Tag: Innovation
is the execution of creativity. If creativity is coming up with new ideas, innovation is the practical application of those ideas. Innovation in business involves creating new products or services that are meaningfully different from those available, meet unmet customer needs, and/or enable companies to compete in new markets or category segments.
July 23rd 2020
Post Meeting Notes - Banking and FS Forum
At a Zoom Interactive Event on 23rd July, CRF, with special guest Professor Alan Brown (University of Exeter Business School), hosted HR Directors and experts in discussion on the topic of digital transformation and its implications for the HR function. This summary shares some of the key insights from the discussion.
Read Post Meeting ReviewJuly 7th 2020
Briefing Paper: Thriving After A Crisis: Ramp Up Strategic Strength Through This Tough Time
This paper discusses, creating a culture and organisation design that facilitates fast decision making and learning from experiments is an area where HR can make a significant contribution to organisation performance. Yu, Greeven and Shan show us that it’s not just digital startups that are poised to benefit from the economic rebound, and outline some steps we all can take to be better prepared.
View ResearchJuly 22nd 2019
CRFCast - HR's Role in Creating the Conditions for Innovation with Howard Yu
We live in a world where everything can be copied, and competitive advantage can be short-lived. What do organisations that sustain high performance over decades do differently? And how can HR create the conditions for long-term success? We discuss with IMD Professor Howard Yu, author of Leap: How to Thrive in A World Where Everything Can be Copied.
Listen to PodcastDecember 3rd 2018
Progress - Issue 6: Humility in learning
Within this sixth edition of our e-magazine - Progress - Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation & Strategy at IMD Business School discusses the role of humility in modern leadership.
Read ArticleOctober 13th 2017
9th International Conference Retrospective: Collaboration in a Competitive World
If you have missed CRF's 9th International Conference in Amsterdam - Collaboration in a Competitive World: Driving Innovation, Efficiency and Productivity - access a summary of all speaker presentations and conference proceeding here. Our keynote speakers included Amy C. Edmondson, Rob Cross, Hamish Taylor, Margaret Heffernan and Alex Steele.
Read Post Meeting ReviewOctober 6th 2017
Lessons in Driving Innovation Through Collaboration
CRF's 9th International Conference explored the theme of collaboration and Hamish Taylor focused on how innovation can be enabled through collaboration. The focus of his talks was on the customer promise and changing the way we think about innovation and collaboration.
View PresentationOctober 6th 2017
Personal Networks of Successful Leaders
In his first talk during CRF's 9th International Conference - Collaboration in a Competitive World: Driving Innovation, Efficiency and Productivity - Rob Cross shared his insights into the topic of High Performing Networks. Rob discussed the importance of of networks, their role in collaboration and why executives should pay attention to developing their networks. Rob also explored the concept of 'energizers' and 'de-energizers' and the effects they have in networks. Download Rob's presentation to find out more.
View PresentationApril 11th 2017
Post-meeting review notes: Harnessing Innovation to Navigate a Bold but Uncertain Future
These post-meeting review notes summarise key messages and ideas from CRF's member meeting - 'Harnessing Innovation to Navigate a Bold but Uncertain Future', which was held in partnership with IMD Business School on 3rd and 4th April 2017. If you have missed this CRF member meeting, the notes will provide a detailed summary of all presentations, as well as practical ideas you can consider to encourage innovative thinking within your organisation.
Read Post Meeting ReviewApril 10th 2017
Harnessing Innovation to Navigate a Bold but Uncertain Future
This presentation summarises the key themes and ideas from CRF's member meeting - 'Harnessing Innovation to Navigate a Bold but Uncertain Future', which was held in partnership with IMD Business School on 3rd and 4th April 2017. Our main speakers, Professor Bill Fisher and Howard Yu, explored innovation dynamics, speed of change and organisational implications whilst case studies from Sky, Steelcase and W.L. Gore explored innovative practices in their organisations.
View PresentationJanuary 10th 2014
HR Urged to Lead the Way with Innovation
Inspired by the publication of our recent CRF Report – HR’s Contribution to Creativity and Innovation – January’s edition of HR Magazine looks at whether HR practitioners are doing enough to help instill a culture of innovation in their organisation.
Read ArticleNovember 20th 2013
HR's Contribution to Creativity & Innovation - interview with William Pasmore, CCL
William Pasmore, Organizational Practice Leader, Center for Creative Leadership, discusses HR's role in creativity and innovation and provides some examples of where companies have fostered an organisation culture embedded in these two important areas.
Watch VideoNovember 19th 2013
Creativity and Innovation - CRF Member Survey Findings
For our November 2013 meeting – HR’s Contribution to Creativity and Innovation – a survey of CRF members was conducted to determine the level of HR involvement in activities designed to create a culture that would support creativity and innovation in their organisations. This paper details the findings.
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