HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 26, 2018

Right before January 1st, I felt an (in)explicable urge to “rant” about New Year’s resolutions on LinkedIn. And I had my reasons: websites were, as they usually are, racing to publish/ showcase stock advice, standard methods/tools and other types of “one-size-fits-all” solutions for all conceivable innovation management problems.

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Tips Innovation Innovation Management Tools 150

IdeaConnection

JANUARY 26, 2018

Question: what is the not-so-secret sauce that makes companies more innovative, creative and profitable? The answer is diversity, having a mix of genders, ages, races, cultural perspectives, expertise and ethnic backgrounds. Diversity should not be seen as a box-ticking exercise, as something to comply with because it is the right thing to do and looks good in the marketing photos.

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Knowledge Base Creativity Exercises Survey 60

Beyond the Obvious

JANUARY 26, 2018

About a year ago I got a call inviting me to participate in a meeting with the Department of Education because they were actively looking at ways to innovate how kids are educated. I agreed to participate in a meeting in San Francisco, and I was happy to have the opportunity to do so. My […].

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Change Meeting Innovation 56

Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 26, 2018

Do you want to create an innovation-focused culture in your organization? Are you struggling to make it a reality? Are you tired of wondering why your team’s ideas don’t always seem to pan out as originally planned? Or do your team’s problems actually stem from the idea-generating phase? There could be countless issues standing in.

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Idea Generation Innovation Culture Innovation Processes 54

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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100%Open

JANUARY 26, 2018

Displacement of people is one of the pivotal global issues of the early 21st century. It is a growing problem (66 million and rising at an average of 10% a year since 2005, due to a perfect storm of climate change, conflict and demographic changes). Trends indicate that children comprise well over 50% of any future displaced population and that this percentage is rising.

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Ideation Technical Review Collaboration Competition 49

IdeaConnection

JANUARY 26, 2018

The Canadian government aims to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by the summer of this year. Sales could reach more than $8 billion per annum according to estimates, but this will be determined by what price is set for the product. To help assess the drug’s impact on the economy the government has turned to Statistics Canada and it, in turn, has turned to the crowd.

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Crowdsourcing Policies Data 40

The BMI Lab Blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

In a previous post, we described the Chinese innovation ecosystem: a rapidly growing environment, where the role of the Chinese government is crucial to enable the needed conditions for companies to thrive and innovate. Now we would like to dive into the particular way that Chinese companies innovate by adapting to the specific traits of Chinese society and economy.

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Technical Review Innovation LEAN Marketing 73