You know the benefits of innovation, but your boss might be having reservations. Here are some steps you can take to make the case for innovation at your org.
The best ideas come from the places you least expect, and the story of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is no exception. Richard Montañez came up with the idea for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos while working as a janitor for Frito-Lay back in the 1980’s. Today, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is one of Frito-Lay’s top selling products, and Montañez is an Executive for PepsiCo leading multicultural sales and community promotions across their North American
Post-it Notes are ubiquitous now, but the product struggled to make it to market initially.
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Employees that feel undervalued become disengaged, costing your organization billions per year.
Two crowdsourcing experts exploring upon the myriad benefits of internal and open innovation.
The 8 forms of lean waste are appearing in your organization’s remote work environment. Here’s how to address them.
SEPHORA’s Idea Central initiative is transforming digital retail—and breeding the next generation of innovative leaders.
Front-line employees and regular customers have the best insight in optimizing your organization, from brick-and-mortar stores to internal operations.
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Since its founding, Costco has always had a focus of putting their employees first. A data point that proves this isn’t just a leadership talking point can be seen in Costco’s turnover rates. For employees who have worked at the company for more than one year, the annual turnover rate is below 6% compared to the retail industry average of over 60% in 2021. According to their CEO, one reason that Costco
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I, along with most of the people reading this article have a subscription to Amazon Prime. It’s transformed the way that we shop, purchase, and receive everything from computers to toothpaste. It has truly redefined what “on demand convenience” means. But, did you know that Amazon Prime was actually an idea submitted by an Amazon employee? Amazon’s goal was to find a new type of customer loyalty program that would
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