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Deepening the Thinking Around the Innovation Mandate – part two

Paul Hobcraft

License to Operate : License to operate refers to the organization’s social and environmental responsibilities and obligations. The innovation mandate should articulate the organization’s innovation policy and how it will be implemented. In any document, feedback and suggestions should be actively sought.

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Circular Economy: understanding the urgency of this topic

mjvinnovation

Among other villains in this story, environmental degradation and the improper disposal of materials, such as plastic, are ever-present. Studies published in the scientific journal Environmental International found that plastic fragments were found even in the human placenta. A more sustainable ethics – in every way.

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Constructing the innovation mandate

Paul Hobcraft

It is our ability to consistently capture, build and develop new ideas within organizations or in open collaborations with others that have a direct effect on revenue growth and the ability to provide future sustainability. So why is it not more central within an organization’s core?

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Calculating the ROI of an Idea: Ideas That Saved Time

IdeaScale

One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. The power of open innovation is that the crowd and its subject matter experts can help think through an idea’s components. Please refer to the HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case for such guidance. .

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Implementing Innovation in Chocolate – Production, Manufacturing, and Packaging

Yet2

At yet2 , we work on a variety of technology scouting projects , from anti-corrosive coatings for automobile applications, to researching the future of laundry in space amongst other topics. One of my favorite topics is innovation in food and beverages, particularly chocolate. 2) minimizing waste.

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Combining scenario management and business model thinking: Why strategic agility is the new way to define your corporate strategy

The BMI Lab Blog

Even if some changes such as environmental protection, the rise of digital communities or the circular economy reaching maturity are clearly establishing as the new standards, it is no longer sufficient to consider only one future. On one hand, uncertainties still are and will remain very high. The BMI Lab, a spin-off of the University of St.

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