IdeaSpies

JUNE 10, 2019

Many start-up companies use digital technologies to develop new products and business models that disrupt the present way of doing business and take customers away from firms that cannot change and adapt. Hierarchically managed organizations, in short, are constrained in their ability to innovate. Dr. Charles Snow.

Artificial Inteligence 57

Artificial Inteligence Design Collaboration Technology 57

Norbert Bol

APRIL 25, 2021

Great news this week, that the European Union (EU) presented the draft proposal on the EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation and also the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made a clear statement that it shall take enforcement actions against companies that are selling and using biased algorithms.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Guidelines System Examples 52

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. Repeat the presentation and voting process at the end.

Disruption 52

Disruption Strategy Strategy Groups 52

Norbert Bol

OCTOBER 7, 2018

In the December 2018 issue of the scientific journal for Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, Erdelmeier (2018) presents 7 hurdles from two start-up initiatives for sustainable chemistry. Erdelmeier (2018) also presents possible solutions and improvements to overcome these hurdles.

Innovation 59

Innovation Marketing Creativity Industry 59

Norbert Bol

MARCH 24, 2019

Sustainability is defined by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development as: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainable practices support ecological, human, and economic health and vitality.

Technology 86

Technology Report Meeting Resources 86

Focused Momentum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

At times, we all must make tough choices in the present to prepare for long-term success. All too often we delay acting to change the status quo possibly hoping the issue it will resolve itself. When we take this “let’s just wait and see” course, we don’t protect anything, and we can put something very valuable at risk.

Leadership 56

Leadership Course Change Strategic Management 56

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 21, 2018

In the innovation literature it is a normal phenomenon that both creative thinking and critical thinking are present. 2018) present that not all dimensions of critical thinking and creative thinking are relevent as is shown in the picture below. Wechsler et al. Wechsler et al. Further Wechsler et al.

Creativity 58

Creativity Creative Thinking Innovation Design Thinking 58

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 10, 2021

It is important to know how data is being gathered (often we are the suppliers of the data without knowing), how the data is being processed (through models and more and more through deep learning models used by Artificial Intelligence) and how the data is being presented.

Artificial Inteligence 97

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Data Technology 97

Norbert Bol

MARCH 24, 2019

Sustainability is defined by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development as: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainable practices support ecological, human, and economic health and vitality.

Technology 52

Technology Report Meeting Resources 52

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 ). Narratives can be helpful in finding opportunities and limits in a challenging environment.

Learning 81

Learning Examples Strategy Strategy 81

Norbert Bol

OCTOBER 21, 2017

This week is the start of the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, where 2500 designers present their ideas, experiments and solutions. The theme of the event is “Stretch”, to encourage both designers and the public to get involved with each other and to break out of their comfort zone.

Design 53

Design Groups Learning Strategic Management 53

Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Successful environmental innovations appear to have three factors that all need to be present. What can we learn from the stars? These factors are: Market push through extensive marketing, partnerships and e?ective

Marketing 73

Marketing Culture Learning Industry 73

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 10, 2021

It is important to know how data is being gathered (often we are the suppliers of the data without knowing), how the data is being processed (through models and more and more through deep learning models used by Artificial Intelligence) and how the data is being presented.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Data Technology 52

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In the recent blog Innovation through collaboration some important conditions were presented how people with different expertise can work together to develop innovative ideas, such as being open to innovative work, respecting others and willing to learn. It is also important to understand how to create such an environment.

Creativity 40

Creativity Innovation Idea Generation Collaboration 40

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

In the October issue of the Journal of Corporate Finance an interesting study is presented on this topic by Ng & Rezaee (2015). There have been many studies towards sustainability and its effect on the cost of equity of a firm.

Study 40

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Norbert Bol

JUNE 19, 2016

In the picture below a more comprehensive view on individual change is presented to discover for ourselves how we deal with these factors. At the same time we often know that it is not quite true, but we when we innovate we need to overcome the structural inertia that promotes stability.

