Fri.Nov 02, 2018

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Innovate or Die

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. What is innovation? For some of the world’s top entrepreneurs, it’s more of a feeling than a process. It’s when you think to yourself, “that’s such a blindingly brilliant and obvious idea, why didn’t I think of it myself?”. But innovation is also a challenge. It often requires a bit of luck, genius, or both to pull off because innovative solutions are, by definition, never obvious.

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Vape marketers combine big tobacco’s branding history with new strategies

Innovation Excellence

Since the very first vape product hit the market, something curious has happened as they managed to sneak in under the radar, using branding and advertising strategies that Big Tobacco has not been allowed to do for years. Eventually regulation may turn against them, but for now, marketing vape products is a little like the.

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Gray wave and assisted living

Beyond the Obvious

So, how do you determine where you, as an individual or a business, will be in five years? You can’t say where exactly you’re going because you can’t predict what’s going to happen in the world. However, you can challenge yourself to change. In 2001 Apple’s sales figures were in decline. The company had yet […].

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Is Trade Diversification the Solution for Canada?

Innovators Alliance

I’ve just returned from Australia, and It’s a fascinating place. It shares a remarkable list of similarities with Canada – but there are also some key differences. We are both classified as small, open economies, but Australia’s population is smaller, just two-thirds of Canada’s. Likewise, GDP Down Under is smaller. Like Canada, Australia has an extensive, under-populated land mass, but that, too, is smaller than Canada’s, and the resource-base, less extensive.

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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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#MeToo: Where There is One, There Ought to Be More.

Rmukesh Gupta

I was reading a book by Max Bazerman “ The Power of noticing ”. He has a chapter in the book titled “Missing the obvious on a Slippery Slope”. This chapter is based on the results of a study done with Francesca Gino. The Frog, the Boiling Pot of Water & “#MeToo” This is very similar to the story of the frog in a pot of boiling water.

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How to Build a Winning Business Case for Innovation Management

Innovation Leader

Ludwig Melik from our strategic partner, Planbox, focuses on how to manage the innovation pipeline and pitch innovation to the C-suite.

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Signaling and Shame: Why We Don't Seek Information & Advice From Others. Even Though We Should

Michael Roberto

Source: Pixabay Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Benjamin Golub, and He Yang have written a fascinating National Bureau of Economic Research working paper titled, "Signaling, Shame, and Silence in Social Learning." They examine how individuals make the choice to seek or not seek information and advice from others. The scholars argue that seeking information has obvious benefits, in that it helps us to learn from others and make more informed decisions.