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The Innovation Ecosystem For The Future Of Work

Over the past few weeks I’ve been exploring five innovation models that organizations can implement. However all of these are part of one innovation ecosystem that organizations must create if they want to be able to stay relevant and compete in this rapidly changing world we are seeing. The best ideas and the smartest people can be anywhere which means opening up the doors to innovation from anyone. Many of you might be familiar with the concept of open innovation but for innovation to truly be open it must allow for all five innovation models below which are: […]

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The 5 Types Of Innovation For The Future Of Work, Pt. 5: Public Innovation

As the world of work continues to evolve at a rapid pace, innovation continues to become both a top priority and a top challenge. In order to succeed and thrive in this rapidly changing world, organizations must adapt by implementing five innovation models, all five of these are crucial and are part of a broader innovation ecosystem. This is Part 5, Public Innovation. […]

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Is Job Hopping Really A Bad Thing?

How long should you stay at a job before you leave and if you keep switching jobs is that a bad thing? I live in the Bay Area and I can say from looking at my Linkedin stream that people are job hopping like rabbits (at least here). Many people are concerned with how switching jobs makes them look on paper […]

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The 5 Types Of Innovation For The Future Of Work, Pt. 4: Competitor Innovation

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User-Centric IT: Putting People Before Technology

Today IT is going through a transformation and is evolving into something called “user-centric IT,” which is a concept that I’m sure many of you have heard of or have read about. Unfortunately there isn’t much clarity around this topic so I put together an infographic which I think does a good job of showing the evolution from traditional IT to user-centric IT. […]

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The 5 Types Of Innovation For The Future Of Work, Pt. 3: Partner & Supplier Innovation

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The 5 Types Of Innovation For The Future Of Work, Pt. 2: Customer Innovation

In order to succeed and thrive in this rapidly changing world, organizations must adapt by implementing five innovation models, all five of these are crucial and are part of a broader innovation ecosystem. This is a six part post that will provide a high level overview of all five of these models followed by sixth post that will be a summary and exploration of innovation ecosystems. In part two I explore customer innovation.

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The 5 Types Of Innovation For The Future Of Work, Pt 1: Employee Innovation

In order to succeed and thrive in this rapidly changing world, organizations must adapt by implementing five innovation models, all five of these are crucial. This will be a six part post that will provide a high level overview of all five of these models followed by sixth post that will be a summary and exploration of innovation ecosystems. In part one I will explore employee innovation. […]

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The Complete Guide To The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures For The Future Of Work

Over the past few weeks I’ve been writing about various types of organizational structures that either already exist in today’s business landscape or are starting to emerge as viable options for the future of work. I explore each of these structures and concepts in my book The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization. Here’s a brief overview of the five types of structures as well as a handy visual the shows you the actual structures of each. […]

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The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures: Part 5, Holacratic Organizations

This is the fifth and final part of a five part post that explores various types of organizational structures that either already exist in today’s business landscape or are starting to emerge as viable options for the future of work. […]

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