Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We tend to be very short sighted, we corporate executives. Our lifespans are relatively brief, all things considered. There are over 240 years since the founding of the United States, and using a 20 year cycle for generations that suggests approximately 12 generations of people during that brief window. Most of us work for approximately 40 years, but we rarely consider the events or recent history before we started working.

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Exago

DECEMBER 14, 2016

By analysing 164 real innovation challenges, we’ve seen how people more easily relate to – and want to have a say in – questions that are closely tied to, and disrupt, daily work routines. These are, for instance, ‘How can. Read More. The post Which innovation challenges are more easily implemented? appeared first on www.exago.com.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Often you hear the request made of “can you give us a best practice snapshot; we would like to get a sense of where we are”. Firstly please forget best practice, this is a mistake for you in a rapidly changing world. The trouble with best practice is you are looking at someone else’s practices and these are highly individual, made up of different groups of methodologies, processes, rules, theories, values and concepts.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Many perspectives make for smarter medicine. In 2013, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation took a step that many found surprising: creating a prize and asking the world to reengineer the condom. It was fodder for late-night shows, people made jokes about Bill Gates endorsing major condom brands, and then the world moved on. But little noted was that Gates was pioneering crowdsourcing in healthcare … and that it worked.

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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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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The Brainzooming eBook, “11 Fun Ideas for Strategic Planning,” has generated lots of downloads since we published it during the early days of strategy season. The eBook shares ideas we developed in the past ten-plus years to create fun strategic planning exercises. We warn readers early in the eBook that everybody’s definition of “fun strategic planning exercises” may differ.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since the release of its first polished-steel plow way back in 1837, John Deere has provided the heavy machinery to prep, plant and harvest crops. Over the years, it has evolved into a true American icon. And its green and yellow tractors are undoubtedly the first thing many people associate with the John Deere brand.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Emmanuel de Lutzel is VP Social Business at BNP Paribas, and an active a social intrapreneur. Based on intrapreneurs interviews and his own experience, he wrote the book ‘Transform your company from the inside: the social intrapreneur guide’, with Valérie de la Rochefoucauld-Drouâs in 2015. He kindly answer our questions about his book, about who.

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Michael Roberto

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Lisa Kay Solomon and Emily Shepard shared some thoughts about innovation with a Stanford Business School class. They focused on five skills that one must master to innovate successfully. Here's their list: Observe: Watch what others are doing, demonstrate empathy, and and record your observations of the world around you. Keep a journal of your observations.

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Digital Tonto

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The truth is that the opportunities we have today dwarf anything that came before. However, opportunities are only valuable if you seize them. Related posts: We Need To Accelerate Innovation—Here’s. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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