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Innovation

The 3 Parts of Business Development: Innovation, Quantification, and Orchestration

“The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.” — Harold S. Geneen According to Michael E. Gerber, Innovation, Quantification, and Orchestration are the backbone of every extraordinary business. They are the essence of your Business Development process. In The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to …

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How To Launch a Start-Up Within a Big Company

“The best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.” — Michael Arrington, TechCrunch founder and co-editor If you’re an innovator or Entrepreneur, you don’t have to quite your day job. You can innovate inside of a big corporation, too. The question is, how can you launch a successful startup within an established …

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Become an Innovator

How to Become an Innovator

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” — Pablo Picasso Innovation is not just about coming up with great ideas.  It’s about cultivating a mindset of curiosity, experimentation, and learning to drive continuous improvement and create meaningful impact. Anyone can practice and apply the skill of innovation.  …

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Mock Press Release for Better Innovation

How To Use Mock Press Releases to Innovate Better

This is a technique I used on Satya Nadella’s Innovation team to ignite ideas and speed up disruptive innovation. It’s writing mock press releases to frame and share big ideas. You can use mock press releases as a pragmatic approach for ideas generation and development. If you want to create better business ideas to grow …

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How To Think Up More Ideas

“Think left and think right and think low and think high.  Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.” — Dr. Seuss Creative thinking is a skill and you can learn it.  You can think up more ideas and better ideas if you practice. You just need to know how to practice …

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I am J.D. Meier. I help you unleash your greatest impact. Former head coach for Satya Nadella's innovation team. 25 years of Microsoft. Learn more...

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