Bill Fischer

APRIL 6, 2018

If ideas move the world, conversations move ideas. The quality of your conversations are an important determinant of your innovative performance. Here are four easy, managerial choices which can reengineer your conversations for more effective innovation.

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IdeaSpies

APRIL 6, 2018

Australian businesses are facing an onslaught of international competitors vying for market share at the expense of local small businesses. Technology has had a large impact on businesses, allowing for innovation with new advances or face being left behind with possible closure. The rise of the sharing economy such as Amazon, Uber and AirTasker has disrupted the traditional structure of businesses in terms of price, location and choice.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 6, 2018

Show your presence and support for new thinking and new futures by celebrating World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21 and Week, April 15-21 every year. You can add your celebration/activity on our site for the world to see.

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IdeaSpies

APRIL 6, 2018

There are now signs that employee experience ( EX ) is the next priority for organisations, following the major emphasis on customer experience (CX). This is good news for staff! While CX is the sum of all interactions a customer has with a company, EX is the sum of everything an employee experiences throughout his or her connection with an organisation.

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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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IdeaConnection

APRIL 6, 2018

So, where do good ideas come from? Are they flashes of genius that come fully formed when you least expect them? Do they require hours with a pad of paper at the drawing board? Are they the result of accidents and surprising experimental results? And what environments breed them? These are just some of the questions that are tackled in the following three videos that explore the sources of ideas.

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IdeaSpies

APRIL 6, 2018

Since we live in a machine age, the growing concern is that new technologies like artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, autonomous cars, and precision medicine are so powerful, pervasive and evolving that they can become uncontrollable. So how do we overcome it? New technologies can be potentially scary and bad. It’s a step into the unknown with uncertainty whether it may fail and it takes to integrate into society.

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Innovation Architecture

APRIL 6, 2018

One afternoon last week I picked up my four-year-old daughter from her pre-school. On the drive home she said, “take me to McDonalds.” We continued driving home. I had no plans to take her to McDonalds. When she realized that we were not going to McDonalds, she asked, “Dad, why isn’t the car taking me to McDonalds?” Her question surprised me.

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Innovation Leader

APRIL 6, 2018

We recently asked members of the IL community if they used executive recruiters to find talent for innovation roles. See which strategies and recruiters they recommended.

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Innovation Leader

APRIL 6, 2018

In a recent New York City Underground Roundtable with PA Consulting Group, participants discussed the biggest challenges of leading a customer-centric company.

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