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12. annual Project Management Conference is fast approaching. We couldn’t miss it and so this year we decided to prepare twice the load of information, insights and approaches to leadership. Because there is no one right way to lead your...

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#WeAre10. 10 years ago Michal Kalousek and Petr Šídlo decided to bring an entirely new type of business to the Czech Republic and founded the first innovation agency here. Since then Direct People has grown by two more partners – Ondřej...

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Despite quarantine Kooperativa has successfully launched its health and social infoline Maják on July 1. It is the first product coming from a team tasked with designing new, meaningful and modern products and services for seniors. Maják is the...

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Světoznámý inovátor Ash Maurya přijel v březnu do Prahy, aby proškolil celý náš tým ve své metodice Lean Stack. Jeho rozhovor pro E15 ale vychází až nyní (díky korono…). Proč je covid unikátní spouštěcí moment, která...

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Není otázkou jestli, ale kdy se stane událost se zásadním negativním dopadem na životy lidí. Jakmile přijde, objeví se hlasy, že se to mohlo předpokládat. V aktuální situaci s koronavirem takové hlasy měly pravdu. O tom, že svět...

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It’s still too early to assess the impact of COVID. However, for me personally it’s interesting to watch what’s happening on the market. Such an amount of business pivots (changes to business models) has never been experienced by any economy...

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O inovacích věděl svého času Jára Cimrman hodně v tom dobrém i zlém. Byl sopkou, která svou činností zasypávala sama sebe, pionýrem slepých uliček, a tím, kdo přicházel na patentový úřad vždy pozdě. Veličina času je u...

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8+2 UX tips from new corona times e-shops The current situation caught many off-line retailers off-guard. In reaction to the quarantine, more than 300 new e-shops are being launched every week with a single goal – to at least partially...

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“Speed of learning is the new unfair advantage.” In early March this quote opened our three-day training by Ash Maurya, the founder of Lean Stack, at our Direct People office. At the time it sounded like a good catchphrase. They often sound much...

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We entered the age of postponing. Coronavirus pandemy restricted not only our social life but just life in general. We are forced to move many of our needs and hobbies indefinitely – be it a drink with friends or a bank appointment. But what...

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(Prague) – Innovation agency Direct People has grown its team of partners. In January, Josef Dvořák, who has been with the company for four years, became a new partner. At the same time he took a new position of Innovation Delivery Director...

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Platformu Zdravotnictví (v) budoucnosti jsme založili na podzim 2019. Je to projekt s cílem hledat chytrá řešení a nové příležitosti a společně tak posouvat české zdravotnictví odspodu skrze byznys a inovace. V únoru se všech...

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November issue of Forbes features innovation special – 40 pages of inspiring stories and the most innovative ideas from the Czech Republic and abroad. And us! Read the article based on an interview with Michal Kalousek, Petr Šídlo and...

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Have you ever thought and speculated about how Direct People actually works? Well, here is your answer. Our CEO Michal Kalousek sat down for an interview with E15 Daily to talk about how he understands innovations, what was the beginning of Direct...

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And there it is – Circular Czechia 2! On Tuesday October 8 – as part of our conference Czech Republic as a circular hotspot at the International Engineering Fair – we have launched the second edition of our successful study...

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Brno here we come! We are gearing up to the 61. Annual International Engineering Fair – the most significant industrial fair in Central Europe. It will be held October 7-10 at Brno Exhibition Center. One of this year’s key topics is the...

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Directly to the point with Zbyněk Frolík, Jan Purkrábek and Martin Wagner. Inovační jednohubky (meaning innovative canapés) brought together interesting personalities. Besides our guest speakers Zbyněk Frolík and Martin Wagner, we have also...

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It launches a new digital platform SafetyMonitor on the European market and is ready to take on the US with it.   We were there and we are proud of it. In cooperation with us LINET, the third largest producer of hospital and nursing beds in the...

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