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Ways to Boost Innovation and Accelerate Organizational Learning

The Practical Leader

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. ” This is consistent with the findings of Harvard Business School professor, David Garvin.

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Innovating Higher-Education

Mills Scofield

You can read more of his thoughts on MOOCs in Stanford Social Innovation Review as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Rebecca, co-founder of the Food Recovery Network , discussed the value students added by asking fundamental questions that challenged her existing business assumptions. But Rajan wasn’t alone.

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Managing With a Conscience

Leading Blog

Sonnenberg discusses at length, nine critical success factors that need to be built into the organization: Passion that develops commitment to the organization’s mission, values, and goals. An innovative and creative environment and mindset that reinvents itself every day. Devotion to service excellence.