Internal Hackathons and Innovation

Internal Hackathons and Innovation

Keith McDuffee

Internal hackathons, also known as innovation sprints, have become increasingly popular in companies around the world. These events are designed to encourage employees to come up with creative solutions to business challenges, and to foster a culture of innovation within the organization. In this blog post, we will explore how internal hackathons can improve company innovation.

Room for Quality

Room for Quality

Keith McDuffee

“If you want to create something but feel it has already been done 1000 times, remember: There is always room for quality.” - James Clear

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel like everything has already been done before. With so many people creating content, products, and services, it can be discouraging to think that there’s no room for your own unique contribution. However, as James Clear suggests, there is always room for quality.

Collaboration Comes in Many Forms

Collaboration Comes in Many Forms

Keith McDuffee

“Collaboration equals innovation.” - Michael Dell

Innovation is the lifeblood of progress. It is what drives us forward and enables us to create new products, services, and technologies that make the world a better place. But what does it take to innovate? According to Michael Dell, the answer is simple: collaboration.

The Toyota Style

The Toyota Style

Keith McDuffee

“The Toyota style is not to create results by working hard. It is a system that says there is no limit to people’s creativity. People don’t go to Toyota to ‘work,’ they go there to ’think.’” -Taiichi Ohno

To get a job done – and done well – the physicality of “work” is but a small part of the overall outcome.

Sharing Your Ideas

Sharing Your Ideas

Keith McDuffee

“Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people …” — Bill Gates

Innovation is often associated with individual brilliance and ingenuity. We often think of innovators as lone geniuses, working tirelessly in isolation to come up with groundbreaking new ideas. However, as Bill Gates suggests, innovation is actually a collaborative process that relies on the ability to share and exchange ideas with others.

Dreams of Innovation

Dreams of Innovation

Keith McDuffee

“A dream will not become an innovation if there is no realization.” — Ciputra

The world is full of dreamers, and thank goodness for them; without dreamers, this would be one heck of a dull place we exist in. But to take those dreams and make them real is truly next-level.

Keith McDuffee
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