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“All models are wrong, but some are useful,” noted the British statistician George Box. I came across this aphorism in a TIPS training workshop with a business group from Switzerland. When one participant commented that a detail in her profile…

Innovation Innovation Method X-IDEA

How human capital can empower the innovation economy (Part 2)

Detlef ReisApril 22, 2021

In part 1 of this two-article-episode, I made the point that all meaningful innovations that drive the prosperity of individuals, companies, and economies alike in the innovation economy start with the ideas and the actions of “human assets.” Hence, the…

Innovation Innovation Method X-IDEA

How human capital can empower the innovation economy (Part 1)

Detlef ReisApril 8, 2021

In an earlier article titled How people management evolved over time (published on February 11, 2021), I explored how people management has changed in lockstep with humanity’s economic evolution from a hunter and gatherer society over the agricultural age and…

Innovation Innovation Method X-IDEA

How to successfully run a customer experience design project online

Detlef ReisMarch 25, 2021

Planning, organizing, and running an innovation project is an elaborate affair where many things can go wrong. However, in times of a global pandemic, matters are further complicated because we need to think, act, communicate, and collaborate in new ways.…

Business Creativity Innovation

Shifting from 1D- to 4D-education

Detlef ReisMarch 11, 2021

A recent forecast published by HolonIQ predicts the education sector to grow from USD 6.5 trillion to USD 10 trillion by 2030, translating into 6% of global GDP. While foundational (pre-)school education takes up almost two-thirds of the industry's revenues,…

Business Creativity Innovation

How people management evolved over time

Detlef ReisFebruary 11, 2021

After starting as hunters and gatherers, humanity has economically evolved from the agricultural age (ca. 10,000 BC) and the industrial age (ca. 250 years ago) to the knowledge age (ca. 50 years ago). During the past decade, we have jumped…

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