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Find a Local Solution to a Local Problem

Destination Innovation

He tried to recruit women volunteers to test his ideas, but they were too shy to discuss a taboo subject like menstruation. Imported commercial machines cost around half a million dollars but his machine cost under one thousand. He has given a TED talk on the topic. This led to disaster.

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Calculating the ROI of an Idea: Ideas That Saved Time

IdeaScale

Much of the focus is set on engaging the crowd yet deciding which ideas to take a risk on requires data on the likely impacts and costs. . One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. The ROI is your net profit divided by the cost of that investment.

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Constructing the innovation mandate

Paul Hobcraft

We need to understand successful innovation actually touches all aspects of a business, by contributing to improving business processes, identifying new, often imaginative, ways to reduce costs, building out existing business models into new directions and value and discovering new ways and positioning into markets.

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The Creativity Crisis: It’s Getting Worse

Idea to Value

It has cost Asians their individuality and creativity. Today, high-stakes testing costs American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars each year, but the real cost is much higher. Today, high-stakes testing costs American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars each year, but the real cost is much higher.

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Revolutionize Your Event: Selecting the Best Innovation Keynote Speaker

Leapfrogging

Publications and Thought Leadership : Authoring books, articles, or maintaining an active blog on innovation topics can demonstrate thought leadership. For guidance on assessing a speaker’s fit for your event, consider exploring the topic of corporate event speaker. The relevance of past topics to the theme of innovation.

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Elevate Your Strategy: Leading Executive Team Offsites for Business Success

Leapfrogging

For more on this subject, delve into our article on success factors for executive team offsites. Begin by outlining the key topics and objectives that need to be addressed, then allocate time for discussions, workshops, and breaks. Ensure that each objective is SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

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A whole-health approach to skin care: Could hormones explain your skin issues?

Christensen Institute

Veracity—a company that operates outside of the traditional medical ecosystem—mostly competes with other skin care companies offering topical solutions for aesthetic skin issues. Given the subjective nature of skin improvement results, this is both hard to judge and differs based on the skin issue one is addressing.