Ideas
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Equal pay: Tesco ordered to disclose warehouse staff pay informationby Ashleigh Webber on January 15, 2021 at 12:34 pm
Tesco has been ordered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal to disclose information it holds about how much its warehouse staff... The post Equal pay: […]
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Pandemic’s lasting legacy to be key theme of the People in Law Conference 2021by Personnel Today on January 15, 2021 at 9:43 am
The long-term effects of Covid-19, creating an ideal culture and how learnings from other industries can be applied to the... The post […]
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‘Best fit’ hire lands NHS trust with ageism pay-outby Rob Moss on January 14, 2021 at 1:09 pm
A young, mainly female team influenced a hiring decision concerning a 50-year-old man, leading to his successful claim for age and sex […]
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‘Do more to support domestic abuse victims’, minister tells employersby Ashleigh Webber on January 14, 2021 at 9:38 am
Business minister Paul Scully says few firms are aware of the signs of domestic abuse, and even fewer have a clear policy to support those affected […]
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How Your Organization Can Innovate in a People-Centric Wayby colin.nelson@hypeinnovation.com (Colin Nelson) on January 14, 2021 at 6:23 am
Editor's Note: This blog post was co-authored by Natalie Turner. When we talk about innovation, we often talk about harnessing people's […]
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Five employment law cases that will shape 2021by Stephen Simpson on January 13, 2021 at 12:16 pm
Stephen Simpson looks at five important employment law cases that will grab the headlines in 2021, covering significant issues such... The post Five […]
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Part-time, low-paid and ethnic minority workers facing povertyby Ashleigh Webber on January 13, 2021 at 10:00 am
Part-time, low-paid and ethnic minority workers are among those struggling most to stay afloat during the current economic crisis, but... The post […]
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Government ‘behind curve’ on supporting women in the artsby Jo Faragher on January 13, 2021 at 8:10 am
Women are still hugely under-represented in the theatre, film and television industry, according to a report published today (13 January). ... […]
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Toolkit to help firms support BAME mental health launchedby Ashleigh Webber on January 12, 2021 at 12:02 am
The City Mental Health Alliance, a community of businesses that aims to create mentally healthy organisations, has launched a toolkit... The post […]
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Reducing accent bias begins at the recruitment stageby Ali Hackett on January 11, 2021 at 10:11 am
There is little doubt that employees should bring their whole selves to work, but it would be naïve to think... The post Reducing accent bias […]
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Racist, sexist, homophobic police officers sackedby Rob Moss on January 8, 2021 at 2:02 pm
Three police officers at Hampshire Constabulary’s serious organised crime unit were sacked for gross misconduct after being secretly bugged […]
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Flexible working: Can we go back on arrangements in future?by Jonathan Mansfield on January 8, 2021 at 8:24 am
The unprecedented shift towards home and flexible working brought about by Covid-19 has led many employers to announce permanent new... The post […]
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Royal Mail manager wins £230k after bullying complaints not addressedby Ashleigh Webber on January 8, 2021 at 7:55 am
A former manager at Royal Mail has won a £230,000 pay-out after his complaints about bullying and discrimination were not... The post Royal […]
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Leadership Is Like Engineering: You Need to Start with Whyby Girish Pancha on January 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm
To address user challenges, they must first be understood. These principles of why, what and how also apply to management, especially in turbulent […]
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Vaccinations: Why employers need to consider religion and beliefby Esther Langdon on January 4, 2021 at 9:06 am
Many aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic divide opinion in the workforce, and vaccines are a hot topic at the moment.... The post Vaccinations: Why […]
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3 Ways to Build a Buzzing Blockchain Communityby Sarah Austin on December 31, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Here are the most important growth strategies to nurture a tech-savvy network of enthusiasts.
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These 8 Heartland Cities Are Essential to the Future of American Innovationby Mark Minevich on December 30, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Here's why the future of American Innovation lies away from the coasts.
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How the World's First Printed Beverage Was Bornby Danielle Sabrina on December 30, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Smart Cups founder Chris Kanik talks about the journey that lead to his breakthrough.
