What Is Innovation Today: Creating Your New- Normal
Now that we are all in the same predicament with the Coronavirus we should collectively take stock in our lives, in our careers and in our businesses. For us at PlazaBridge Group this requires a deep...
View ArticleFirst 3 Chapters: All That I Am Now That I Know
17 LIFE LESSONS for Women and Entrepreneurs On Dreaming Big, Failing Big, and dusting off your ass to DO IT all over again! Introduction My name is Teresa Spangler. I’m what you would call a challenge...
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5 CEO Strategies to Help Restart 2020: The New Normal
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot, author Do You Have New Normal Vision? Where are you going now in 2020? How do you know it’s the best...
View ArticleDriving Fear Out of Innovating: Tic Toc Exercise
“To Secure Ourselves Against Defeat Lines In Our Own Hands! Sun Tzu“ One of my favorite books to pull out in times like these is Thinkertoys, by Michael Michalko. Keeping a fresh eye on what could...
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The Phoenix Checklist: Strategies for Regenerating
“The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought.” Sun Tzu As reference I love using Michael Michalko book, Thinkertoys. It’s been on my shelf since...
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11 Arrows to Help Point “The Way”
Lessons Learned While Hiking El Camino de Santiago (“The Way”) Hike Till Your Mind Goes Empty Planning a journey is critical to making the experience the best it can be. We sometimes, in business,...
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The Power of Scenario Planning
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” Sun Tzu The insights company leaders gain by digging deep into the “whatifs” of our...
View Article6 Critical Principles When Engaging Thought Leaders on Your Innovation
The direct, early engagement with key thought leaders delivers dividends throughout the commercialization process and brings unforeseen opportunities rapidly. However, it is not for the faint of...
View ArticleGOOD TIME TO EVALUATE YOUR COMPANY’S MATURITY: 5 STEPS
Evaluate Company Maturity Take an honest assessment of risk profile of your overall company and your senior management. Does the company have a temperament to take real risks with the business? How...
View ArticleBusiness Survival Lessons from Hiking Mountain Trails: Bear Alert Be Prepared
Did you bring your bear whistle? Ok, sounds silly or maybe not! I live in the mountains with trails galore and feel blessed to have the wide open at my daily call. My favorite time to hike is early...
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The “New World” Needs Armies of Human Imagineers!
“I wish to Inspire an Army of Imagineers to Imagine a Better World” Imagineering is not just for Disney! What inspires you? What motivates you to get up every morning and “Zoom” your day away? What...
View ArticleCuriosity Feeds Innovation: Building a Culture of Curiosity
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein How many of your employees would say they are curious about their jobs, what’s next in the company, about how to solve...
View ArticleDeveloping Translational Intelligence: Internalizing the Mission to Create...
The USA spends billions of dollars on R&D, funding academic research and priming the innovation ecosystem with much needed grant support. Our leadership in patent filings is diminishing. China has...
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It Can Be Done! Innovating for Good
Those that say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by those doing it!James Baldwin Often there are unexpected barriers to innovations as we move toward commercialization. What could you do to...
View ArticleAre Your Innovation Efforts Dangling?
Many innovation leaders are feeling “hung out to dry”. It’s not for the lack of desire to innovate, nor is it a lack of processes. One of the most noted challenges is the current innovation processes...
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They say history repeats itself, but you don’t want to make the same mistakes as entrepreneurs before you. Learn how to win over venture capitalists, develop effective rebound strategies, and plan for...
View ArticlePlazabridge Group Model for AI-Driven Digital Transformation: Decision Framework
Digital transformation for most companies is still a vision unrealized. With so much hype around AI and Machine Learning, primarily driven by vendors of software, company CEO’s are often at a loss on...
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Building Competitive Agility To Succeed In Uncertain Times
Virtual Roundtable Details:Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm ESTRSVP BelowIt’s a tough time to be a leader. As an innovation and transformation development organization,...
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BREAKING THE PARADOXES TO INNOVATE FOR GOOD
Context – On Breaking the Paradoxes At the time of my writing this, the world is in the midst of unprecedented triple crises. The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on healthcare and on the personal...
View ArticleLaunch Game-Changing New Products: 5 Simple Steps
There has never been a better time to invent, create, and innovate game changing products, new business models and services. In fact, I will be so bold as to say, we must change it up dramatically to...
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