Wed.Mar 11, 2020

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Five Innovators You’ve Never Heard Of

IdeaScale

According to recent statistics, half of all inventions happen by accident and two-thirds of patents arise from collaboration. There’s plenty of innovation going on, but do you know who invented the products and services you use every day? All innovations begin with an idea that is subsequently shaped into reality. However, even when inventions are used frequently, sometimes there is little knowledge about the inventors behind the innovation.

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Digital Transformation and Its Impact on New-Product Management for Manufacturers

InnovationManagement

For the manufacturer undertaking new-product development, Digital Transformation means smart new products with embedded software. Digital products in turn require software and hardware development teams to work together – a hybrid project – which ultimately leads to combining software development methods with the more traditional gating process that manufacturers use.

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Real Life Examples of the 7 Wastes of Lean

Kainexus

Eliminating waste is at the heart of the Lean Business methodology. The goal of Lean is to spend more of your time creating value for customers by reducing or eliminating everything else - the waste. Several common types of waste have been identified and together represent the “ 7 Wastes of Lean ” (sometimes expressed as "8 types of waste, including the additional "waste of human potential" or "waste of talent").

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Anticipate and Think Exponentially

Daniel Burrus

Technology-driven change will continue to accelerate at an exponential rate. Now that quantum computing has recently entered an early phase of application, exponential change will accelerate. Therefore, it is time to turn accelerating change into an advantage by leaning to anticipate and think exponentially! Anticipatory Mindset Takes Advantage of Exponential Tech.

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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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Social Media Strategic Response Plan

Rebel & Reason

Social media has been around for over 20 years and currently, there are about 3.8 billion active users. Brands have been leveraging these platforms for years to amplify their business values, products, or missions. Today, companies have the potential to reach far more fans than traditional advertising would allow. With this much reach, however, it is possible that you may attract a few reactive or combative individuals who are ready to rumble. .

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Interview with Jeremy Gutsche, the author of Create the Future

Viima

This time around we’re going to have a slightly different kind of post. I recently had the opportunity to read Jeremy’s new book and interview him. I hope you’ll find the discussion interesting and useful!

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Infographic – 5 trends that will revolutionize the energy market in the next few years

mjvinnovation

Is your company aligned with the new direction that the energy market is heading towards? See our infographic below, which is downloadable! Energy market: the future is knocking. The energy sector underpins the structural development of nations. But it is not immune to changes that may require a fresh look at today’s existing business models. To win over 100% of their digital consumers, companies must become increasingly agile and innovative.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Empathy

Michael Roberto

Source: Wikipedia I n this interview with IESE Business School , Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella describes the importance of empathy as a company tries to innovate and evolve. Empathy means more than asking customers what they want, as Nadella explains. It means truly trying to understand their pain points, frustrations, and unmet needs. Empathy means digging deep to understand the latent needs that may not be articulated by your customers when you ask them questions or conduct surveys and focus gro

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