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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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F1 Racing and the Insurance and Finance Industry: A Comparison of Trends and Challenges

N2Growth Blog

Today, I will highlight some similarities in the insurance and finance industry and contrast them to Formula 1. Formula 1 racing is an industry built on speed, innovation, and teamwork. Technological Changes In F1 racing, the introduction of hybrid engines has forced teams to adapt their strategies and rethink their approach to racing.

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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

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Indeed, the European Commission regards them as the engine of the European economy. 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. Small and medium enterprises are an often overlooked part of the economy.

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Dive into the Role of the Chief People Officer in Today’s Workplace

N2Growth Blog

Unlike finance, sales, or product development, these objectives met in organizations aren’t something you can hold in your hand or enter into a spreadsheet. Collaboration brings individuals together, leveraging their diverse perspectives and skill sets to drive innovation and achieve shared goals.

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Capital vs. Influence

N2Growth Blog

From my perspective I’d advise clients to give a bit on valuation, or live with more rigid financial engineering to acquire influence (gain access to markets, knowledge, intelligence, connections or superior business savvy).

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5 Psychological Traits of Highly Innovative Organizations

Innovation Excellence

When creating an innovation team, we often put a lot of thought and effort into bringing the right functional expertise together. Making sure we have diverse marketing, design, engineering, product supply, finance, research and innovation working together early in the process is certainly smart.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. That’s about it. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.