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Internal Crowdfunding Can Foster Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

Crowdfunding has commonly been deployed at German giant Siemens AG, with employees participating in a multi-round crowdfunding effort. They could not only suggest their own ideas on an internal online platform but also act as investors, deciding which projects to support with funds.

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Score More in 2024: 24 Innovative Leadership Goals for the New Year

Modern Servant Leader

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Measurement: Percentage of participating employees. Measurement: ROI, Productivity, Participant percentage…. Measurement: Percentage of successful projects applying Agile methods. Partner with other organizations.

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You're One Step From The C-Suite: How To Make The Jump.

Rich Gee Group

Participate in cross-departmental projects to gain insights into areas outside your expertise. Action: Seek opportunities to lead larger projects or initiatives that require cross-functional collaboration. Action: Attend industry conferences, join professional associations, and actively participate in business forums.

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Working On Multiple Projects Is Bad For Us

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, research covered in HBR revealed that an incredible 80% of employees are juggling at least a few projects at any one time. The researchers examined projects done by a large multinational firm to understand who was responsible for what, how time was allocated, and the monthly targets the project adhered to.

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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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Rethinking project risk: finding opportunity in the unknown

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Rethinking project risk: finding opportunity in the unknown Written by Prebagaran Jayaraman Monday 26 February 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email It’s common to think of ‘risk’ as negative, but did you know that it can also be positive? Reduced competitive edge. Underused resources.

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Is It Beneficial When Innovation Pitches Frame Outcomes As Possible Scenarios?

The Horizons Tracker

Part of the success of projects such as the Good Judgment Project is that the best participants would often hedge their predictions in terms of probabilities. That was reaffirmed by a recent study from the London School of Economics, which examined the use of scenarios when pitching new innovations. Framing the idea.