Innovation Excellence

JULY 18, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You are a leader. The person in charge. That means you know the answer to every question, make the right decision when faced with every choice, and act confidently when others are uncertain. Insert uproarious laughter here). Of course not. But you act like you do because […]

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JUNE 22, 2018

In 2018, UNDP held a hackathon in Lesotho to encourage product innovations for inclusive financial services. Prototypes for Social Innovation in Chile (online innovation platform to solve regional challenges) and WISET’s Girls Mentoring Programme in Korea (online mentoring) are also other kinds of inclusiveness programs.

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Leanstack

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Matthew Pattinson , Empowered Startups, is an advocate for using the entrepreneurial method to foster sustainability and social innovation. He put together the following how-to guest post demystifying the process. Impact is the derivative currency that connects the two sides and drives the model. When to use a canvas?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

How To Think About Turning Your Products Into Services. Unite For Sight – Global Health and Innovation Conference – March 28-29 Yale University. Next Innovation Summit – Mar 04-15, Anaheim, California. Social Innovation Summit 2015 – June 11-12, Washington, DC. Must-Go Events & Conferences.

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Bill Fischer

JUNE 23, 2011

"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.That sucks." So says28-year-old Cloudera founder, early Facebook veteranand one of Bloomberg BusinessWeek's "Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs" in 2010, Jeff Hammerbacher, in a refreshing insight about the present state of innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 27, 2017

While brand positioning isn’t particularly hard to explain, neither is describing how a plane flies. But the physics of rapid air flow over the wings is one thing; actually designing and piloting a plane is something else all together.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A new book by Silicon Valley tech veteran and innovation advocate Ann Mei Chang, Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good explores the unique challenges that can deter social innovation. This simple stake in the ground is where social innovation begins.

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Be-novative

APRIL 15, 2021

Taking in everyone’s insights from our global expert network of the Be-novative Partner Hub gave us some insights and a deeper understanding of how this works at the moment in the ecosystem Be-novative is thriving in. How to communicate the Purpose of our Business in an authentic way when you are in the middle of a rebranding process?

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Illusion of Autonomy: Why Most CEOs Fail at Self-Management and How to FixIt Have you ever noticed how some CEOs love to talk about self-managementuntil it applies to them? They push for autonomy, yet keep holding the reins. Because self-management is easy to preach, but terrifying to practice.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. Suggested viewing: 12 – Disruptive Innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 9, 2025

Leading Remote and Hybrid Teams withWarmth In an increasingly remote and hybrid work world, many leaders worry about how to maintain connection. As Mike Liwski noted, People dont just want to be ledthey want to be seen, understood, and inspired. But Marisa reminds us that warmth is not tied to physical presence.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 26, 2025

Through intentional leadership, community engagement, and a deep understanding of human connection, Vanessa Yakobson is showing how to grow with purposeand grace. In a world where automation and standardization often dominate growth strategies, Blo Blow Dry Bar is proving that heart still scales.

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Leanstack

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Matthew Pattinson , Empowered Startups, is an advocate for using the entrepreneurial method to foster sustainability and social innovation. He put together the following how-to guest post demystifying the process. Impact is the derivative currency that connects the two sides and drives the model. When to use a canvas?

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 27, 2025

Sums perspective on the intersection of creativity, technology, and community action challenges us to rethink how we approach work and leadership in the age of AI. He explained that AI democratizes opportunities, enabling people who might not have had access before to compete and create on a global scale.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Practical Steps for Leaders: How to Start the Shift The shift away from force won’t happen overnight, but there are practical steps that leaders can take to begin the transformation: Recognize the Fiat Lens : Acknowledge that much of the way we operate is based on outdated systems of control.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 19, 2025

You dont need a manual to tell you how to handle difficult situations. Just ask yourself: if this were my grandmother, how would I treat her? How would I make her feel valued and respected?

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 13, 2016

Tim’s Comment: I can’t tell you how often I come back to exploration/exploitation as a key concept. One of the key issues in innovation management is figuring out how to frame these important ideas in ways that make sense to managers – finding the right story, metaphor or phrase. Who wants to be an exploiter?

