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Innovation is the key to both business and life success. Here’s how you can harness it: 📌Encourage Creative Thinking: Don’t settle for the ordinary. Push your boundaries and think outside the box. 📌Brainstorm Regularly: Make it a habit to generate new ideas. Fresh perspectives can lead to groundbreaking solutions. 📌Take Risks: Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Taking calculated risks can open doors to new opportunities. 🌟 Remember, innovation starts with you. By leading from the future version of yourself, you set the stage for continuous growth and success. Lead with Vision. Act with Purpose. Inspire Innovation. ✨ If you’re ready to embrace innovation, share this reel and inspire others to think creatively and take bold steps towards their goals! ✨

What fuels true Innovation : Awards & Recognition OR Inner Drive ? In today’s world, innovation is highly celebrated and often awards are the ultimate stamp of recognition. Awards certainly provide validation, motivate teams, and shine a spotlight on groundbreaking work. But does true innovation excellence come from chasing awards or something deeper? Awards can be rewarding, but they’re ultimately an external motivator. They reflect how others perceive our work and often encourage a focus on what’s popular or trendy in the market, which can limit deeper understanding of the topic by others. Self-Satisfaction, however, is intrinsic. It’s the internal drive to create, solve problems, and push boundaries, not because there’s a prize at the end, but because we genuinely care about making an impact. When we innovate out of passion and purpose, excellence naturally follows, with or without external recognition. The most enduring and impactful innovations stem from self-driven curiosity and personal satisfaction, with awards as a mere bonus. By fostering this mindset, innovation becomes more sustainable and an integral part of the team culture, independent of external rewards. No award can match the fulfillment of self-satisfaction! #InnovationExcellence #SelfSatisfaction #Motivation #PurposeDriven #Innovation

"Your biggest opportunities will be defined by how you deal with the challenge of change!" - Futurist Jim Carroll The photo used in today's quote comes from an event I did a few weeks ago in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the North American leadership meeting of AssaAbloy. As I mentioned last month, they're the company you've probably never heard of but you use their hotel card lock systems and door locking technology regularly. The organization brought me back as a follow-up to my 2017 keynote for the same team - it's always nice when a client has you back for another future-oriented and innovation talk! Looking back at my slide deck, after receiving photos from the event on the weekend, I realized I had a common theme throughout the many trends I cover - change is coming at them, and is coming at them faster than ever before. It's what they do with that reality that matters. That change has to do with the way they make things ("manufacturing methodologies"), the skills they use to make those things ("knowledge"), and the very things they make ("advanced connectivity in their product line.") A lot of it has to do with the acceleration of existing technologies such as the "Industrial Internet of Things", the arrival of 'smart machines' as artificial intelligence is embedded in the devices they make as well as the technology used on the assembly line. They are also seeing the ongoing evolution of cobots - or 'cooperative robots' that work near humans, and the eventual arrival of factory-based humanoid robots. Not only that, but the ongoing evolution of the smart home and connected industrial and commercial facilities means they will continue to have to integrate a lot of smart connectivity technology into the products they make. The undercurrent to my talk was that much of this change is inevitable, and will have pretty profound and sweeping implications. As leaders of their organizations, they are faced with the age-old choice. Should they align to this change by adapting to the new ideas and methodologies that it represents? Or try to ignore it, wishing it away, and eventually falling behind in their markets, products, and structure as others who compete against them do a better job of aligning to this change? That's the choice that every one of us faces on a day-to-day basis - align to change, fight it or ignore it? The choice should be clear, because in the long run, accelerating change will always have its way with you! Turn change into an opportunity, before the opportunity of change eludes you and passes you by! #EmbraceTheChange #FutureLeadership #InnovateOrFallBehind #OpportunityInChange #AdaptToSucceed #Innovation #Leadership #Change #Technology #Future

The greatest innovations often arise from unexpected combinations. We often want people in our team; who are like us, we want people who think like us. The downside of that is that you won’t get innovative solutions. Diversity brings uniqueness of thought, uniqueness of perspective. Innovation in what you do.

Keeping changes resistant limits innovation and adaptability, leading to missed opportunities for growth and improvement. In a rapidly evolving environment, flexibility is crucial. Embracing change allows for continuous improvement, drives efficiency, and positions your organization to take advantage of new opportunities in a competitive landscape. Don’t let resistance hold you back.

“十人十色” (jyuunin toiro) is a Japanese idiom that translates to “ten people, ten colours,” meaning that everyone has their own preferences, tastes, or opinions. It emphasises the diversity of individual personalities and choices. This phrase is often used to convey respect for differing viewpoints and the idea that variety in perspectives is natural and valuable. This is one of my favourite sayings, and it has never been more relevant than today. In the workplace, in business, and in life—there’s one thing we can all count on: diversity of thought. 👥 Some people approach problems with logic, others with creativity. 💬 Some are driven by passion, others by precision. And that’s exactly how innovation happens. It’s the diversity of perspectives that creates the best solutions. So the next time you encounter someone with a different approach, don’t dismiss it. Embrace it. What’s a phrase that resonates with you? Comment below! 👇

In the long run, productivity is the ultimate source of global competitiveness—no more, no less. To increase your productivity, you have to be on the global technology frontier, take risks, and jump to the next curves. Innovation is the code of the game. By not changing your business model, you become obsolete and exit the true game. By following and reverse engineering, you can merely decrease the gap or, at most, catch up; in order to grow further and push the frontier, you have to become a leader and look behind the horizon. A truly transformational change

Exploring the realms of technology, innovation, and human interaction has always fascinated me. The crossroads where these aspects meet is where magic happens. • We live in an era of unprecedented change, fueled by breakthroughs in technology. It’s fascinating, and at the same time, immeasurably challenging. • Human interaction is evolving, the definition of 'normal' morphs with every passing moment. The ability to adapt to these changes, to ride the waves of innovation, not only ensures survival but cultivates growth. It's all about: • Perseverance: Having the tenacity to keep trying, learning, and improving. • Innovation: Embracing new ideas and not fearing failure. • Collaboration: Leveraging diverse perspectives to craft unique solutions. Join me on this journey of growth and innovation. After all, success does not lie in 'Mastering the change', but in 'Changing the Master'.

A massive shift is upon us in event planning. (learn from those leading the way to win) A trend we are observing amongst event clients? 1 single mega event → multiple, impactful interactions. Touchpoints diversified. Engagement enriched. Outcomes deepened. Example: The UN Climate Change Agency. Global stage at COP28 in Dubai. 150 leaders, 200 nations, +100,000 attendees. Yet, engagement spans the globe, all year long. It's not about a single event. It's about ongoing dialogue. Creating spaces for collaboration leads to real change. Continuous engagement, not just annual meets, is key. Main event: Transformative deals signed, not just introductions made. Shift from "What do you do?" to "Look what we've achieved." Engage your community. Make every moment impactful. P.S. Thanks for having me on podcast Seth Dechtman - Expert Keynote Curator! Rest of the episode linked below. ............................................................................ HiveGPT is Campaigns on Command, Powered by the AI Agent swarm. It's free, for a limited time.