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Building an Innovation and Insights Group from Scratch
Braden Kelley
MARCH 13, 2018
Many of you reading this have created or operated innovation or insights programs for organizations of a variety of sizes, or are curious about how to go about it.
2018
Stan Lee: 3 Lessons To Unlock Your Inner Visionary
Game-Changer
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Illustration by Christian Laborin. We lost a great one! Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic 4, X-Men and other super-heroes died yesterday. He leaves a legacy of inspiration behind that will keep inspiring many more generations.
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You Need an Innovation Value Proposition and Here's Why
HYPE Innovation
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
An innovation value proposition (IVP) is not the easiest place to go. It must build meaning and purpose and provide that unique identity that enables innovation to flow. Building your innovation value proposition is critical to your innovation success. The Innovation Manager
Sleeping with the enemy: The pain of innovation disrupting your industry
Idea to Value
AUGUST 20, 2018
I’d like to start today’s article with a story about something that shook me up a bit recently. I recently bought a diamond engagement ring at an amazing online store, but needed to get the size adjusted slightly.
Business Agile: A Roadmap for Transforming Your Management & Adapting to the VUCA Environment
Speaker: Peter Taylor, Speaker/Author, The Lazy Project Manager
Businesses everywhere are trying to “get business agile”—but it’s not easy to adapt to becoming this adaptive. How can conventional organizations succeed in this transformation? In this webinar, Peter Taylor will walk through the change process step by step, and look at a tried and tested transformation roadmap: benefits are outlined, solutions to common challenges offered, and tried and tested methods and tools provided. It will be a guide towards a decentralized and management style that offers more successful decision making through collaboration.
A Revolutionary Idea – Thinking Inside the Box
Destination Innovation
JULY 12, 2018
McLean in 1957. Containerization was a massively important innovation which powered the expansion of global trade but it was a difficult idea to implement. Before containerization, goods were physically manhandled as break bulk cargo.
Is Your Innovation Problem Really a Strategy Problem?
Tim Kastelle
APRIL 12, 2018
Note: this was originally posted on Harvard Business Review Blogs , with terrific editing by Sarah Green Carmichael. Sometimes, the problem that we think we’re solving isn’t the real problem that we face.
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Packaging Innovation in 2019: Corporate Innovators and Startups Leading the Way
Rocketspace
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Since plastics were first introduced, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic has been produced. Due to their functional properties and low cost, the use of plastics as packaging feedstock was integrated into all global economies and its production increased twenty-fold over the past half-century.
The 7 (+1) things you have to do to succeed as an Innovation Director
Exago
MAY 2, 2018
As companies fight to stay ahead of the innovation curve, the role of the Innovation Director is developing and growing in significance.
Innovation “Gurus” Love To Talk About These 4 Myths — None Of Them Are True
Digital Tonto
MAY 9, 2018
What worked for Steve Jobs or Elon Musk Might not work for you Related posts: 4 Myths About Innovation That “Gurus” Love To Tell. There Is No One True Path To Innovation. Innovation Is The Only True. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Imaginatik and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre to Co-Present During Poster Session at the World Open Innovation Conference
Imaginatik
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Imaginatik will be attending the 5th Annual World Open Innovation Conference (WOIC) in San Francisco, CA on December 13th and 14th. We’ve partnered with our valued customer, The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) to develop and submit an open innovation paper describing our work together and the resulting economic impact. Our paper was selected to present during the Poster Session on December 13th. We hope you can join us. This year’s WOIC theme is “Digital Transformation for Sustainability.”
Game-Changers 911™: How to Change the Game in 2020
Speaker: John Storm, President, BrainStorm Network
Join John Storm, President of the BrainStorm Network, to learn how to identify game-changing opportunities within your company and industry, and then brainstorm ways to capitalize on these ideas. Get ready to change your game in 2020!
Fix the Problem or Design it Out?
Braden Kelley
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Let’s start with the problem. According to The Plastic Pollution Coalition (January 3, 2017) – “It’s National Drinking Straw Day! Each day, more than 500 million plastic straws are used and discarded in the U.S. alone.
The 15 Enemies of Innovation
Game-Changer
JANUARY 4, 2018
When I put my consultant hat on I have a very easy way to detect whether or not your company is committed to innovation, and whether or not it will: the way you lead and prioritize. My examination has nothing to do with capability, but with leadership.
How machines learn (a great video explanation of deep learning)
Idea to Value
JANUARY 8, 2018
In today’s dose of inspiration, I wanted to give you an insight into one of the most innovative technologies of the past few years which has the potential to revolutionise entire industries: machine learning.
Navigating the VUCA World With Innovation Coaching
Speaker: Janet Sernack, Founder and CEO of ImagineNation
Join the founder and CEO of ImagineNationTM, Janet Sernack, to understand how developing an innovation coaching skill set can help lead the way in supporting people through the exponential change and disruption in our VUCA world.
Don’t be a Zebra, Be a Giraffe
Destination Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Zebra stands for Zero Evidence but Really Adamant. Zebras are people who see things in black and white. They are sure of their own opinions and they disdain information or science which undermines their beliefs. The king of the Zebras is Donald Trump.
How Do We Build 21st Century Business Skills?
