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Employers: Beware of the Good Employee Reference
Collectivecamp
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Why a positive review is oftentimes anything but positive
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Landscape Monitor for Startups
InnovationManagement
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Entrepreneurs deal with high levels of uncertainty; probably more than any other business. The more disruptive the startup, the higher the level of uncertainty. Will the customers buy? How do we reach them? Will we be able to sell at a profit? Will our partners do their part?
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The Book that Harvard Suggested New CEOs Read is Emerging as a Key Reference to All Innovation Teams
BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
MAY 11, 2016
Change. Disruption. Agility. Marketing conferences and business media are so dominated by calls for radical new approaches in the digital and data analytics age that there is a temptation to believe that all innovation strategies must also be new. But hang on. Marketing thought leader Ronald Brown is rapidly capturing the attention of leading executives, academics and marketers by reminding
Innovation Management: The Value of Seeing What You Have
InnovationManagement
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Strategies collaboration cross reference hub innovation management network maps recombine reimagne relationships team leaders thought leadership value visual thinking visualizationIf your job is to get your company, team, or community to innovate, you know how organizational forces can make it hard to even try something new. Visualizing the resources available is an effective first step in overcoming some of those organizational forces.
How Micro-Innovations Can Drive Breakaway Results
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A Guide to Innovation Management Models and Theories
Pondr
MARCH 8, 2021
Today we’ll be focusing on Innovation Management Models, which refers to the theories around how innovation gets organised, managed and implemented.
Planned Change Management: What It Is and Why Innovation Managers Should Care
HYPE Innovation
APRIL 5, 2018
We talk a lot about change here in this blog, and most of it refers to change through innovation. The Innovation Manager
Book Excerpt: Think Like a Privateer, Not a Pirate
Innovation Leader
MAY 15, 2020
Pirates refer to startups that churn out innovative ideas. Steve Jobs once said that it’s better to be a pirate than to join the Navy. Jobs likens large organizations to the bureaucratic Navy
5 Key Skillsets of an Innovation Manager
IdeaScale
JULY 15, 2020
Innovation managers may be referred to by various titles. The role of an innovation manager is diverse. It cannot be described in one single job description. Instead, it is defined by the skills needed to embrace disruption and invoke change.
6 of the Worst New Product Failures | Collective Campus
Collectivecamp
MARCH 11, 2019
Fear of failure is often referred to as the number one enemy of creativity
Evolution of Strategy: From Business Buzzword to Measure of Success
Cascade Strategy
JUNE 14, 2021
Does it refer to corporate or business? What is this “strategy” that we hear so often in business jargon? Marketing or product design? Does it matter? Defining the term might be simple, but “figuring it out” is not easy. First, let’s see what this modern buzzword definitely is not.
Two in a row | Exago innovation software recognised as a Top Performer by FeaturedCustomers
Exago
JANUARY 26, 2021
The ranking is built based on data from the reference platform, including market presence, web presence, and social presence, as well as […].
How to Build Trust with Remote Teams
Collectivecamp
AUGUST 18, 2020
Trust in the workplace essentially refers to our confidence in people’s ability to get things done, as promised How can I build trust with my team working remotely?
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Mapping Out Your Innovating Way Forward
Paul Hobcraft
MARCH 10, 2021
Second, there is the need to build reference points for future innovation activities , so duplication and learning can be built into understanding. This provides identification and reference. Photo by Element5 Digital on Pexels.com. Mapping any innovation journey can be complicated.
6 of the Worst Product Flops | Collective Campus
Collective Campus
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Fear of failure is often referred to as the number one enemy of creativity
The Strategic Management Process
Cascade Strategy
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Strategic management refers to how organizations define the business outcomes that they want to achieve, and then how they will utilize their resources to achieve those outcomes. Strategic management covers strategic planning , implementation and strategy iteration. Strategy Execution
How new experiences make you more creative
Idea to Value
AUGUST 24, 2021
The results clearly showed that when participants experienced something they were not expecting (referred to as a schema violation), they scored higher on creativity tasks afterwards. One of the most effective ways to improve your creativity short-term is to have an unexpected experience.
Letter Combinations Quiz
Destination Innovation
APRIL 10, 2020
The French often refer to their country as the hexagon because of its shape. Each question contains a three letter combination in capitals. There follows a short clue with the length of the answer shown in brackets. You have to find the word which contains the unusual letter combination.
The Power of the Outsider Mindset
Destination Innovation
JULY 5, 2021
Because they are outside the normal frame of reference they can challenge the status quo and see new possibilities. Elon Musk. What do the following people have in common? Levi Strauss, Henry Ford, Estee Lauder, Walt Disney, Elon Musk, Arianna Huffington, Sergey Brin?
Product Innovation – What is it and how to do it right
Viima
JUNE 16, 2021
Whether they refer to their smartwatch and its latest features, the top performing cars or the latest app that helps them unwind, they bring up product innovation. People talk about product innovation every day without even realizing it.
East meets West in understanding Innovation Cultural Orientation
Paul Hobcraft
JULY 27, 2021
Still, these suggested observations serve as useful generalizations and as a broad reference to refer to, that might help resolve ‘cultural differences. East and West- the different meeting points in understanding.
Innovation As A Verb
Bill Fischer
MARCH 1, 2020
Innovation, inventions, creative individuals, devices and the like, are typically referred to as nouns, assigning exclusivity or title to these realms.
The Best Project Management Tools for Digital Nomads
Collectivecamp
JULY 28, 2020
It refers to anyone who can travel the world, have a good time, and stay in touch with family and friends—all at the same time while being productive and making a good living. What’s in the name ‘Digital nomad?’
