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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation. based software companies started since 2003 and valued at over $1 billion by public or private market investors. Your subtitle refers to “lean” principles; I’m assuming they respond to these restraining forces?

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Business model creation and innovation in China: not just copycats.

The BMI Lab Blog

Lean value” focus: This approach is supported by the nature of the market. The success cases for every company on this list illustrate the points above: experimentation and iteration, creative adaptation, “lean value focus,” and global ambition. Failure is not a problem, but a ladder to success.

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Open Innovation: Convincing the Decision Makers

eZassi

This is understandable, especially since the term “open innovation” only became a part of the corporate lexicon around 2003. Essentially, they didn’t trust that open innovation software was advanced enough to protect their interests. This is especially true during lean times. From Closing the Sale to Implementing Solutions.

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Avoid the Improvement Hype Cycle

Harvard Business Review

Thus, today we have a number of process "religions": Statistical Process Control was followed by Total Quality Management, Business Reengineering, Six Sigma, Lean, and Business Process Management (BPM, which emphasizes process management software). Reflect on why initiatives have and have not worked in your organization.

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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

To overcome these problems, many companies are now using or experimenting with "idea management" software applications. ValuesJam in 2003 gave IBM's workforce the opportunity to redefine the firm's core values for the first time in nearly 100 years. He is currently conducting research with the Lean Enterprise Institute.