Wednesday, September 8th 2021
This week in
Consulting
How to get innovation that delivers?
This week’s must read
When design principles are applied to strategy and innovation, the success rate of innovation improves dramatically. For a growing number of companies, design thinking is at the heart of effective strategy development and organizational change. Where do you stand?
This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Linda Naiman, Creativity at Work, on the distinctions between design and design thinking and its impact on innovation if executed correctly and strategically.
Thought Leadership
Many utilities are turning to digital technologies to drive innovation and cost advantages so they can compete and thrive. Will utilities be green or grid dinosaurs?
An innovation tool commonly used is a “Growth Pyramid” or sometimes called a Growth Wheel. It has lost its edge. It’s time to reinvent the wheel and make it better for today’s fast-paced consumer-orientated world.
The future of work is digital. Digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), robotics and new forms of collaboration are disrupting traditional industries and creating new opportunities. How to develop leaders to lead this transformation?
Emerging technologies are changing the way we work, communicate, and live. For business leaders in any sector or industry, these technologies can present tremendous opportunity or considerable risk. Have you identified potential emerging technology solutions that could impact your business?
This week’s Consulting News
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This week’s media
Innovation is bringing solutions to real problems. Simon Sinek explains why innovation is often broken in corporations. Not all toasters are created equal .
Consulting sourcing tips
How to negotiate framework agreements for consulting to your advantage?
How to negotiate framework agreements for consulting to your advantage?
Make-or-buy for consulting services 101
Make-or-buy for consulting services 101
How to Hone to Perfection Your Consultant Selection with Our Top 5 List of Attributes
You are moving forward with the project and close to making a final selection of your Consulting provider. Based on the proposal assessment described in one of our previous articles, you should now have a good sense of what the Consultant can do for you, on paper.
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Hélène Laffitte is the CEO of Consulting Quest, a Global Performance-Driven Consulting Platform and author of “Smart Consulting Sourcing”, a step by step guide to getting the best ROI from your consulting. With a blend of experience in Procurement and Consulting, Hélène is passionate about helping Companies create more value through Consulting.
