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Diversity and Development go Hand in Hand

InnovationManagement

A diverse team is no longer a pipe dream - it’s a pipeline leading to increased innovation and development.

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Bringing Agile Innovation Into The Stage Gate Process

Innovation Excellence

Everyone is talking about how to speed up their innovation process. Or, at least make it more efficient. It is the current hot topic, especially amongst the multinational Goliaths. And with good reason… Starts-ups and digital business models are proving over and over again that they are winning at the innovation game. And this.

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Aligning Your Innovation Management with Your Organizational Goals

IdeaScale

Any form of creativity needs direction, and this is as true of business innovation as anything else. Aligning business goals and innovation strategy is the key to reaching those goals and developing effective innovation. Look At Goals. Any organization has two sets of goals: the short-term, which can tend more towards the practical and financial, and the long-term, which can be more visionary.

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The Power of Silly Questions

Destination Innovation

Roger Hargreaves and the Mr Men Books. In 1970, Roger Hargreaves’ 6-year-old son Adam asked his father a question. It was a question that only a child could ask. No adult would ever conceive of it. Adam said, ‘Daddy, what does a tickle look like?’. In response Hargreaves, a cartoonist, drew a picture of a round orange blob with a face and long rubbery arms.

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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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These Are the Skills Your Kids Will Need for the Future (Hint: It’s Not Coding)

Innovation Excellence

An education is supposed to prepare you for the future. Traditionally, that meant learning certain facts and skills, like when Columbus discovered America or how to do long division. Today, curriculums have shifted to focus on a more global and digital world, like cultural history, basic computer skills and writing code. Yet the challenges that.

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Innovating Using The Daffodil Principle

Phil McKinney

Want to know the secret to take ideas and make them real innovations? It is what I call the “daffodil principle” which I learned/stole from an article published by Jaroldeen Edwards. In one of the small mountain communities in the Sierra foothills, there is a church. If you take the time to pull off the […].

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Agile AF: How Kessel Run Lab Innovates in the Air Force

Innovation Leader

In the Air Force, passing clearances reigns, slowing down projects. But, Kessel Run seeks to go from ideation to getting software to users in as fast as 88 days.

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Radical Innovation Begins with These 2 Leadership Skills

Innovation 360 Group

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Remaking R&D at the Kellogg Company

Innovation Leader

How is Kellogg reimagining their business through R&D? We sat down with SVP of Global Research and Development Nigel Hughes to find out.

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Bem-vindo! Exago welcomes new Sales Executive

Exago

With more than 15 years of experience in multinational technology and telecoms companies, such as IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Telefonica, Gustavo Silva comes from Brazil to join Exago as a valuable addition to the Sales Team. The post Bem-vindo! Exago welcomes new Sales Executive appeared first on Exago.

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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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Wazoku raises £2.5M to expand global reach for idea management platform

Wazoku

London-based SaaS eyes global expansion and product enhancement, as demand for idea management set to reach £1.17bn by 2022. London, United Kingdom. 2 May 2019 – Idea management firm Wazoku has announced that it has raised £2.5M, led by Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) specialist, Calculus Capital and backed by existing investors.