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The difference between buying innovation and becoming innovative

CREATORS

How to implement Innovation into your governance model The time of top down approaches and rigid “Know-it-all” mindsets of CEOs when it comes to efficient and effective innovation practices has finally come to an end. We see that in our daily work, as more and more corporates start to seek outside support from startups?—?the experts of innovation by definition?

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When Should You Collaborate and When Should You Compete?

Innovation Excellence

Boeing and Airbus are arch-rivals, competing vigorously over decades for supremacy in the global aviation market, much like DowDupont and BASF do in chemicals. Yet all of these companies, along with many others, collaborate at places like the Composites Institute (IACMI). They do this not out of any altruism, of course, but self-interest. It is.

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How Can You Manage a Nonprofit Internationally With Innovative Technology?

IdeaScale

Many businesses have managed to succeed in the global market thanks to translation companies who have (for the longest time) been facilitating trade between people of diverse backgrounds. But with the rise of new technology, many emerging markets (China, South Africa, Singapore, India, and South Korea, for example) are all hungry for new services that could be provided by small businesses.

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Podcast S2E41: Rodd Chant – What it takes to be a Creative Director

Idea to Value

In today’s episode, we speak with Rodd Chant, who describes himself as a Creative Something. Rodd started out in music, before leading Advertising companies in Australia, Singapore, New York, Tokyo and now back in Australia. We talk about what it takes to succeed in the creative industries, and how to lead creative individuals. Topics discussed in today’s episode: 00:03:00 – What actually does a Creative Director do?

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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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Aligning functional strategy with corporate strategy

Cascade Strategy

Strategy can be divided up into three distinct strategy levels , which can add some complexity to strategy alignment within an organization. There are plenty of articles out there that explain what each strategy level is, but things become quite vague when it comes down to how these different levels actually connect together and support each other.

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How Companies Can Pursue a More Circular Economy

InnovationManagement

There are studies that say the world will run out of oil within 55 years. All the while, aquatic creatures are suffering at the hands of plastic pollution every day. On top of that, our collective contribution to the greenhouse effect is sending us underwater as sea levels rise at unprecedented rates. The post How Companies Can Pursue a More Circular Economy appeared first on Innovation Management.

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Create And Keep Your Business Dream Team

The Human Factor

contributed post –. source. Your business is your baby. It’s the start of your concept that you hope to take on the world with. But you can’t do it alone, and any wise entrepreneur knows this. You need a team, either to work with you or for you. This articles concerns recruiting your own team, and how to retain, encourage, and get the best from the chosen ones.

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How To Build a Scouting Team Within Your Organization

eZassi

If your organization is focused on adjacent, incremental or breakthrough technologies you will need a strong scouting team to get the work done. It all begins with budget planning and understanding your market. From there you can make the right decisions on the people, process and technology needed to succeed and ensure that the go to market is a success.

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Smart Cities and Digital Innovation: a guide to the future.

The BMI Lab Blog

As the digital economy grows and matures, the “smart cities” movement is gaining momentum. For many people it represents the promise of high tech cities, with autonomous cars rolling the streets, drones delivering food, and connected devices everywhere helping city dwellers to perform a myriad of activities. However, this representation doesn’t convey the complexity of the field, where many issues (such as economy, social impact, environmental sustainability, and democratic participation) are in