Why Simplicity Was Essential for CI at a Nuclear Plant
Kainexus
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
This important principle is a cornerstone belief of what many refer to as a High-Reliability Organization or HRO.
Don’t be a Superfluous Man
Idea to Value
MARCH 2, 2021
According to Wikipedia: It refers to an individual, perhaps talented and capable, who does not fit into social norms. In 19th Century Russian literature, there is the wonderful archetype of the Superfluous Man.
The 1950 speech that started creativity research
Idea to Value
APRIL 26, 2021
Although these computers were so new at the time that Guilford refers to them as remarkable new thinking machines. Very rarely do we come across a specific moment where we can see an entirely new field of research begin.
What to innovate now
Jeffrey Phillips
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Over time, as innovation has matured somewhat, many innovation consultants began to reference Doblin's Ten Types model. This is a great mode that I constantly refer back to with my clients, to convince them to think about innovation beyond product innovation.
How to hire your next strategic planning consultant?
Focused Momentum
MARCH 19, 2019
Looking at multiple candidates, checking references and conducting a panel style interview are all key tactics to use to select the best fit for your organization, but there are specific things to look for when seeking help developing strategy Bringing an outside expert in to assist a strategic planning effort is typically a significant consulting investment for an organization.
Eight Ways to Create Flow
Idea Champions
JANUARY 11, 2021
Here's a very useful article by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- the author of Flow on what it takes to cultivate flow -- sometimes referred to as "the zone".
How “Tip of your tongue” moments help explain creativity
Idea to Value
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
In this case, “the bottom of the stairs” refers to the architecture of the kind of hôtel particulier or mansion to which Diderot had been invited. Have you ever had a situation where you were in an argument with someone, but couldn’t find the perfect thing to say.
The Secret Ingredient to High Energy Innovation Spaces
Innovation Excellence
MAY 19, 2019
Innovation Spaces – which can refer to any space intentionally designed to foster and facilitate good innovation work – come in all sorts, shapes, and sizes. Perhaps the most commonly understood of these is the ubiquitous Innovation Lab. However aside from formal “labs” per se, Innovation Spaces can also be incorporated in many ways into. Innovation architecture Built Environment collaboration feng shui Innovation Lab Innovation Space
Innovation pioneer Dieter Rams’ “Ten principles for good design”
Idea to Value
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
” This led him to catalogue a list of principles he considered vital for good design, which are often now referred to as his Ten Commandments : Good design: Is innovative. If you work in design or innovation, you might not necessarily have heard of Dieter Rams. But you will have definitely felt his impact in the design principles which underlay much of his work.
A Guidance on Keeping Your Innovation Processes in Check
HYPE Innovation
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
You know, prioritizing and tweaking those actions your firm engages in to accomplish a pre-established business purpose or objective (Michel Porter is a great reference on this topic – he introduced the process view of organizations ). As an innovation manager/leader you likely deal with processes (and process improvements) every day.
My own transformative dynamics of disruption
Paul Hobcraft
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Then the whole 4th Industrial Revolution shifting the industry from islands of expertise into networks of collaborations was my next point of focus, connecting industrial IoT by offering a reference and engagement platform. The Gordian Knot We Are All Facing.
Fear of the light
The Future Shapers
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The present pandemic has only served to underscore the many flaws endemic within the globalised edifice we refer to as human civilisation. The greatest fear emanates from those who fear change itself.
The Innovation Valley of Death
Idea to Value
MAY 21, 2021
What I find interesting is how while the Valley of Death is often only talked about when referring to public vs private investment, many companies have internal valleys of death they don’t realise they are creating for their own innovations.
Firefighters prevent innovation
Idea to Value
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
They are colloquially referred to as “firefighters”, because they are constantly putting out fires around the business. In many companies, there are employees known for their ability to fix problems.
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Founder’s Syndrome
Innovation Excellence
JANUARY 1, 2019
People reference it to express when many people believe something that is not true. Most of us are familiar with the story and moral of the Emperor’s New Clothes. It is also mentioned to express something as untrue. These days, it has taken on particulary new meanings and, it seems, appear in the headlines daily. Innovation
TalkTalk.io
Board of Innovation
JANUARY 9, 2020
LOOKING BACK One of our colleagues was approached with a background in natural language processing and voice interface engineering who had developed an asset they referred to as the ‘TalkTalk mic’ The TalkTalk mic in a nutshell: […].
Wikipedia – A Lateral Idea in Action
Destination Innovation
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
First published in Edinburgh in 1768, Encyclopedia Britannica became a trusted reference work in homes, schools and offices around the world. Despite these reasonable (but conventional) concerns, Wikipedia has flourished and is now the largest and most popular reference work on the world wide web. In the 1930s there were 2000 salesmen in the USA knocking on doors and selling sets of Encyclopedia Britannica.
Psychology skills for leaders navigating through the waves of the corona crisis
The Future Shapers
AUGUST 11, 2021
Psychologists refer to this phase as “regression”. Initially, crisis responses tend to be constructive and is characterised by decisiveness, effectiveness and maturity. People tend to switch into emergency mode and become laser-focused on the immediate situation.
Cognitive biases in software testing and quality assurance
Exoplatform
JUNE 26, 2019
One of the fundamentals of software testing; as referred to by the International Software Testing Quality Board (ISTQB); is that testing helps detection of defects.
Seeing the Energy Transition in Different Horizons and Innovative Ways
Paul Hobcraft
MAY 10, 2020
My research ‘intensity’ (If I can call it that) had to become well structured, and I turned to some of my favorite, perhaps old fashion tools to capture my learning and give me my points of reference.
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