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NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning

Mike Cardus

PLEASE ask people to just share, this is a brainstorming-planning time we will evaluate the ideas later; for right now we are looking for quantity. For example ‘Communication between sales and production’ or ‘More knowledge of how to use our internal knowledge management system’.

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Why Your Employees’ Suggestions Aren’t Going Anywhere

Harvard Business Review

A lot of companies use an ever-more-sophisticated array of online social tools in an attempt to connect their people, get a flow of ideas going, and spur innovation. Why is the goal of a more collaborative and innovative organization so elusive? Within hours, a lively online brainstorming session was underway. What goes wrong?

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