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 3, 2025

Making Social Responsibility Scalable One of the most common concerns for businessesespecially small and medium-sized enterprisesis how to implement social impact initiatives without draining resources. Businesses that fail to provide purpose and connection will struggle to attract and retain top talent. Daniels advice?

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this blog, we will explore how to use Design Thinking to score leads in a B2B environment, and why this approach can be a game-changer for your sales strategy. However, by using the power of Design Thinking to score leads, sales teams can take a data-driven approach to prioritize their efforts and increase their chances of winning deals.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Meanwhile Harvard Business Review has been focused on this issue, with our most recent cover story titled "How to fix capitalism — and unleash a wave of innovation and growth". Today, Porter says, companies must reconnect company success with social progress, not as philanthropy, but as a way to achieve economic success.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 23, 2023

Startups often struggle with scaling and growth, and operating partners or fractional CxOs can help them to address these challenges by identifying areas where improvements can be made and providing guidance on how to implement them. This could include areas such as sales and marketing, product development, or human resources.

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Planview

DECEMBER 24, 2015

The skinny: This article by Harvard Business looks at the key attributes that contribute to innovation within teams. Advanced Innovation Centre: Social innovation can solve business challenges. How Crowdsourcing Delivers Supply Chain Innovation. Read more ». Who it’s from: World Finance. Read more ».

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Read about Key Findings in part 2 this two-part series on the Fuzzy Front End of Innovation. Continue reading →

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

By now, nobody doubts the power of social platforms, although few marketers have been able to exploit them successfully. Facebook has a monthly audience of nearly a billion visitors. Other top sites, like Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn, attract hundreds of millions. Continue reading →

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 26, 2023

GUEST POST from Pete Foley An article on innovation from the BBC caught my eye this week. link] After extensive research and experimentation, a group in Spain has worked out how to farm octopus. It’s clever innovation, but also comes with some ethical questions.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 30, 2022

Team members should be on board to know how to prepare for fulfilling new expectations. This will prevent any redundancies since team members will see up front how their participation is going to make a difference. With a process map, teammates will know how to collaborate across departments of the company. Develop Team Habits.

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Norbert Bol

JUNE 7, 2015

Companies can use sustainability in their process innovation, product or service innovation, market innovation, brand innovation, company innovation and strategic innovation. In order to innovate, companies must find new possibilities and learn how to apply these possibilities. Herrera, M.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 7, 2022

You will find 30,000 strategies on how to deal with employee redundancies. In the later, money is wasted due to inefficiencies from not creating synergies from a new structure and operating model by combining both the companies’ people-centric values.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 9, 2023

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 25, 2022

If you ask any modern Design Thinking practitioner, they will tell you that it’s not about products, technology, or even design… it is a methodology that informs on how to serve the needs of people more effectively. The Design Thinking methodology has been applied, practiced, and popularized by the design consulting firm IDEO.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For example, they can provide regular reports and updates on campaign progress, offer advice on how to improve results, and work closely with clients to make any necessary adjustments. By adopting these strategies, traditional advertising and PR companies can remain relevant and maintain their competitive advantage in an ever-changing market.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This article sheds light on how to transform this phase into a period of rejuvenation, offering practical strategies to ensure hope, positivity, and evolution. Among them, unemployment often casts a formidable shadow, marked by anxiety and doubt.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

You can’t lead if you don’t know how to follow, and that requires humility.” . The best leaders first learned how to follow. Leaders who not only get the value of serving others creates but see this kind of community as an opportunity for personal growth in relationships. As a leader, don’t sit up in an ivory tower.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 30, 2023

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The agent knows just how to console them — that’s the future we can build. AI Meets Design Thinking: Crafting a People-Centric Business Future Imagine this — a customer service agent can deeply empathize with a frustrated customer because an AI assistant analyzed the customer’s tone and background to provide insights ahead of time.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 18, 2022

These engineers consider how to design things right for manufacturing and what materials should be used. They research, analyze, and test systems or machines and supervise research. Optomechanical engineers deal with glass, and many more optics are involved at the core. They also take designs from optical engineers.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 21, 2023

Leaders can then receive recommendations on how to improve their empathetic communication. Another application of AI is the analysis of communication patterns within an organization. AI systems can assess written and verbal communication, identifying patterns that may indicate a lack of empathy.

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