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Author Archives: Eugene Ivanov
Want a Big Idea? Take a Shower and Sit Under the Apple Tree
The image was created with the help of Microsoft Designer This piece has originally been posted on Medium. It keeps amusing me how many people claim that their best creative ideas come to them in the shower. What is so … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativitiy, Discovery, Ideas, Innovation, Serendipity
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The Inverted-U Law of Innovation (and Life)
The image was created with the help of Microsoft Designer This piece has originally appeared on Medium. I like to argue that providing workers with immunity for failed innovation projects is a much better way to promote corporate innovation than by “celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Global Innovation, Innovation
Tagged Business, Diversity, Innovation, Innovation Management, Law, Religion
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How to Build Your Innovation Dream Team?
The image was created with the help of Microsoft Designer This piece has been originally posted to Medium. You can hear this time and again: innovation is all about people. Even if you’re a great fan of AI, you’d hardly … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Culture of Innovation, Diversity, Innovation, Mindset, Yeamwork
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Freedom to Innovate
This image was created with the help of Microsoft Designer This piece has been originally posted to Medium. Did you realize that one of the most important drivers of innovation — and the one that draws surprisingly little attention — … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Global Innovation, Innovation
Tagged Democracy, Diversity, Freedom, Innovation, Law
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The “culture of innovation”: a misnomer or oxymoron?
This image was created by Tatiana Ivanov This piece has been originally posted on Medium. I’m amazed at our near obsession with the so-called culture of innovation, a topic whose popularity in business literature and social media can only match the … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Culture of Innovation, Innovation, Innovation Management, innovation tools, Strategy
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The Holidays We Celebrate
I remember my first Christmas. I was thirty-six back then. On a dark, frosty morning of December 15, 1990, my family (my wife and two little kids, aged two and three) and I left St. Petersburg, Russia, and flew to … Continue reading
The Questions We Answer
As a Russian-American, I’m used to answering questions about Russia. Most of them are mundane, revolving around the same theme: how much does it cost to buy this or that in Russia? Apartment prices usually attract the bulk of attention. … Continue reading
Do Wars Boost Innovation?
A slightly different version of this piece was originally published on Change Logic’s Viewpoint Blog. War is a horrible thing. Images of killed, wounded, or orphaned Ukrainian kids, victims of Russia’s barbaric aggression, leave little room for the belief that … Continue reading
Posted in Global Innovation
Tagged Change Logic, Corporate Explorers, Freedom, Innovation, Innovation Management, Insurance, penicillum, R&D, radar, telemedicine, Ukraine, World War II
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Will the Women Innovators Please Stand Up?
My wife often complains that her hairdryer was designed by a bunch of bold males. True, it produces a stream of hot air. But the control buttons on the handle are arranged in such a way that the device is … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Health Care, Innovation
Tagged Consumers, Diversity & Inclusion, Healthcare, Innovation
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Dose Is Everything: How Religious Diversity Affects Performance
The idea that diversity boosts corporate performance and innovation is becoming mainstream. So far, the focus of attention has been mostly on factors of social diversity: the diversity of race, gender, and sexual identity. Unfortunately, less is known about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender, Healthcare, Innovation, Performance, Race, Religion
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