Norbert Bol

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Positive marketers create innovative ways to transform consumption by introducing new materials, new meanings, new competencies or combinations thereof with the aim to create value for the firm and the customers and society. Practice innovation is another pattern of positive marketing to create new meanings, doings or practices.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999).

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999).

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 25, 2017

The new innovating world we face in the 21st Century. She discusses as examples drug therapy, cancer cures, or developing a technology platform to integrate the creation, storage, and distribution of wind power. The complexity today is being faced with any innovation challenge that spans the globe. I liked this thinking.

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Norbert Bol

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Innovations are being created in formal Research & Development (R&D) departments, but can also originate outside R&D departments. In the February 2016 edition of Research Policy, there is an interesting article by Lee & Walsh who studied non-R&D innovation. Norbert Bol. Literature. N., & Walsh, J.

Policies 40

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2017

We wanted a strategic target to align IT strategy and innovation initiatives to support the organization in realizing its overall vision. We instead used previous exposure, strategic thinking exercises with the IT team and others, and strategic business sense to describe what it seemed a corporate target would encompass.

Exercises 89

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IdeaSpies

JUNE 10, 2019

Army, for example, is currently experimenting with the 3D printing of food in order to feed troops as they mobilize across difficult geographies. A hierarchical organization can be effective in stable and predictable environments because the organization does not have to regularly innovate or adapt to change.

Artificial Inteligence 57

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IdeaSpies

JUNE 10, 2019

Army, for example, is currently experimenting with the 3D printing of food in order to feed troops as they mobilize across difficult geographies. A hierarchical organization can be effective in stable and predictable environments because the organization does not have to regularly innovate or adapt to change.

Artificial Inteligence 57

Artificial Inteligence Design Collaboration Technology 57

Norbert Bol

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Sustainability is increasingly seen as a driver for innovation. Many innovations however fail or did not succeed yet. In a recent article (Wicki, 2015) there is an interesting insight of a failed green innovation and the lessons that can be drawn from this example for those who want to seize business opportunities in the green economy.

Learning 40

Learning Innovation Marketing Examples 40

Norbert Bol

APRIL 25, 2021

Governments are currently taking action to limit the negative aspects that could limit the innovation capabilities and are providing guidelines to the use of AI-systems. For example chat bots they need to make clear that people are talking to a computer.

Artificial Inteligence 98

Artificial Inteligence Guidelines System Examples 98

Norbert Bol

DECEMBER 1, 2019

A great example of how AI can be used to enhance sustainable development is PlantVillage (Goralski & Tanm 2020). This initiative can enhance the SDGs, including SDG #2 on Zero Hunger, SDG #9 on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG #10 on Reduced Inequalities.

Artificial Inteligence 71

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mjvinnovation

JANUARY 25, 2021

KPIs (key performance indicators) are management tools used to measure the level of performance and success of an organization or a specific process, focusing on the “how.” ” OKR is a goal-setting structure that creates alignment, clarity, and transparency, strategically managing KPIs’ change to desired values.

Management 52

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Innov8rs

MARCH 26, 2023

During our recent Innov8rs Learning Lab on Innovation Strategy, Leadership, Governance and Portfolio Management, Christian Stadler (Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School and bestselling author) presented a revolutionary approach to strategy.

Disruption 52

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 9, 2019

The combination of vision and taking appropriate actions made him a great example of a discipline which is called strategic foresight. After a short theoretical introduction some examples are given Steve Jobs used narratives in relation to strategic foresight in of his speeches.

Learning 80

Learning Examples Analysis Engagement 80

Norbert Bol

APRIL 25, 2021

Governments are currently taking action to limit the negative aspects that could limit the innovation capabilities and are providing guidelines to the use of AI-systems. For example chat bots they need to make clear that people are talking to a computer.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Guidelines System Examples 52

Norbert Bol

DECEMBER 1, 2019

A great example of how AI can be used to enhance sustainable development is PlantVillage (Goralski & Tanm 2020). This initiative can enhance the SDGs, including SDG #2 on Zero Hunger, SDG #9 on Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and SDG #10 on Reduced Inequalities.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Study Data Report 40

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 1, 2019

For example in the case of detergents. For example in the case of electric vehicles. Shim et al. 2018) show there can be many hurdles in our decision making proces that prevent us from choosing eco-friendly or sustainable products and services (see graph). Sometimes we are still not aware of sustainability issues. Shim et al.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 4, 2018

Gamification is a technique that brings game elements to real life (non-game) products and services to design behaviors, develop skills and enable innovation with the aim to increase customer experience, organizational productivity, learning, sustainability, innovation, creativity etc.

