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Time to Level Up

Strategy Driven

While you many not enjoy spending hours going through the books, you know where everything is and you’re on top of the finances. If you have gone ahead and recruited someone to take this on for you then sit down with them and brainstorm a fresh, innovative ways of reaching out to your customer base.

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9 Reasons to Hire a Design Agency

Strategy Driven

As a result, they can brainstorm innovative ways to bring your brand to life. Once the agency has created your brand, they’ll post the end result on their blog and social media channels so it’s free advertising for you. If so, check out our other finance-related posts. Cross-Industry Experience. Adds Consistency.

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To Innovate, Think Like a 19th-Century Barn Raiser

Harvard Business Review

Ask people who have participated in the platform, and they will tell you that the community they built in the process of Kickstarting turned out to be more valuable than the financing they received. Rather than solving problems by focusing solely on ideas for solutions, CGI focuses first on ecosystem development.

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Invest in Communities to Advance Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

I have long believed that innovation is not just about creating new products or services; it's also about rethinking the very nature of an organization's relationships. The most innovative brands have dramatically changed the way they connect with customers by supplementing traditional marketing and advertising with social and digital media.

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Unify Your Global Company Through a Common Language

Harvard Business Review

The most talented individuals in industries such as technology and finance spoke English, either as a first or second language. Now picture this group engaged in brainstorming, negotiations, or expansion planning. We manage and innovate with speed and precision, and that will only increase with our English skills.

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In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle

Harvard Business Review

They were pitching their ideas and plans to Eric and their peers; once the pitch was complete, the group would then brainstorm. For that reason, the "Lean" mentality is one of the most powerful tools in the innovator''s arsenal — in startups and mature corporations alike. One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out.

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Scaling Up is a Problem of Both More and Less

Harvard Business Review

My colleague Andy Hargadon noted this when he did an ethnography of the renowned innovation firm IDEO in the 1990s. Just a couple of weeks ago, BuildDirect received $30 million in additional financing led by Venture Capital firm Mohr Davidow. But an intimate gathering with, say, 500 of your best friends isn’t feasible.