Copy with pride: What you can learn from other companies’ innovation programs Every year, Forbes and Fast Company reveal their lists for the most innovative companies. These awards often get people in the non-listed organizations wondering – “How do they...
In a world full of technological advancements, don’t let the non-techy ideas get pushed to the wayside. Promoting both Tech and non-Tech gives you a varied portfolio that highlights the range of innovation in your company.
Non-Tech Innovation – Three reasons why your company needs it to succeed Is technology stealing the limelight of innovation? Obviously, a lot of innovation is about technology, and technology can drive innovation in many ways. But beware the trap: sometimes...
4 Ways HR Can Cultivate a Successful Culture of Innovation
In the beginning, corporate innovation belonged to R&D. It was viewed as a top-down affair to which only the upper echelons of the company were privy, and you were lucky if you received an invite to the secret club. Fast forward to today, innovation is now...
Managers’ Love-Hate Relationship with Innovation and 3Es for Effective Innovation Leadership
When implementing any strategy in the company, you’ve got to have leadership support at the forefront. Innovation strategies are no different. And while companies are, one after another, placing innovation at the top of their values and agenda, managers often...
The Paradigm Shift in Education – SIT China’s Perspective
Since entering the Chinese market in 2014, SIT China has conducted more than 50 Innovative Thinking training sessions in the education world. Many of the sessions were sparked by a paradigm shift occurring in the educational sphere; the deep-rooted belief that...
Common Innovation Myths & Blind Spots
Innovation is a nascent discipline and, as such, very few of its “truths” and tenets have had the opportunity to mature and to brave the test of time. Less diplomatically, one can say that much of what is said about innovation is not worth the flip-chart paper it is...
A Glimpse into SIT’s 7 Elements Model
Part two of our series on the insights, content, and learnings gathered before & during our Behind the Scenes of Corporate Innovation meetup, co-hosted with our friends at 3M, focuses on SIT’s 7 Elements Model for Organizational Innovation. This model was...