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Bouncing back from job loss (part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 16/09/2020
» In my previous column on Tuesday, I shared with you the first six of 12 recommendations on how you can bounce back after losing your job in a pandemic-plagued, depressed economy. They were as follows:
How cyclicality drives business and innovation
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 25/07/2017
» What do the state of the economy, a product, a corporate venture, a leading technology, the four seasons, and living things such as human beings have in common? All evolve and revolve in cycles, in "waves of change". And as innovation means meaningful change, it often kick-starts a new cycle. Today, let's understand how cyclicality influences the flow of business and innovation.
The 10 rules of the innovation types game (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 08/06/2017
» When companies pursued innovation in the past, they typically used one of two approaches: product innovation (also called new product development) and process innovation. Over the last two decades, however, a compendium of modern innovation types has emerged that allow companies to play the game in many new ways.
Understanding the cycles of change in society and business (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 13/10/2016
» Two weeks ago, we looked at the driving forces of change by looking at four traditional roles that underpin most societies: the smart scholar or academic; the progressive merchant or entrepreneur; the collegial farmer or worker; and the rule-enforcing warrior or cop. We learned how these roles are associated with the four bases -- Theories, Ideas, People and Systems -- of TIPS, Thinkergy's innovation people-profiling method.
Emerging innovation trends in Asia and the world
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 18/12/2014
» Last week, I attended the Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum hosted by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) in Singapore. A worldwide network of innovation management professionals, the ISPIM (www.ispim.org) builds bridges between academic researchers, industry experts and intermediary organisations. I always come away from events such as this with new ideas and inspirations, and this one was no different.