Stephen Shapiro

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

We can learn a lot about innovation by studying linguistics… The other day I found some old VHS tapes (for those a bit younger than I am, this was the predecessor to the DVD). On one was a speech I gave to a couple thousand executives about 20 years ago. I talked about a topic that fascinated me at the time, yet I did very little with the concept since.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In 1993, advertising legend Jay Chiat announced his radical plans for the office of the future. His agency, Chiat/Day, was already a paragon of creativity — its legendary campaigns included Apple’s “1984” and “Think Different” campaigns — and its new LA office, designed by Frank Gehry was to be its monument. The space was engineered to.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

IdeaScale is offering innovators from around the world an extra week to complete their submission for the Innovation Management Awards. This is our fifth annual award series and we honor winners in three categories: best innovation engagement strategy, best innovation process, and best innovation. Why did we pick the categories that we did? Well, every year we ask our customers what it is that they would most like to learn about in order to support their programs.

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Leanstack

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Getting to the “Right Minimum” in a Minimum Viable Product It’s been a busy 3 weeks since Steve’s last meeting with Mary. Her advice about first using demos for defining (before building) an MVP finally clicked. Even though he had heard her say that many times before, it hadn’t registered the way it did during their last meeting. The brain is funny that way.

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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.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This is my 2nd piece on craft and micro-marketing. I have asked Elisabeth Drzaic-Lang, Coach and Entrepreneur, to discuss with me how the way we look at Leadership has changed, given the revolution brought about by smaller & upcoming businesses. Old ways do not work any longer, and today’s Leaders need to change given new needs.

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Rmukesh Gupta

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Who is on the show: In this episode we host Liz Kislik, For 30 years as a management consultant, executive coach, and facilitator, Liz has focused on advancing business results for her clients. She develops higher performing workforces for leading organizations, from the Fortune 500 and national non-profits to family-run businesses. Why is she on the show: Over the years Liz has coached and mentored employees from the C-suite to the contact center — vice presidents, human resource professionals,

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InnovationManagement

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is a category of cloud computing designed to protect applications and data against natural and human disasters. It ensures that service disruption of a business is kept to a minimum by enabling a full recovery through the cloud. Most often it is handled by a third-party provider and managed by your internal IT personnel, removing some workload from your IT professionals and giving them peace of mind.

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Leanstack

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Getting to the “Right Minimum” in a Minimum Viable Product It’s been a busy 3 weeks since Steve’s last meeting with Mary. Her advice about first using demos for defining (before building) an MVP finally clicked. Even though he had heard her say that many times before, it hadn’t registered the way it did during their last meeting. The brain is funny that way.

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ITONICS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

By: ITONICS GmbH & Detecon Consulting. In our days, companies are actively involved in scanning environmental activities more than ever before. This means that market players are in greater need of shaping scouting strategies to proactively seek, identify, and access external knowledge, skills, capabilities, and intellectual assets. We distinguish here between three pillars: technologies, trends, and startups.

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The Human Factor

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Image source. Contributed post –. If you are running a small business you have probably realized how easy it is to get caught up in making sure you achieve sales and how other tasks get put to one side. But every cent counts and you need to be as aware of your expenses as anything else. Your sales can go through the roof, but if your overheads do the same you will working very hard for not much return.

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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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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A 4-minute overview of the leading edge work being done by the George Lucas' Educational Foundation. Much needed. Lots to explore. Their educational philosophy.

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Michael Roberto

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Source: USAF Civil Engineer Center Patrick Gorman recently published an interview with Susan Story, CEO Of American Water Works Company for ChiefExecutive.net. In that interview, Story describes what it means to be customer-focused. She explains that, "If you're customer-focused, the next step, is, there's no bad idea and pepole can push back." That's an interesting connection between customer focus and employee empowerment.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

100 inspiring educational innovations.

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