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3D Printing Is Here
3D printing is no longer the slow, junky process; instead, it’s the path to the future.
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What is 3D Printing?
3D printing is a type of additive manufacturing that creates layers of materials to build a product or part.
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The Versatility of 3D Printing
3D printing has incredibly diverse capabilities that will revolutionize nearly every industry that currently exists.
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The Implications of 3D Printing
3D printing will change how businesses act and interact.
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Pan-Industrial Companies and Their Spheres of Influence
Once companies become pan-industrial, they’ll begin to create new spheres of influence.
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The Implications of 3D Printing on Society
The widespread creation of pan-industrial collectives could have enormous impact on world politics.
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3D Printing Platforms
The complexities of 3D printing will be beyond what humans can manage and will be delegated to software platforms.
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3D Printing Is Changing the Competition
3D printing will give rise to pan-industrial firms, which will in turn create pan-industrial collectives.
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Smartcuts: Accelerating Innovation, Managing Change, & Thinking Differently
Breakthrough innovation happens when we rethink conventional wisdom. But how do you train yourself—or your organization—to think differently? How do you foster an environment where it’s safe to do so, where innovation can thrive without destroying your business? In this clever and surprising keynote, Snow debunks myths of success, shares unforgettable research and stories, and fires audiences up to 11. You will never think the same.
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Survival Is Not Mandatory
Survival might not be mandatory, but for organizations that want to beat out their competitors, attention to speed and security is key.
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The Sumo Growth Mindset
If you are the sumo—the big company in your space—entrepreneurs can be great assets. They are risk-takers, true believers, and passionate. The sumo growth mindset leverages their passion and resources to grow your business. Bernie Brenner gives an example.
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Not Just Shareholder Value but Societal Value
Business leaders have to think deeply about purpose, the purpose of their company, the mission of their company, not just relying on shareholder value.
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Trust Your Leaders to Grow the Business
Mr. Gooch explains that growth is supported through delegation of responsibilities and non-interference with daily management with the exception of when it is needed due to the life-cycle of the organization.
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Why You Should Care About Simplification
Companies that embrace simplicity have more satisfied customers and gain an edge over the competition.
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Setting Clear & Achievable Goals
Roger Parry shares the secret of setting easily understood goals that will challenge your people without disheartening them.
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Strategy Is a Verb
Aristotle's ancient virtues can be used as a modern strategic guide to business.
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Your Business Is The Training & Development Of Your People
Put your people first. ServiceMaster Chairman Emeritus William Pollard explains why it's critical for businesses to make the training and development of its people a top priority.
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The Seven Responsibilities of an Innovation Leader
Seven identifiable responsibilities set you on the path to accomplishing the foremost responsibility of your organization: progress.
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Create and Support Teams
Innovation teams get their strength from the diversity, dedication, and energy of their members.
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Healthy Risk-Taking
Taking the right kinds of risks contributes to an inspiring company culture that drives innovation. Discover what you need to build a healthy risk-taking framework.
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How to Succeed with Strategy
Many organizations fail to execute on strategy because of flawed implementation. Here are four tips for succeeding with strategy.
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Conclusions on Double Digit Growth
Michael Treacy summarizes what he has learned from his research and experience about growth.
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Reinventing Product Innovation
Michael Treacy explains how companies must reinvent the way they manage product innovation if they want to be successful.
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Connecting the Dots of Innovation
The Competing Values Framework describes how to unite an organization to create four types of innovations.
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Prioritize and Collaborate to Execute Strategy
The advice sounds obvious, but is typically ignored. If you start something new, stop something else. Keep initiatives to the top two or three. If we don’t collaborate when we reach the C Suite it’s because we view it as a competition; I won; you lost.
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Leveraging Networks To Change The Competitive Landscape
As Andrew Ray bluntly puts it, "A competitor is not always a competitor." Here he shows how investing in networks can change the competitive landscape.
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Strategic Planning: Respond Intelligently to Happy Accidents
We’re told it’s better to be proactive than reactive, but the world is not predictable.
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Organizational Growth: Look Beyond your Four Walls
To be competitive, companies need to look beyond their own four walls.
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Jumping Uncertainty Gaps
The success or failure of jumping uncertainty gaps depends on how far you jump. Max McKeown shares examples from the Lego Group as a lesson in risk-taking.
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Aligning Groups
Working faster isn’t enough to keep up with the speed of disruption. Agility and a common way of working are also key.
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Innovation Programs at Crown
Dan Abramowicz candidly shares his thoughts about the successes and failures of some of Crown's innovation culture initiatives.
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Eliminating Bad Profits (the enemy of growth)
“Bad profits” are profits that are inconsistent with the golden rule.
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Managing for Market Share or Profit
The pursuit of market share over profit can be deeply entrenched.
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Finding Time for Innovation
Innovation requires debate, reflection, and learning. These take time. 3M and Google provide time, which allows “collisions” with people, and time to read something that sparks an idea. If there are only two dots in your head there’s only one way to connect them.
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The Innovation Economy and the Future of Business
The innovation economy of the future will be based on infotech, bioscience, nanoscience, and cognitive technology.