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3 Ways to Foster an Innovative Mindset in Your Organization

Does your company budget for innovation? Are you willing to risk failure? How do you deal with mistakes? Innovative leaders infuse their whole organizations with a commitment to innovation. Company mindsets are most effective when they’re shared among everyone. The Innovator’s DNA outlines three core tenets you can adopt to support your employees in having the courage and ability to innovate. Continue reading to learn how to foster an innovative mindset in your organization.

3 Things Innovative Organizations Have in Common

What do innovative organizations have in common? How can you set your company up for breakthroughs? The authors of The Innovator’s DNA identify five behaviors and skills shared by the top innovators. Then, they explain how to drive meaningful change by embedding these behaviors and skills into your organization. They address team makeup and structure, workflows, and mindset. Keep reading to learn what innovative organizations have in common, and see how you can count your company among them by doing what they do.

Getting Real: Doable Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Proposals

How should we deal with climate change and its impact? What’s actually realistic? Because of the distortion of climate science, Steven E. Koonin argues that many governments have endorsed impractical responses to climate change. In his book Unsettled, he proposes alternative responses to mitigate and adapt to climate change and its effects. Continue reading to learn Koonin’s practical climate mitigation and adaptation proposals.

How to Create a Successful Marketing Campaign in 5 Steps

How do you get enough people talking about your business to make it profitable? What if you saw yourself as a campaign manager instead of a salesperson? Daniel Priestley discusses why and how you should build an extreme level of demand for your products before starting to sell them. He then provides the steps for a successful marketing campaign: determine your supply, prime the market, reach critical mass, make the sale, and keep people talking. Keep reading to learn how to create a successful marketing campaign with these five steps.

How the Corporate Elite Quietly Rose to Power in America

What’s the “executive class”? How did corporations in the United States get so powerful? In The Power Elite, C. Wright Mills discusses how influential institutions came to control a majority of wealth and power in America. Corporations are one of the three main institutions where Mills believes the power elite developed. Mills explores the process by which their influence solidified over the years. Read more to learn about the subtle rise of the corporate elite in America.

101 Design Methods by Vijay Kumar: Book Overview

What is 101 Design Methods by Vijay Kumar about? What are the main takeaways of the book? In 101 Design Methods, Kumar lays out a systematic approach to innovation management involving the completion of seven innovation tasks. Kumar also discusses a number of specific tools and techniques you can use in the course of completing an innovation project. Read below for a brief overview of 101 Design Methods’ main ideas.

The 7 Steps of Innovation: Vijay Kumar’s Process

What is Vijay Kumar’s 7-step innovation process? How do these seven steps lead you to the big picture? In 101 Design Methods, Vijay Kumar describes seven steps you must take if you want to keep churning out innovative products. From brainstorming to implementing the solution, the process is a recipe for success. Continue reading for more information about the seven steps that will keep your business in innovation mode.

How to Be Innovative at Work: Principles of Success

How can you be innovative at work? How do you manage crucial projects that require innovation and creativity? Vijay Kumar’s book 101 Design Methods suggests that to create a successful project that will make your business soar, you need to manage innovation effectively. To do this, you need to follow a few principles to make your company as cohesive and communicative as possible. Keep reading to learn how to be innovative at work, one step at a time.

Why Is Child Labor in the U.S. on the Rise? A Look at the Issues

Why is child labor in the U.S. on the rise? How much has child labor increased in recent years? Between 2015 and 2022, the number of children employed in violation of child labor laws in the U.S. tripled from 1,012 to 3,876. Most minors in these exploitative work situations are migrant children who have fled violence and poverty in their home countries to pursue better circumstances. Keep reading to learn what’s behind this increase in child labor violations in the U.S.