Wed.Apr 22, 2020

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How to Lead Innovation in Government Agencies

IdeaScale

Innovation can start at any level of government. Innovation in government is what changes history. As we’ve figured out better, more efficient, and fairer ways to govern ourselves, our world has changed for the better around us. However, government-level innovation is by necessity a complicated thing. Here’s how to make sense of it and develop more effective strategies.

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At Kaiser Permanente, a Major Moment for Telemedicine

Innovation Leader

During this global pandemic, doctors, nurses, and hospital staff are spending long hours saving lives. To protect both healthcare workers and patients, hospitals have shifted most non-emergency appointments to the digital realm. Prat Vemana, the first-ever Chief Digital Officer at Kaiser Permanente, discusses the shift to telehealth and other changes.

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10 Special Considerations for Remote Kaizen Events

Kainexus

Many leaders are finding themselves faced with the task of managing a 100% remote team for the first time. The challenge is amplified by the fact that remote work is new to most employees, and even getting together for an in-person meeting once in a while is impossible. Unfortunately, business challenges and process defects don’t disappear because there’s a pandemic.

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When it’s Time to Make a Difference

Mike Shipulski

When it’s time to make meaningful change, there’s no time for consensus. When the worn path of success must be violated, use a small team. When it’s time for new thinking, create an unreasonable deadline, and get out of the way. The best people don’t want the credit, they want to be stretched just short of their breaking point. When company leadership wants you to build consensus before moving forward, they don’t think the problem is all that important or they don’t trust you.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Discover New Opportunities Never Before Available

Daniel Burrus

Disruption is a central component of the Anticipatory Organization Model , focusing closely on how Anticipatory Organizations and individuals can look at disruption and see enormous opportunities. The untimely situation we currently face with COVID-19 is no exception; not only has every industry been touched by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, every country has.

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The 3-Minute Conscious Innovator

Values Centered Innovation

25 “Jolts” to Stimulate Your Mindset, Process, and Culture for Human Centered Innovation . We're on a mission to inspire and guide every person to be a "conscious innovator," and YOU’RE INVITED to join our free process! Our aim is to give you and others a new way to bring out your unique innovative potential in life and work. . Each week we'll introduce a new thought-provoking "Jolt" that you can try on, and then share your insights and feedback.

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#1,635 – Cloud Brightening Experiment

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

There’s a been a tendency to only focus on COVID-19 during the midst of the pandemic. It’s all we think about, all we talk about, all we care about. And rightfully so. It’s our #1 priority at the moment. But we can’t lose sight of our actual #1 priority, in this moment and all other moments: Climate Change. For the global havoc caused by COVID-19 will pale in comparison to what horrors await us when the global food chain collapses and entire regions become unlivable.

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Innovation in Business: 5 Tech Trends to Stay Ahead of the Curve

CMOE

As a new decade dawns, it’s time for businesses to look ahead to new trends. In the area of technology, companies need to employ modern methods of retaining customers and employees. Those enterprises that fall behind face losing business and opportunities to attract new talent. Whether it’s building software systems or changing up how workers execute their daily tasks, organizations need to pay attention to the newest trends in technology.

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#1,636 – Arctic Herding

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Most people think that we’re going to have to eat less meat if we want to counteract the effects of Climate Change. And it’s true. Livestock is problematic. Overgrazing ruins soil, maintaining enough animals to satiate the global appetite for beef takes away land that could go to other endeavors, and the animals themselves contribute carbon emissions through their gassy farts.

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How to Use Patterns to Shift an Outdated Business Model to a More Competitive One

Strategyzer Innovation

In a previous post, we explained how business model patterns help entrepreneurs and business leaders go beyond the traditional means of competing on product, service, technology or price. Ultimately, create better, more resilient businesses. But no business model can live forever. Today we show how business model patterns can help executives and innovation teams think through how to substantially improve your current business model by shifting it from a less competitive to a more competitive one

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.