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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.
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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.
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.
Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It
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Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.
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.
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The Arrival and Potential of Knowledge Graphs into Our World
Paul Hobcraft
MAY 15, 2018
Knowledge Graphs have a real potential to become highly valuable, topical and relevant. If only we can get them prised out of the engineer, data scientists, or software experts hands.
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.
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.
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.”
11 Proven Ways to Turn Your Culture into a Culture of Innovation
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Learn the 11 proven strategies that you can implement quickly to get every employee innovating and contributing to the growth of your company.
Getting the right question is half the battle
RTI Innovation Advisors
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
I return once again to one of my favorite sayings, by Stephen Covey, who said (I'm paraphrasing): sharpen the saw before you start cutting the wood. It's a really simple thought - do the right things to prepare before you start a big task, but we lose sight of what adequate preparation looks like in so many activities. There are several reasons for this. First, many corporate activities are second nature. We know how to do them by heart, so preparation feels like wasted time.
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.
What You Need to Know Before Creating an Innovation Culture
HYPE Innovation
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Raise your hand if you don't want an innovation culture in your organization. The Innovation Manager
6 Ways to Build a Successful Innovation Program
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Learn how forward-thinking leaders use crowdsourcing to impact their company’s bottom line through methods such as creating a culture of innovation.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Spigit's 2018 State of Crowdsourced Innovation Report
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A rigorous analysis of how the world’s largest brands – representing 21 different industry verticals – leverage their innovation programs to solve problems and surface opportunities, and the key role crowdsourcing plays in their success.
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.
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 “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.
Will big data solve the innovation gap?
RTI Innovation Advisors
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
For many companies, I think there is a relatively significant gap between what they actually generate as compelling new products and what they wish they generated. We could call this the "innovation gap". The gap is real, and it means that many companies aren't as profitable or as competitive as they'd like to be.
Quantifying a Culture of Innovation
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Examining five years of anonymous data from over 6 million users in 170+ countries, Spigit has discovered that a culture of innovation can be measured – with a 99% statistical confidence level – by a metric called ideation rate. Download the eBook now for an in-depth look at this groundbreaking study.
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
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 Organization Needs to Invest in Innovation Capital
HYPE Innovation
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Innovation capital is one of the primary catalysts to value creation. And while understanding and investing in innovation capital is crucial, building innovation capital lacks the focus it deserves. In fact, it isn’t even on most people's radar.
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.
5 Product Traps - And Better Paths
Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group
Is your agile team overloaded with feature requests, with no time for discovery? Do your roadmaps read like impossible wish lists? Well, you’re not alone. It may seem impossible now, but what if we said that with a few changes, you could be meeting deadlines with the ability to predict progress with accuracy, be happy with your progress against the roadmap, and be making time for near-continuous discovery? Johanna Rothman has seen this all too often across many different organizations. She will take us through five common traps that agile product teams fall into – and likely you are in several of those traps right now. And good news - she has ways to avoid them!
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