Braden Kelley
APRIL 25, 2017
I am excited to announce on behalf of Innovation Excellence friend Tiffany Shlain that 50/50 Day is less than a month away and we can’t wait for this global conversation about gender equality!
BrainZooming
APRIL 25, 2017
Creative wave makers display both the creative thinking skills and the boldness to improve ideas and situations in dramatic, unexpected ways. Some people are born as creative wave makers. For the rest of us, there are structures and extreme creativity questions you can use to surround yourself and boost your creative thinking skills. Here is a list of nineteen of our most popular articles to develop and employ your own extreme creative thinking skills and those of everyone around you!
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Planview
APRIL 25, 2017
Following on the heels of our biggest product release yet, which included new game-changing capabilities, Spigit has announced the launch of its Technology Partner Program. Here’s what you need to know. What is the Technology Partner Program? Spigit’s Technology Partner Program opens a new world of possibilities for ideation and collaboration. It enables qualifying software vendors to build integrations with Spigit that help enterprises execute on their portfolios of high-value ideas faster.
InnovationManagement
APRIL 25, 2017
Want to improve your leadership skills? Well, you can start by talking less and listening more. While your oratory skills may impress some, your ability to listen will impress even more. Great leaders understand the importance of surrendering the floor. Unfortunately, most leaders choose to dominate the conversation with rhetoric and fail to engage in proper communication, which requires listening.
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.
Corporate Innovation
APRIL 25, 2017
This post first appeared on 4/27/17 in O’Reilly’s site. In my book, The Big Data Opportunity in Our Driverless Future , I make two arguments: 1) that societal and urban challenges are accelerating the adoption of on-demand mobility, and 2) technology advances, including big data and machine intelligence, are making Autonomous Connected and Electrified (ACE) vehicles a reality.
InnovationManagement
APRIL 25, 2017
Recent discoveries of exoplanets that are relatively close to our solar system are used to illustrate the importance of “visualization”—of future consumer lifestyles, work and recreation, and product and service preferences—for the process of innovation. Different aspects of the visualization concept are discussed, including distinctions between consumers and companies, the importance of widely shared images and competition, and a possible role for Zen philosophy.
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Innovation Leader
APRIL 25, 2017
We partnered with XPLANE, the renowned “visual thinking” firm, to create a map of the corporate innovation ecosystem, along with discussion questions.
Taivara
APRIL 25, 2017
Password Protected. To view this protected post, enter the password below: Password: Submit. The post Protected: Event: Leading Innovation with Brooke Paul appeared first on taivara.com.
Idea Champions
APRIL 25, 2017
Creativity Late in Life from Mitchell Ditkoff. Lots of people, over 50, think it's "too late" for them to be creative. Not true! You want proof? Check out the slide show above -- excerpts from a fabulous book by Gene Cohen: The Creative Age. MitchDitkoff.
Michael Roberto
APRIL 25, 2017
We hear quite often these days that leaders need to instill a sense of purpose in their organizations. People have to believe that they are doing meaningful work. They have to understand why the organization exists and what beyond profit is the goal of the firm. In an interview for Knowledge at Wharton, Professor Andrew Carton t alks about an important part of this process.
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.
Idea Champions
APRIL 25, 2017
A priest, a penguin, and a newspaper reporter walk into a bar. The penguin orders a shot of Red Eye. The priest starts juggling three flaming chain saws. The newspaper reporter turns to the bartender, smiles and says: "I know there's a story here somewhere.". And yes, there is. There are stories everywhere. As the poet, Muriel Ruykeser once said, "The world is not made of atoms.
IdeaScale
APRIL 25, 2017
IdeaScale hosts the annual Innovation Management Awards in order to celebrate emerging and established innovators, but also to find new best practices and methods for success. This year’s winners had some great stories, but we did notice a few commonalities between them. So what characteristics do the innovation management award winners have in common?
Wellspring
APRIL 25, 2017
With the dilution of the R&D monopoly most Fortune 50 company could wield through mass corporate research parks such as Xerox’s PARC, organizations have begun to compensate through external technological innovation. Given the reality that no single organization has more than 1% of the global R&D budget, and the fact that many innovation require a multidisciplinary approach, there is no corporate R&D body capable of internally meeting all of a company’s R&D needs.
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