Destination Innovation
JUNE 30, 2020
(With apologies to Paul Simon). Say goodbye with a wave, Dave. Just get up and leave, Steve. Go for the kill, Bill. When you hear an idea. Don’t try something new, Stu. Just do what you know, Joe. Don’t mess with success, Jess. Treat failure with fear. Don’t share your concern, Bern. Don’t talk at all, Paul. Ignore the crew, Sue. Keep working alone.
InnovationManagement
JULY 2, 2020
While the pandemic has been difficult for all us economically, as business owners, we never run out of opportunities. No matter the business climate, there is always a chance to do something new and something better—you just have to find it. The post Four Ways to Innovate Right Now appeared first on InnovationManagement.
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Innovation Leader
JULY 2, 2020
How much do you know about corporate innovation concepts, key thinkers, famous failures, and Silicon Valley disruptors?
Innovation Excellence
JULY 2, 2020
By Federica D’Armento & Tony McGaharan. Picture this. You’ve a job at “the best place to work”, and then you start experiencing those mixed feelings like in a love-hate relationship, until you decide to leave. This is actually what we went through at Google. At some point it felt like being in Groundhog Day – living the same day over and over again.
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Idea to Value
JUNE 30, 2020
Innovation culture has long been one of the most challenging, and oft-discussed, topics in our conversations with business and innovation leaders. Given the extraordinary importance of innovation for businesses, and society in general, and the fact that culture has been shown to be one of the biggest barriers for innovation performance, it’s not much of a surprise.
Kainexus
JUNE 30, 2020
It's hard to believe that the first half of 2020 is in the books. Just kidding. I don't blame you if you feel like there's been 10 years worth of news in the last six months. It's been intense. COVID-19 has impacted every American to varying degrees and much has changed about the way we live and work. This year, more than ever, it makes sense to do a mid-year check-in with every employee.
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Board of Innovation
JUNE 30, 2020
The companies that grew the most during the 2008 financial crisis were those that invested in innovation. Here are some of our suggestions for your strategy based on information from previous crises. The post What you can learn from history about innovating during a crisis appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Daniel Burrus
JULY 1, 2020
Traditionally, the concept of success through collaboration in the business world has been focused on eliminating competition to find success in ways that benefit the industry the competitors share. However, during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, success through collaboration was redefined when two tech giants, Apple and Google, collaborated on contact tracing technology in an effort to combat the virus in their own way and simultaneously save lives.
The BMI Lab Blog
JULY 1, 2020
Following our recent article about the most common challenges faced by companies when testing innovative business models , we decided to highlight 4 inspiring initiatives that seem to be effective practices to overcome these challenges. Train-the-trainer program A company’s success is defined by its culture. Peter Drucker's famous, “culture eats strategy for breakfast” is no less true for business model innovation.
Idea to Value
JULY 2, 2020
In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we talk with Steve Blank, senior innovation fellow at Columbia University, serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Lean Startup movement. We speak about what makes a successful startup, what large companies get wrong about innovation and how he has seen Lean Startup evolve and change over the past few years.
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.
IdeaScale
JULY 1, 2020
Innovation is a constant in education. School systems regularly search for ways to create outlets that serve the diverse needs of students. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the need for new approaches to learning. The current situation is a perfect example of why an innovation strategy is so vital to educators. Innovation in education … Continued.
Paul Hobcraft
JULY 2, 2020
Today the International Energy Agency (IRA) released a long-awaited update on where innovation needs to be in the energy transition we are undergoing. At their own admission, it has been three years since they (IEA) released its last Energy Technology Perspective (ETP) report. Although they argue they have been reflecting on the critical technology challenges, it is way overdue.
Jeffrey Phillips
JUNE 30, 2020
If you've been following these posts, you'll know by now that I am extracting insights and predictions from a post-COVID scenario I drafted. You can find the entire scenario writeup here (Tip: hover over the bottom right of the pop-up window and click on the expand box, and you'll see a full screen view where you can also download the document). I've written a number of blog posts teasing out some of the implications of the scenario and making predictions about the future.
Idea to Value
JULY 1, 2020
10 people write 10 reports in 10 hours. If you hire 10 more people how many reports will all 20 people write in the same time? 20, right? Wrong! According to Parkinson’s Law it’s still 10. Published in 1942, the theory states that “work expands to fill the time available to complete it”. The reasoning is that first, managers crave power and more people to order about and, second, more people create more work for each other.
