Leapfrogging

MARCH 9, 2022

I get asked a lot about how much to rely on data versus gut instinct when innovating the next big thing. Disruptive Innovators Use Their Gut. Robyn Waters, the former vice president of trend, design and product development, once told me the same thing. ” Use “Unconscious Thinking” to Innovate.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

I was thinking over the weekend that for years we've positioned innovation incorrectly. Too often we position innovation as creating a new and valuable offering or solution, ready when customers are ready to demand new products and services. Another approach is to use innovation to ferret out efficiency gaps.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 6, 2017

Recently I read a nice article in Inc Magazine about 10 Innovation Killers. Now, being a natural contrarian (I know, strange attribute for an innovator) I thought: the only ideas that matter are those that can make it through a number of hoops and hurdles, internal and external. What's wrong with an obstacle course?

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BrainZooming

MAY 27, 2016

A bold competitor, however, will heavy up with tremendous intensity and deliver the incredible, elusive brand promise in a truly disruptive fashion. Looking for a Successful Innovation Strategy to Grow Your Business? Download this free, concise eBook to : Identify your organization’s innovation profile. One that drags its feet?

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Qmarkets

MAY 26, 2017

However, Dallas is also home to over 20 innovative Fortune 500 companies, including Exon, Wal-Mart, and AT&T, with giants Toyota and FedEx also moving their corporate headquarters to the area in 2017. Qmarkets' Steve Reed, Senior Commercial Manager for North America, takes us on a guided tour of the Dallas Innovation ecosystem.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

However, Dallas is also home to over 20 innovative Fortune 500 companies, including Exon, Wal-Mart, and AT&T, with giants Toyota and FedEx also moving their corporate headquarters to the area in 2017. Qmarkets' Steve Reed, Senior Commercial Manager for North America, takes us on a guided tour of the Dallas Innovation ecosystem.

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