Viima

AUGUST 25, 2021

In recent years, more and more companies have realized the need for innovation as they’ve seen businesses all around them, and perhaps even their own business, being disrupted. According to McKinsey research , 96% of executives have made innovation a strategic priority, yet only 6% are satisfied with their innovation performance. There’s a huge discrepancy between these figures, and obviously a part of that comes down to innovation just being hard, and a part to these executives setting the bar

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Agile Innovation Disruption Course 105

Idea to Value

AUGUST 25, 2021

Everyone knows that having a child changes your life. But did you know that it also physically changes a parents’ brain? And in the case of fathers, that this might lead to them becoming less creative? In a recently published research paper called Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants , 16 fathers (7 of whom were first-time fathers) were put into an MRI brain scanner twice: once between 2-4 weeks after the birth of their child, and again 12 – 16 weeks afterwards.

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Creativity Change Resources Examples 277

Leapfrogging

AUGUST 25, 2021

As a consultant, I’ve had the chance to work with some of the world’s biggest businesses and organizations to help guide innovation initiatives and business strategies. What continues to surprise me is how often leaders lack a clear understanding of what the value proposition is that they are providing to customers before developing new products and services to meet their needs. .

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Tools Innovation Processes Software Review Software 130

Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 25, 2021

Guest Post from Arlen Meyers Medicine has transitioned from high touch to high tech to low trust. The explosion of post COVID technology “innovations” is leaving a wake of skepticism from the healing class.

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Technology Innovation 97

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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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 25, 2021

Question for all who read this: to succeed at any business venture, you merely need to have huge resources, dedicated personnel, and a quality product or service, right? From there, it’s just collecting money and living a good life. This presumption is more common than you realize, and could not be more wrong and misguided. In a world where exponential change and digital disruptions abound, you simply cannot rest on your laurels and merely rely on what you’ve already built.

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Agile Change Disruption Trends 88

Rapid Innovation in digital time

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Lean Startup was published by Eric Ries 10 years ago in 2011. How did it fare across time? In my opinion, it hasn't aged a bit. It's still utterly accurate, so clear-cut phrased, as illustrated by selected punchlines from the book.

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LEAN Culture Leadership Innovation 70

The Human Factor

AUGUST 25, 2021

image source. Sadly, it’s not uncommon for a company to begin to stagnate and become too comfortable with the way they do things. When new systems that boost efficiency and provide better quality and more varied services begin appearing and you fail to recognise the benefits of incorporating them into your current structure, you might be risking much more than you think.

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Software Review Software Tips Technical Review 36

Michael Roberto

AUGUST 25, 2021

Successful leaders set high expectations for their team members and challenge them to tackle lofty goals, much like effective teachers and coaches do. How you set and raise the bar matters a great deal, though. To get it right, leaders can learn a lot from what the most effective teachers and professors do. Check out my latest article (The Right Way to Set the Bar High) , published by Chief Learning Officer, to learn more about this topic.

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Learning Leadership 26