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Running a Permanent Campaign for Innovation

Mills Scofield

Her recent gig has been taking what is commonly regarded as The go to site for the practice of innovation, Innovation Excellence , to the next level. We’re running a content-driven permanent campaign for innovation. We’re running a content-driven permanent campaign for innovation. One that can be taught.

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How To Know When To Kill Off Corporate Activities

The Horizons Tracker

A central part of Vijay Govindarajan’s Three Box System is the middle box, which urges organizations to stop doing activities that are not producing results. Celebrate success – Too often, we only regard successes as projects that met their goals. These tips will help you to do just that.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support. He provides practical tools to “unleash” the hidden creativity in all of us.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program. Leading innovator in HR for over 25 years.

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31 Innovation Questions (and Answers) To Kick Off the New Year

Harvard Business Review

I thought it would be helpful to provide the list of 31 questions, and my one sentence perspective on each question, as it dovetails with my current book project (tentatively titled, The Little Black Book of Innovation.) How do you define innovation? What are different types of innovation? What is disruptive innovation?

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The $300 House: The Performance Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Kudos to Vijay Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar for taking a moment to reflect on Affordable Housing Institute founder David Smith's observation that markets alone will never successfully house any nation's poorest people. They establish razor sharp 100-day goals that everyone drives toward. The $300 House: The Challenge.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris: Week of 11/12/12

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition Dennis N. Perkins with Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy The Yale Book of Quotations Fred R. Shapiro, [.].