The Paradox Around Innovation in Business
In this two minute video, Anders Olesen (Director of the Beyond Budgeting Institute) talks about the paradox between management innovation and technological innovation.
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Do You Recognise These Problems in Your Organisation?
In this two-minute video, Kevin McCoy (Co-Founder at Next Jump) talks about some of the issues that come up when trying to push as much decision-making capability down to the lowest level of your organisation as possible. Do you recognise these behaviours in your organisation?
The Problem With Annual Budgets
In this 2-minute video, Mira Gvozdenovic (formerly of Coloplast) explains the issues with the traditional yearly budgeting model – and why Coloplast changed to a high-level rolling forecast instead.
Do You Celebrate Mistakes?
Encourage innovation in your organisation by celebrating mistakes. Find out more in this two minute video with Henry Stewart.
What do David Attenborough and Mindfulness Have in Common?
What do David Attenborough and Mindfulness have in common? Find out in this two minute video with Happy's Senior Facilitator, Paul Gapper.
Are You as Innovative as the Public Sector? – Henry Stewart, Happy Ltd
Find out how GCHQ used pre-approval to encourage innovation and improve their workplace in this two minute video with Henry Stewart.
‘Name the Niggles’ for a happier workplace – Philippa Ward, GAP
Global Action Plan is one of the happiest workplaces we've come across. Find out how they do it in this two minute video with Philippa Ward.
Talking Partners: A New Kind of Buddy Scheme – Henry Searle and Tarun Gidoomal
Talking Partners is a new kind of buddy scheme, supporting a co-worker to be the best they can be. Find out more in this two minute video.
Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill in Practice – Valentina Culatti, UNIT9
Could you be missing out on exciting new talent? Try recruiting for attitude and potential ability. Find out how it works for UNIT9 in this video.
Brendan O’Keefe, Epic CIC – Advice For Re-Motivating Staff
Brendan was the last speaker of the day, and is Managing Director of Epic CIC. On 1st January 2014, Epic moved away from Royal Borough of Kensington’s Youth Support and Development Service, becoming the UK’s first youth service employee-led mutual. Brendan and his team worked with Happy to create an exciting and happy workplace. Brendan discussed the challenges involved in this new way of working – including giving staff pre-approval to make decisions, removing triangulation from the workplace, and recruiting for attitude.
