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Curiosity: The Key to Creativity and Innovation

Idea to Value

Albert Einstein generally did not like school, but this all changed when he was 16 at Aarau High School, Switzerland where teachers nurtured his curiosity and encouraged him to ask a lot of questions and even express criticisms. He not only became popular among his classmates but imagined what it would be like to ride a light beam, paving the way for his later theory of relativity.

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Innovation vs. Invention vs. Creativity

Braden Kelley

There is so much talk about innovation these days, it’s hard to sometimes distinguish the signal from the noise. In fact, the word innovation gets thrown around so much that it leaves people wondering: What’s really innovative?

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Advancing My Applied Innovation Thinking

Paul Hobcraft

I wrote a post “ Needing to Think Applied Innovation Services ” recently, it was extending my view that innovation needs to change. We need to think of innovation in different ways, we need to automate it and in addition augment it. I suggested in that post “we need to pull down what is needed” and design a totally ‘adaptive’ innovation process to fit a specific need.

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The Magic of Process: Department of Labor

IdeaScale

The United States Department of Labor is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re- employment services, and more. One of the policy agencies within DOL is the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which aims to develop and influence policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

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Watch how this guy builds his own iPhone with parts he bought in China

Idea to Value

Some people have a “let’s just try it” mentality. And in the video above, I think we have a perfect example of it. It’s quite inspirational and already has over 6 million views. This guy called Scotty Allen, who runs a blog called Strange Parts , built a like-new (but really refurbished) iPhone 6S 16GB entirely from parts he bought in the public cell phone parts markets in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, China.

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Building a Culture of Continuous Innovation

Braden Kelley

Excerpt from the May/June 2017 edition of The European Business Review Every company begins as the nimble startup, organized around the solution to a single customer problem and executing that solution better than anyone else in the market (including incumbents … Continue reading →

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Innovation Needs Communication

Digital Tonto

Increasingly, we live in a social economy with collaboration at its center Related posts: How Communication Drives Innovation. How Innovation Really Happens. The New Era Of Cognitive Collaboration. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Interview with Bob Archer

Destination Innovation

My interview with Bob Archer who is a former professional wrestler, concert promoter and nightclub owner. Hear his tales of the Kray gang, the Beatles, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix and Peter Osgood. [link]. Bob Archer in 1957. Save. Save. Save. The post Interview with Bob Archer appeared first on Destination Innovation.

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13 Change Management Experts Share Their Tips

Braden Kelley

Recently my colleague Daniel Lock collected and published points-of-view (POV) from 13 change management experts on implementing fast, dramatic and powerful change.

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Brazilian Kyvo and the Korea Innovation Center bring startup communities together

Exago

Kyvo, an Exago’s consulting partner, has joined forces with the Korea Innovation Center (KIC) to select Brazilian entrepreneurs for the K-Startup Grand Challenge, South Korea’s most relevant startup acceleration programme. The post Brazilian Kyvo and the Korea Innovation Center bring startup communities together appeared first on Exago.

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Leading the Development of Profitable and Sustainable Products

Speaker: Jason Tanner

While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.

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This Tight-Knit Family Built A Star Trek Style Tricorder and Won An XPRIZE

Digital Tonto

What would be an impossible dream for most people is just family fun for the Harrises Related posts: How The Future Is Really Built. Big (data) Medicine. How Experian Built A Business Around Data. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Why Design Thinking Is Critical For A Digital Future

Faisal Hoque

No disruptive innovations can be made without understanding the customer’s needs. BY FAISAL HOQUE In today’s rapidly developing and increasingly digital world, organizations face many challenges. These include disruptive technologies, economic and political pressures, as well as keeping up with changes in customer behavior. What happens when businesses fumble or turn a blind eye to change?

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Check Out My Latest Interview with DisrupTV

Braden Kelley

I had the opportunity recently to sit down with DisrupTV co-hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar to be part of Episode 63. DisrupTV is a weekly Web series that airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m.

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6 Things about Your Innovation Strategy Employees Need to Know

BrainZooming

It’s time to launch an innovation strategy for your organization. Your brand has grown dramatically the last few years. You are not sure, however, what will drive the next round of growth. So, it’s time to announce an innovation program, because that will undoubtedly fill the growth gap facing your brand. How will the innovation strategy eliminate your revenue shortfalls?

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAY THE AVERAGE PERSON THINKS AND A CREATIVE GENIUS THINKS

Michael Michalko

Once we have settled on a perspective, we close off but one line of thought. Certain kinds of ideas occur to us, but only those kinds and no others. What if the crippled man who invented the motorized cart had defined his problem as: “How to occupy my time while lying in bed?” rather than “How to get out of bed and move around the house?

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Public Sector Innovation: moving innovation from the margins to mainstream

Innovation Excellence

UNDP remains one of the few UN agencies that supports governments in setting up Public Sector Innovation Labs to experiment with new approaches to policy-making and that advises government partners on designing Open Innovation Prize Challenges.

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An Early Introduction to Open Innovation in India

IdeaConnection

Schoolchildren in India are getting an early introduction to entrepreneurship, innovation and open innovation. It has been announced that 457 Tinkering Laboratories are going to be set up in some of the country’s high schools. Tinkering Labs are open innovation workspaces equipped with tools such as simple robots, 3D printers and measuring instruments.

