business Strategy

Destination Innovation

This approach was creative and unexpected, setting Nintendo apart from its competitors Sony and Microsoft. It is a creative way to continually improve their product and customer experience, setting them apart in the automotive industry. Nintendo Wii’s Motion Controls : What radical feature can we add?

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A Q&A With the American Sustainable Business Network

Business and Tech

What are the ASBN’s three policy areas and how do they affect business? The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) works with its members to develop a vision and policy framework for a sustainable market-based economy. Jeffrey Hollender CEO and Co-Founder, American Sustainable Business Network.

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Constructing the innovation mandate

Paul Hobcraft

To get to a consistent performance of innovation and creativity within organizations you do need to rely on a process, structure and the consistent ability to foster a culture of innovation. The innovation mandate should articulate the organization’s innovation policy and how it will be implemented.