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Ten pitfalls inventors face and tips for avoiding them

Idea to Value

Partners and team. Tip: Develop mock-ups or prototypes early and use them for validating your assumptions and the market need. Starting to develop an invention without having an intellectual property strategy in place is just as dangerous as starting a business without a business plan. Partners and team. Not starting.

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Development Opportunities for Supervisors: Top 12 Resources & Tools

CMOE

The good news is, there are development opportunities for supervisors that can help you succeed in your role. With the right tools and resources by your side, you will feel more confident in driving your team forward. Supervisors are the linchpin that keeps team members—key contributors of an organization—on track.

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Working together to shape innovation for meaningful change

Paul Hobcraft

To support you in building out your innovation competencies, capabilities and capacity that requires a deeper investment in skill development in a culture of continual learning. Share instances where timely knowledge acquisition has led to breakthroughs or market leadership to strengthen ecosystem thinking and design further.

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The 5 Most-Needed Qualities for Leadership in Healthcare

CMOE

With the changing needs and demands of clinical care, technology, and spending, leadership in healthcare must stay agile to keep up with the shifting tides. Healthcare leaders must guide their team members through patient care, equipping them with the right knowledge and tools to protect the well-being of their patients.

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How University Collaborations Can Drive Private Sector Innovation

Idea to Value

The typical goals of this sort of collaboration are better solutions and disrupting economic development — ultimately, it’s an early pipeline of new technologies. In exchange for financing and mentorship, an established business can be at the forefront of new products, models, and technologies. Give collaboration enough time.

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Innovation Project Governance Do's & Don'ts

Innov8rs

Through this process, senior management can lead innovation, implement strategy, and empower their teams to create new sources of growth. At the same time, decisions made in the absence of fact-based evidence can result in poor outcomes. These are just a few examples of what poor decisions can lead to.

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6 Financial Skills Every Leader Should Have

CMOE

On a personal level, you should be knowledgeable in managing your own finances so that you can support your career and poise yourself for financial health far into the future. Even if accounting skills aren’t listed in your job requirements, having knowledge in this area helps demonstrate leadership and initiative. 2) Forecasting.