This article received the 2021 Business Innovation Brief Most Valuable Post Award in the Innovation Mindsets category. Good news is 2021 will be shorter since Earth is spinning faster and faster, scientists say. Bad news is the pace of technology advancements is speeding up exponentially, and it’s getting harder to stay in the game. Increasingly, organizations [...]
There is a reason why firefighters say be fast or be last: they have 60 seconds or less to act before they have a major house fire on their hands. A home can catch fire entirely in just 4 minutes. In the first 30 seconds, the fire erupts and begins to spread rapidly. In the [...]
ISO 56000 looks like a lot of numbers and letters, but essentially it is the international standard for innovation management. It is a set of standard operation procedures designed to provide a general framework for all organizations, regardless of type, sector or size, toward the successful implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of an innovation management [...]
Open innovation (OI) can be a powerful approach for organizations to find groundbreaking ideas, develop new products and solve difficult problems. But not every company that engages in OI enjoys the same success; there are many reasons why. I have been involved in hundreds of open innovation projects — I have seen huge successes and, [...]
Curb Transactional Open Innovation and Embrace an Integrated Ecosystem Strategy “It’s a wall,” “It’s a snake,” “It’s a rope,” “It’s a spear,” “It’s a fan,” no, “It’s a tree,” and so goes the story of “The Blind Men & The Elephant”. The tale is a great example that shows how you and your team can [...]
This article received the 2020 Business Innovation Brief Most Valuable Post Award in the Innovation Strategies category. Would you like fries with that? You were probably asked this question at some point or another while ordering a hamburger—and for good reason, too. After all, what goes better with a mouthwatering burger than some golden-crispy french [...]
It’s in our nature to support a cause that’s bigger than ourselves—we’re social creatures after all, so we’re at our best when we work together towards a common goal. However, out of left field came the global health pandemic, and collaboration has since taken a major hit at a time when creative ideas and [...]
Imagine a world where innovation is magically embedded in all your favorite apps with the click of a button, and seamlessly flows through everyday work across the enterprise. Imagine a world where your team can innovate without ever having to leave the tools they love or the tools your organization uses on a day-to-day basis. [...]
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This article originally appeared on SalesTechStar Amid the unprecedented economic uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic, one thing is becoming clear. To survive – and even thrive – in the post-Covid economy, companies will have to be faster than ever in responding to change. As yet, we can only surmise how quickly customers will book air travel [...]
