Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Innovation doesn’t just come from serendipity. Leaders who nurture great ideas rely on concrete mechanisms to ensure that they see the right ideas, give them breathing room to development, and connect dots throughout their organizations. In any company, the challenge with innovation is seldom the volume of ideas. The challenge lies with having ideas that are related to emerging trends, involve more than the company can do on its own, require nurturing, and are cross-functional in nature.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Innovation has become a buzzword across various sectors, but nowhere is its impact more critical than in education. As schools and universities face rapidly evolving challenges, from the integration of new technologies to the need for personalized learning, the demand for innovative solutions has never been higher.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

When a colleague you dislike or who dislikes you becomes your new leader, it’s natural to feel anxiety or despair, worry about the fallout, and think about leaving. But five strategies can help you transform this challenging situation into career growth: distinguish your feelings from the facts; shift from ambivalence to active inquiry; acknowledge and bridge personality differences; leverage shared values and desired outcomes; and, if needed, address your conflicts directly.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken I was talking to a friend the other day. He purchased an expensive new car just eight months ago. Unfortunately, the car turned out to be a “lemon,” and he has taken it back to the dealer multiple times for various problems.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

Innovation Management

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Recent research has a counterintuitive finding: People who have suffered troubles at work may not be effective in helping other employees experiencing similar distress. Those who have not endured the same thing are more likely to be more effective. In trying to help employees in distress, leaders should focus on each person’s experience, not their own; validate their pain; and get the facts and ask questions to learn how they might help the employee.

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How To Learning Resources Management 125

Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

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Rmukesh Gupta

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Premise: I read an article with the same title, written by Theodore Kinni for strategy+business (a pwc publication) and it reminded me of an blog post I had written almost a decade back about the role of leaders in absorbing pressure, to allow their teams to perform at their best. (the original post here). In the post, he shares the components of the Pressure Equation, originally attributed to Dane Jensen, CEO of performance consulting firm Third Factor and author of the new book The Power of Pr

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The Bliss Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

We're excited to have Christopher Fox , Founder of Ideas-Led Growth , join us on The Bliss Business Podcast for an insightful discussion on the power of communication and connection in the business world. Christopher is the mastermind behind the GRACE method—a groundbreaking approach designed to infuse business strategies with empathy, ethical leadership, and purposeful growth.

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eZassi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

As we move towards the final quarter of 2024, it’s time to start thinking about your innovation budget for 2025. The coming year promises to be a pivotal one, with rapid technological advancements and market shifts requiring a strategic and well-considered approach to R&D investments. Here are eight critical considerations to guide your planning.

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ITONICS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Crowdsourcing has received a lot of interest as an innovation method. Crowdsourcing is the practice of capturing ideas, solutions, and services from a large group outside a company. By tapping into the collective intelligence of many, external communities, crowdsourcing offers more diverse perspectives and innovative solutions than traditional methods.

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