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Tag: Innovation

  • University of Phoenix Research: Your Employees Aren’t Innovative Enough [Podcast]

    Note: If you’re looking for a good app to access We’re Only Human and other podcasts, I personally use Stitcher on my Android device.  Did you know that your employees aren’t innovative or creative enough? That’s the latest from a research study performed by University of Phoenix on workplace innovation. In an interesting mix of data, the…

  • 8 Powerful Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation [Podcast]

    Innovation is often discussed as an activity available only to a select few people or companies. but it is an incredibly powerful tool for companies, especially when we seek ways to use our HR influence to drive a culture of innovation. [Click here to listen to “8 Ways HR Can Drive Enterprise Innovation“] In this…

  • 7 Strategies for Hiring and Managing Creative Employees

    Today we’re going to explore the intersection of creativity, innovation, and intrapreneurship (entrepreneurial activities occurring within an organization) and how these activities bring value to the business world. I hope you enjoy! Innovation is a curious thing. In a research report published by the International Board of Innovation Science, Dennis Stauffer explored what separates wildly…

  • How to Scale Culture: Notes from #GDSummit

    One of the scariest parts of having a great culture is the fear that it will shift and change in negative ways as the company grows. I can remember talking with Atlassian earlier this year, an organization that has an enviable culture and has leveraged it for incredible success. Every team at Atlassian has a…

  • Innovation Judo (Book Review)

    I’ve been reading like crazy lately and have had trouble keeping up with my reviews. Usually it’s even worse: I have no time to read all the books and they just pile up around me. This time around I picked up Innovation Judo: Disarming Roadblocks and Blockheads on the Path to Creativity by Neal Thornberry, PhD…

  • Innovation: Turn Your Idea Inside Out

    Last week I wrote a post about innovation and employee engagement over at the Brandon Hall Group blog. The basic idea is that listening to, and implementing, employee ideas is a great way to get them engaged within the business. In the post I talked about a recent Indiegogo campaign I contributed to. I’m really…

  • Speeding Up Selection, Rewards, Training (and HR in General)

    The other day I received an email from UPitch. It’s basically like Tinder for PR pitches. Still not sure? Here’s the gist: You open the app and see a pitch. Then you have two options: You don’t like it, don’t care, or generally are disinterested, then you swipe it left off the screen and see…