Fri.Jul 30, 2021

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Inside/Out Innovation

Idea Champions

If you work in an organization that wants to establish a sustainable culture of innovation -- you have two basic choices: outside/in or inside/out. Outside/in is the most common approach. It assumes that re-engineering systems or processes is the way to go. You know the drill: do a little Six Sigma, cost cutting, continuous improvement, hire a few consultants to give pep talks and you're off to the races.

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The Ultimate Guide to Jobs To Be Done Theory

Viima

Like a fine-tuned instrument, successful innovation needs perfect calibration and careful adjustments, over and over again. Maybe you’ve already tried recalibrating your innovation efforts but to no avail. What went wrong and what to improve next? Successful companies focus on optimizing around the customer’s real needs. But how to do that? How to discover their underlying needs?

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How A3 Thinking in Healthcare Achieves Quality Outcomes

Kainexus

For those who are new to continuous improvement, all of the terminology and improvement methodologies can get a bit overwhelming. Our experience is that a culture of improvement and innovation requires three things: leadership, method, and technology. Of course, we have a strong opinion about which technology is best , but which methodology makes the most significant impact in healthcare?

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What is Human-Centered Change?

Innovation Excellence

Arriving into the profession of change management and leadership honestly, having led organizational change programs for world-beating organizations like Wunderman and Microsoft, I’m excited to help others take their change efforts to new heights using new tools.

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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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Culture Jolt #24 – Expand the game, not the chaos

Values Centered Innovation

Welcome to our 3-Minute Conscious Innovator ® process! Are you ready for a new, insight-provoking “Jolt” … something that challenges conventional thinking about the "right" mindset for being innovative? It's not that the conventional understanding is wrong - just limited. Jolts wake us up. They emphasize a shift of focus that taps into a deeper, more expansive consciousness.

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