October 29, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Innovation Programs & Entrepreneurship: Busting Myths
A lot of companies aspire to implement successful innovation programs but the programs fail surrounded by certain myths. A seasoned entrepreneur has bust those myths in the article based on his personal experience.
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October 28, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Freedom to Fail: Cultivating a Mindset of Innovation
A child can stand up for the first time, take a step forward, and then tumble onto their tummy, to the raucous applause and overwhelming approval of every observer. In other words, attempts that end in failure are both common and lauded in children. Adults, however, find themselves faced with the conscious awareness of the […]
October 28, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Key Learnings of a Regtech Corporate Startup
Corporate start-ups sit in a sweet spot between corporate venturing and an external start-up. These initiatives have the luxury of the big brother organisation watching over them, but it also comes with the policies and procedures of the big brother.
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October 27, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Innovation in Wisconsin
With a portion of our Innovationedge team located in Winnebago County in Northeast Wisconsin, we are fortunate to be part of a thriving NEW North innovation ecosystem. Created in 2005, NEW North is a non-profit, regional marketing and economic development corporation that fosters collaboration among private and public sector leaders. The following Wisconsin counties make…
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October 27, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
What are the Differences and Advantages between a Specialist and a Generalist?
In building your career, you’re likely asked to choose one of two tracks: to become a specialist or to pursue the path of a generalist. This article takes a look at advantages and disadvantages of choosing either of these two paths, and discusses some …
October 26, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Thinking About The Future Is Meaningless
A few posts back, I wrote a note about something I’d recently seen in one of the all-hands meetings of one of my clients. This financial services company had been in business for a very long time, and moving innovative products and services to ma…
October 26, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
How has COVID-19 Accelerated Trends in Customer Service?
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, customer behavior has changed dramatically. To survive, businesses need to adapt by accelerating customer service trends that already exist.
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October 23, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
The Key to Winning in the Attention Economy
The circumstances of 2020 have seen businesses push to increased virtual communication and online offerings. How do you compete in this new attention economy, especially with so much noise?
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October 21, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Ten pitfalls inventors face and tips for avoiding them
Common pitfalls inventors face when trying to make a great idea real are the reasons why so many great inventions do not reach the world stage, get outpaced or just fail before having a chance to get utilised. In order to help everyday inventors to avoid experiencing the most common pitfalls, I have collected some […]
October 19, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
How Does Diversity and Inclusion Impact Innovation?
Nearly all executives believe the long-term success of their business depends on the flow, testing, and development of new ideas. One of the problems is the old belief in the “creative genius” – that creativity and innovation belongs to a talented few …
October 18, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
How to Be All Inclusive
Some may say that extroverts are always more successful than introverts. Some say the opposite. Some say that you need to be a bit of both. I think I’m an ambivert, a little of this, a bit of that. To hold a useful design thinking session, you ne…
October 17, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
HOW MUCH DOES LUNCH COST? Pay What You Want!
During these economic melt down times of the Coronavirus, all bets are off. “Business as usual” just won’t cut it anymore. Businesses and entrepreneurs are quickly changing business models, pricing models, staffing models, while simultaneously trying…
October 11, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
The Human Brain Is an Amazing Thing
Something I learned: the human brain is a fantastic thing. Have you ever looked around you and marveled at your surroundings (unless you are sitting in a forest right now) and realized that a human invented almost everything around you? Your keyboard, …
October 6, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Have You Done Your Homework? Aspirations, Blessings and Curses of Working Remotely
One of the most significant ways the COVID pandemic impacted work has been to get much more of it done from home. Subscriptions to extra bandwidth and virtual meeting platforms skyrocketed. People’s imaginations and their capacity to make new things ha…
October 5, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Who Do You Trust? The Expert, The Computer or Yourself?
Since we are hurtling rapidly towards a future where we will have the choices above, who will you pick? Imagine a time in a not too distant future. Let’s say that you have built up a sizeable nest egg of investments in several different areas …
October 5, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
The Hidden Culture Benefits of Crowdsourced Innovation
Crowdsourcing ideas has a number of different virtues: from improving the likelihood that you’ll source disruptive ideas to lowering the overall program costs of running an innovation program… but there are some other cultural benefits to a crowdsource…
October 1, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Skillset vs. Mindset
A few years ago, as one of my clients introduced me to a roomful of people attending a leadership development workshop I was facilitating, something she said caught my attention: Innovation skills. That’s what she was telling the 41 business leaders …
October 1, 2020 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Why Bother with User Innovation?
Users are a hidden ‘front end’ of innovation, highly motivated, prepared to experiment and tolerant of things not working right first time. So it makes sense to try and bring this perspective to bear.
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