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Dozens of Ways to Fast Forward Your Implementation Plan

BrainZooming

It’s the time of year when it’s easy to look backward and forward at multiple dimensions of your implementation plan. You have enough time to gain a sense of what’s working. You can look at your first steps and see whether your subsequent steps have been as effective. There is also enough time to still address gaps in your implementation plan to improve results before the year ends.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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9 Indicators That Prove That Your Corporate Innovation Program is Failing

Board of Innovation

Most of the Corporate Innovation Programs don’t reach a breakeven. On the basis of our experience with corporate clients, we collected 9 indicators that signal that something is going wrong + 13 clear actions to take! Have you ever heard these sentences yourself? If yes, use them as a wake-up call to improve or reframe your Corporate Innovation Program.

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The Importance of Casting a Wide Net While Innovating

Qmarkets

Dr. Bornhofen is a practitioner-scholar who has a passion for helping organizations adopt change, act on new ideas, and grow through innovation. His Doctorate degree (2012) in Management focused learning in the areas of organizational change, leadership theory, and strategy. Read on to discover innovation best practices from Robert's experience working at a range of renowned companies, including Citibank, Delta Airlines, and most recently Southwest Airlines.

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PBTO55: Unleashing Human Performance with Jason Forrest (@jforrestspeaker)

Rmukesh Gupta

Who is on the show: In this power packed episode, we host Jason Forrest, the CEO and the Chief Culture officer at the FPG group. As a sales professional, author, speaker, and coach, Jason’s job is to empower professionals and executives to unleash their human performance and master their leadership skills in sales, management, culture and service; for the purpose of increasing profit through people.

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Does Your Branding Strategy Include Employee Celebrities?

BrainZooming

Are your employees celebrities within your branding strategy activities? No, I’m not asking whether your employees are movie stars, singers, or newly-celebrated personalities that tweet, buy, or glom their way into celebrity status. I’m asking about whether you feature your employees within your branding strategy in ways that allow them to attract attention and accolades for how great it is to have them as part of your brand?

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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What Makes a Good Innovation Leader?

Innovation Excellence

Mick Simonelli and Celent asked current innovation leaders what criteria makes for good innovation leaders. Read the highlights of their research findings here.

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How a (crowdsourced) idea becomes a product

Betterific

Sterilite launches crowdsourced product. Sterilite , the industry leading manufacturer of plastic storage containers, launched their first ever crowdsourced product idea to the marketplace. . Their “fresh scent” line of products includes a ventilating compartment to keep clothes smelling fresh during storage. The idea, to keep clothes smelling good while being stored, was generated by Keonte Smith in a Betterific innovation challenge.

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PBTO54: The Fuzzy and the Techie- The Important Role of Humanities in a Tech Driven World

Rmukesh Gupta

Who is on the show: In this episode, we host Scott Hartley. He is a venture capitalist and author of THE FUZZY AND THE TECHIE , a Financial Times business book of the month, and finalist for the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company’s Bracken Bower Prize for an author under 35. Why is he on the show: Apart from being a VC and having written a good book, he has also served as a Presiden[link] Innovation Fellow at the White House, a Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), and a Venture

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Romancing the new business model

Rapid Innovation in digital time

As mentioned in the article ‘2017 open-innovation centers‘, innovation units with a focus on new business model are catching interest. Let’s go through a few examples.

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How To Get Promoted In Product Management

Speaker: John Mansour

If you're looking to advance your career in product management, there are more options than just climbing the management ladder. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about highly rewarding career paths that don't involve management responsibilities. We'll cover both career tracks and provide tips on how to position yourself for success in the one that's right for you.

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9 Sentences That Prove That Your Corporate Innovation Program Will Fail

Board of Innovation

Most of the Corporate Innovation Programs don’t reach a breakeven. On the basis of our experience with corporate clients, we collected 9 sentences that signal that something is going wrong + 13 actions to take! Have you ever heard these sentences yourself? If yes, use them as a wake-up call to improve or reframe your Corporate Innovation Program Btw, we.

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Starting Intrapreneurs Studio at Orange

Innovation Excellence

Nicolas Bry shares the value prop and the journey behind - and in front of - the new Intrapreneurs Studio programme at Orange where he is senior VP of their Innovation Group. Their definition of an intrapreneur? Someone willing to make a dream become reality, a resilient doer, a positive rebel, acting at the benefit of his company.

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Optimizing Meetings to Maximize Individual Brainstorming Time

InnovationManagement

Are you overwhelmed by unnecessary meetings ? We’ve all been there: one more meeting, and you feel like you’re going to scream. You’ve been trying to make some real progress on your creative project, but the constant meetings have really been cutting into your individual brainstorming time. If you feel like the number of meetings you’ve been attending is cutting into your productivity , you’re not imagining it.

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How Reebok is Thinking Outside the Mold

Innovation Leader

Bill McInnis of Reebok says the company wanted “a lot more speed, a lot more local, and a lot more custom.” This inspired initiatives like the "Liquid Factory" and "Cotton + Corn.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.