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IdeaScale
JUNE 30, 2020
COVID-19 has required a faster and more thoughtful change management and innovation strategy from all sectors. This is particularly true for the government on all levels, which has needed to work closely with any number of stakeholders to deliver new solutions to rapidly changing problems. Some of those lessons learned will be on display July … Continued.
InnovationManagement
JULY 3, 2020
While 4th Industrial Revolution technologies are fast becoming the way to go in the world of the "new normal," they are driven by something far superior to robots: human creativity. Let's have a look at the importance of creativity in this article. The post Human Creativity: The Critical Survival Skill of the 4th Industrial Revolution that Cannot be Automated appeared first on InnovationManagement.
Digital Tonto
JUNE 28, 2020
Those who are working to undermine your efforts want to make you feel isolated and alone. Even a seemingly powerful CEO can face a skeptical board, investor community and media. We overcome. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Board of Innovation
JULY 2, 2020
Our researchers and strategists hand-picked 50 ‘Low Touch winners’ - companies that are already flourishing in this challenging new climate. The post Top 50 leaderboard: Who is winning in the Low Touch Economy appeared first on Board of Innovation.
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
Tullio Siragusa
JUNE 29, 2020
Satisfied Employees and Customers Translate into Business Success. Most business leaders, irrespective of the market they are in, consistently push to maximize growth, profitability, and value of their business. They devise innovative strategies to strive through economic upheavals and achieve their planned objectives and target. Performance measurement plays a big role in developing policies, evaluating the achievement of organizational goals, and accordingly compensating employees.
InnovationManagement
JUNE 29, 2020
When you’re turning on your fan or firing up your laptop to get some work done, you probably don’t spend much time thinking about where that power comes from. But all of that thinking comes to the forefront of your mind when there are massive disruptions to that system. The post What Innovation Looks Like at an Energy Company appeared first on InnovationManagement.
Innovation Leader
JULY 2, 2020
We’ve gathered the best pieces of recent advice from our live show, report, and other online coverage to help you imagine the future and plan your next steps.
Acuvate
JULY 3, 2020
7 Essential Elements of A Successful Digital Workplace In the last few years we’ve seen massive shifts in workplace trends. There has been an influx of tech-savvy millennials, unprecedented growth of SaaS applications, increased remote workforce and rapid emergence of AI technologies. Several such trends have not only changed how work gets done but also […].
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.
Innovation Excellence
JULY 3, 2020
When it comes to innovation, there are countless ways things might go wrong. However, one of the most prevalent ones is incorrect timing. If you manage to get the timing just right, your innovations will obviously benefit from huge tailwinds when entire industries are transitioning from the old to the new with you riding at the top of the wave. With the right timing, even mediocre execution can lead to extraordinary results.
Entrepreneur - Innovation
JULY 3, 2020
From continuity in business to easing mental-health burdens, the multipurpose tech has proved more essential than ever.
Board of Innovation
JULY 3, 2020
The uptick in working from home is eliminating the need for long commutes, suits, and visas, says HR-tech and virtual-immigration expert Anita Lettink. The post Moving for work might be a thing of the past with HR-tech enabled virtual immigration appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Innovation Leader
JULY 3, 2020
Pixar’s VP of R&D explains how the company encourages collaborative work and uses transparecy to solve challenges in the animation world.
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.
Rapid Innovation in digital time
JULY 1, 2020
If all innovation projects become familiar with the whole process from exploration to exploitation and scale-up, then the program can host more projects, and scale in turn: as all projects cross-fertilize, the insights of some projects benefiting to others, the whole will definitely be greater than the sum of all parts!
Greatest. Idea. Ever.
JULY 3, 2020
Here’s a hot take: I think we should ban fireworks. Not 4th of July gatherings in general. And not just this year because of COVID-19. But rather all fireworks. All of the time. I know, I know. That’s blasphemy. But just hear me out. There is a method to my madness. As The Conversation puts it: “The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year.
Viima
JULY 1, 2020
When it comes to innovation, there are countless ways things might go wrong. However, one of the most prevalent ones is incorrect timing. If you manage to get the timing just right, your innovations will obviously benefit from huge tailwinds when entire industries are transitioning from the old to the new with you riding at the top of the wave. With the right timing, even mediocre execution can lead to extraordinary results.
Mike Shipulski
JULY 1, 2020
I know you’re trying to do something that has never been done before, but when will you be done? I don’t know. We’ll run the next experiment then decide what to do next. If it works, we’ll do more of that. And if it doesn’t, we’ll do less of that. That’s all we know right now. I know you’re trying to create something that is new to our industry, but how many will we sell?
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