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Don’t Worry About People Stealing Your Ideas

Innovation Excellence

Chester Carlson worked on his idea for years. It was tough, messy work and when his wife tired of the putrid smells, sulfur fires and occasional explosions emanating from the kitchen, his experiments were exiled to a second floor apartment in a house his mother-in-law owned. It took years, but he came finally up with.

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Leveraging Networks: Gain Speed and Create an Impact with Clear Objectives and Purposeful Stories

Leveraging Networks

The world’s digital transformation is taking place before our eyes. Not only is the average consumer making greater use of technology, but businesses are changing the way they operate on an almost annual basis. Technology makes the world more connected. It also gives businesses a better chance to leverage their networks to their advantage. Why Leverage Networks?

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Defining Innovation Capital

Innovation Excellence

Innovation capital is made up of many different assets that are often context specific and interconnected and this makes it hard to build without taking a broader, more holistic approach to developing your capabilities, capacities and competencies to innovate. You ‘map’ and align these to fit your strategic goals and aspirations.

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20 Reasons Why People Get Their Best Ideas in the Shower

Idea Champions

During the past 25 years, I've asked more than 10,000 people where and when they get their best ideas. I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. 1.

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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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#1,289 – How To Fix Twitter

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Full disclosure, I’m not a Twitter power user. I never tweet out my own opinions. I primarily use it just to publicize my own blog posts. But at the same time, I can recognize its appeal. And its power. How useful it is for reporting breaking news, like a natural disaster, and how revolutionary it can be for helping citizens organize revolutions.

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