HYPE Innovation

AUGUST 17, 2017

“Design thinking draws on logic, imagination, intuition and systemic reasoning to explore the possibilities of what could be, and to create desired outcomes that benefit the end user (the customer). A design mind-set is not problem-focused, it’s solution-focused, and action-oriented. It involves both analysis and imagination. Design thinking is linked to an improved future and seeks to build ideas up—unlike critical thinking, which breaks them down.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 17, 2017

A brilliant innovation starts with a single step. How does innovation happen? That’s a question that bedevils even the most creative of companies. Innovation is necessary for corporate survival, but where is your company in the five stages of innovation? And what’s entailed in each of them? Step 1: Ideas. The good news is that the first step is the easiest.

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Exago

AUGUST 17, 2017

How does the fourth industrial revolution, blurring the real and technological worlds, affect companies and the way they do business? How do companies manage their corporate culture to increase employee engagement? What tools and methods are used to keep employees motivated and engaged? The post Loyalty is no longer enough to both employers and the workforce appeared first on Exago.

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Destination Innovation

AUGUST 17, 2017

Paul Sloane interviews Brigadier Mike Roycroft who tells of his rise in the British Army. He is now CEO of St Raphael’s Hospice in London. He shares leadership lessons on leading change programmes. [link]. The post Interview with Mike Roycroft appeared first on Destination Innovation.

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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.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 17, 2017

This piece looks at the future between now and 2030, and predicts that the greatest need for innovation is going to be in green and smart construction in both residential and commercial construction. The article offers specific examples of current and future innovations in this area, with the goal of not only a cleaner environment, but better architectural designs in the future. .

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Leanstack

AUGUST 17, 2017

Before you can build the “right” solution for your customers, you must understand the “right” problem. In my first book, Running Lean , I outlined a Problem Interview script for uncovering problems worth solving. In this post, I will present an updated script that improves upon the first. Inspired by the Scientific Method, the search for Problem/Solution fit starts with creating a model — specifically a business model using a Lean Canvas.

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 17, 2017

Innovation is currently one of the most sought-after qualities in business. Yet it's also elusive. How do you encourage innovative and creative thinking in yourself and others? One approach is to study it in college. Yes, there are now colleges and universities that offer degree programs that award innovation majors. Here are 10 colleges where […].

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Stephen Shapiro

AUGUST 17, 2017

Fail often and fail small is fast becoming one of the mantras of modern business. As a company who invest heavily in prototyping I’ve seen with my own eyes that the minimum viable product model actually saves money in the long term. It’s completely changed the way we approach new design work.

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Swarmvision

AUGUST 17, 2017

This blog was originally published in InnovationManagement.se at on August 15, 2017. In the article, the author shares three surprising observations from analyzing the most popular innovation blogs. Where is the Best Advice on Innovation Talent? Innovation is a hot topic today. No wonder that there are numerous blogs on the subject. In a fascinating report, CapGemini found that “difficulty finding the right people to drive innovation efforts was the number one constraint to innovation success:”.

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Values Centered Innovation

AUGUST 17, 2017

Several years ago, we met an MBA student named Kapil Jawa who was completing his studies in India. He shared with us a most fascinating masters thesis he had researched about a values-based approach to measuring economic development. The overall theme of his report was: "Just as economic growth is necessary for human development, human development is critical to economic growth.

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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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Idea Champions

AUGUST 17, 2017

One of the inevitable things you will hear at a brainstorming session is "there are no bad ideas." Not true. There are plenty of bad ideas. Nazism, for instance. Arena football. Bow ties. What well-meaning "keep hope alive" brainstorming lovers really mean is this: Even bad ideas can lead to good ideas if the idea originators are committed enough to extract the meaning from the "bad".

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Svava

AUGUST 17, 2017

Meet Ulrika Eriksson.

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Svava

AUGUST 17, 2017

Meet Ulrika Eriksson.

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