Why Does Innovation Matter? - The Final Video in our Innovation Series

In this fifth and final video in our series on innovation CEO Kathryn Wood discusses why innovation is an urgent matter, especially for smaller organizations, if we hope to survive and prosper over the next few years.

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Innovation Video 4: What Kills Innovation

In the fourth video in our Innovation Series, CEO Kathryn Wood explains four factors that can kill innovation in any organization.

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Innovation Video 3: How to Promote Innovation in Your Business.

here are many methods of promoting innovation in your organization. The research is clear that there are four factors we need to understand and use in our businesses if we are going to be successful innovators.

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Innovation Video 2: Where to Look for Innovation

In this second video of our five-part series on Innovation, Pivotal Momentum Inc. CEO Kathryn Wood explains where to look for sources of innovation…

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Innovation Video 1: What is it?

If you're a small business owner looking to significantly improve your business this year, to transform it to better prosper in the new --- and highly tumultuous --- era we're now in, check out our five-part video series on INNOVATION.

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New Video Series on Innovation!

We’re beginning a new video series on innovation here at PMI! What is it, where to look for it, and why is it so important…

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Important Seminar for New Exporters to Border States

For those of you in or working with export-minded businesses in Ontario, here's a really good opportunity to manage risk in exporting to the U.S.

ArticleGuest UserNovember 22, 2018Export, Import, U.S.A. Border, NAFTA, Ontario, ProvincialComment

StatCan Scooped Up 15 Years of Personal Finance Data From Canadian Credit Bureau

Let's just say I find this disturbing.... as a business person, I am always concerned about cybersecurity.

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New Research on the Placebo Effect

Really interesting to see this research on the placebo effect recently published in Science News. Here's the part I found most intriguing…

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New Book: Leveraged Learning by Danny Iny

For anyone interested in how the world of learning is changing (is there anyone for whom this topic is NOT relevant?), dive into a new book called Leveraged Learning by Danny Iny.

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Questioning the EpiPen Shortage

I find the current EpiPen shortage more than a little perplexing. Perhaps there's more to it than has been posted online

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The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyber Attack in History

Found this article from Wired.com on a devastating but apparently little-known cyberattack insightful when it comes to…

ArticleGuest UserAugust 27, 2018IT, Cyber Warfare, Virus, Malware, Compartmentalization, Security, Private Sector, Public SectorComment

Where Even Walmart Won't Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America

Here's a really important article from The Guardian about the shifting sands of retail especially (but not exclusively) in rural America. How similar is the situation in rural Canada?

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Using the Words ‘Price’, ‘Cost’ and ‘Value’ Interchangeably is a Serious Mistake

An article, Selling Solutions Isn’t Enough, from a recent MIT Sloan Management Review caught my attention. The article is a compelling description of why we must always do the hard work of understanding what our customers --- existing or potential ---- REALLY values from any transaction or interaction.