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Is Your First Best Idea Really the Best Idea?

IdeaScale

Like chess, for innovation having an idea is just the first step. Is your first idea really your best? It’s often held as an adage, but the history of ideas tends to prove the opposite. Thomas Edison is the classic example: You’ve likely heard he took 10,000 prototypes to invent the light bulb, but the truth is even more involved. Edison claimed he formed three thousand theories about how electric lights might work, and discarded all but two, with thousands of prototypes and experim

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Don't Loose Sight of Innovation's Real Purpose by Looking Deeper Into the Portfolio Management System

HYPE Innovation

We have all become totally wrapped up in thr “Innovation Theatre.” Some have called these song and dance routines , others like Steve Blank, have described their view of “innovation theatre” around the current obsession of setting up outposts , mostly in Silicon Valley. We seem to be layering on more and more activities to grab the attention and spread out our innovation resources.

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4 Timeless Books to Help You Put a Dent in the World

Innovation Excellence

These books provide a roadmap and a compass that will forever change the way you look at entrepreneurism, innovation, marketing, and change. Some people learn entrepreneurship from their family business; others learn it by studying entrepreneurship in school. I did neither. Instead, I was enrolled in the “learn while you burn” program of entrepreneurship.

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Innovation Management, Strategy and Innovation Assessment at the Dubai Business Women Council

Innovation 360 Group

Innovation Management, Strategy and Innovation Assessment with Magnus Penker. Join us on Monday February 19th from 12:00 PM until 2:30 PM on the first floor of Dubai Chamber as we discuss Innovation Management, Strategy and Innovation Assessment with Magnus Penker. Mr. Penker is an innovation management expert and appointed advisor focusing on innovation and growth.

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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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City Now, City Future

100%Open

They used to say that all roads lead to Rome. These days, when it comes to innovation, it seems that all roads certainly lead to cities. From planning the next Future Cities Mission to Australia for Innovate UK, or scoping out the next city mobility challenges for Ford in the US (see video below), through to reducing the environmental impact of Exeter in the UK, to developing the port of Duqm in Oman, we at 100%Open have been deeply embedded in understanding the challenges and opportunities of

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The i-Word

InnovationManagement

Is there any word more fundamental to the modern business lexicon than ‘innovation’? To say that it forms an important part of enterprise is probably an understatement.