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East meets West in understanding Innovation Cultural Orientation

Paul Hobcraft

East and West- the different meeting points in understanding. Often we do not stop and think of the real differences culturally in how we want to0 engage and build relationships between the East and the West. Dilemmas of orientation and management when East meets West. We need to recognise differences and balance them.

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Innovation Culture – The Ultimate Guide

Idea to Value

Innovation culture has long been one of the most challenging, and oft-discussed, topics in our conversations with business and innovation leaders. What is an innovation culture? The question we need start with is to actually define what an innovation culture is. Why is an innovative culture so important?

Culture 358
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Crafting Powerful Strategic Offsite Meeting Designs

Leapfrogging

Strategic offsite meetings are a secret weapon for bigwigs and top management folks looking to shake up their game plan and spark fresh ideas. What’s in it for you with these strategic meet-ups? Goals and Objectives of Offsite Meetings Having rock-solid goals and objectives is like the backbone of any strategic offsite meeting.

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How to Build a Company Culture That Promotes Innovation

IdeaScale

There are two perspectives on employee culture when it comes to speaking up, and both have some degree of merit. A fount of ideas in a coworker meeting might be utterly silent if the CEO is there, for example. Collaboration is for more than just meetings. How can companies create a workplace that encourages everyone to speak up?

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.

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Achieving Balance With Company Culture, Benefit Design, and Employee Well-Being

Business and Tech

A company culture that fosters flexibility and transparency is key to employees feeling comfortable, valued, and supported. Employees’ sense of security can be strengthened by comprehensive programs that include financial education, and well-being and leave of absence benefit offerings to meet employee needs.

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Creating a Workplace Culture of Caring Post-Pandemic

Business and Tech

For example, we’ve been hearing about more and more organizations that recommend Zoom-free Fridays, so people just don’t have meetings on Fridays, and that acts as a little break. We’re also seeing companies arrange 45-minute meetings, instead of hour-long ones, to give people back that extra 15 minutes.

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