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Pfizer Pharmaceutical, AstraZeneca and Amazon to Build New Innovation...by Alto Nivel on December 28, 2020 at 9:27 pm
The Innovation Lab will have a budget of 10 million dollars, will be located in the Rehovot Science Park and will begin operations in 2021. The […]
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Is this really a good time to scrap unconscious bias training?by Darren Hockley on December 23, 2020 at 7:48 am
With a sharp increase in workplace discrimination cases the government's timing with its negative attitude over bias training is unwelcome, writes […]
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Women more stressed than men about work during pandemicby Adam McCulloch on December 21, 2020 at 8:50 am
New data suggests women in the UK are disproportionately more stressed by their work situation than men. The post Women more stressed than men about […]
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6 Innovation Leaders Share What Inspired Them in 2020by jennifer.bergen@hypeinnovation.com (Jenny Bergen) on December 17, 2020 at 8:02 am
This year has been tough. We've experienced some highs and some profound lows. Some of us were able to find silver-linings throughout the last nine […]
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How Innovation is Changing Marketing; Interview With Marketing Expert John...by Anna Peel on December 15, 2020 at 6:22 pm
Business is ever-changing, and so are the marketing strategies that drive business growth and success.
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How to Have a High-Tech Hanukkahby Chandra Steele on December 11, 2020 at 2:10 pm
It's the festival of lights, so you should celebrate it with a little 'chai' tech.
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The 5 Steps That Will Boost Your Creativity and Capacity for Innovationby Marysol Materán on December 10, 2020 at 11:06 am
Here's how to get to those "aha" moments.
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National Pride: 3 Mexicans Win First Place In an Innovation Contestby Entrepreneur en Español on December 7, 2020 at 2:32 pm
Nicolás Ángeles, Lizbeth Gutiérrez and Luis Lira, graduates of the IPN of Guanajuato, won with an environmental scientific […]
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Teen Scientist and Inventor Named First-Ever 'Time' Kid of the Yearby Kenny Herzog on December 3, 2020 at 6:22 pm
The 15-year-old wunderkind was interviewed by Angelina Jolie about her efforts to combat everything from contaminated water to cyberbullying.
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6 Giant Companies That Nearly Floppedby Jason Feifer on December 1, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Apple, Google, Tesla, and more were not obvious winners at first. Here's what nearly took them down.
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How Regulatory Frameworks Drive Technological Innovationsby Pui Ki on November 30, 2020 at 3:00 pm
The spirit of regulation is to establish fairness and openness, which encourages better participation among innovators and users.
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How Covid-19 Changed the Way These Organizations Innovateby pop.h.oana.maria@gmail.com (Oana-Maria Pop) on November 24, 2020 at 7:15 am
Innovating During a Pandemic: How 4 Organizations are Thriving Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and, largely without realizing, I've […]
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Cryptocurrency Innovators Need to Simplify User Experienceby Sarah Austin on November 23, 2020 at 2:30 pm
How entrepreneurs in digital finance can help encourage mainstream adoption.
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Amazon Launches Care Hub, and Alexa Starts Asking Follow-Up Questionsby Stephanie Mlot on November 12, 2020 at 3:15 pm
The virtual assistant is now capable of predicting what your goals are.
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Man Builds Disney World Roller Coaster in His Parents' Backyardby Jonathan Small on November 11, 2020 at 2:35 pm
The Matterhorn-inspired ride is his answer to livening up quarantine.
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Meet HYPE's Head of Social Impact and Sustainabilityby vera.lampl@hype.de (Vera Lampl (EN)) on October 30, 2020 at 6:15 am
Sustainability and social impact are extremely important here at HYPE. So important, in fact, that we decided to put somebody in charge of these […]
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Blockchain For Dummiesby Francesco Pagano on September 21, 2020 at 2:57 pm
By Aaron de Miranda Colaço Blockchain. It’s so hard to understand it, and it’s so new. Our goal here is to provide a simple […]
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How to screw up the experience surveryby Arlen Meyers on September 19, 2020 at 7:57 pm
I recently spent a day in New York City. The weather was dreary so it was a perfect day to see a Broadway matinee. Of course, no one wants to pay […]
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3 Tips To Lead Strong During Uncertain Timesby Tamara Ghandour on September 19, 2020 at 7:48 pm
“Stability breeds efficiency and complacency. Instability breeds resilience and innovation” Given we are in a sustained period of […]
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Atelier Louis Zero: Spot, Play, Go,… Zero!by Nicolas Bry on August 7, 2020 at 6:21 pm
Louis Zero is a strategic design workshop, and not a digital agency. Strategic design stands for shaping impactful products, services and business […]
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The Predictable Recipe Of Brandingby Francesco Pagano on August 7, 2020 at 6:16 pm
From an interview/podcast I just made with the great Chiara Covone on Marketing & Branding. Great discussion. Today we are going to talk about […]
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What Is An Innovation Sprint And Why You Might Need One?by Shelly Greenway on August 7, 2020 at 6:12 pm
Innovation Sprints are a really hot topic right now and for good reason. Some of the biggest companies in the world are using them to build the […]
