Moves the Needle

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

How do you measure the success of your innovation program? You are measuring website traffic, video views, innovation team sign-ups, etc. When it comes to measuring the success of your innovation program, engagement in the real world and observed behavior change are primary. Getting the numbers right is crucial.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Lean Startup Week - this year known as Lean Startup Conference - has traditionally been a staple in the innovation industry for bringing both startups and enterprise companies alike into the same sphere in order to discuss advancements in strategy, tactics, ideas, and social impact.

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Imaginatik

JULY 22, 2016

Yet, within corporations, innovation programs are fragile things. Large portions of the organization view the innovation team as a foreign entity. Innovation programs thrive on processes and metrics that don’t mesh easily with the core. For corporate innovators, risk lies around every corner.

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Integrative Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2016

In the course of this first month of 2016, I was asked a couple of times what my prospects are for the year ahead when it comes to key innovtion issues. Hence, I gave it some thought, starting by revisting an earlier reflection: Beginning of 2013, Tim Kastelle and I identified four key issues in innovation management for the time to come.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

Employees have the knowledge, experience, and skill set to keep the engine of a business running day in and day out – so tapping into this with an employee innovation program can open a realm of possibilities. An employee innovation program is simply a process that empowers each employee to share their ideas.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

McKinsey Quarterly, May 2016 [/caption] For those prepared to leverage the new business environment that it can bring, however, it can drive tremendous and unexpected advancement within an organization. Get Lean: One of the most important factors when it comes to combating disruption is flexibility.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 13, 2016

Tim’s Comment: There’s one other way that this idea plays out too – figuring out how to use lean startup techniques inside of established organisations. The Stanford Social Innovation Review also looked at how to do this inside of not-for-profits. It will become a hotbed for innovation in 2016 and the coming years.

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