Jeffrey Phillips
MARCH 20, 2015
I'm about to leave for a well-deserved vacation, but I wanted to leave you, gentle readers, with a parting shot to contemplate before I go. The idea I'd like you to contemplate until my return is that we are all making innovation far too complicated, and we need to stop dressing up the activity with lots of talking points and stop working ourselves and our management into a tizzy about commitments and investments.
Leapfrogging
MARCH 16, 2015
Researchers find people who have lived abroad have the most successful negotiations and solutions. . University researchers, Adam Galinsky and William Maddux, conducted a series of experiments that revealed some of the benefits of pushing past the boundaries of our existing mindsets. They looked at the differences between people who have lived in two or more countries versus those who have never lived outside their country of origin.
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Gregg Fraley
MARCH 13, 2015
'Consider Attending the Creativity World Forum 2015. As many of you know I’ve participated in the annual State of Creativity Forum in Oklahoma for several years. I’ve written here previously about how effective their model is in getting broad-based involvement, participation, and attendance. This is arguably the most successful creativity conference in the world right now.
Boxes and Arrows
MARCH 3, 2015
'The Jewish Torah teaches that the Creator created our world through ten utterances–for example, “let there be light.” The Jewish mystical tradition explains that these utterances correspond with ten stages in the process of creation. Every creative process in the world ultimately follows this progression, because it is really a part of the continual unfolding of the world itself, in which we are co-creators.
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Norbert Bol
MARCH 14, 2015
The scientific journal Organizational Dynamics is preparing a special issue about “The leadership imperative for sustainability and corporate social responsibility” In other words what is the responsibility for sustainability of business leaders? Most business leaders describe their responsibility in terms of economic-, social- and ecological performance.
Improvides
MARCH 6, 2015
With it's new Kickbox programme, Adobe is giving every employee with an idea the opportunity to go out and experiment on it. The smartest part: they're completely happy for that idea to fail. Adobe as a company has an innate link with creativity. After all, it produces some of the most widely-used software products used […]. Originally published at Why is this company giving $1,000 to anyone with an idea?
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Leapfrogging
MARCH 16, 2015
It’s true! Drawing aliens may be the secret to creativity and innovation. University researchers, Galinsky and Maddux, discovered that people who have lived abroad have the most successful negotiations – reaching deals where shared interests were included in the solutions.This is an interesting finding in itself, but their incredible research didn’t stop there.
Gregg Fraley
MARCH 27, 2015
'Open for Business . It’s a real joy when a business opens its doors for the first time. “Open for Business” sounds and feels like hope and possibility to me. Starting a new business is where creativity blossoms and where innovation is made real. You’ve created something and you want to deliver that value for a fair payment in return.
Boxes and Arrows
MARCH 17, 2015
'Collecting data about design is easy in the digital world. We no longer have to conduct in-person experiments to track pedestrians’ behavior in an airport terminal or the movement of eyeballs across a page. New digital technologies allow us to easily measure almost anything, and apps, social media platforms, websites, and email programs come with built-in tools to track data.
Integrative Innovation
MARCH 28, 2015
As we have suggested earlier, innovation activities that are radical or disruptive in nature, should be separated from incremental innovation around a company’s established core business. The main reasons are: Required capabilities, structures, approaches, success metrics and culture for radical/disruptive innovation are highly incompatible with those required for incremental innovation.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Mills-Scofield
MARCH 23, 2015
'In Jon Mertz’s new book, Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders , Jon talks about Soul Sparks: “Soul sparks are those small ignitions of inspiration that fan into big changes, new directions, or fresh works. They come from deep down inside. Make your body and mind shake with excitement. These are soul sparks.” I am blessed to have had bosses who saw soul sparks in me and gave me opportunities to develop and spread them.
Improvides
MARCH 20, 2015
In the past month, I was interviewed by CMSWire, a leading online magazine, around my views on helping companies improve their innovation capabilities. Their particular question: How can companies innovate faster than their competitors? Click here to read the article on CMSWire. My primary insight in the article is that if you empower your people to […].
Leapfrogging
MARCH 16, 2015
Researchers find people who have lived abroad have the most successful negotiations and solutions. . University researchers, Adam Galinsky and William Maddux, conducted a series of experiments that revealed some of the benefits of pushing past the boundaries of our existing mindsets. They looked at the differences between people who have lived in two or more countries versus those who have never lived outside their country of origin.
Gregg Fraley
MARCH 5, 2015
'Creativity, Innovation, and Economic Development — Embracing the Challenge. Better Questions Means Better Answers for Regional Economic Development. It’s about Attitudes, Projects, and Baby Steps. Economic Development is important and challenging work. Having just interviewed players in this field and surveyed some regional initiatives — it’s clear that innovative work is being done in regional economic development — by some.
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Boxes and Arrows
MARCH 10, 2015
'Web site optimization has become an essential capability in today’s conversion-driven web teams. In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the topic as well as discussed key goals and philosophies. In Part 2 , I presented a detailed and customizable process. In this final article, we’ll cover communication planning and how to select the appropriate team and tools to do the job.
