Innovation: Defined simply as a “new idea” device or method. Innovation in its simplest form within an organisation is iterating on a process to improve the quality of the output. From the work we have been doing with larger organisations, we have learnt a number of different things about harnessing an entrepreneurial mindset to build…
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Leaders in large organisations are often very experienced. Middle leaders in particular tend to have risen through the ranks and spent some considerable time with the same company. They will often have worked in the team they lead and been promoted based on technical knowledge or high performance in their previous role. Which is great,…
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There are two key strategies which are driving a new way of doing business, M&A and internal innovation, with change and growth at the forefront. Any organisation which has opted for the latter of these two strategies then finds themselves on a quest to discover, include and support the entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, which will help…
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The Innovation Pyramid is a guide to allow you to focus on what needs to happen in your organisation to make innovation work. There are 4 components of the pyramid which are all underpinned with having the right mindset. When you have the right mindset in the organisation and everyone is singing off the same…
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In our latest guest blog, Ria Tucker explores how the thinking errors of our leaders can impact innovation. There are some key questions to stop and ask yourself whilst reading this article, write them down and when you are in the throws of operation, take the time to ask yourself the right question at the…
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In this personal blog by Mike Stephens – CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark, we explore the 4 key building blocks of developing an Entrepreneurial culture. We as a company have been working with many large organisations and we want to be able to share what we have learnt from doing so. We will build these blocks…
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Entrepreneurs have become the super heroes of the business world with the likes of Steve Jobs, Walt Disney and Bill Gates often listed among the most well-known and ‘famous’ leaders of all time. It’s the impact that these iconic entrepreneurial leaders have had on their respective businesses and globally, that has inspired and prompted established…
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“Creativity is the only thing missing from the world of work”. Does that sound like a bold statement? Whether you are an entrepreneur or part of a larger organisation, imagine what would happen if the full creative potential of the people around you was unleashed. Problems would get solved, stuff would simply get done. New…
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Its no surprise that we are moving faster than ever towards a world where technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots will play a substantial role in how we and our businesses operate. Technology brings with it super efficiencies both in time and cost, however superfast does not always mean best. A Price Waterhouse Cooper report…
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Why should we think and act like entrepreneurs? It’s a message that we at Entrepreneurial Spark put out on a regular basis. Why on earth would anyone need or want to act like an entrepreneur and what could we learn from them to take back in to the workplace. More to the point, what has…
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