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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

They asked customers to help design new products. In 2012 Lego launched ‘Lego Friends’ with a more realistic ‘mini-doll’ Sales to girls tripled. Collaborate to innovate. Manufacturing operations were outsourced to Mexico and the Czech Republic and headcount in Denmark was reduced by over 4000.

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Innovative Start-Ups Founded by Women

Destination Innovation

It allows multiple people in remote locations to virtually interact in a way which mimics what they would experience if they were collaborating in the same operating room. Louise Hill founded GoHenry in 2012 when she grew tired of funding her children’s online purchases and wanted to teach them financial independence.

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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012.

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We are falling badly behind on our invention in technology for the Energy Transition

Paul Hobcraft

Also, I can only encourage you to get in touch to see if we have areas of some collaboration opportunities. Technology collaboration, here the intent is to advance the research, development and commercialisation of energy technologies. ” On their extensive site, they provide constant updates.

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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

Under Mulally’s strategic vision and the “One Ford” plan, he streamlined brands, globalized the company’s operations, and renewed focus on innovative car designs. By 2012, Ford reported a $5.7 Design Thinking is a significant leadership skill, especially in today’s business landscape that demands creativity, innovation, and empathy.

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Why We Are Entering A New Innovation Era.

Paul Hobcraft

One of the implications is this growing recognition that innovation is rarely succeeding in isolation but it is growing on a more highly dependent type of complementary innovation, a collaborative network, working around this new emerging innovation to deliver a more connected, radical experience, requiring innovation ecosystem management.

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Clicking Fast and Slow

Boxes and Arrows

On the web, user interface design may work to either exacerbate or counteract these biases. This article will give a brief overview of the science then look at possible ways that design and implementation can be employed to support better judgements. Designing smarter rather than simpler. Screen grab showing an Amazon review.