Bill Fischer
MARCH 19, 2015
By Abhijit Bhaduri and Bill Fischer Changing mindsets begins with you! The only mind you can be sure of changing is your own, and the only way that you can demonstrate this mindset change is through your behaviors. If you aspire for your organization to be faster, more innovative, less afraid [.
Mills-Scofield
MARCH 5, 2015
'Joseph Pistrui'' s post from his blog really resonated with me and I thought it would with you! Jospeh is a friend, colleague and wise man. He diverse background and expertise gives him the credibilty to speak on our very dynamic world. So read on and please ponder. And thank you, Joseph, for letting me repost your words here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
Norbert Bol
MARCH 29, 2015
The april (2015) special edition of the scientific journal of Long Range Planning is called “ Doing more with less? Sustainability strategy in constrained economic times “ The different articles in this special edition all focus on the sustainability behavour of companies in tough times. One might expect that in tough times there is less focus on sustainability.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
It's Saul Connected
MARCH 10, 2015
Raising the minimum wage across the U.S. may be our best innovation policy. You wouldn’t know it from either our current innovation policy or the partisan catfight, cable news talking heads, and tired political arguments about minimum wage. A higher minimum wage is a good thing. It puts more pressure on companies to innovate to increase the value of their products, services, and business models.
Leanstack
MARCH 23, 2015
A manager at Toyota is delivering a quarterly update to an executive. He’s enthusiastic because all the metrics are trending up and to the right. They shipped on time — sales and customer satisfaction numbers are up too. The executive patiently listens until the manager is done and then asks: “So, where are the problems?
Matthew Griffin
MARCH 23, 2015
This article was updated on Apr 29th 2015. “What does it take to create a Unicorn – a company that achieves a valuation of $1 Billion or more within five years of first opening their doors and why are there more of them than ever? Is it luck or do they all have something in common, something that under the right conditions can be replicated? In this article I look under the covers of 34 of the worlds’ fastest growth companies to reveal all the techniques they have in common.”.
Bill Fischer
MARCH 19, 2015
By Abhijit Bhaduri and Bill Fischer Changing mindsets begins with you! The only mind you can be sure of changing is your own, and the only way that you can demonstrate this mindset change is through your behaviors. If you aspire for your organization to be faster, more innovative, less afraid [.
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.
Mills-Scofield
MARCH 30, 2015
'Dan Rockwell , also known as Leadershipfreak , writes a daily blog that is simply astounding with wisdom and insight - you must sign up ! With his permission, I''m reposting a rather critical one that all leaders must read and address. When we don''t deal with conflict, we inflict great damage on our organization. Here''s how to address it. Thank you Dan, for letting me repost!
Innovation Leader
MARCH 18, 2015
Ford exec Jim Buczkowski discusses the strategy behind the expansion of the company’s Research & Innovation Center in Palo Alto, and shares several projects they’re working on.
Steve Blank
MARCH 11, 2015
I just spent a day working with Bob, the Chief Innovation Officer of a very smart large company I’ll call Acme Widgets. Bob summarized Acme’s impediments to innovation. “At our company we have a culture that fears failure. A failed project is considered a negative to a corporate career. As a result, few people want to start a project that might not succeed.
BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
MARCH 31, 2015
I know that many of my Christian friends and clients have spent time with their heads bowed praying for good people. Rarely are those prayers answered in the way they want. We’ve all seen the reports, and in all likelihood experienced it in our own businesses: disengagement is at an all time high. But I wonder if you’ve actually taken the time to look at what that really means to y.
Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight
As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.
Innovation 360 Group
MARCH 29, 2015
On weekdays we stick to digital editions of the morning papers but come weekends we splurge in paper, subscribing to the two largest newspapers in Sweden. Every now and then we try to decide on one of them but my husband wants his Fredrik Strage chronicles in Dagens Nyheter , and I, believe it or not, start every Saturday breakfast with Glossy Weekly SvD Perfect Guide from Svenska Dagbladet.
Innovation 360
MARCH 22, 2015
What´s happening now will have a greater impact on us than the innovation of the railway! When I talk about the ongoing globalization I talk about it as a series of waves, and right now, I´d say, we are in the midst of the third globalization wave. This third globalization wave is powered by three distinct factors on the market; the low interest rate ever, the ever increasing pace of digitalization and the likewise increasing pace of automation in general.
Mills-Scofield
MARCH 5, 2015
'When we are looking for patterns, trying to understand or discover customer needs, trying to learn something in general, we tend to look for what’s there. We look for what we see, hear, touch, smell, taste – for what we observe. This can take time and focus. Sometimes we have to look at the negative space as well, the empty space around the ‘thing’ we are observing.
Innovation Leader
MARCH 23, 2015
Dan O'Malley had tried to disrupt the banking industry from outside. Now, he's working within it, as the founder of Eastern Labs, an innovation group at Eastern Bank. Includes slides.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
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