Mills Scofield

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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

Because the key to innovation isn’t processes, stage gates, weird exercises, or competitions. The key to innovation has been and always will be People. I view the commitment to innovate, in the companies I’ve worked for and with, as a spectrum of lobsters - from cooked, to live, to rare blue ones. Blue Lobsters. Not anymore.

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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

Because the key to innovation isn’t processes, stage gates, weird exercises, or competitions. The key to innovation has been and always will be People. I view the commitment to innovate, in the companies I’ve worked for and with, as a spectrum of lobsters - from cooked, to live, to rare blue ones. Blue Lobsters. Not anymore.

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Innovation in Complex Civic Environments

Mills Scofield

Chris is one of the most passionate people I know about innovating in the civic space where government, non-profit and for-profit intersect. Relying on emergent solutions to drive innovation poses inherent challenges to those who work in the civic arena. Data should guide the resource allocation and actions of our collaborations.

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Innovation High-Five

Mills Scofield

By Tim Kippley: Jeff Bezos, one of the planet’s greatest innovators, once said that: “You need a culture that high-fives small and innovative ideas and senior executives [that] encourage ideas.” ” The Value of Innovation at Geneca. I have long felt that companies can’t survive without innovating.

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For Whom Do We Innovate?

Mills Scofield

If you ever wondered about the power of innovation to radically change lives, wonder no more. For Whom Do We Innovate? As an engineer, I''m as enthusiastic about innovation as anyone. I''m learning to measure the success of an innovation not by its profit margins but by its benefit to people on the margins.

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Innovation & The Network - BIF9

Mills Scofield

BIF9 Culture Innovation Leadership Networking Storytelling community' BIF9 is almost here - I''m so so honored to be a storyteller (and still kind of amazed!). Thank you Maureen Tuthill for such an eloquent write up !

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Rebellious Optimism = Innovation

Mills Scofield

But moreso, Kona is not your average 24yr old - her poise, wisdom, leadership, business acumen and management skills are on par As a C.V. GOALS Haiti uniquely emphasizes developing local capacity and youth leadership so its efforts are sustainable. Not your average thesis.