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4 Lessons Learned Through Pentagon Innovations
In terms of creating “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAGs) and developing an indisputable culture, there are few organizations that rival Pentagon innovations. Since the Department of Defense’s (DoD) innovations are the difference between life and death for servicemen and women, the creative process b
Government Innovations: Past, Present, and Future
The world is moving forward. Some countries get left behind, while some move ahead. The deciding factor is not which country has the most intelligent residents. There has, in fact, been example after example of people of all different nationalities creating impactful innovations. The deciding factor
How Micromanagement Can Be the Death of Your BHAG
When you have started your own business and built it from the ground up, it’s normal to have a certain attachment to it and to feel like micromanagement is the only way to ensure things get done. After all, you know your company inside and out. You have a vision for it. You care about […]
Using Resources to Power Innovation: Success Stories
If you truly want to encourage innovation in your organization, you have to dedicate the resources to achieve it. No true innovation can occur in virtual space alone. In order to provide workers with the best tools for innovation, you must commit time, money, people, materials, and equipment to the
How to Build a Culture of Innovation
It would be nice if innovation culture happened naturally in your business. Everything would run smoothly, new ideas would be encouraged, and people would work together to communicate clearly, positively, and respectfully. Unfortunately, it rarely happens that easily. Building a culture of innovatio
5 Innovation Cultures and Lessons Learned from Them
In order to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of the modern business world, great businesses must develop innovation cultures. Innovation culture is essential to the success of any company. It helps to create a company-wide attitude that encourages your team to take ownership of their idea
Innovation Culture: What Does it Mean and Why Does it Matter?
Innovation doesn’t happen on its own. If you truly want to innovate throughout your company, you must create a cultural innovation that encourages cooperation, rewards creativity, and fosters a positive working style that creates more opportunities for every individual. Culture is one of the 7 Immut
A Unique Innovation: A Microscope that Fits in Your Shirt Pocket
When Manu Prakash took his idea to Bill and Melinda Gates, he probably encountered no small amount of skepticism. His innovation? A paper microscope that weighs less than a few coins, fits in your pocket and costs about one dollar to manufacture. He named it the foldscope. But Prakash had done his
Creative Concept: The Invisible Bicycle Helmet Blends Science and Human Nature
Want a creative concept? How about an invisible bicycle helmet? It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but two Swedish graduate students, Terese Alstin and Anna Haupt, have made it happen. The idea started with the students’ shared love of biking and similar aversion to wearing breeze-bl
Are we suffering from innovation overload?
These days we are under a constant barrage of innovative solutions to every possible problem we may have. Each of these innovations is the result of some team that has been chartered to come up with something that will sell. The objective for these innovation teams need to more than just any run o
