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  1. Making the Grade: The FinovateFall 2011 Report Card

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  2. Making the Grade: The FinovateFall 2011 Report Card

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    Financial institution executives are busy, so giving 63 companies seven minutes each to present their ideas in just two days makes sense.

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  3. Filene Field Trips: Escaping the Cul-de-Sac for the Autobahn

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    Credit unions operate in a veritable cul-de-sac of ideas, information, processes, and talent. This is the safest, most comfortable neighborhood in the business world; a cooperative, collaborative, friendly, and safe place to develop and share ideas. We couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.

    As comfortable as we are, however, the Filene Research Institute is constantly looking outside this cul-de-sac to find answers to pressing problems. Connecting credit unions to thought leaders in academia, business, and industry is critical to helping us progress as a system. Trips to the autobahn are exhilarating, exhausting, and essential. We want you to join us.

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    categories » Collaboration, Innovation

  4. Simon Says: We Have a New Idea Idol!

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    It’s not enough to simply parody the most popular reality show on television. The Filene Research Institute’s first ever Idea Idol dialed the amplifier to ‘11’ with three key differences:

    • Our judging panel had two Stevens (Barnes and Schlundt), one Paula (Kitchens), one Jennifer (Sider), and a Simon (Jim)...and 109 additional credit union innovators from the U.S. and Canada.
    • Our contestants have a chance of transforming the way consumers manage their finances, help their communities, and save money through credit unions.
    • William Hung was not invited.
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    categories » Innovation

  5. Idea Idol – The Next Big Innovation

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    We are adding a twist to seeking marketplace feedback.

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    categories » Filene News, Innovation, Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Market Research

  6. Now Showing: The Best in New Financial Technology

    • Denise R. Gabel, Chief Innovation Officer, Filene Research Institute
    • Aug 22, 2011 1 Comment
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    Some things are just meant to go together. Peanut butter and chocolate. Batman and Robin. And Filene and Finovate.

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    categories » Innovation, Life Cycle and Evolution of Credit Unions, Technology

  7. Maximize: A Guide to Building a Culture of Innovation

    • Denise Gabel, Chief Innovation Officer, Filene Research Institute
    • Jul 19, 2011 2 Comments
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    A recent McKinsey Global Survey emphasizes that while 84% of executives say innovation is very or extremely important to their companies’ growth, businesses have made scant progress in scaling the core barriers to successful innovation.

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    categories » Innovation, Podcasts and Videos, Strategy

  8. Twice as Many Average Executives Needed to Get as Much Done as the Ten Best

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    Academic researchers and business executives are all digging for the secrets to human behavior. What makes one work group perform statistically better than another?

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    categories » Management, Philosophy and Values, Strategy, Young Adult Recruiting

  9. Innovation Ed Series

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  10. Are you the missing link?

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    Can you link consumers, credit unions, and innovation? Do you think like an entrepreneur? Then you just might have what it takes to join Filene i3 (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation).

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    categories » Collaboration, Filene News, Innovation, Life Cycle and Evolution of Credit Unions, Management, Performance Measures, Strategy

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