Exago

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A Gallup report shows that US companies lose $350 billion in revenue every year due to employees’ disengagement. In fact, 70 per cent of your employees are probably disengaged. Yet full participation is an emotional commitment that cannot be forced. With the Millennials and Generation Z joining the workplace, the challenge rises: no longer can we believe that it is enough for a company to provide the work, and that an employee’s motivation will come naturally.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The crowd you source from doesn’t have to be outside the company. Crowdsourcing is just one facet of innovation strategy. For some, it may not be the most workable. Perhaps there are legal concerns that make it impossible. Maybe your industry is so specialized you just don’t have that big a crowd to source from. Or perhaps there’s just institutional skepticism to deal with.

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Board of Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Ugh, today. You need to fit in. You need a degree in something respectable. You need to have a good job. Also respectable. Or you fold under the Silicon-Valley-unicorn-disrupt pressure and launch your own startup. But what if you don’t want to fit in? I’m Julie de la Kethulle de Ryhove and I’ve always gone against the grain (just. Read More. The post Why I knew I was right for a job that didn’t exist yet — and how I got it. appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Harry Selfridge. Harry Gordon Selfridge was born in Wisconsin in 1858. He was one of three sons. His father, Robert Selfridge, served as a major with the Union Army in the American Civil War but abandoned his family at the end of the war. Soon after the war Harry’s two brothers died. Harry helped his mother, Lois, a teacher, by delivering papers.

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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.

Your Ideas are Terrible

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

with Capgemini, Coca-Cola, COX, InterContinental Hotels, Porsche, SunTrust and The Weather Company. The BridgeCommunity is a unique commercialization program that connects early-stage technology startups with global corporations. The program has developed a reliable process for corporations to partner with well-vetted startups – increasing both the viability and speed of moving those relationships through the innovation pipeline.

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Phil McKinney

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

In terms of creating “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAGs) and developing an indisputable culture, there are few organizations that rival Pentagon innovations. Since the Department of Defense's (DoD) innovations are the difference between life and death for service men and women, the creative process takes on a new level of importance. As a result, this […].

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Collectivecamp

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disruptive ideas usually don’t see light of day at large companies. And when they do, it’s not for long. If an idea falls under the banner of Horizon 1 innovation, then congratulations - most large companies are already built for this and a business case is an almost perfect vehicle for it. But if an idea proposed by an employee meets this definition of disruptive innovation, then it needs an alternative approach.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I’ve been thinking about comfort zones. Most of the discussion makes it seem like comfort zones are static. They’re not. We can decide if our comfort zones.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Do you have a great idea you want to manifest, but. er. uh. um. just can't seem to get things rolling? Chances are good your reasons why are on the list below. No problem. Join the club. Without making yourself wrong, simply note the ones that show up the most for you, then try the simple "go beyond excuses" exercise at the end of the list. Hey, it's time to get unstuck. 1.

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Daniel Burrus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Tennis great Billie Jean King once said, “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” What she was trying to instill in others was the importance of persistence. When Michael Jordan famously said that he had missed more than 9,000 shots, lost 300 games and missed 26 game-winning shots in his career, he followed it up by saying, “I’ve failed over and over.

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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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