Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

As an experienced manager, he knew that his manufacturing and operation division’s success depended on getting creative ideas from his employees. Over time, employees learned that developing and submitting new ideas was not worth the effort. It begins with idea generation but doesn’t stop there.

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Creativity How To System Motivation 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2010

For example, we'll ask candidates to develop an innovation strategy for the CEO of a major beverage company, synthesizing insights from the market conditions outlined in a beverage industry trend report (which we provide). And that's something we can all toast to. He has spoken and written extensively on innovation.

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Innovation Chief Operating Officer Christensen Objective 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

A great amount of money had been spent on consultants and on training a workforce that had no clearer idea at the end of 12 months what they were doing or why. She was at sea, however, in a more operational role. These people are good at dealing with developments in the organization’s environment.

Leadership 15

Leadership Chemicals Execution Influence 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2018

Drawing on our findings, we have developed a framework that breaks the Corporate Innovation Unit’s (CIU) role into seven distinct tasks. At Samsung, the other aspects of the innovation process are relatively well managed at the operating level. How centralized is the Innovation Unit? Let’s examine each archetype separately.

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Innovation Incubator Stage-Gate Idea Generation 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

Over the past four years, we''ve developed a well-defined set of principles that guide our annual "challenge," (lauded by Bill Clinton in TIME magazine as one of the top five initiatives changing the world for the better) that produces original and actionable ideas to solve social issues. Identify a specific and bold stretch target.

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Participative Innovation Guidelines Idea Generation 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

It's about information exchange, resource exchange, idea generation and on and on. It's a huge and real loss in terms of career development. Companies also lose some of the opportunity to have employees contribute new ideas that might be percolating within the larger culture but under the radar of the organization.

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Silverman Fashion Real Estate Open-book 21

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

But the most important and universal lesson is that everyone has a vital contribution to make — and that the ideas they produce, the energy and initiative they bring to the table, and the passion they share have nothing to do with the position they occupy. That may seem obvious in the age of the crowd, but it's far from operational.

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Management McKinsey Letter Retail 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2017

Missed medical appointments, or “no-shows,” often create several operational challenges as well, from difficulties rescheduling clinical staff to interference with patient care and treatment. And because design thinking involves continuously testing and refining ideas, feedback is sought early and often, especially from patients.

Health Care 15

Health Care Transportation Mayo Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Brian specialized in open-source software development and he quickly became a champion within the company for various initiatives focused on end users. He developed unique insight to solve an emerging need and then he drove transformational change to realize that vision.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

The idea generation stage is often referred to as divergent thinking or exploration. Unless you plan to have your team hand off its creative ideas, you will need to create a team that can operate in both modes, switching among them as appropriate. The routes to team innovation are still being developed.

Creativity 8

Creativity Innovation Team Diversity 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

John Cage once said, “ I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. This notion kind of struck me while I was watching a movie about Charles Darwin who had, and developed, one of the world’s biggest ideas, one that, even now, creates much spirited conversation. I’m frightened of the old ones”.

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Organization Idea Generation Diversity Environment 90

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

John Cage once said, “ I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. This notion kind of struck me while I was watching a movie about Charles Darwin who had, and developed, one of the world’s biggest ideas, one that, even now, creates much spirited conversation. I’m frightened of the old ones”.

Organization 77

Organization Idea Generation Diversity Environment 77

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Business development. Growth, defined as increasing revenues each year (rather than improving the quality of company operations). Readily measurable values: Time and cost of product development-service delivery cycles. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation. Creative new ideas generated.

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Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 63

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Business development. Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Creative new ideas generated.

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Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I have had more than a few engagements that have come about as a result of the need to repair the carnage and devastation that occurred from the implementation of advice put forth, or the ideas generated by a well intentioned yet unqualified “coach”. I find this especially true when coaches work with executives in operations.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 385

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. Patients are co-designers, co-developers, and increasingly more responsible for their own and collective health outcomes. Bogdan Dreava/EyeEm/Getty Images. Challenges.

Health Care 14

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 14