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Innovation: automatic CIP-Caps for Keg Filling Machines from KHS Till
Latest Innovation in Keg-Technology: automatic CIP-Caps for Keg
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Innovation Management - Forcing Inspiration
Most people, when they have to complete a creative endeavour, often tend to wait for inspiration. It is not unusual to find, therefore, that most people take inordinately long to complete projects or never finish them at all. Look at the infinite...
Innovation Management – the Value of Being Obvious
One of the most interesting aspects of creativity and innovation is the general perception of obviousness.
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection,...
SELL A BUSINESS 10 STEPS TO MAXIMIZE SELLING PRICE
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Assistance in good and in bad times - some enterprises are in a crisis without knowing it. Often it is only noted that something must happen, when customers move away, loans are cancelled, suppliers threaten the business with stop of delivery ...
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Organizational Culture, Creativity, Innovation
It can be concluded with great certainty that certain organizational cultures inhibit creativity and innovation whilst others foster it. Some organizations are just better at identifying problems, generating and selecting valuable ideas and developing and commercialising them - this is why those firms tend to maintain competitive advantage and remain leaders in their field.
Another way to look at the problem is in terms of blocks. Certain organizations create or enhance blocks that prevent their human capital from working to its potential. Some of the many blocks include:
a) Conformity and risk aversion
b) Culture dictating behaviour
c) A sense of inappropriate behaviour
d) Negatively assessing own ideas
e) Logical thinking, scientific, cause and event thinking
f) Rejection of ideas without adequate valuation processes
g) Competition inhibiting behaviour
h) Fear of being perceived as being unoriginal
i) Fear of being perceived as being unintelligent
j) Problems have an illusion of difficulty
k) Waiting for inspiration
l) Lack of resources
m) Lack of tangible progression of good ideas
n) Lack of focus or goal
Simply from an analysis of the above, it is apparent that a number of areas require the attention of leaders, including:
a) Management of personalities and individual blocks
b) Management of organizational blocks
c) Management of ideas from problem identification to commercialisation
d) Distinctions and management of cultural and structural inhibitors
Resolution techniques include broad categorisation – many blocks can be viewed
as evaluation apprehension, and general solutions include:
a) Psychological safety (Vernon, 1980) – accepting the individual as unconditioned worth – recognising that the individual is capable of producing but that their value is not based on producing
b) Psychological freedom (Vernon, 1980) – eliminating a climate in which external evaluation is absent; understanding empathetically – understanding the individual from their point of feeling and view.
These and other topics are covered in depth in the MBA dissertation on Managing Creativity & Innovation, which can be purchased (along with a Creativity and Innovation DIY Audit, Good Idea Generator Software and Power Point Presentation) from http://www.managing-creativity.com
Kal Bishop, MBA
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About the Author: Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached on http://www.managing-creativity.com.
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DTI - Welcome to the DTI's Innovation Home Page |
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Innovation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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National Innovation Website |
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Innovation Weblog - Trends, resources, viewpoints from Chuck Frey ... |
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CORDIS: Innovation Portal: Home |
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CORDIS: Promotion of Innovation: Home |
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Innovation Network... leveraging innovation, creativity and ... |
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Innovation - Life, Inspired | PBS |
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The Tech Museum of Innovation | Welcome |
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innovation |
Publication highlighting the research activities of NUS. The site provides snippets of selected articles online, and provides a subscription form online. |
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Canadian Innovation Centre |
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London INNOVATION :: Home |
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Eric Von Hippel's Homepage |
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Intel Innovation in Education |
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