What Goldfish Teach Us About Innovation

What Goldfish Teach Us About Innovation

Innovation teams face unfamiliar and uncertain environments that can hinder their ability to create valuable concepts. Teams often struggle with anxiety when executives demand quick results. This pressure can cause teams to choose ideas that are similar to existing products/services, hindering innovation goals. Teams must acclimate themselves to different contexts to become successful. Just like fish evolved to breathe air, innovation teams need to be provided with necessary tools and time to adjust to new roles and tasks. Success should be measured by outcomes, not timeframes.

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Improve Communication Through Social Networks

Improve Communication Through Social Networks

Utilizing social media can greatly improve business communication and engagement with customers through listening, video content, lead generators, customer service, and targeting specific locations.

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The Innovator’s Dilemma: Lessons from Kodak

The Innovator’s Dilemma: Lessons from Kodak

Kodak's downfall due to digital photography is not about failing to recognize a disruptive technology, but about the "innovator's dilemma": the difficulty in evaluating the innovation's true value and creating something new instead of adapting to existing structures.

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Planting the Seeds of Innovation in Education

Don Wettrick, an innovation coordinator at Noblesville High School, is revolutionizing education by empowering students to take risks, celebrate failure, and think differently.

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