Innovation Excellence

JULY 23, 2020

By failing to focus the human aspects of transitioning from the old to the new, they are unable to help people see, acknowledge, own, and deal with the amount of disruption, dis-regulation and potentially damaging increased levels of individual and collective stress. Check out our upcoming Making Innovation a Habit Webinar on this subject.

Management 60

Management Stress Learning-by-Doing Innovation 60

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

“It’s true that many workers encountered new demands on their time, such as needing to learn new tech like Zoom or navigating makeshift work procedures, and new financial demands as well as facing the loss of essential financial resources,” the researchers say. However, the shift created a series of trade-offs for most people.

Career 108

Career System Benchmarking Constraint 108

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. And it’s one that stems from a very human problem in most big organizations. It seems we’re all racing to get more entrepreneurial. A Different Approach.

Innovation 13

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But sustainability needs to be viewed as much more of a how concept, like quality or innovation. Of course that's true, since detecting risks and innovating around them will often fall to those closest to the ground (hint, that's rarely the c-suite). And these issues require a full-court press from all aspects of operations.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Business Model Quality Trends 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees. One result was the innovative supplemental health insurance product MFW launched in April 2010.

Microfinance 16

Microfinance Diversity Banking Entrepreneur 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Humorous because, as a Human Resources practitioner, I hear similar calls for change within my profession. The Management Innovation Exchange is currently running a competition to "hack" the human resources function to enable organizational adaptability. Victorio M. So it''s not just us!

CIO 10

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 10

Ask Atma

MAY 3, 2011

Theater of Constraints: great creativity and design flow from an accurate understanding of your limitations. Material limitations are about the resources you have available. But this rigorous honesty is the first discipline of the Theater of Constraints. The second discipline is designing and developing within those constraints.

Creativity 56

Creativity Brainstorming Constraint Learning-by-Doing 56

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 30, 2012

Some companies thrive on an innovative culture. Whining about the economy, budget constraints, and low-cost competition does nothing to improve a company’s well-being. But once you have it, once you leverage it and see the results, you are on your way. Others pride themselves on getting things done. Doing less, better.

Bureaucracy 245

Bureaucracy Constraint Creativity Discount 245