Tim Kastelle
MARCH 20, 2018
“How do you teach people to be more comfortable with ambiguity?” ” That was the question from the person in charge of Talent for a big bank at a workshop we ran with them recently at UQ.
How do we measure success in our digital transformation? A journey of discovery
Paul Hobcraft
OCTOBER 22, 2018
How do we find answers to knowing what measures give us for success in any digital transformation? Are today’s measures relevant to tomorrow, are they still based on our legacy system of measurement, when a business was operating in a stable, predictable environment?
15 Startups to Watch in Food-Tech
Rocketspace
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Corporate Innovation food tech agriculture
The Science of High-Impact Experimentation
Speaker: Holly Hester-Reilly, Founder and Product Management Coach, H2R Product Science
Too many product teams don't know what to test, which leads to poorly designed experiments and unclear results. How can a product manager be certain they’re making effective decisions when it comes to experimentation? Join Holly Hester-Reilly, Founder and Product Management Coach at H2R Product Science, as she walks us through the entire experimentation process, from deciding what to test to sharing the results with stakeholders, to illustrate what strong testing practices look like and how they can be implemented in every organization.
Is Lean Management doomed in the age of Innovation?
Exago
DECEMBER 14, 2018
It has been 30 years since the term Lean Management – a long-term approach that seeks to achieve incremental process changes to improve efficiency and quality – was first coined. Some say that Lean Management has now become obsolete; others talk about a ‘post-Lean’ world and say it is fated to die.
How To Solve A Really Tough Problem In 3 (Not So Easy) Steps
Digital Tonto
MARCH 7, 2018
The key to solving fundamental challenges is to go both wider and deeper Related posts: The Uncertainty Problem. How to do a Turnaround in 5 (not so easy) Steps. Top-down vs. Bottom-up Strategy. How. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Why “Path-to-Value” is Crucial for Corporate Innovators
Imaginatik
MARCH 1, 2018
Recent conversations with a new Imaginatik client, from late 2017, have stuck with me these past few months. It highlights the importance of a new concept that every corporate innovation leader needs to internalize: the Path-to-Value for each innovation. If this notion is not already in your vernacular, it needs to be. To understand why, we’ll dig into the story from this client. Let’s call them Acme Corporation.
Latest Interview with Voltage Control’s Innovation Series
Braden Kelley
DECEMBER 17, 2018
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Douglas Ferguson of Voltage Control, to speak with him for their Innovation Series about my work as a popular keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and thought leader on the topics of continuous … Continue reading → Change Digital Transformation Innovation Charting Change Disruptive Innovation Experiment Canvas Interviews Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire
Assessing and Fostering a Culture of Innovation
Speaker: Magnus Penker, CEO & Founder, Innovation360 Group
Welcome to an interactive empowering session on how to sharpen your future through innovation management, which can help guide your company’s goals. During this webinar, Magnus Penker, international thought leader and author, will dive into how to assess and foster culture and capabilities for innovation.
People Walk Away When You Waste Their Time and Talent
Game-Changer
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Miserable, undervalued, overlooked, not living up to my potential, taken for granted. These and other words are used by people who’s employeer doesn’t let them be the best version of themselves at work. Last week I met two very talented guys with high technical chops.
Why Your Innovation Team Will Quit on You 3 Years In
HYPE Innovation
OCTOBER 11, 2018
A lot can happen to an innovation program in three years. Some companies see their programs gain momentum and excel in that time. Other companies experience something different.
Amazon Go is the future of supermarkets. But right now it allows you to steal tampons.
Idea to Value
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Amazon has just taken another step towards owning your entire shopping experience, by opening the world’s first supermarket where you just pick up whatever you want and leave.
Participation leads to Innovation
Destination Innovation
MARCH 2, 2018
Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’
11 Proven Ways to Turn Your Culture into a Culture of Innovation
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Well, No, I am NOT a Natural
Tim Kastelle
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
“I was looking for work that would make my heart sing.” ” Jamie Ford said that recently at a UQ Business School alumni event as she told us about the path her career has taken.
Optimism in Innovation, Thinking About Risk Differently
Paul Hobcraft
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
For me, there is never enough talked about innovation risk. Innovation is held back so often because the quantification of risk cannot fit into an organization’s current assessment and measurements of risk. It is often too intangible, full of unknowns as the very nature of anything new and different.
Raising Capital for Your Startup? 5 Things Investors Are Looking For
Rocketspace
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Fundraising is a process. It takes time and energy — more time and energy than you might think. And based on the conversations that we've had with experienced startup founders, raising capital for your startup, on average, takes three to six months. Startup Services
Why Measuring Innovation Sentiment is Essential
IdeaScale
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Metrics tell you if you’re working. Building a great platform and designing a positive innovation strategy that reflects both company culture and vision is a good beginning for any organization looking to become or remain a leader in their industry.
Design and Run Experiments That Actually Progress Your Business
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Experimenting as a way to explore new products, services, and business models can help eliminate the guesswork involved in building something your customers actually value. That said, it's often quite tricky to take your vision and figure out the first experiment to run. How do you get started? How can you ensure your experiments are well-designed? Join Nick Noreña, educator, entrepreneur, and currently an Innovation Coach at Kromatic, as he walks us through how we can figure out the right experiments to run for any product or service, and in organizations of all sizes.
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