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Why Are We Making Innovation So Complex?

Paul Hobcraft

We are increasingly facing very different competitive pressures. In most companies, we have small, dedicated innovation teams of five to 10 people trying to take on this Herculean task of growing a business through innovation. Is this good or bad for the longer-term? Dedicated Innovation Team. Apple, Alibaba, Amazon).

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Knowledge sharing in project teams is important to go beyond your limitations

Norbert Bol

Modern knowledge-based organizations face continuous challenges to remain competitive. These developments are creating a complexity of interdependent information flows which can be opportunities and/or threats to the organization. One of the critical elements to achieve these results is knowledge sharing between team members.

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 2

Tim Kastelle

Research confirms: development of exploration in parallel to exploitation capabilities proves to be mandatory for established companies in order to compete successfully and sustainably. One way for established organizations to strengthen exploration is by developing internal capabilities in order to overcome their inherent inertia.

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Case Study: Regional SME Development Project Brings Innovation Lift to Manufacturing Hub

Innovation 360 Group

Acknowledging the need for pursuing deeper impact over a wider area, the Growkomp Regional Development Project was designed to develop the innovation capacities of 22 manufacturing companies in the Småland regionof Sweden over a two-year period. The EU funded-development project was launched in 2016 with 8.2

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

In the course of this first month of 2016, I was asked a couple of times what my prospects are for the year ahead when it comes to key innovtion issues. This requires companies to proactively or reactively innovate their business models in order to remain competitive. Cases in point: Lego and Burberry.

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Invest in Innovation Skill Building

Gregg Fraley

I thought by this year in history (2016) everyone in the business world would have a clue as to how to do ideation (aka brainstorming) properly. It’s a glaring missing ingredient in staying competitive. Wide open questions will get you thousands of ideas — mostly bad ideas. Wow, not even close.

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Why Financial Organizations Must Fight Digital Disruption with Digital Disruption

Qmarkets

To counter the threat of disruption, financial organizations must innovate in order to stay ahead of the competition. The financial industry is changing rapidly, incorporating technology into business models to stay current and competitive. How to Harness both Internal and External Innovation.