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Your Guide to Fueling Enterprise Innovation in the Transport Industry

Qmarkets

For vehicle manufacturers and service providers in the global transport industry right now, innovation isn’t so much optional as existentially vital. In this blog, we’ll explore some of these trends and make a case for an effective innovation management program to capitalize on them. And we haven’t even gotten round to airplanes yet.

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If You Want To Tell A Kick-Ass Story, Do These 3 Things

Digital Tonto

to Steve Jobs, and they all used the power of story to anchor an enterprise with a sense of mission and destiny. Stories, as Hollywood mogul Peter Guber has put it, provides emotional transport for ideas. Look at great leaders throughout history, from General George Patton to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Iowa Department of Transportation Selects Qmarkets Platform for Cross-Functional Idea Crowdsourcing Initiative

Qmarkets

Iowa, United States – The Iowa Department of Transportation – a government agency that assures that transportation in Iowa gets people and goods where they need to go safely, efficiently and conveniently – has launched an open innovation platform to harness the wisdom of all relevant stakeholders throughout the state.

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Iowa Department of Transportation Selects Qmarkets Platform for Cross-Functional Idea Crowdsourcing Initiative

Qmarkets

Iowa, United States – The Iowa Department of Transportation – a government agency that assures that transportation in Iowa gets people and goods where they need to go safely, efficiently and conveniently – has launched an open innovation platform to harness the wisdom of all relevant stakeholders throughout the state.

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We Need To Get Back To Counting What Counts

Digital Tonto

When Ronald Coase argued that the “nature of a firm” was to reduce transaction costs, he didn’t mean that was the only purpose of an enterprise. Running an enterprise that dismisses the interests of customers, partners and communities is destined for trouble. In the final analysis, the purpose of an enterprise is its mission.

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Iowa Department of Transportation Selects Qmarkets Platform for Cross-Functional Idea Crowdsourcing Initiative

Qmarkets

Iowa, United States – The Iowa Department of Transportation – a government agency that assures that transportation in Iowa gets people and goods where they need to go safely, efficiently and conveniently – has launched an open innovation platform to harness the wisdom of all relevant stakeholders throughout the state.

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Cool Lateral Ideas

Destination Innovation

Lateral Idea: An enterprising priest installed hives in the church roof with a warning at the door ‘Beware of Bees in the Roof Space.’ Problem: Washing machines are very heavy and therefore costly to transport. Every time a child is badly behaved throw a sweet out of the window. The news coverage was prodigious.