Wed.Mar 02, 2022

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What is the difference between responsibility and permission?

Idea to Value

Permission is given. Responsibility is taken. If you want to be a leader for change, and enable creativity in your teams, you need to take responsibility of what they might come up with. That also involves taking responsibility and ownership for the impact the change might bring. Both positive and negative. This is why so many managers don’t like being asked for permission from their staff to try something creative.

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Using a Zero-based Approach to Make Critical New Product Development Decisions

Sopheon

In a recent webinar with Welch's, Sopheon’s CPG Director of Business Development shared his thoughts on how a zero-based approach to Stage-Gate® can inform NPD decisions. The post Using a Zero-based Approach to Make Critical New Product Development Decisions appeared first on Sopheon.

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From Game Rooms to Boardrooms, Virtual and Augmented Reality at Work

Daniel Burrus

Now that Facebook has changed their name to Meta to stake their claim on the personal and business use of Virtual Reality (VR) environments — the Metaverse – will this finally establish VR and/or Augmented Reality (AR) as commonplace technologies? Despite many advancements in the past decade, VR and AR applications seemingly have not taken hold in the same way as our devices and other technologies like new 2D video game platforms or your tablet, or streaming services and social media, have.

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Why Innovation Heroes Indicate a Dysfunctional Organization

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Steve Blank Recently I got invited to an “innovation hero” award ceremony at a government agency.

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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.

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Fun & Creative Techniques to Tackle Challenging Goals

Michael Roberto

Wharton Professor Katy Milkman, author of How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be , argues that we should try more often to "reach individual and team goals by relying on short-term gratification instead of willpower." Milkman explains that willpower simply isn't a very effective strategy for goal attainment for most of us.

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Are You Ready?

Linda Bernardi

IMAGINE: The ability to intelligently synchronize your favorite music while you are playing a video game. IMAGINE: Dynamic adaptation of your favorite music to your game, happening without any effort or any interruptions to your game. IMAGINE: No longer needing to listen to the same tracks or muting the game music and playing random music! IMAGINE: How much more fun playing any video game would be!

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