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How Liebherr Engages Its Customers with Crowdsourcingby pop.h.oana.maria@gmail.com (Oana-Maria Pop) on August 5, 2020 at 5:45 am
This blog post is part of a series on successfully managing open innovation programs. In this series, I talk with experienced innovation managers to […]
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Mind Mapsby Christina Speck on August 4, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Customer Success is a newer discipline in the world of insurance. But while the term is new, the concept isnot; in fact, it is largely an […]
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How internal innovators win the gameby Nicolas Bry on August 4, 2020 at 2:50 pm
22 out of the 30 most transformative innovations were conceived by employees. Kaihan Krippendorf explains why internal innovators are so essential […]
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Debunking Myths to Drive Growthby Urko Wood on August 4, 2020 at 2:46 pm
Some people believe that the most innovative companies create customer demand with breakthrough new offerings. They say things like, […]
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Where to focus your innovation resources for the most impactby colin.nelson@hypeinnovation.com (Colin Nelson) on July 29, 2020 at 5:15 am
Communities around the globe have been disrupted on an unprecedented scale. As a society, we continue to address the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact […]
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Leading and managing human transitions through adversityby Janet Sernack on July 23, 2020 at 4:42 pm
Being effective as a transitional leader or manager, make sure to take, enact and embody, both a well-considered, generous, kind and caring, and an […]
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Corporate Hackathons: What Are They and How to Run Themby sandra.fernholz@hypeinnovation.com (Sandra Fernholz) on May 28, 2020 at 3:45 am
Take two seemingly unrelated words, "hack" and "marathon," and put them together to describe one of the most popular and powerful problem-solving […]
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How crisis-driven innovation can help your organizationby J.Bessant@exeter.ac.uk (John Bessant) on April 9, 2020 at 7:05 am
A note from the author:I first wrote this blog as the basis for a talk in the UK last year when the only thing worrying us was the "crisis' of […]
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Using Every Mind from Every Generation to Defeat the Coronavirusby Louise Leone on March 18, 2020 at 9:16 pm
On January 1, 2020 the world was much different than it is today…we are now learning daily/hourly just how different it really is. There […]
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Shifting the Focus of Your Idea Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemicby colin.nelson@hypeinnovation.com (Colin Nelson) on March 17, 2020 at 6:53 pm
In the past two months, we have seen a significant increase in awareness of the business challenges associated with responding to COVID-19, aka […]
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How to Identify Industry Trendsby kati.jarvi@reaktor.com (Kati Järvi) on March 3, 2020 at 5:15 am
This is the fourth blog post in HYPE’s series on the most-often-asked questions about strategic foresight. While the second post provided […]
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InnoCentive partners with Wazoku to create the world’s most powerful...by Louise Leone on February 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Global partnership delivers a unique proposition for any organization seeking to solve business challenges and drive innovation Waltham, MA - 11 […]
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Reclamation awards $75,000 for ideas that lower cost of continuous streamflow...by Louise Leone on January 21, 2020 at 8:24 pm
The Bureau of Reclamation partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey for a prize competition seeking innovative ideas to significantly reduce the cost […]
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How Businesses Use Crowdsourcing to Disrupt and Avoid Disruptionby Jon Fredrickson on June 13, 2019 at 3:18 pm
As industry disruption has spread from a few niche markets to entire sectors that were once considered all but bulletproof (i.e. retail), companies […]
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How the U.S. Government is Conquering Open Innovationby Jon Fredrickson on May 21, 2019 at 1:12 pm
The U.S. federal government has over 430 departments, agencies, and sub-agencies that oversee and fund some of the most important aspects of society […]
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Budgets Don’t Cripple Innovation, Poor Investing Doesby Jon Fredrickson on May 16, 2019 at 2:12 pm
It’s been established through research that larger budgets don’t necessarily lead to more R&D success. It’s a quality over […]
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Myths Surrounding Open Innovation – What is the Truth?by Jon Fredrickson on April 30, 2019 at 4:30 pm
Open Innovation has taken on many definitions and descriptors over the last nearly 20-years. To define what Open Innovation is, it’s […]
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How Open Innovation is Helping to Fight Climate Changeby Jon Fredrickson on April 22, 2019 at 1:48 pm
There has a been a lot of talk across the globe about the looming climate change crisis we are facing. United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on […]
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Enel and InnoCentive are Seeking Clean and Affordable Energy Solutions Through...by Louise Leone on April 10, 2019 at 2:10 pm
According to the United Nations’ website, about 13 percent of the global population still lacks access to modern electricity, and there […]
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How to Create a Comprehensive Open Innovation Strategyby Jon Fredrickson on April 3, 2019 at 1:59 pm
Most businesses understand the concept of open innovation, but devising a strategy to crowdsource new ideas is easier said than done. To this […]