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Steven Blue of Miller Ingenuity Talks about Way You can Kill Your Company's Innovation by Steven L. Blue Innovation is difficult to come by. It is a fleeting concept that eludes most companies. In fact, the odds of a new product idea reaching full commercialization are less than 4%. And that is the best case. But, there are 5 sure-fire ways you can make certain innovation never sees the light of day at your company: Many CEO’s want innovation but only after “the real work” gets done. Here is a new flash: if you want to survive you better make innovation “the real work”. Make it a top priority for everyone in the company, not just the engineering department. How do you do that? By writing it into every job description. By rewarding and recognizing people who innovate. And yes, by asking people to leave if they don’t. When you make everyone responsible for innovation, it can be very scary. People will be afraid they aren’t up to the job because they are “not cre...

We List the Cannes Short List of Innovation Awards Grid of the 2016 Cannes Innovation Short List Cannes isn't all about films. Still a budding category, the three-year-old Innovation category had entries up to over 380 this year from around 220 in 2015.  The Cannes jury shortlisted 39 and we show 15 in the innovation category, and those finalists each made brief in-person presentations to the jury at the beginning of the week. In addition to the Grand Prix, the jury awarded eight Innovation Lions. The category was dominated by the U.S. and Europe, with the U.S. and the U.K. each winning two Innovation Lions. From non-surgical circumcision to edible six-pack rings, check out the videos of each award winner.

Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of Harvard's Change Leadership Group has identified what he calls a "global achievement gap," which is the leap between what even our best schools are teaching, and the must-have skills of the future: * Critical thinking and problem-solving * Collaboration across networks and leading by influence * Agility and adaptability * Initiative and entrepreneurialism * Effective oral and written communication * Accessing and analyzing information * Curiosity and imagination

Guy Kawasaki - The Art of Innovation 55:38 Guy Kawasaki at the 2007 Event Marketer Conference