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An innovation culture or a culture of continuity

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been reading and thinking a lot lately about what is described as a "culture of innovation". I think a culture of innovation is kind of like a unicorn: it would be cool if it existed, and some people claim to have seen one, but when you get up close it's just a normal animal that happens to be missing a horn.

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Why do we have difficulties to self-disrupt?

Paul Hobcraft

“Why do we always seem to have internal difficulties to self-disrupt?”. In most cases, organizations cannot self-disrupt, which is largely covered by this veritable list of constraints. The processes become overburdening, hard to change, far too complex to change without significant commitment and top management support.

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Who is minding the change and culture store?

Jeffrey Phillips

In the more recent blog, I wrote about what I consider the most difficult thing to change in an organization - its culture. This is why understanding how organizational culture works, and how to encourage it to change, is so important. Changing culture takes emphasis, time and commitment.

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Creating a Workplace Culture of Caring Post-Pandemic

Business and Tech

First and foremost, you need to make sure you’re appropriately managing stress. What is one action item managers should take to begin addressing employee well-being? We are about to define a new normal in every workplace in this country — what we had before has been greatly disrupted. and then, “How are you really doing?”.

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Unleashing the Power of AI in Innovation Management

Leapfrogging

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management My journey into the realm of innovation management began as I witnessed many clients wrestling with the increasing complexity of developing new products and services. The Rise of AI in Innovation Management What is Artificial Intelligence?

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Culture and innovation bias - the first building block

Jeffrey Phillips

In this post I'm going to be writing about two very interconnected issues - organizational culture and the bias for, or against, innovation. Definition of Culture I won't spend a lot of time on the definition of culture, but it is worth describing what culture "is" in this context and why it matters.

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LEADING AND MANAGING HUMAN TRANSITIONS THROUGH DISRUPTION AND ADVERSITY

ImagineNation

Connecting with a diverse range of my coaching and consulting clients over the past few weeks, has seriously deepened my understanding of the impact of disruption and adversity, on our stress levels and neurology, and the importance of leading and managing these factors, from both the business and the human perspective.