The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the following paragraphs, we will delve into practical strategies that can significantly enhance employee engagement across your organization – and, as a natural consequence, boost productivity across the board! Employee engagement encompasses more than mere job satisfaction.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. A recent exploration of the German economy by the University of Maastricht showed just how big a problem this is, with productivity growth of just 0.3%

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2020

Early on, these office-turned-remote workers may have put in longer hours and worked hard to show they were being productive in the changing environment. Leaders who may have previously resisted extending the option of remote work to employees out of a concern that it will negatively impact productivity were relieved to see the opposite.

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Change Starts Here

MARCH 9, 2021

Are you implementing a change project, or are you implementing organizational change? Are you implementing a product innovation, or are you fostering an entrepreneurial spirit? It’s an important distinction that may impact the success of your initiative.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 21, 2021

The authors highlight how many entrepreneurs begin life on digital platforms either selling excess stock from local factories or making their own products. Alas, some of the major platforms have been encouraging entrepreneurs to specialize in a single product category, with sellers becoming experts in their particular field.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While some see it as a job disruptor, others recognize its potential as a catalyst for innovation. AI provides the raw power and speed, and the creative executive molds this into innovative strategies, products, and services. And at the heart of this innovation lie our brilliantly creative executives.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is fascinating, as there has been considerable concern in recent times that our innovative output has been slowing down. Indeed, the researchers believe that we need around 20 times as many researchers today to produce the same amount of research productivity growth seen 80 years ago. Making breakthroughs. Scientific backing.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Embracing this model allows businesses to tap into a global talent pool, which can drive innovation and growth. These include maintaining productivity and efficiency, fostering teamwork, enabling a positive workplace culture, and establishing effective communication channels.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Their greatest fear is no longer their closest competitor, but the startups which, although they live in metaphorical garages and have hardly taken off, have an innovation power that established organizations can only dream of possessing. The Three Tracks of Innovation. Optimizing innovation: Improving the past.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Stuck in a world where productivity meets panic and trying to be a ‘team player’ feels like a conspiracy against your sanity. With the finish line in sight, you can innovate without fear, tossing out time-saving hacks like confetti. Those phrases don’t empower people or lead to productive solutions. What’s most important?”

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While attending events like HIMSS, there is a distinct sense of so-called “make and sell” involved, with companies certain that if they can only make a nice enough product that it will inevitably transform healthcare for the better. A study from the Innovation Unit outlined a number of things that could help to create such demand.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2022

The researchers also highlight the importance of “exaptation”, which they describe as the process by which products acquire features and functions that may not have been anticipated. The success of the VCUK consortium reflects how innovation can be accelerated through multiple non-traditional strategies,” the researchers explain.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 25, 2021

The last decade has seen a gradual rise in the practice of open innovation, such that recent data suggested nearly all organizations engage in at least some form of it. The researchers compiled survey data from 2015 and 2018, with the surveys measuring innovation activity in manufacturing companies across Russia.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Many argue that this tepid growth is underpinned by the low productivity that sees Britain consistently below France, Germany, and the United States. This decline was especially pronounced after the financial crisis, with productivity growth the second slowest in the G7, after Italy. Area-level productivity. Slow progress.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The article suggests that when we hand an idea to someone else to execute, it ultimately harms the creativity of the final product. A far better approach is to ensure that the originator of the idea is involved throughout the development of the project. Seeing it through.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 24, 2024

When it comes to harnessing the potential of AI, companies must follow a strategic process that encompasses experimentation, productivity enhancement, transformative experiences, and innovation. Start with small, manageable projects to understand AI’s capabilities and limitations.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Consider this scenario: Your team comes up with an innovative solution to solve a complex problem in a new way. You’re well past the point of no return when you finally come to the realization that the project has been a mistake all along. Ultimately, no failure is productive unless we learn from it.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. New products and services can be “knocked off” or copied. It’s a big competitive edge.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2021

It’s an approach that’s advocated in a new report from consultancy firm Accenture, which focuses on how organizations can support employees so that they’re able to be as productive as possible wherever they happen to work. ” Productive work. Productive anywhere.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 9, 2017

