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Building out our innovation ecosystem in design and thinking

Paul Hobcraft

Organizations today are no different from the past; they seek fresh growth and establish new competitive positions. It is knowledge-based and well-grounded. Combining data and human knowledge reveals this collaborative potential and a new set of competitive opportunities.

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What is a Change Agent and How Can They Help Your Organization?

IdeaScale

While they can be internal or external, change agents share the qualities of flexible thinking, a broad knowledge base, a results focus, positive influence in an organization, a willingness to take ownership of the change process, and strong communication skills. Where Do I Find Change Agents?

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Key Takeaways from April’s Open Innovation Summit

IdeaScale

What matters more is how that technology is applied to your business model and how that differentiates you from the competition. Encourage your team to broaden their horizons and to constantly update their knowledge base and skill set so when an opportunity comes along, they can grab it. Be Adaptable. Leave Ego Behind.

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Please, we need a different Innovation narrative

Paul Hobcraft

“ Organizations today are no different from the past; they seek fresh growth and establish new competitive positions. The ability to combine data, and human knowledge is revealing this new collaborative potential and a new set of competitive opportunities. It is knowledge-based and well-grounded.

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Employee Engagement Propels Innovation

Planview

Most companies will agree that innovation is critical to sustaining growth and remaining competitive. Pfizer is using Spigit to run nine awards programs, building a knowledge base of 1,000 high-quality innovation stories and enabling sharing practices across its organization. Unfortunately, most aren’t. According to Gallup Inc.’s

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Will local businesses WIN THE WEST?

IdeaSpies

By providing a gateway for lightweight freight, domestic and international travellers, Western Sydney will not only have better access but more competitiveness on the world stage. Western Sydney’s new-found accessibility will create export opportunities but this will also open us to increased global competition.

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Collaboration During Pandemics Through The Modern Digital Workplace

Acuvate

Ensure your self-service knowledge bases are fully updated and you have sufficient IT resources to meet the surging demands. Crisis times like this also demonstrate the competitive advantage a digitally-driven organization can have over the rest. Needless to say, your helpdesk requests will skyrocket.