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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

In these early stages of product development, it can sometimes seem like all of the good ideas have already been taken. First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. Take the iPod for example. This is where IdeaScale can help.

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What is Lean Innovation? Components and Examples

Moves the Needle

Methods are needed that focus on the customer experience, allow us to adapt to new information, and help us make decisions based on market-based evidence. When designing something, (ie: a technology, a product, a marketing material…) it is paramount to keep the needs of the end user in mind.

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The fallacy of "modern" management when it comes to innovation management

Moves the Needle

Henry Ford’s great insight was that if he could reduce the cost of cars such that his decently-paid employees could afford to buy the automobile they made, he’d have a massive market. Today, the cost and time it takes to build, launch, and deliver new products at scale is lower than ever. The result is choice. Let’s do it!

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The Rise of Product Management

Moves the Needle

The memo that started it all sounds more like modern product marketing than product management, but your mileage may vary. It was their job to ensure all aspects of the product development process were aligned and working together. The primary function was to serve as the bridge between Engineering and Marketing.

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IA Summit 09 - Day 2

Boxes and Arrows

Her approach is neither marketing fluff nor manipulation. IA For the Rest of the World – Miles Rochford One of the challenges facing designers today is how to engage with emerging markets and rapidly developing economies. Usability qualifies us to be on the playing field. What gives us the winning edge is influence.

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Great to Good

IdeaSpies

Between 1996-2001, Jim Collins’ team researched and wrote a bestselling book called Good to Great. did a follow-on study that found 32 of the 50 companies described in these books to only matched or underperformed the market over their subsequent 15-to-20-year period. The title of this piece is ‘Great to Good’. The question is “Why?”

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Between 1996-2001, Jim Collins’ team researched and wrote a bestselling book called Good to Great. Most of them were organizations that ‘make and sell’ products (Abbott Laboratories, Kimberly-Clark, Philip Morris, and Gillette Company). The management consultant giant McKinsey and Co. The question is “Why?”