Trends 60

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 17, 2019

Last week I wrote about the use of narratives in strategic foresight using the speeches of Steve Jobs as examples (see last week’s blog ). In my opinion the article is well written as a great example how we can use allegories in strategic foresight to find sustainable solutions for the challenges we face today.

Learning 81

Learning Examples Strategy Strategy 81

Norbert Bol

MARCH 24, 2019

Innovative sustainable technology is considered to be positively contributing to sustainability. For example where new technologies are able to solve climate change problems providing clean energy solutions. Gonella et al. 2019) show in their article that we often have a too optimistic view on technology and sustainability.

Technology 86

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Last week I gave a short presentation at the VIP Europe Conference of IREI in Amsterdam about the impact of innovation, technology and sustainability on office investments in the Netherlands. Currently the pace of technology development and innovation is occurring at an exponential rate. Sustainability and innovation.

Disruption 75

Disruption Technical Review Technology Conference 75

Norbert Bol

JULY 10, 2016

Leaders are busy with networking, innovating, coaching and leading by example. In my opinion, traditional hierarchies are getting more and more replaced by networked- or social organizations, where organizational networking, learning and innovativeness are important drivers such as Husain et al. 2016) demonstrate. Norbert Bol.

Leadership 40

Leadership Competition Learning Innovation Processes 40

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 17, 2016

Creating value for customers in a competitive business world, requires a creative and innovative attitude to improve products and services. In line with the earlier Strategy Blogs this year this attitude is based on the underlying human and environmental values, and shows through leading by example. Norbert Bol. Literature. Michel, J.

Creativity 40

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Norbert Bol

AUGUST 30, 2015

When companies are innovating for sustainability there are different strategies that can be pursued. In a recent published article Brocken & Short (2015) give six examples of companies that are taking the sufficiency-based approach as a business model. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. Norbert Bol.

Strategy 40

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Norbert Bol

APRIL 7, 2019

For example banks have strengthened their regulation, supervision and risk management under Basel III (an internationally agreed set of measures developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision) with more emphasis on liquidity.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 24, 2019

Innovative sustainable technology is considered to be positively contributing to sustainability. For example where new technologies are able to solve climate change problems providing clean energy solutions. Gonella et al. 2019) show in their article that we often have a too optimistic view on technology and sustainability.

Technology 52

Technology Report Meeting Resources 52

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

In the previous Strategy Blog the importance of education was discussed and I added a poll with the question: “Do you think decision makers educate themselves enough about sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship?” ” The majority of the voters indicated that decision makers do not educate themselves enough.

Entrepreneurship 40

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 28, 2016

To achieve more value in the context of responsible long term investments or sustainability driven innovations, it means that more diverse knowledge is necessary. For example stakeholders that participate to find new and innovative ways to create more value can participate for several reasons. Norbert Bol. Literature.

Culture 40

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Norbert Bol

JUNE 18, 2017

This means that it can be necessary to change some beliefs that we have, but we definitely need to innovate to become more sustainable. . In our aspiration for a healthy, happy and prosperous life for ourselves and for the next generations, we are already on a journey of becoming more sustainable. Norbert Bol. Literature. September 2017).

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 6, 2016

shareholders, employees) and s econdary stakeholders are indirectly related (For example the general public, communities, activist groups, business support groups, and the media). Secondary stakeholders can also be viewed as a guide to new business development as innovation is often the result of making new connections.

Management 40

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Sustainability on a strategic or company level is often difficult to define, measure and manage. Take for example the poll in last week’s StrategyBlog researching the question: is sustainability driving innovation in your organization?

Management 40

Management Policies Video Examples 40

Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

For example in the sustainablity discussion, it is clear that measures for a more sustainable society should not hinder economic growth. For example failed surgery contributes positively to GDP. Some even say that there is an addiction to economic growth.

Case Study 56

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Norbert Bol

APRIL 7, 2019

For example banks have strengthened their regulation, supervision and risk management under Basel III (an internationally agreed set of measures developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision) with more emphasis on liquidity.

Conference 52

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