Innovation Minute

Organizations still need to do more to reward their employees' successes.

Celebrate and promote the incredibly successful Chicago women in business and innovation.

Chicago’s innovation ecosystem is paving the way for cities across the country; let’s explore Chicago’s list of number ones.

Shifting an organizational culture can be difficult if we don’t listen to individuals to generate shared values. 

 Innovation is all about creating new value for customers, so it doesn’t matter if your company is in healthcare, high-tech or any other sector.

Every industry has the capacity to be disrupted by new services, technologies and offerings, and food service is no exception. 

Vocalizing appreciation for employees can help managers retain their best talent

The innovation strategy can allow a company to plan for a major portion of their financial returns to come from new products and services.

What does it take to be an innovator? We say three things: Curiosity, Confidence and Creative Problem-Solving.

Job dissatisfaction is at an all-time high in America; it’s time that managers start taking notice and introducing praise and recognition into their daily practices. 

Innovation isn’t just coming up with one new idea, companies need to make innovation a core component of their growth strategy. 

Stop putting all your eggs in one basket.

 If you are having trouble getting funding, senior management buy-in or  returns on marketing investments, you may want to reevaluate the way you tell your group’s or organization’s story. 

It’s time for a new form of leadership that puts the greatest value on its people, what I call “peopleship.”

Try a different form of PR by developing your own personal brand through expertise marketing

A key factor in achieving innovation success is solving specific customer problems and needs.  

Innovation doesn’t necessarily mean brand new; there are also opportunities to innovate through reinvention.

There are six pillars that make up Chicago’s Innovation Ecosystem. 

In order to become a successful innovator, you have to stay on top of the biggest trends in technology.

Leaders of all kinds should make becoming a praise champion one of their 2018 New Year's Resolutions.