Destination Innovation

MAY 8, 2017

It is well known that our physiology can affect our psychology. If our posture is more positive then our thinking is more positive. Researchers Slepian and Ambady report an experiment in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. They had some subjects move their arms in big fluid movements and other subjects moved their arms in short, precise movements.

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BrainZooming

MAY 8, 2017

In Brainzooming presentations and workshops , attendees want case studies and the answers somebody else has used. Why? Because that seems easy. You show up, put in your forty-five or sixty minutes, and walk away with the answers that you haven’t been able to come up with back at the office. Or you receive confirmation from a speaker that what you have been thinking is right (or pretty close to right), and you can take that back to the office and tell the boss.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 8, 2017

Brandon Klein shares 5 steps of analysis that are useful in creating high performance connections. His post highlights the process of how TechCrunch is innovating in the conference space, and employing tactics to drive innovative, and ultimately profitable, connections.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 8, 2017

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, international standards and innovation capabilities has always been strong drivers and catalysts for human and societal development. International standards as well as increased innovation capabilities will continue to play even more important roles in the world of digitalization, globalization, fast change and extreme planetary and human challenges that we face today!

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Innovation Management Management Innovation Tools 45

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 in Practice

MAY 8, 2017

Recently, I was delighted to receive a message from my friend, Frank Grunwald , Visiting Lecturer at Purdue University, telling me of his plans to incorporate Systematic Inventive Thinking into his spring Industrial Design course. An expert industrial designer himself, Frank has extensive experience in consumer product design and new product development.

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eZassi

MAY 8, 2017

Enterprise level innovation is the practice of looking beyond the organization’s R&D systems and past its discrete departments, to connect with global collaborators and improve business agility. This practice harnesses the benefits of open innovation to achieve specific enterprise-level goals. Why Enterprise Level Innovation (ELI) Matters. The lifespan of large, successful companies is shrinking, and this trend is expected to continue.

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Innovation Leader

MAY 8, 2017

Baseball franchises excel at scouting players until they’re ready for the big show.

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Idea Champions

MAY 8, 2017

If you're a creative person regularly involved with starting new projects -- the kind unlikely to get results overnight -- here's a simple practice to save you from the all-too-familiar phenomenon of depressing yourself by focusing on the cup being half empty. At the end of each work day, acknowledge yourself for all of the progress you've made -- small, medium, and large.

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Michael Roberto

MAY 8, 2017

Ulrich Boser has written an interesting piece for Harvard Business Review regarding learning strategies. Boser argues that our ability to learn new skills and assimilate large amounts of new information has become very important in today's economy. We have to be lifelong learners to adapt and grow as our companies and our jobs change. Boser reviews the work of University of Illinois psychologist Brian Ross, who has conducted some fascinating research on how we learn.

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InnovationManagement

MAY 8, 2017

A common misconception is that innovation can’t be taught. Similar to how some people believe that artists are born, not made – innovation has often seemed to be the purview of the great thinkers, the elite, people whose creativity is given, not a matter of practice….

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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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