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How Creativity Can Benefit Your Organization

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Making it possible for employees to create and contribute in creative ways taps into the highest level of human fulfillment and results in maximum satisfaction.

Posted in Culture & Leadership, Digital InnovationTagged CPED, Creativity, Leadership, Management, Mike Mitchell, Motivation

Innovation Requires Unique Leadership Skills for Real Success

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Leading an innovation group is different from leading other areas of an organization. The right leadership of an innovation group can make the difference between whether an organization innovates successfully or not.

Posted in Culture & Leadership, Digital InnovationTagged Innovation, Leadership, Management, Mike Mitchell

‘Keep it simple’ Method is Key to Successfully Innovating

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In an effort to be innovative, organizations will often pursue a complicated idea rather than a simple one. However, sometimes the best innovative idea is one that is simple — simple to execute and simple for the intended market to understand.

Posted in Culture & Leadership, Digital InnovationTagged Innovation, Leadership, Management, Mike Mitchell

Costs of Innovation Must be Weighed Against Standing Still

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When faced with the decision of whether or not to invest in an innovative idea, managers often measure the cost of the incremental investment. However, the error in this analysis is that it doesn’t take into account the cost of doing nothing — the cost of standing still.

Posted in Culture & Leadership, Digital InnovationTagged Business Acumen, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Innovation, Mike Mitchell, Supply Chain

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