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Diversity And Bias: How to Hear ‘Different’ People Differently

Strategy Driven

The ideas, the capability, the innovation that gets lost is unimaginable. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Relate Articles: Speaker or Listener: Who’s Responsible For Misunderstandings. We end up living and thinking in bubbles of our own making. I ‘kindly’ explained to him the error of his ways.

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The Benefits of Taking a Slower Approach to Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In our experience, managers tend to focus their innovation efforts on processes that are either large in scale (new products and business models ) or swift in development (hackathons, rapid prototyping, or emerging platforms). But there’s also another type of innovation that is more gradual and smaller in scale.

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Putting Customers at the Heart of Your Brand to Create Passionate Fans: What Microsoft Learned About Customer Engagement in the Sports Industry - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM Microsoft

Harvard Business Review

With over 500 million dedicated fans, it also happens to be one of the most innovative franchises when it comes to fan engagement. In 2015, Real Madrid had a lofty goal in mind: to thrill its supporters by allowing them to participate in unbelievable experiences. Real Madrid is one of the most recognized soccer franchises in the world.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Actively listen and use a professional tone with one another — that way you don’t make others feel excluded by your closeness or cause unnecessary squabbles when boundaries are breached. In 2015 Teddy launched his own company, Edward Field, which also sells American-made products: innovative wallets that hold smartphones.