Fri.Jun 08, 2018

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Are There Bad Questions And Good Questions?

Beyond the Obvious

The more I started to look at questions and how essential they are to fostering creativity and innovation, the more I realized that there are bad questions and there are good questions. And within those good questions, some just aren’t relevant to the process of ideation. The key is to develop the ability to separate […].

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Simple Ways to Increase Employee Satisfaction

InnovationManagement

If you are an HR expert, think of how secure your job would be if you were dealing with fully-satisfied employees. If your team members love and enjoy their posts, you will love yours as well. As stubborn as some employees can be, most of them would like it if you appreciate their efforts regularly. A happy employee will be productive and efficient, no question about that.

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Schindler Announces Successful Nationwide Deployment of Qmarkets Idea Management Platform

Qmarkets

Schindler has partnered with idea and innovation management software company Qmarkets to leverage the collective intelligence of their German workforce. BERLIN, June 7th, 2018 – Schindler, a leading global manufacturer of escalators, elevators, and moving walkways, has invited 4,000 employees from across Germany to participate in a collaborative idea and innovation management process using Qmarkets’ award winning collective intelligence software.

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Stoked: Why Action Sports is the Ultimate Culture of Innovation

Innovation Excellence

In boardrooms across the globe senior executives are talking about building cultures of innovation within their organizations. At the same time managers are lamenting about the difficulties of supervising and incenting Millennials in the workplace. Yet this rising generation, fueled by a culture forever altered by Action Sports, holds the answers to breaking down the.

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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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Women’s Safety XPrize Winner

IdeaConnection

A new type of gadget that can help to keep women safe has won the $1 million top prize of a global open innovation competition, the Women’s Safety XPrize. It was founded by the philanthropists Anu and Naveen Jain to address the problem of violence again women. The Safer Pro is a small chip that can be inserted into any piece of jewelry or wearable device.

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Learning from Your Customers

Michael Roberto

Our family loves games produced by a Massachusetts-based company named Gamewright. The copmany's hit products include Sleeping Queens, There's a Moose in Your House, and Rat-a-Tat-Cat. Our latest favorite is Qwixx, a simple dice game that all ages can enjoy. When we first purchased the game, though, we were frustrated with the fact that we were using up the colored scoring sheets rather quickly.