Idea to Value

APRIL 26, 2016

Sometimes, it takes a while for the best ideas to incubate into something original and beautiful. In this great new TED talk, Organisational Psychologist Adam Grant outlines what he has learned by studying “original thinkers” He outlines his research that suggests that between extreme procrastinators who leave their most important work until the last possible moment ( which is an especially bad problem for entrepreneurs ) and what he calls “precrastinators” who start work

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HYPE Innovation

APRIL 26, 2016

In case you were wondering: the 2016 Innovation Managers Forum in Bonn was a blast! It also broke last year’s attendance record by attracting no fewer than 180 innovation management practitioners from around the globe for 2 days of experience sharing, workshops and networking. A definitive gathering indeed with plenty of take-home ideas – a handful of which I plan to share in upcoming posts.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 26, 2016

Getting a Mandate to Innovate is Key. Larger companies typically have an innovation process in place. They don’t always work, but the majority of the Fortune 1000 has some kind of innovation process or system. There is an implied consent then, to innovate, at those organizations. There are people, budgets, expectations. At smaller companies, the Mis-Fortune 5000 as I sometimes jest, there is often not a process in place.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 26, 2016

One innovation method is to invite customers (in a B-2-B situation) or consumers (in a B-2-C scenario) into the creative process with you. Here, they will ideate, workshop concepts that arise in the session, augment concepts provided for them, and create some new product or service ideas that do not yet exist.

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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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Stephen Shapiro

APRIL 26, 2016

The question, “Do you really think for yourself?” isn’t as easy to answer as you might think. When a challenge or problem arises at work and you’re unsure of an answer, you probably rely on the judgment of others. But what if you know the answer to the problem? How likely are you to be swayed by other people’s opinions?

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 26, 2016

Can you resist the temptation to hype your innovation solution? Unfortunately, we can expect to see much more of this - the unintentional obfuscation of innovation.

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Svava

APRIL 26, 2016

Going to Market With a Minimum Viable Product according Venture Accelerator Partners.

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The Human Factor

APRIL 26, 2016

It never ceases to amaze me how the so-called “soft” leadership skills always get the short end of the stick in organizations. I’m talking about essential interpersonal skills, sometimes referred to as “people skills”, like building relationships, solving problems, communicating effectively and resolving conflict. Learning to listen and really hear what others say.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 26, 2016

This afternoon, I’m leading a three-hour Brainzooming workshop on creating branded content marketing at the Social Media Strategy Summit in Chicago. While it’s nice to be able to stretch with more time (typically these content marketing workshops are two hours at the Social Media Strategy Summit), I still feel as if there will be a lot of material that we won’t have time to fully cover.

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