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China the story of innovation and disruption.

Paul Hobcraft

Disruption is all around us; it never seems to go away; it simply appears in a different and often entirely new form. The result is the same; it disrupts what we know and often in how we suddenly need to set about doing it differently. Much of the innovative disruptions seem so obvious; you wonder why we were not doing these before.

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China the story of innovation and disruption.

Paul Hobcraft

Disruption is all around us; it never seems to go away; it simply appears in a different and often entirely new form. The result is the same; it disrupts what we know and often in how we suddenly need to set about doing it differently. Much of the innovative disruptions seem so obvious; you wonder why we were not doing these before.

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Time Travel Audit: Find Success Now and in the Future

Daniel Burrus

You don’t need a DeLorean for time travel. This same kind of time travel also occurs in business. You can time travel at organizations in your hometown that use legacy technology and antiquated techniques. Time travel is also possible between divisions within an organization. Even here in the U.S., The Future Is Yours.

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Applying innovation thinking to Affordability versus Sustainability

Paul Hobcraft

Presently we drive efficiency and effectiveness but progressively into a crisis of our own making. Presently sustainability stays that concept that makes sense but is not yet embraced and accepted by the vast majority. But we are deluding ourselves. Demand outstrips supply. Sustainable innovation needs to shift our thinking.

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How to Boost Your Creative Powers While You Travel

Michael Roberto

Watching people stroll by on the cobblestone streets and sidewalks reminds me of the of power of travel as a stimulant for our creativity. IDEO's David and Tom Kelley once wrote about the ways in which observations while we travel can stir the brain. Travel disrupts our normal routines, and novelty stimulates the brain.

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Open Strategy: Mastering Disruption From Outside The C-Suite

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Making strategy behind closed doors is a prescription for failure when disruptions are coming from all directions. Dr. Kinari Webb, an American physician and environmentalist, traveled to Borneo during this period and quickly realized that the local people relied on cutting down trees to meet their needs.

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The fear of business contagion requires different innovation response

Paul Hobcraft

We are presently facing a profound set of changes in the conditions that businesses operate within in the immediate years ahead, that of the fear of business contagion; these will need a different set of innovation shifts and responses to counter this and seize new opportunities. Business contagion requires different innovative responses.

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