The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For instance, research from Bocconi University suggests that the best way to be creative and innovative is to create ideas in the company of strangers and then develop those ideas with people you know well. These employees were so disenfranchised that they would seldom last long.

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Decentralization Construction Restructuring Tools 128

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. He does this by sharing the eleven shifts he made over the course of his long and successful leadership career. Many of us have forgotten (if we ever learned) how to make smart decisions for the long run.

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Books Leadership P&L Learning-by-Doing 236

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2013

Because being forward-looking is the differentiating leadership quality, you need to spend more time reading about, thinking about, and talking about the long-term view. Circulate the ideas generated and discuss the impact of trends on your products, services, technologies, and constituents.

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Long-term Quality Trends Committee 219

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 6, 2021

Before they got going, they were asked to predict how creative they would be in each minute of the five-minute-long task. A second group of volunteers was then used to rate the creativity of the ideas generated by the first group.

Creativity 95

Creativity Brainstorming Participative Innovation 95

Coaching Tip

JULY 3, 2013

While teambuilding and sensitivity training workshops abound, they typically deliver little in the way of long-term impact, often because they overlook an essential factor driving team performance: thinking. How do these different modes of thinking affect team dynamics, process flows, idea generation and problem-solving approaches? •

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Team White Paper Business Objectives Long-term 90

HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

Some of the other initiatives revolve around work-life flexibility, recruiting veteran talent and building a more diverse talent pipeline – all of which support the company’s long-term growth and innovation. How do you measure the value these D&I programs bring to the company?

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Diversity Human Resources Globalization Automotive 81

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things. Instead, employees at all levels are given the chance to be their best selves.

Venture Capitalist 78

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Idea Generation Books 78

Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2014

This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things. Instead, employees at all levels are given the chance to be their best selves.

Venture Capitalist 62

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Idea Generation Books 62

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2014

This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things. Instead, employees at all levels are given the chance to be their best selves.

Venture Capitalist 56

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Books Idea Generation 56

Terry Starbucker

JULY 17, 2016

He knew I needed something that I hadn’t tapped into for some time – it was that power of the imagination, and while it can create a magical (and admittedly sometimes scary) candy factory, it can also create a similarly wondrous “idea factory” that can drive leadership success, and long-term profitability.

Idea Generation 150

Idea Generation BHAG Hotels Long-term 150

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

His career has always been demanding- long hours, lots of travel, ultra-high performance standards (which he always has met or exceeded). Another great investment that pays off in the long-term is spending the time to develop employees to the point where they can work more autonomously in the medium- and long-term.

Short-term 11

Short-term How To Human Resources Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Differentiate between idea generation sessions and decision-making forums; separate meetings driving long-term strategic thinking from those driving short-term action and accountability. If your goal is idea generation, say so, and facilitate the discussion appropriately.

Participative 8

Participative Idea Generation Short-term Rogers 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. This can result in favoring projects promising a quick ROI over riskier projects offering bigger impact in the long-term. Bogdan Dreava/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 8, 2010

It’s that power of the imagination, and while it can create a magical (and admittedly sometimes scary) candy factory, it can also create a similarly wondrous “idea factory&# that can drive leadership success, and long-term profitability. How can a leader build an effective idea factory?

Leadership 283

Leadership Idea Generation Open-book BHAG 283

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Those with formal authority to make strategy can plan proactively for longer term requirements and align resources accordingly. Strategic leaders without formal backing still operate with the long term in mind, and they are creative in planning their initial work so that they are ready to scale when the time comes.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

If they do become the most innovative firm in their market, they will be able to build long-term relationships with clients instead of transactional ones, charge a premium because they deliver better work, and possibly even start winning work outside of the bidding process. And yet the potential rewards are also significant.

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Innovation Strategy Execution Idea Generation 9

HR Digest

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Psychology Today suggests that the term was first defined by Yale psychologist Irving Janis in a 1971 issue of the magazine. A part of the employee’s responsibilities could involve idea generation or problem-solving, where employees can be encouraged to find new ways to approach a problem.

Groupthink 52

Groupthink Janis How To Training 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

In an article in the December Atlantic , Don Peck described Knack’s success in identifying successful idea generators at Royal Dutch Shell, and depicted such game-based assessments as part of a revolution in people analytics that would transform hiring over the next decade.

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Hedge Efficiency Information Technology Bottom-up 9

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Values in terms of savings: Time and motion savings. Values in terms of efficiencies: Meantime between new product introductions. Creative new ideas generated. Organizations get people caught in activity traps… unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Inventory costs.

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Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

Unlike traditional suggestion systems, the Elop system is a holistic process for managing the full life cycle of creativity, designed to ensure that ideas don’t get lost and that employee motivation to offer ideas is encouraged, not dampened. It begins with idea generation but doesn’t stop there.

Creativity 11

Creativity How To System Motivation 11

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I did a quick Google search for the term business coach and received 116 million returned results – if that doesn’t scare you it should. That workshop in coaching skills is a long way from the world of the factory floor. Probably the same as mine - not so good. Ultimately, I agree with Peter. Its about results.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 344

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

These networks will help to refine, pressure test, and roll-out the great ideas generated through your initiative, encouraging not just breakthrough innovation, but long-term success. In addition to encouraging team entries, you can go a step further and create networks of mentors, coaches, judges and enablers.

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Participative Innovation Guidelines Idea Generation 9