Learning 40

Learning Change Innovation Strategic Management 40

Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Most managers do not resist this pressure as 78% of the managers would reject an NPV (net present value)-positive project if it would lower quarterly earnings, and 80 percent would focus on this short-term metric at the expense of building long-term shareholder value.

Case Study 40

Case Study Meeting Project Management 40

Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

For that reason it is necessary to have a strategic social media plan before a crisis hits and try to avoid a crisis by engaging early when problems arise. During a crisis it is critical to be present, to listen, and where necessary to engage.

Engagement 40

Engagement Leadership Strategy Strategy 40

Norbert Bol

APRIL 17, 2016

Last week Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc, presented his 10 year plan for the company. With more that 1,55 billion active users, Facebook is by far the largest social media network and also the most far advanced network with different functionalities.

Innovation 40

Innovation Video Study Strategy 40

PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Scenario Planning: Scenario planning is a strategic management methodology that aids organizations in preparing for uncertainty by envisioning and analyzing plausible future outcomes. This involves assessing critical uncertainties and macroforces influencing the market and the enterprise.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Trends Culture of Innovation 52

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Innovation management has now clearly emerged as a subset of strategic management, with companies unwilling to leave innovation only with the R&D wing. Considering there are so many different types of innovations, there is no one-size-fits-all management approach.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Innovation management has now clearly emerged as a subset of strategic management, with companies unwilling to leave innovation only with the R&D wing. Considering there are so many different types of innovations, there is no one-size-fits-all management approach.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

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. In this blog I want to share the main content my presentation in a more aggregated way. Investment opportunities and threats for offices.

Disruption 75

Disruption Technical Review Technology Conference 75

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this blog three supply chain sustainability models shall be presented. However before presenting these three models it is important to understand that supply chain sustainability is a relative concept. Supply chain sustainability therefore is rather a journey than a destination. Gosling et al.

Leadership 52

Leadership Industry Strategy Strategy 52

Norbert Bol

JUNE 19, 2022

The outcome of the poll is presented in table 1, which shows that the majority of the respondents view the supply chain sustainability strategy in their practice as reactive. As we discussed in the previous blog , a key element to learning is the strategy that participants in the supply chain pursue.

Learning 52

Learning Strategy Strategy Competition 52

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 14, 2018

A week where circular principles are presented and discussed to make more progress towards a full circular economy, where there is no no waste and there is a minimal negative impact on the planet’s natural resources. Next week is the Dutch Circular Economy Week.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Resources Report Disruption 65

Open Innovation EU

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Strategic Management Journal, 13(S1), 93–109. Organizational ambidexterity: Past, present, and future. Academy of Management Perspectives, 27(4), 324–338. EIM Business and Policy Research, Scales Research Reports. – Garud, R., & Van De Ven, A. An empirical evaluation of the internal corporate venturing process.

Technical Review 80

Technical Review Innovation Entrepreneurship Design 80

Norbert Bol

MARCH 4, 2018

In the infograph below a short introduction is presented of online gamification. Some tips for using gamification are presented in the following infographic. Kasurinen & Knutas (2018) published in the Computer Science Review of last month, their findings of their research analyzing 1164 gamification studies.

Trends 60

Trends Study Creativity Tips 60

Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Patagonia however does not present itself as a degrowth-oriented company. In their research they used as a case study the American clothing company Patagonia that sells outdoor clothing marketed as sustainable. I have mentioned the company in Strategy Blogs a few times related to suf fi ciency-driven business and positive marketing.

Case Study 56

Case Study Study Policies Marketing 56

Norbert Bol

APRIL 9, 2017

These transitions are more complex because the goal in these transitions is related to a collective good, where free rider problems and prisoner’s dilemmas are often present, and single actors have limited influence.

Policies 60

Policies Study Innovation Project 60