Developing operational excellence through dimensional diversity

Information flows tend to follow specific human routes and codes within companies, making it difficult to build contexts and definitions that would be common enough for a variety of professionals to communicate on highly strategic and engaging topics. Within SMEs as well as within global firms, or even associations, deciphering those codes is critical to… Read More Developing operational excellence through dimensional diversity

May 8, 2017May 4, 2017 weareinnovation2 Comments

Understanding the dynamics of change through diversity

Reluctance to change appears in a number of interactions I can find online and offline. There is a digital disruption going on, and this is happening whether we agree or not. Investments, jobs, physical and virtual assets deployed around the globe can only confirm this trend. One of the missions of this blog is to help… Read More Understanding the dynamics of change through diversity

April 3, 2017March 25, 2017 weareinnovationLeave a comment

Does innovation have borders?

Regardless of the project, decision or learning I have gathered and/or inherited, diversity has proved an efficient tool for me as an innovation professional to envisage situations under varying angles and figure out the smartest approach possible. From working in global companies to very tiny SMEs in the centre of France, I can do it all, and deliver… Read More Does innovation have borders?

February 14, 2017February 13, 2017 weareinnovationLeave a comment

“By humans, for humans”

I started working at a time when we did not have “data” to make decisions, we called them “statistics”. And we’d partially build them ourselves (we called them: “internal estimates”). We didn’t have “communities” either, or not as they exist and interact today on social media. We called them “segments” and we had lengthy presentations to understand… Read More “By humans, for humans”

February 8, 2017February 7, 2017 weareinnovationLeave a comment

Making sense of social media through diversity

Market roadmaps describe key market component of specific innovation trends combining posts and tweets shared on WAI social networks. From readers to information providers, social media is interlinking global opinions and specific facts into a complex conversation questioning users’ ability to make sense of increasing amounts of data both as citizens and customers. The uniformity of ideas… Read More Making sense of social media through diversity

January 10, 2017January 12, 2017 weareinnovationLeave a comment

Content marketing: keeping it substantial and intentional

InnoGraph analyses specific innovation trends through info graphics based on stories that were shared by experts on WAI Social Networks. In a volume and revenue driven environment, clarifying sense and identifying biases behind the use of communication tools seems critical to solve identified issues. How do innovation experts create substantial content that is consistent enough across technologies to inspire… Read More Content marketing: keeping it substantial and intentional

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 weareinnovationLeave a comment

Connecting dots: driving change through social intelligence

Connecting dots combines the ten most read articles on weareinnovation.org over the last week. It therefore articulates experts visions with readers interests into a single story. The invasion of social messages through social media generates a global call for change that is catalyzed enough to impact our political and economics spheres. In parallel, more research and… Read More Connecting dots: driving change through social intelligence

June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 weareinnovationLeave a comment

InnoGraph: Communities, Cultures and Companies

Company cultures are described by innovation experts and analysts as evolving towards professional and social communities where individuals need to understand what their role and value are to maximise their impact while optimizing their personal development. As a result, innovation in future company cultures will be led by communities able to develop the human values and… Read More InnoGraph: Communities, Cultures and Companies

January 15, 2016 weareinnovationLeave a comment

11 ways innovation craves diversity

The Daily Pick takes you through top shared innovation stories on WAI social networks. As innovation experts enter a new year, they remind the importance of exploring options under varying angles, listing views that unite and those that divide, understanding the human benefits laying beyond our next business choices. By doing so, they underline the value… Read More 11 ways innovation craves diversity

January 13, 2016 weareinnovationLeave a comment

Daily Pick: 10 ways the world is changing

While past values are continuously challenged to define better solutions, at times through difficult compromises, social links enable individuals to gain further credit in organizations. With global warming as a ringing alert for all, the world is slowly shifting towards flexible, interconnected and community based knowledge sharing to create intelligent solutions, including the development of machines and… Read More Daily Pick: 10 ways the world is changing

November 11, 2015November 11, 2015 weareinnovationLeave a comment