Who is Braden Kelley?
He is a Director of Innovation and Human-Centered Problem-Solving at Oracle, an author, innovation speaker, workshop facilitator, and makes tools for innovation & change .
And also co-founded the world's most popular innovation web site:
"I help organizations increase their organizational agility and accelerate their speed of innovation and organizational change.
If you're looking to create a culture of continuous change, tackle some of your innovation barriers, train your employees to be more innovative change agents, or to build a more profitable, more social business -- let's talk."
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Tag Archives: Starbucks
Fix the Problem or Design it Out?
Let’s start with the problem. According to The Plastic Pollution Coalition (January 3, 2017) – “It’s National Drinking Straw Day! Each day, more than 500 million plastic straws are used and discarded in the U.S. alone. Plastic straws consistently make … Continue reading
Starbucks Train Making Connections with Customers
What happens in Switzerland if you forget to buy your latte or cappuccino before you get on the train? Well, Starbucks has taken the next leap in connecting with customers as they make their rail connections, moving beyond retail locations … Continue reading
Posted in marketing
Tagged Public Transportation, Starbucks, Switzerland, trains, transportation, Travel
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Philadelphia – Food Fail
In a continuing series of articles exposing the gradual degradation of our food supply, I’d like to highlight what used to be called Philadelphia Cream Cheese, but now you will notice that the logo has dropped the cream cheese phrase … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy
Tagged carageenan, cost cutting, cream cheese, guar gum, Kraft, locust bean gum, Philadelphia, Starbucks, xantham gum
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How Leading Organizations Manage Their Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Efforts – Part Two
If you missed How Leading Organizations Manage Their Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Efforts – Part One, you can find it here. So what do leading organizations do to encourage the successful use of external talent? They build a solid foundation: … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Open Innovation
Tagged Clorox, Crowdsourcing, Intuit, P&G, Psion, Quirky, SAP, Starbucks, Threadless
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Personal Innovation – Star Shining Example
I came across a queue reduction application for the iPhone and iPod Touch four years ago that was intriguing. At the time it looked like the application wasn’t quite finished or certified for use yet by Apple and Starbucks, but … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Innovation
Tagged apps, ipad, iphone, ipod, mobile, Starbucks, WiFi
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Growing Demand for a Third Place
I’ve been meaning to write this post for some time, and am finally getting around to it, so hear goes… As I look around the economic landscape in the United States and see a climate where not only home prices … Continue reading
Posted in culture, marketing, Psychology
Tagged burger king, McDonald's, shopping malls, Starbucks
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