Agorize Blog
This month, three global banks opened up their own innovation labs in Singapore. The fact that Bank of China, Australian Westpac and Deutsche Bank have all opened innovation labs in Asia demonstrates the shift in mentality for larger corporates and institutions towards innovation and an increasingly common pivot towards the East.
- Innovation Management
To have a successful project you must define your main objectives. Gathering a dream team is also key in order to drive your open innovation challenge into a success.
- Innovation Management
Our new Looking East series by Agorize Asia will be tackling topics surrounding innovation in Asia, our blog posts will be attempting to bring you the latest news, break down the facts and start discussions!
- Innovation Management
The talent war is raging on. And on this particular market that is employment, high standard candidates are gold and companies are ready to do anything to recruit them in order to boost their employer brand.
- Employer branding
In today’s competitive, ever growing industry one thing is clear: “A dash of innovation and a pinch of collaboration can do wonders in every recipe for long term survival.”
- Innovation Management
Here are the four most important steps you need to take to find, pick, and retain the best candidates – in Asia and everywhere else.
- Human Resources
Employer branding is a double-edged sword: you attract talent with external employer branding and retain it with internal employer branding.
- Human Resources
For many years, Corporate Venturing has been a trendy topic for companies looking to finance their innovation.
- Innovation Management
Digital transformation is expected to deliver both operational and financial results within 18 months on average” says Fujitsu’s digital transformation PACT. The biggest drivers of this transformation are the customers by 58%.
- Innovation Management
Hosting a 48-hour to 72-hour hackathon means tackling logistical, geographical, and time constraints. Not the most encouraging environment for innovation, in short. Imagine the colossal efforts that need to be made when organizing the perfect 48-hour event – you need to find a venue where as many participants as possible can get together and work at breakneck speed for more than two days straight.
- Hackathon
Why should a company create an innovation strategy for itself? So it doesn’t end up like Kodak. The decline and fall of the camera manufacturer
- Innovation Management
Still little used by companies, mobile recruitment strategies are becoming a powerful HR driver for attracting the best talent.
- Human Resources
The age of silos is over. The modern company is on a quest for agility and innovation. And although innovation is traditionally the domain of R&D departments, things are beginning to change.
- Innovation Management
Boosting its digital transformation is the goal of almost every single company on this football called planet earth. If some approaches work better than others, internal open innovation challenges are still at the top of our list.
- Innovation Management
Brands are now putting customers at the heart of their strategies, adapting to their needs, and promoting dialogue. This is collaborative marketing
- Marketing & Communication
With the ever-changing consumer behavior, businesses are happy to simply mimic some of its practices – using apps and smart devices. It’s a stab in the dark that’s the very opposite of a long-term successful marketing strategy. Making use of your customers' favorite devices is not enough anymore, putting them at the center of your strategy implies you have to think with them through co-creation.
- Innovation Management