Thu.Aug 02, 2018

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Don’t Be Fooled By These 3 Overhyped Trends

Innovation Excellence

The Gartner Hype Cycle shows a remarkably consistent pattern. A new technology is first ignored, then begins to show promise and expectations get inflated beyond any realistic assessment of value. That leads to disillusionment and the technology is almost forgotten until, some years later, it begins to make a true competitive impact. What makes the.

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The Role of Lean Innovation in Mergers and Acquisitions

Moves the Needle

Based on the Shift Happens Podcast interview with Annette Mason. Mergers and Acquisitions is tough business. If done well, two companies become one and they work as one in harmony, achieving the desired outcomes that drove the union in the first place. But if done incorrectly, the parties involved end up living with an “Us v.s. Them” mentality, with anchors around their necks and the desired outcomes long lost.

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Four Real-World Examples of Innovation in Healthcare

IdeaScale

Innovation is changing how we care for each other. Healthcare is constantly in the news as an industry, and if you pay attention, what most catches attention is how desperately it needs innovation. Whether it’s the paperwork in the backend or the need for powerful solutions to complex public health problems, innovation platforms are finding new ways to make the world a happier, healthier place.

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Sí, Exago Start innovation software is now available in Spanish

Exago

Very recently launched in English, the Exago Start innovation software can now be used by Spanish speakers in their language. Built to empower teams to innovate, the new edition easily brings everyone on board your innovation programme, in a record time, to get them to contribute to business evolution goals. The post Sí, Exago Start innovation software is now available in Spanish appeared first on Exago.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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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Dual Partnership Strategy: Centralized vs. Adaptive Innovation Ecosystems

Integrative Innovation

Being faced with disruption and increasing pace of change, many established companies fail to keep up. They often turn out to be ill-prepared to innovate under uncertain and time-critical conditions. Rather than going it alone, some companies reach out to suitable partners with the aim to build up innovation ecosystems that complement the companies’ capabilities, competences and strategy.

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Antimicrobial Packaging for the Food Industry

Yet2

Over the past few years, there has been increasing interest and growth in food manufacturers seeking antimicrobial packaging solutions. In part this has been a result of the also growing global demand for processed and prepackaged food. A recent consumer preference trend favoring lightweight and environmentally friendly packaging – plus the need to preserve food according to safety standards – adds an additional level of complication to the equation.

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Stop Telling People to Find Their Passion

Michael Roberto

Source: Public Domain Pictures Paul O’Keefe, Carol Dweck, and Gregory Walton have written a forthcoming article in Psychological Science titled, "Implicit Theories of Interest: Finding Your Passion or Developing It?" In this paper, they draw upon Dweck's work on growth vs. fixed mindsets, and they apply this framework to the topic of people's passions and interests.

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Beating Complexity with Flexibility: Corporate Innovation Insights and Inspiration with Dan Toma

Qmarkets

How can global companies overcome major innovation challenges? Qmarkets interviewed Dan Toma – influential speaker, entrepreneur, and co-author of the award-winning book The Corporate Startup – to gain his unique perspective on ideation, business transformation, and the current innovation climate. Qmarkets: On the modern business landscape, "Innovation" is an area which is often associated with jargon and buzzwords.