According to one study, 60 % of employees have had difficulties getting their colleagues to share information that’s vital to their work. That can be detrimental on many levels. We’ve all experienced it. Withholding or concealing information is still widespread, perhaps due to fear of losing power or the status you get from knowing “unique” … Continue reading Why knowledge sharing should be your #1 priority
These businesses are creating the future today. Fast Company has selected the 50 most innovative companies in this ranking, and we all have have somthing we can learn from them. You can browse by sector or get a brief overview of them all. I highly recommend you spend a few minutes on this page, either … Continue reading The world’s most innovative companies
In a group setting, there’s a basic psychological need to make sense of each other in relation to one self. Team diversity therefore poses challenges to group interaction and synergy. Van Knippenberg and Schippers propose to look at group diversity as two perspectives (2007). First, the information perspective looks at diversity at broadening the pool … Continue reading A note on team diversity
Turns out there’s more to vacations than just relaxation. Not surprisingly, going on holiday allows us to use our brains differently. We’re not in the surroundings of our offices, and we get other views and experiences. In addition, we often learn new things by getting familiar with new places and persons – or simply through … Continue reading Boost your creativity with more vacation
“While innovation exists on an organizational level, the level of creativity is individual”, noted Oldham and Cummings in 1996. Although there has traditionally been a focus on individuals within creativity, the term is to a growing extent placed within a collective setting (Nijstad and Paulus 2003; Kurtzberg and Amabile 2016). Nevertheless, King asserted that while … Continue reading A little geeky note on creativity
New year, new (valuable) errors! There’s a lot of focus on succeeding, making the right choices and being good at what you do. People often share success stories, and how well something went. Thankfully, a growing interest in failing leaves us with a more balanced picture. Did you know that some of the best ideas, … Continue reading Successfully screwing up
The family run organization Less Plastic UK has made a twist to the seriousness of plastic littering. Literally. Although being dead serious, Amanda Keetley from Devon, Great Britain, has made her environmental focus stand out by being playful. Other organizations might have made you feel bad or even bored by constantly focusing on guilt, the … Continue reading A playful take on plastic
For creativity and innovation to manifest within a company, absorptive capacity is key. Organizational learning and knowledge creation ultimately help shape a company’s ability to innovate. Especially the knowledge flows across networks positively affect the organizational capabilities. But this knowledge creation are often restricted to parts of the organization sharing the same education and background, … Continue reading Why you need to know about absorptive capacity
You might have gotten the overall concept, but this video wraps up the circular economy in less than four minutes. Everyone seems to be talking about the circular economy these days, without giving concrete examples and how it would play out in our daily lives. This video from the Ellen McArhur Foundation is a gem. … Continue reading A circular economy quickly explained
Regardless of business area, getting information and knowledge across is key. But it can be tricky. How do you know if the people in need of it actually gets it? And what messages do they actually need? In larger firms, staff are often placed within their area of expertise. A person belonging to the legal … Continue reading Why you need “brokers” in any company
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