Paul Hobcraft

MAY 1, 2017

I continue to investigate and explore as much of the thought leadership on innovation as I can, it continually points to a change in how we approach innovation. Delivering this changing message becomes simply a cause in itself as so many are failing to recognize it as radically different from their past innovation management. I have written about the new innovation era in 2017 made up of higher levels of needed collaboration, where platforms, ecosystems and customer experience understanding beco

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BrainZooming

MAY 1, 2017

Emma Gibson forwarded an article from Harvard Business Review addressing four factors that distinguish top chief executive performers in creating strategic impact. In “What Sets Successful CEOs Apart,” authors Elena Lytkina Botelho, Kim Rosenkoetter Powell, Stephen Kincaid, and Dina Wang reported their analysis of several thousand CEOs. A database of individual career profiles, behavior traits, and performance results provided the data set for their review.

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Mills-Scofield

MAY 1, 2017

May - when spring really starts for many of us in the 'north'. So, just a short blog - more of a request. This week, instead of looking at what's not working all the time, try 2 times, just 2 , to find what's working, why it's working and how you can make that happen more. Try this at work, at home, wherever you want - but please, try it - just twice, that's not asking a lot. “ Find what’s working & why!

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InnovationManagement

MAY 1, 2017

Over recent years we have been tracking how companies identified as leading innovators subsequently perform in terms of growth in shareholder value. Linking innovation efficiency to out-performance against all major indices has proven the relationship that many across industry believe in and hope for: innovation pays. The latest round of analysis has just been completed and shows even greater performance than before.

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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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Innovation Excellence

MAY 1, 2017

Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards celebrate individuals and ideas that have broken through and had an impact in business and far beyond.across a wide array of critical fields including technology, biomed, politics, education, healthcare, spirituality, religion, economics, sports, fashion, and philanthropy. These Awards explore and honor “the irrepressible power of the human spirit”.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 1, 2017

Join us for this information-rich, interactive webinar: How to succeed running Innovation Circles as Licensed Practitioner, on June 17th at 9am EST (GMT -5). There is no cost to attend. Hosted by Innovation360 founder Magnus Penker,and Head of LP Faculty Peter Glasheen. Imagine filling up an event space with 50 business leaders who have a 20% probability of doing business with you.

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Idea Champions

MAY 1, 2017

If you have ever jump started your car in the winter with a pair of jumper cables you already know why it makes sense to use a creative thinking technique: to spark your ability to arrive at your preferred destination. Sometimes, to get you moving, a spark is needed -- a jolt -- and that's where creative thinking techniques come in. All of us, no matter where we live and what we do for a living, are creative.

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Idea Champions

MAY 1, 2017

Very inspiring 17-minute video. Howard Brodsky on going way beyond the call of duty to surprise and delight your customers. Included a cool anecdote about a pilot who bought pizza for all of his passengers. The world's best collection of memorable quotes. MitchDitkoff.

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