Next BQF Innovation Unit Meeting – April 30th

Innovation and Kowledge Management

Guest speaker  – Professor Michael Kelleher.

This presentation and interactive session will illustrate a model of knowledge management that will enable participants to understand the key elements of KM. Secondly, the presentation will offer insights into how knowledge management can underpin innovation through supporting connections between people, sharing ideas and learning lessons [...]

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Try this quick test

Try this little test:

 http://www.dothetest.co.uk/

It has some interesting lessons for innovation and thinking.

 Paul Sloane

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Try setting drastic expectations

Most business leaders plan modest incremental growth each year. They set expectations that they are confident can be achieved.  This way everyone can get a pat on the back when the plan is reached.  Growth in revenue in line with the market at 5% and growth in profits of 6% is the sort of thing.  [...]

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Innovation Master Class – London May 12

We are running another Master Class on Innovation and Creativity in London on May 12th.   Key topics I will cover include:

The characteristics of innovative leaders Problem analysis techniques Idea generation techniques Lateral thinking skills Advanced brainstorming Idea Evaluation De Bono’s Six Hats  

Paul Sloane

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Linkedin or Facebook – which is better for business?

There is a wide choice of social networking sites for business people.  I use Linkedin, Facebook, Plaxo and Ecademy but I find it hard keeping up with them all and I am sure that I am not getting best use out of them.  Maybe they just demand too much time.  Linkedin has been useful – [...]

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