Imaginatik
JUNE 19, 2015
It’s official: hackathons aren’t just for developers and entrepreneurs anymore. Now, corporations are lining up to use them as a means of developing ideas and driving engagement around innovation programs. Here’s an example from this month – just one of many. NBCUniversal held a successful hackathon in London June 6th & 7th – the winning results are already posted here.
Jeffrey Phillips
JUNE 30, 2015
In every aspect of life we create simple dichotomies to simplify decision making. Something is right or wrong, black or white. We do this to simplify our lives, shorten decision making time and become more efficient. Creating these false dichotomies means we often miss excellent opportunities for much deeper consideration. Take innovation for example.
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Braden Kelley
JUNE 25, 2015
The Interview Listen to the interview on The Everyday Innovator Podcast I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Chad McAllister recently for the Everyday Innovator Podcast on the topic of how an organization can become more innovative.
IdeaScale
JUNE 2, 2015
City governments all have the same goal: to improve their communities for their citizens in a smarter and more creative way. An issue that local government leaders run into is in creating both cost-effective and efficient solutions to issues that citizens think are important. The best source of innovation and new ideas often comes from internally. Harnessing city employees’ wisdom can prove to be the best way to begin improving a city for all members of the community.
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Destination Innovation
JUNE 16, 2015
A Dutch nursing home lets university students live rent-free alongside the elderly residents, as part of a project aimed at warding off the negative effects of aging. In exchange for small, rent-free apartments, the Humanitas retirement home in Deventer , Netherlands, requires students to spend at least 30 hours per month acting as “good neighbors.
Matthew May
JUNE 4, 2015
Process improvers the world over rally around root cause analysis as if it were the Holy Grail of all things organizational. But is it? Understanding the root cause of a problem certainly makes sense in the context of a present day situation carrying the potential for a correct answer or solution. In the process improvement world, problems center on reducing some form of excess, which comes in several traditional flavors…all of which center on something not working as well as it should be
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Leapfrogging
JUNE 30, 2015
Innovating Parenting through Innovative Products & Services. This past month we celebrated Dads & Grads. Taking it from there I’m sharing with you some amazingly innovative dads, and dad related research, in case you wanted to know what the Dad Bod meme is about. I’m also sharing top innovation conferences, schools and internships for grads interested in moving into the field of innovation.
Braden Kelley
JUNE 23, 2015
In #MyIndustry, content creation (I’m an author, keynote speaker and publisher), there is already a flood of content and the flood waters will not recede anytime soon.
IdeaScale
JUNE 19, 2015
Greetings IdeaScale followers, I wanted to let you know that we’ll ’ll be moving our blog to ideascale.com/blog and that your subscriptions will hopefully be going along with us. This is because, while you will continue to receive email notifications of new posts as before, WordPress.com followers will only see new posts in the Reader. You will not receive email updates unless you subscribe to receive those on your new site here: [link].
Destination Innovation
JUNE 25, 2015
In January 1952 the renowned artist Salvador Dali appeared on the US TV game show, ‘What’s My Line?’ The panel members were blindfolded and had to question the guest to determine his identity. Almost every question they asked he answered in the affirmative. ‘Are you a performer?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Are you a writer?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Are you an artist?’ ‘Yes.’ And so on until one of panellists said in frustration, ‘There is nothing this man does not do!’.
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.
Matthew May
JUNE 26, 2015
It takes a special kind of person to be inspired by a mandate riddled with risk and having little margin for error, such as the one issued in the early 1990s by NASA to its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California: “Take risks but don’t fail.”. Such a person is Brian Muirhead, who at age 41 in 1993 accepted the job as flight systems manager of the Mars Pathfinder project and with it the NASA challenge to land a cutting-edge, remote-controlled robotic all-terrain rover on Mars that
Mills-Scofield
JUNE 23, 2015
Mike Cohea / Brown University. The freedom to ask questions and admit when you don't know is one we take for granted and our society tends to shun as a sign of weakness, yet it is how we learn, grow, create and have impact. Michelle Bailhe 's commencement address is one we need to read, re-read and live. Please read this and be grateful for her generation that will help make this world better.
Board of Innovation
JUNE 9, 2015
Our experience tells us that many companies are in serious need of innovation, it’s even becoming a cliché. Startups are attacking existing and new markets at enormous speed. So it’s about time to find the intrapreneurs within your company, and give them the right tools to get started. Before we get started, I’d like to say that if you have. Read More.
Braden Kelley
JUNE 4, 2015
There is an increasing amount of chatter and confusion out there around what organizational agility is and feeling that it must be important to organizational success.
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IdeaScale
JUNE 9, 2015
Ever wanted to change the world from the comfort of your own home? You may have a chance to do just that. A new global innovation ecosystem will soon make its debut. Utilizing a dedicated community site CauseTech.Net , powered by IdeaScale, the “Succeed Where There’s a Need” campaign promotes social entrepreneurship and aims to aggregate the world’s best and brightest.