When it comes to innovation, it is no different. Jeff DeGraff writes in The Innovation Code , “ Your dominant worldview is your biggest strength —the quality that makes you stand out from other people.” DeGraff describes four basic worldviews or approaches to innovation : the Artist, the Engineer, the Athlete, and the Sage.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Regularly communicate how individual roles and projects tie back to the company's purpose. Introduce metrics that reflect customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, and contribution to community initiatives. Customer Stories : Share stories of how your products or services have positively impacted customers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She shares insights on remote work practices, such as using communication platforms like Slack, organizing shared drives, and implementing project management tools. Pisani encourages leaders to prioritize creativity and innovation by hiring the right people and fostering a culture of continuous learning and testing.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

The ability to foster collaboration among and across departments can significantly enhance productivity, innovation, and overall organizational performance. For your team to be truly productive, collaboration is crucial. According to a study by Forbes , collaboration drives workplace performance and innovation.

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HR Digest

APRIL 17, 2023

While this model has many benefits, it also presents challenges that can hinder productivity. This is known as the productivity paradox. Workplace Paradoxes: Hybrid Work Advantages and Productivity Issues The productivity paradox refers to the phenomenon in which increased technology and flexibility lead to decreased productivity.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 5, 2013

Guest post from Shoya Zichy: Innovation is critical to an organization''s growth and competitive advantage. If you chose more items on the left, your inborn styles is that of a "structured" innovator. Structured" innovators are known for conserving resources and establishing the procedures necessary for long-term success.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 18, 2017

Today's conventional wisdom says to survive, companies must move beyond incremental innovation and invest in radical, disruptive innovation. In "THE POWER OF LITTLE IDEAS" , Wharton professor David Robertson examines an approach to innovation; one that is neither incremental nor disruptive. Unlocking Innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 3, 2021

For many years remote work had something of a stigma associated with it, as managers believed that being out of sight would mean people would loaf off and productivity would fall. “The project employs survey and interview methods along with analysis of national datasets over an 18-month period (July 2020 – December 2021).”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

Put people before projects and build trust. It can be overwhelming for your team and manager when you share too many innovative ideas at work all at once. With higher engagement and a results-oriented approach to innovation? Where your employees speak up, share their ideas, and drive quality performance and productivity?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

trillion in 2023 and is projected to grow nearly 14% a year in the next 6 years, that's understandable: there's a lot at stake. I've learned that from my nearly forty years of working with scientists and clinicians to transform inventions into successful commercial products. Models are developed, scrutinized, and refined.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

At worst, it could be disastrous for our projects, for our teams, and for our health. As a leader, you have the power and influence to help your team members develop new habits that can make them more productive. I’m a fan of multi-tasking but this seems unreasonable. Make sure they also have time in their schedules to stop and think.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

Their unique products and growing revenues were papering over many huge cracks and barely holding them together. They hired consultants and launched a series of restructuring and improvement projects in warehouse and shipping logistics, branding, renovating stores, revamping product lines, customer service training, IT systems, and the like.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 7, 2023

So how do these individuals navigate the professional landscape with minimal productivity? At the core of this phenomenon is the principle of 'visibility versus productivity.' By crafting an image of hard work and dedication, they manage to create an illusion of productivity. But are they genuinely productive? Likely, no.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Only those who are able to reinvent themselves, imagining new solutions, and developing new products and services to be relevant in the future will be poised to thrive. “Insight + Ideas + Impact = Innovation.” What’s your definition of innovation? What characteristics do the most innovative organizations share?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

If you’re exploring a new market to enter, data can provide you with potential projections about sales and give you an idea of the type of customers within this market. UPS should say no to the wrong customers, wrong product lines and wrong ideas. What products or services should you abandon? I don’t think Ms.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

Flexibility and productivity The UK is facing an urgent requirement for rapid upskilling to meet the needs of the economy and address skills mismatches at all levels. So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in. Apprenticeship Levy 2.0

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