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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

It is incumbent upon us, whether we’re a blue lobster or not, to find, nurture and develop blue lobsters. Because the key to innovation isn’t processes, stage gates, weird exercises, or competitions. The key to innovation has been and always will be People. Blue Lobsters are just plain innovative. Blue Lobsters.

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What do Blue Lobsters Have to do With Innovation? Everything!

Mills Scofield

It is incumbent upon us, whether we’re a blue lobster or not, to find, nurture and develop blue lobsters. Because the key to innovation isn’t processes, stage gates, weird exercises, or competitions. The key to innovation has been and always will be People. Blue Lobsters are just plain innovative. Blue Lobsters.

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The Importance Of Place For Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

It’s widely accepted that entrepreneurship is vital for economic vitality both in terms of the new innovations that come to market and the jobs that are created. Location plays such a fundamental role because so much of our social capital is location specific. Social capital. Supporting ambitions.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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The Challenges Immigrant Entrepreneurs Face

The Horizons Tracker

It’s pretty well established that immigrants make excellent entrepreneurs, as the fresh perspective they bring to their new home affords them the opportunity to innovate, while a lack of familiarity with local systems and networks makes starting a business an attractive option for many. Making improvements.

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Do We Prefer Our Colleagues To Be Friendly Than Competent?

The Horizons Tracker

There was a particular focus given to the signaling of human capital, which is concerned with their competence and ability to do tasks well, and also their social capital, which concerns itself with things like one’s trustworthiness and friendliness.

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Encouraging Rural Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

Encouraging rural entrepreneurship is commonly seen as crucial to help areas develop. A recent study from the University of Texas at Arlington explores how it can be encouraged in rural Texas. The authors propose that fostering entrepreneurship represents a viable avenue for driving economic growth in rural regions.