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Welcome to Our New Website

August 10, 2008 ·  

Hi, I’m Stephen Shapiro and welcome to the beta release of our new website (this means not everything will work perfectly).  I am always amazed at the high quality of people employed by companies around the world. I am even more amazed at how little most companies tap into the creative potential of these employees. This website provides you with a variety of resources that will enable you to get the most out of your employees. To stay competitive in today’s volatile marketplace, companies must find a way to achieve... [Read the full story]

What Is Innovation?

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What is Innovation?

August 13, 2008 ·  

Use Innovation to Outrun the Competition I like to describe innovation through an old – yet relevant – joke.  The story is of two men who are mountain-hiking when they stumble upon a hungry grizzly bear.  Immediately, one of the hikers takes off his backpack and hiking boots and proceeds to put on his running shoes. The other hiker looks at him and asks, “What are you doing?  You can’t outrun a bear!” The first hiker responds, “I know, but I only need to outrun you!”   This is innovation.  It is not... [Read the full story]

Why Innovation?

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Why Innovation?

August 13, 2008 ·  

Yes, innovation can help you develop new products. But it can also be a useful tool for helping you: recession-proof your business, reduce costs, increase service levels to customers, increase overall employee performance – and retention, and de-commoditize a commodity business.  Innovation can help your organization adapt, evolve and grow so that you don’t become irrelevant. When the pace of change outside your organization is greater than the pace of change within, you will be out of business.  Please read our... [Read the full story]

Our Philosophy

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Our Philosophy

August 14, 2008 ·  

Over the years, I have seen companies progress through three levels of innovation. Most organizations are at the “innovation as an event” level. They have brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas. At a more sophisticated level, innovation can be part of a “process.” That is, the organization has a structure in place to define problems, generate/evaluate ideas, and develop action plans to implement those ideas. The result is a realistic deliverable based on an organizational problem. However, the problem with... [Read the full story]

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Meeting Professionals

Meeting Professionals

Here you will find everything you need to help you make your next event a huge success. BEFORE BOOKING: Helping you select Stephen Shapiro as a Speaker Speaking Topics, Clients,... [Read more]


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What our clients are saying

What our clients are saying

View a dozen letters from satisfied clients “When Stephen steps on the stage, he’s like a bolt of lightning.” – Traci Fenton, CEO, WorldBlu Inc. “I... [Read more]