Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In both the workplace and the natural world , evolution is both inevitable and painful. Just as creatures must adapt rapidly to environmental changes to avoid the wrath of natural selection, businesses must adapt rapidly to technological changes to avoid the wrath of their competitors. Fortunately, companies can take control over their evolutionary destiny by harnessing the power of innovation.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Are you looking for ways to inspire collaborative innovation in your organization? Your staff has the talent and intelligence, but are they working with the right people? Collaborative innovation involves bringing together ideas that can result in something groundbreaking. It is typically achieved by collaborating with larger organizations that can provide perspective and strategic development.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

She didn’t actually say it like that. She might have asked “to be or not to be?” and insisted that “that is the question”. In any case, machines are already up to asking profound existential questions. On 11th February 2019 a very unusual event marked the latest man-versus-machine challenge: a debate on whether we should.

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InnovationManagement

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

There is no doubt that history is one of our greatest teachers, and the big question at this stage is whether history will, in fact, repeat itself. We'll compare workforce trends from the 1920s to the 2020s in this article. The post 2020/1920 in Hindsight: Will 2020 Mark the Beginning of a New Era of Roaring Twenties? appeared first on Innovation Management.

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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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Cascade Strategy

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Any new strategy requires behavioral change. You need your team to embrace and adopt your new strategy in order to achieve business objectives. In this post, we’re going to be looking at implementing a strategic plan through the lens of the Diffusion of Innovations theory. Specifically, how we can influence certain factors to increase the momentum and likelihood of a new strategy being adopted by an organization, in order to achieve strategic objectives.

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Innovation Leader

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

“One way to ensure alignment,” writes Chris Mayer, “is to think of the innovation initiative as a consumer-oriented business with colleagues as customers.” Mayer, who served as the first Chief Innovation Officer at a large construction company, offers guidance on how to do that.

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Stephen Shapiro

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To find better solutions, the key is to stop looking for solutions. Instead, you want to look for better problems/opportunities. Only when you identify the “right” problem can you consider potential solutions. In this 1 minute 42 second video, I explain the power of the reframe. The post Problem Reframing appeared first on Stephen Shapiro.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Looking to take your company’s innovation endeavors to a whole new level – but are unsure what tools and strategies will get you there? This is the blog you’ve been searching for! It’s easy to appreciate just how crucial innovation is for evolving your organization so that it remains a force to be reckoned with on the corporate food chain. The hard part is deciding what tools and tactics will help you manage innovation in a way that achieves disruptive results.

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