Innovation

[ad_1] Business leaders know that innovation is critical to the growth and success of a company. But implementing a company-wide system for even identifying innovative ideas often triggers a strong protest against any initiative that might cause disruptions to the operation of the business. Employees are already overloaded, so it’s …

[ad_1] Nina Zipkin Staff Writer. Covers media, tech, startups, culture and workplace trends. Even if you only have a passing interest in outer space, you’ve likely heard of the big names behind the civilian push to get humans further out in the cosmos. Elon Musk and SpaceX recently hit a …

[ad_1] Between the time you sit down at your desk in the morning and the moment you shut down your computer in the evening, how many times do you think you input a password for an account, program or device? A recent survey found the average person has 27 logins that …

[ad_1] Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that starting a business has become trendy. Everybody on social media seems to be talking about how easy it is to become an entrepreneur. But just like anything in life, starting a business is often easier said than done. I sat …

[ad_1] I was at an event recently that screened a 1956 short film — Key to the Future — in which GM envisions what self-driving cars would look like in 1976. The footage — with a uniformed guy in a control tower directing a singing family along a highway for autonomous vehicles — inspired …

[ad_1] The speed and convenience of many experiences in B2C industries is upping the expectations in the B2B space. Customers today want better, faster experiences, and B2B brands reap big benefits when they put time and effort into the kinds of customer experience strategies that B2C brands are executing every …

[ad_1] I’ll never forget my confusion the first time I saw someone promoted to a senior management position who most people would never want to work for. I asked my manager why, and he said that the person had sold the most in the last year. Just because he sold the …

[ad_1] Consumer health, the proliferation of products and services at the intersection of the medical sector and the consumer sector, holds astronomical promise. Fitness trackers. Dietary apps. Home blood pressure monitors. Telemedicine. You’d think that, in 2016, this constellation of offerings would have exploded, in a Big Bang of commerce …

[ad_1] Technology will revolutionize all traditional “offline” industries. At this point, it’s inevitable. We’ve already seen tech products and platforms revolutionize consumer-facing industries — from fashion to finance and fitness to food. The revolution is the seismic shift in where, when and how consumers interact with the sellers and service providers …

[ad_1] Do you have people in your organization who say they aren’t creative? Maybe you’re even one of those people. Related: How Innovative Companies Push the Limits and Accomplish the Impossible But don’t buy into this idea, because everyone is capable of developing innovative ideas, even those who say they are not …