Stephen Shapiro
JUNE 22, 2015
Thanks Raymond for chiming in! I fall prey to this issue too. When I read reviews after a speech, I tend to give a lot more credibility to the one bad review rather than focusing on the hundreds of awesome reviews.
Gregg Fraley
JUNE 1, 2015
Yesterday’s Innovation is Today’s Expectation. I do my banking online, as much as is possible. As an innovation it’s remarkable — not having to mail checks to pay bills is wonderful. Online banking saves me time. Checking balances, transferring money, having online records to reference, it’s all very convenient. It’s magic.
Rapid Innovation in digital time
JUNE 8, 2015
Maxime Barbier has been heading Public Innovation Project since 2012. He has extended the development of 'Futurs Publics', the innovation lab of the French government, to a success. He shares with us this compelling story.
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
Board of Innovation
JUNE 16, 2015
When we run an intrapreneurship program in a large corporate, we aim to push participants out their comfort zone. During several exercises intrapreneurs have to brainstorm on what the future could bring to their organisation. Spotting emerging trends & technology is never easy. To speed up this process we’ve create a FutureScan Poster with +200 predictions.
Boxes and Arrows
JUNE 23, 2015
The first article in this series, “ A New Apprenticeship Architecture ,” laid out a high-level framework for using the ancient model of apprenticeship to solve the modern problem of the UX talent drought. In this article, I get into details. Specifically, I discuss how to make the business case for apprenticeship and what to look for in potential apprentices.
IdeaScale
JUNE 16, 2015
The most recent statistics show that 7.9 million Americans, 12 or older, used hallucinogens or psychotherapeutic prescription drugs non-medically within the past month ( NIDA ). Of the approximately 7,898 Americans who use drugs for the first time every day, more than half (52%) are under the age of 18 at the time ( NIDA ). As of 2012 approximately 23.1 million Americans suffered from drug or alcohol abuse or dependence, while only 2.5 million actually received treatment for their dependence or
Stephen Shapiro
JUNE 21, 2015
Wow, this is a great concept and something I haven’t really thought about until I read this article. A lot of companies see one comment or online negativity as the “be all and end all” for their business! I have worked with some business owners who have taken their focus completely off of their vision because of one negative review on the google play store!
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.
Norbert Bol
JUNE 7, 2015
Companies have a responsibility for the environment and society, but on the other hand companies cannot resolve all the environmental and social problems in the world. Successful companies however view sustainability as one of the biggest trends that will shape the future and use sustainability as an innovation tool. Companies can use sustainability in their process innovation, product or service innovation, market innovation, brand innovation, company innovation and strategic innovation.
Xplaner
JUNE 2, 2015
In 2001 XPLANE created an infographic visualizing the e-Business ecosystem which was one of the most downloaded things on their site. I’m still proud of this diagram and it is still valid today. Download the e-Business Ecosystem (PDF).
Board of Innovation
JUNE 3, 2015
Those who know Board of Innovation just a little might know that we’re all about getting people out of their comfort zone. With summer getting really close, we even want to translate our motto into ‘getting people out of the building’. Lately we’ve been thinking very much about retreats, company retreats to be more precise. With the temperature rising, it’s.
Innovation in Practice
JUNE 29, 2015
Nielson released its 2015 BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION REPORT that features best practices from winning brands – with seven specific case studies from Pepsico, Kraft, MillerCoors, Kellogg’s, Nestle Purina, Atkins and L’Oreal Paris. The report is based on a two year study examining over 3000 products launched in the US. It debunks conventional wisdom that new product success is random.
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.
IdeaScale
JUNE 23, 2015
Long distance relationships are never easy. This is especially true of large-scale organizations which are housed in multiple and varied locations. Sometimes differing locations will have differing needs but more often they have similar struggles. Like the Western Australia Police. The Western Australia Police recently began using IdeaScale as a method of conquering that distance; namely a distance that covers over 2.5 million square kilometers, including 11 districts and 197 police stations in
Stephen Shapiro
JUNE 24, 2015
Fascinating article – what a great way to look at one’s field. I particularly love the idea that just because you know the theory doesn’t mean you truly own the knowledge. Thanks for writing and thanks for sharing this video!
It's Saul Connected
JUNE 1, 2015
A good transformation story is hard to find. Especially when you’re searching inside big companies. I’ve been collecting inspiring cross-sector transformation stories for BIF’s annual Collaborative Innovation Summit for over a decade. It’s alarming to me how few of them have come from big companies. Believe me, it’s not for lack of trying or looking in the wrong places although we’re always open to suggestions.
Rapid Innovation in digital time
JUNE 15, 2015
Seedstarsworld competition in Shanghai has a winner! BitNexo, a Bitcoin-backed cross border commerce payment system between China and Latin America. Darren Camas, Co-Founder & CEO of Bitnexo, gently help us discover Bitnexo in more details.
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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