Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The conference room was abuzz with energy, teams of individuals were crowded around 6 circular tables, all of them were rapidly filling out post-it notes and sketching ideas on pieces of white paper. Once time ran out, each member called out their idea and the ideas were tacked to the walls around the room. Only then did our in-house sketch artist come up to sketch out prototype designs for each new concept or idea brought forth by the group of manufacturing executives. . .

Tools 130

Tools Software Conference Collaboration 130

Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I found an article today on the web that was published by the Wall Street Journal in September 2021 , that claims to explode the myths about innovation. I was excited to read it, because 1) I like things that explode 2) I like myth-busting and 3) I am always curious to see what people who aren't in the actual corporate innovation space believe about innovation.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Innovation Technology Trends 144

Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Society 2045 Conscious Contracts for Better Relationships. In the business world developing trust and building relationships is key to creating a great workplace environment. However, most humans rely on a piece of paper for building relationships. You might be saying to yourself that a relationship isn’t built on a piece of paper, and you would be correct.

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System Collaboration LEAN Culture 125

Cascade Strategy

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Everyone knows that to implement and execute your strategy, you need people throughout the organization to engage with it. And, everyone knows that this starts with effective communication of your strategy.

Engagement 92

Engagement Strategy Strategy 92

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.

Data

Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In 1983, McKinsey consultant Julien Phillips published a paper in the journal, Human Resource Management, that described an ‘adoption penalty’ for firms that didn’t adapt to changes in the marketplace quickly enough.

Change 81

Change Management Resources Leadership 81

Rmukesh Gupta

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I read a post by Lydia Leong of Gartner on her blog about the 5P’s for root cause analysis for any given problem (the 6th P). You can read the entire post here. In the post the 5P’s that she talks about allow someone to go deep to find out what really happened and understand why it happened, so that whatever correction action needed to be taken can be done to avoid a similar problem arising again.

Analysis 59

Analysis Management Learning Leadership 59

100%Open

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Navigating the world from behind a screen. For the past few years, 100%Open has worked with teams across the globe. Pre-COVID, this involved long-haul flights to new and interesting parts of the world, filling up conference rooms and halls with new and interesting people. These in-person workshops were full of energy, anticipation and excitement. . However, when these trips, both national and international, weren’t possible – for scheduling reasons or otherwise – we came back to what

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Meeting Collaboration Learning Conference 52

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

When reading about creativity and creativity techniques like brainstorming , you will almost always hear about two important forms of thinking: Divergent Thinking and Convergent Thinking. But what do these two terms mean, and how do they work together to form a creative idea? Divergent thinking: The production of a large number of original ideas from a starting point (like a problem or challenge).

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Creativity Brainstorming Ideation Groups 322