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Innovate and Persuade with a Well-Judged Nudge

Destination Innovation

The concept was popularised in the influential book, Nudge, by economists, Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler, published in 2008. In 2010 the British Government set up a Behaviourial Insights Team (BIT), which became known as the ‘Nudge Unit’ Its aim was to save at least ten times its running cost.

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The 10,000 hour rule is wrong, according to its original authors

Idea to Value

This has wide implications for anyone trying to develop a skill and expertise, both vitally important for coming up with and executing new ideas. All of the Team USA players were there. However, the authors behind the original study that Gladwell based his figures on now claim that he wasn’t actually very accurate. Kobe Bryant.

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Groupthink is a Leader's Worst Enemy

Phil McKinney

” It's the tendency for teams and organizations to become overly confident in their decisions and perspectives, leading them to reject alternative ideas that might improve their strategies. "Groupthink is the silent killer of innovation, rendering even the most promising teams stagnant in a sea of conformity."

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Case study of agile and UCD working together

Boxes and Arrows

Large scale websites require groups of specialists to design and develop a product that will be a commercial success. To develop a completely new site requires several teams to collaborate and this can be difficult. Particularly as different teams may be working with different methods. People make or break any project.

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Workplace Conflict: Statistics That Reveal Its Cost

CMOE

Once you know why and when workplace conflict occurs, its effects, and other vital information, you can learn how to help your teams go through it and find the rewards beyond it. Unethical or unfair behavior that disrupts the work of an individual, team, or company. Figuring out which team members should take which tasks.

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Designing the Democratic

Boxes and Arrows

For this type of user experience, generally speaking, designing toward a democratic responsibility is under the control of the design and development team. Whatever this team comes up with is what the user experiences. At best, you might lose them; at worst, you could marginalize or alienate them.

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The enemy is already within. The flood gates are open. Can GE recover?

Paul Hobcraft

It is then through managing your future development, mostly through research and development, that when combined with a sound acquisition strategy, that you believe will then augment your present internal growth and look to sustain the business. The last few months have been some of the most shocking ones in GE’s history.