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Do you have someone that you like to read that writes about innovation, or some of the important adjacencies – trends, consumer psychology, change, leadership, strategy, behavioral economics, collaboration, or design thinking?
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Guest Post from Geoffrey Moore |
There are all kinds of survey data these days indicating that morale in the workplace is lower than it used to be and, more importantly, than it ought to be. This has got managers scurrying about trying to find ways to make their employees happier. One word of advice on this: Stop!
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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia |
Innovation is often romanticized as the pursuit of the new — sleek electric vehicles, AI algorithms, and orbital tourism. Yet, the most profound innovation often arises not from unlimited possibility, but from absolute scarcity. The Second World War offers a stark, compelling lesson in this principle: the widespread adoption of the wood-fired automobile, or the gasogene vehicle.
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Guest Post from Mike Shipulski
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Whether it’s placing machine tools on the factory floor or designing work spaces for people that work at the company, the number one guiding metric is resources per square foot. If you’re placing machine tools, this metric causes the machines to be stacked closely together, where the space between them is ...
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Guest Post from Stefan Lindegaard |
“It’s crucial that we succeed in securing a competitive return for our owners and meet the expectations of consumers and society. But the foundation for all of this is creating a workplace and a culture that attracts the best talent.” – Niels Duedahl, CEO at Danish Crown
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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia |
Agriculture feeds the world, but its reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers has come at a steep environmental cost. As we confront climate change, waterway degradation, and soil depletion, the innovation challenge of this generation is clear: how to produce nitrogen sustainably. Green nitrogen fixation is not ...
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Guest Post from Robyn Bolton |
“In times of great uncertainty, we seek safety. But what does “safety” look like? We tend to believe that we are rational beings and, as a result, we rely on data to make decisions. Great! We’ve got lots of data from lots of uncertain periods. HBR examined 4,700 public companies during three global recessions (1980, 1990, and 2000). They found that ...
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Guest Post from Shep Hyken |
When things go wrong for your customer, that’s when you have the best opportunity to prove how good you really are. Anyone can look good when everything is running smoothly, but your true customer service “chops” show up during a service failure.
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Guest Post from Greg Satell |
Anybody who has ever been married or had kids knows how difficult it can be to convince even a single person. To persuade dozens or hundreds — much less thousands or millions — to change their mind about something important seems like a pipe dream. Yet that doesn’t stop people from spending significant time and energy to ...
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