Wed.Jun 08, 2022

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Zen vs. Zoom: Is Person-to-Person Interaction Better for Innovation?

InnovationManagement

The author draws upon the theory of “emptiness” and other principles of Zen Buddhism to evaluate the desirability of remote vs. person-to-person interaction during the course of innovation, especially new idea development. This evaluation is pursued within the context of three related idea process parameters: interdependence, intuition and intensity.

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Innovation in action: Value prior learning, no matter where that learning happens

Christensen Institute

This piece is authored by Becky Klein-Collins, VP of research and impact at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) , an organization that’s been a leader in advocating for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) for nearly 50 years. CAEL’s members include hundreds of colleges and universities that are seeking to improve and expand CPL and other programs and services that help align learning and work in ways that boost the economic mobility of adult learners and sustain the talent p

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A Little at First and Then All at Once: The Growing Value of Data

Daniel Burrus

Data has quickly become as valuable as gold to many businesses and organizations, especially with how many products and services have evolved to be more digital than not. If we think back to merely a decade ago, or perhaps even a little farther, we already had early iterations of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices while computers and the Internet had quickly become a staple in our everyday lives.

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Taking Personal Responsibility – Seeing Self as Cause

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack In our last two blogs on Taking Personal Responsibility, we stated that when people aren’t taking personal responsibility, they cannot be accountable, they will fail in their jobs, and their teams, and fail to grow … Continue reading →

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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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How To Solve Transparent Problems

Mike Shipulski

One of the best problems to solve for your customers is the problem they don’t know they have. If you can pull it off, you will create an entirely new value proposition for them and enable them to do things they cannot do today. But the problem is they can’t ask you to solve it because they don’t know they have it. To identify problems customs can’t see, you’ve got to watch them go about their business.

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The more people are in your company, the more administrative effort it takes

Idea to Value

If you were at a party, and wanted to shake hands with everyone, how many handshakes would it take? Simple: it would be the total number of people at the party, minus one (yourself). That grows with the total number of people involved. But how many total handshakes take place, and how long would it take for everyone to shake hands? This can teach us much about why companies and teams slow down as they grow larger.

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