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What Is Corporate Social Innovation? Understanding the New Driver of Change

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The need for a socially appropriate goals and actions of a corporation has given rise to corporate social innovation where companies form partnerships with NGOs. What Is Social Innovation? Merely doing something that is deemed to be good is not social innovation. How to Drive Social Innovation?

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How making Pros & Cons lists damage your innovation projects without you realising

Idea to Value

I just got back from a lunch with a dear friend of mine, who was describing a potential project which was being discussed at his new accounting company. It is what keeps us from wandering into dark caves, but it also a reason why it’s so hard to convince your boss to support a new idea or innovative project.

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15 most important Innovation Theories your company should be using

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Companies which want a structured system to manage a funnel of ideas and projects (e.g. What it is: Inspired by a number of Lean Startup principles along with aspects of Design Thinking and Agile Development, Lean Innovation Management is a framework to manage innovation projects in a more agile way than traditional project management.

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Design Thinking Applied to M&A Integration

Tullio Siragusa

Post-merger integration plans typically require creating lengthy checklists, project plans, activities, and tasks basically focused on estimation upfront. The primary difficulty that can arise is that as the project progresses, the estimations can go wrong, and discovering new facets along the way can create more difficulty.

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This air cooling system for the slums uses plastic bottles and requires no electricity

Idea to Value

An excellent example of a simple innovation which just focuses on a solution to a problem, without being overengineered. It just goes to show that often, you don’t need extremely complex and expensive infrastructure projects to bring benefits to hundreds of thousands of people. Do you like insights into innovation like this?

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Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations

Tullio Siragusa

State A which represents the current mindset and behaviors, and State B which represents the Design Thinking approach to innovation. A project manager in State A defines their roles by ensuring the project is on schedule and submitted by deadlines. Though the processes are essential, it is a passive way of getting things done.

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How to Be a Valuable Team Player During Times of Change: Strategies for Success

Tullio Siragusa

Whether it’s a new project, a shift in leadership, or an overhaul of processes, change can be both exciting and challenging. It also means being flexible and willing to adjust your approach as needed to meet the changing needs of the team or project. Communicate Effectively Communication is key during times of change.

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