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How Smart Managers Create an Innovation Culture

ProjectManager.com

Likely with good intention, since it is culture that enables groups of talented but different people to come together in a way that allows a project to be completed, a team to grow and success to be sustained. Another popular word that gets tossed around often is innovation. What Is Innovation? What Is Culture?

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Balancing Operational Excellence with Innovation

Scrum.org

How many people struggle with juggling Business as usual (BAU) operations as well as delivering products to customers and well as investing in innovation? BAU activities means many things to many people, KTLO, Maintenance, Enablers, sustainment and DevOps. So we focused on getting the balance right between innovation and operations.

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Is Your Leadership Ready to Pivot from Intuition to Innovation?

Scrum.org

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the shift from intuition-based decision-making to innovation-driven leadership is not just beneficial—it's essential. Evidence-Based Leadership: Steering Toward Innovation EBM-based leadership takes this concept further by integrating evidence into the leadership ethos itself.

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Innovation Project Management

International Institute for Learning

We are excited to bring you this blog post on Innovation Project Management, which is adapted from Dr. Harold Kerzner’s new book of the same title. Below, he explains why this topic is so important, the types of challenges that innovation project managers face, and much more. Get your copy today! Order on the IIL website.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.”

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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

What Is Innovation Innovation refers to creating, developing, and implementing new ideas, products, services, or methods that bring something different and more effective into use. Innovation is necessary to adapt effectively; it enables us to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The only constant thing is change.

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Psychological safety might help to reduce “zombie” projects

Kiron Bondale

Dispersed teams often have greater diversity than co-located ones which could lead to more creativity and innovation if that diversity is effectively leveraged. The first finding seems logical. Dispersed teams usually also face more constraints with their ways of working which might encourage them to be more disciplined in their work efforts.

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. Whether you’re focused on small scale builds or larger multimillion-dollar projects, you’ll leave with a clear understanding of how innovative payment processes can drive efficiency and long-term success.