Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2011

Innovation, in word and deed, has been a golden calf of the business world for decades. Now the concept has taken on a second life in the social sector, where a tougher than tough economy has made "innovation" the theoretical one-size fits all answer for every challenge, with little discussion about the associated costs and challenges.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Brainstorming by ideaWallets – We all have issues with cognitive bias and our brains get very guarded and have a difficult time changing. By brainstorming you can effectively collect idea sets that may have escaped you without it. By brainstorming you can effectively collect idea sets that may have escaped you without it.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

What if this model existed on a larger scale to help staff innovation and growth strategy initiatives for big business? I previously wished for a Shark-Tank for Corporate America to create more efficient capital markets to fund great innovation ideas bogged down by bureaucracy. Executing on Innovation. Special Series.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

It piled up on streets and in vacant lots, and in 1898 urban planners convened from around the world to brainstorm solutions to the impending crisis. Extrapolating from past trends is useful but limiting in a world of accelerating technological change. — of manure a month. They simply would have confirmed their existing concerns.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

Instead, the city teamed up with Notre Dame University, local technology company Emnet, and IBM to seek a low-cost but effective solution to the sewage problem. The three groups came together and brainstormed new ways to automate the analysis of large volumes of data, much of it real-time in nature.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2015

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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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

Breaking down functional silos is key to everything from encouraging communication to building valuable connections to sparking innovation. He emailed Christopher Tan, a marketer with an interest in mobile technologies and experience building applications, and within 36 hours, they had come up with a prototype.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

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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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

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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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

My colleague Andy Hargadon noted this when he did an ethnography of the renowned innovation firm IDEO in the 1990s. Based on better customer retention alone, management estimates this innovation has boosted annual revenues by $10 to $20 million. But an intimate gathering with, say, 500 of your best friends isn’t feasible.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

First impressions matter so much because they happen fast, and they are stubborn , says Whitney Johnson , the author of Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. “If the person is on social media, convey that you want to connect,” she says. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Technology, for a free-lancer like me, creates a powerful and not entirely mad illusion that we work in a peopled environment of rich diversity and experience. A drain on innovation. It seems the best way to brainstorm headlines." There's a new lonely crowd in the workplace. And instant messaging at work can have its uses.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Many don’t realize they ARE lonely because they are so busy, yet they don’t have anyone to brainstorm with and they contaminate their team as a result. link] Kathy Gillen This is a powerful article, Mike! CEO’s tend to be lonely and a poor attitude is the synptom. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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