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How Corporates can use the Lean Startup and Business Model Canvas

HYPE Innovation

The Lean Startup is a hot topic for organizations right now, so we asked a practitioner - Justin Souter, of Souter Consulting - to help readers get a handle on the elements of the Lean Startup framework, and provide some lessons from the field. The post is in four sections: 1. Where to begin with Startups and Corporate innovators. 2. How to make effective decisions while 'in flight'. 3.

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If You Want to Be Innovative, Innovate

Tim Kastelle

Too many people want to make their organisations more innovative without going through the pain of actually changing anything. This does not work. In an interview on Tim Ferriss’ podcast , Jocko Willink says: If you want to tougher mentally, it is simple: be tougher. Don’t meditate on it. It’s the same with innovation. If you want to be innovative, it is simple: innovate.

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CEO has great talent of recognising great ideas and ruining them (Spoof video)

Idea to Value

Sometimes, a well-meaning boss just gets in the way. Check out this funny satire video by The Onion (above). In it, a news report shows interviews with staff about how talented and amazing their boss is. However, in this scenario, it just so happens that his talent is in taking good ideas and ruining them. “He’s just incredible at picking out the best proposal, watering it down, putting the wrong person in charge of it, and then abandoning the whole thing once it’s clear that he’s created a comp

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5 Ideas for Turning a Vision Statement into Strategy

BrainZooming

Your organization has a vision statement. Congratulations! Is your organization’s vision sitting around and not helping run the business? If that’s the case, your task is to start turning the vision statement into strategy to drive and align activities consistent with it. 5 Ideas for Turning a Vision Statement into Strategy. Here are five ideas The Brainzooming Group uses to help clients when turning a vision statement into strategy. 1.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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3 Ways to Systematically Come Up with Breakthrough Ideas

Rmukesh Gupta

Every organisation and every leader that you talk to today, wants to build a culture of innovation and a breakthrough product as soon as possible. However, if we look closely, there are three ways to come up with an idea that has the potential to become a breakthrough innovation: Imagination. Insights. Challenging current assumptions. Lets talk about all the three in a bit more detail.

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10 Skills You Need to Nurture in Your Innovation Group

InnovationManagement

Organizational innovation requires discipline. And like any other discipline, it requires monitoring and training to make sure that you’re on the cutting edge of your capabilities. But what skills should you focus on building and how can you track your progress?

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The Innovation Agenda for 2017

Innovation Leader

What are innovators thinking about as we head in to 2017? Innovation Leader editor Scott Kirsner discusses what we’re seeing corporate innovation teams focus on.

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Empowering Veterans and Coal Miners with Modern Innovation Tools

Innovation Excellence

Delivering better citizen services with advanced technologies is only a portion of the value proposition. Advanced technologies can also be leveraged to lift recipients out of the support cycle by giving them marketable skill sets in the emerging economy.

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Comment on How to Run a Mastermind Group by Stephen Shapiro

Stephen Shapiro

Thank for your comment. Wow, I can’t believe it is 10 years old! But it is. Fortunately some things stay relevant for a long time.

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Innovation Events: Spring Planner

Innovation Excellence

This is your Innovation Events Spring Planner. Below are a variety of innovation-related events, conferences, and festivals that should be on your radar. These are located across the globe and all take place before May. Registration is already open for all of them.

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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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The Power of Personal Storytelling to Deliver Real Meaning

Idea Champions

WISDOM AT WORK: The Power of Personal Storytelling to Spark Insight, Breakthrough, and Lifelong Innovation from Mitch Ditkoff. Storytelling at Work. Our new storytelling workshop. Storytelling infographic.