Leapfrogging

JANUARY 2, 2023

Agility, the ability to think fast and move quickly, is an imperative for every team this year. Yet we can’t lose sight of another critical success factor for navigating today’s highly uncertain world, especially in 2023: agility. Three Steps to Strategic Agility. I’ve built new teams. Assumption testing.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Adopt an agile and lean innovation framework to ensure that ideas are analyzed and validated quickly. The Benefit of Discontinuous Innovation By embracing these industry best practices, organizations can not only adapt to but excel in an increasingly competitive, rapidly evolving landscape shaped by transformative innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Impact of Culture on Business Agility and Resilience Organizational culture is a powerful lever for enhancing business agility and resilience. To leverage organizational culture for greater business agility and resilience, it’s essential to align the cultural dynamics with your company’s vision and operational tactics.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 29, 2019

What is the Agile Innovation Process, and what are best practices, tools and online templates for teams and organizations? Today, everyone wants to be agile. It’s seen as sexy and cool to be agile, but most people don’t know what the term really means. There’s little surprise that the agile framework has taken off.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 10, 2025

Poor Communication and Role Definition – If roles are unclear, crisis response can be chaotic. When implemented effectively, contingency planning enables businesses to navigate crises with agility and emerge stronger in competitive markets. Solutions: Review the plan annually and after major industry changes.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Planning is vital for innovation because planning is the concept of thinking ahead - getting ahead of the market, of competition, of customers. Planning is the art of thinking ahead, and if done well, thinking further and more deeply than your competition, leading to better ideas, but not necessarily better outcomes. Stand there.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 11, 2019

We need to manage reskilling and upskilling to mitigate against both job losses and talent shortages but prepared the future workforce to be more nimble, agile and fluid. Have you noticed everyone has a different definition of innovation? We all struggle with our own definitions of what innovation means.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Competitive Analysis : How’s your strategy stacking up against the Joneses? Competitive Analysis See if you’re winning or need a mid-game pep talk. Aspect Definition Innovation Spark Strengths Stuff you rock at Use what you’re good at to push new ideas. Customer Feedback : Are your clients raving or ranting?

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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 25, 2021

The goal should be longevity and significance over success , not merely one big payout and coasting down a hill, using reactionary mindsets and agility as needed to dodge obstacles while you coast. Instinctually for many, we choose to play it safe and protect and defend the status quo with agility.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 19, 2025

Companies that simply bolt on new tools without rethinking their strategy often see little impact, while those that take a structured, strategic approach gain real competitive advantages. Lets begin with some basic definitions. Digital Transformation in 2025: Key Examples Digital transformation is a competitive necessity.

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Seek Trend Scan Reports for Innovation Program Research Organizations looking to maintain a competitive edge use consultative research services to navigate the complex world of emerging technologies and market trends. Rapid Insights for Agile Decision-Making One of the most significant advantages of a Trend Scan is its quick turnaround time.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The work undertaken is often seen as a drain, not repeatable, and poor on the efficient definition of understanding we have in place today as the work undertaken, not yielding the returns if the concept is more radical due to time horizons or business model constraints. Often innovation activity frustrates senior management.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 31, 2025

If speed, agility, and an independent culture are critical, external partnerships or spinouts may offer a more effective route. By giving ventures the freedom to operate as standalone businesses, they created a more agile and entrepreneurial environment while still benefiting from corporate backing.

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Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

Agile innovation is transforming how companies develop new products and services, fostering a culture of flexibility, speed, and customer-centricity. As the business world becomes increasingly competitive, understanding and implementing agile innovation can be the key to staying ahead. What is Agile Innovation?

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Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Many are applied today but the recognition of the leveraging of speed, scale and impact this needs to bring brings these into a sharper focus to resolve : Agile Innovation Processes: Rapid ideation, prototyping, and iteration cycles enabled by generative AI will demand more flexible, adaptive innovation processes.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2025

To start, its important to clarify the definitions and understand why alignment on terminology matters more than most people realize. Clear definitions set the foundation for a focused, coordinated approach. Without it, even the best tech can become a burden instead of a competitive advantage.

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New Markets Advisors

MAY 29, 2019

For years, Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath has been telling us that the traditional strategy of finding and exploiting a sustainable competitive advantage is becoming outdated. The world is evolving too quickly for competitive advantages to last for a meaningful amount of time. Or so the argument goes.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New ideas that are at first radical become profitable, then draw competition, and then become mainstream ideas. So the cycle must repeat if a company is going to stay ahead or even abreast of the competition. Even newer, agile companies, while fast, will falter if they cannot create new and meaningful ideas and bring them to market.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 13, 2016

This slight rant of mine was started when I saw a new software application talk about its ability to help its clients in agile lean innovation. Agile is a word adopted from software development, which is really just about stripping away a slow, steady development process replacing it with short "sprints" to complete a few features at a time.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2023

Competition IT organizations had a monopoly on providing technology. IT organizations were forced to adapt from monopolist manufacturers into competitive retailers. Critical thinking and analysis Companies need to apply technology in a way that will create strategic differentiation and competitive advantage.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 30, 2015

Simultaneous and broadly defined Instead of narrow definitions, we need to open up innovation definitions to larger thinking. Secondly, corporations need a much broader definition of desired innovation outputs or targets (products, services, business models, etc), rather than simply tinker with product innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Still, its need is to be far more fluid, adaptive and agile in what it processes and manages, especially in today’s challenging world, adapting to today’s challenges and working towards the future. Starting with a simple definition of D, F, S & P. The importance of a “dual” perspective of thinking.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends, and predict outcomes has made AI an indispensable tool for businesses seeking to innovate and stay competitive. Strategic Agility: AI’s predictive analytics can help you anticipate market changes and quickly adapt your strategy, ensuring your business remains agile and resilient.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape Innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s the fuel that drives businesses forward in a competitive and ever-changing marketplace. Ideate Solutions : With a clear problem definition, brainstorm a wide range of creative solutions.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

If strategy is a "plan of action designed to achieve a major aim" then what should our strategies look like as we encounter a competitive environment with little stability and a significant amount of change? We will definitely live in interesting times, very soon if not already. What should our "major aims" be?

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Dynamic ecosystems require businesses to be highly adaptable, continually revising their strategies to remain competitive. Clear definitions help in segmenting research efforts and ensuring that insights are actionable and relevant to specific business contexts. This is becoming my core in building out Business Ecosystems.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

Lean Innovation Definition At Moves The Needle, we define lean innovation as “reducing waste in the discovery, creation, and delivering of new value to customers." And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. Competition is now global. What is the Definition of “Agile”?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

In summary, I think design thinking is undergoing a revolution, a certain maturing but it is littered with a very messy, highly competitive present. When you are asked to be flexible, agile, willing to experiment and often fail, sometimes publicly, this can take you into some very uncomfortable territory.

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Idea to Value

MAY 27, 2019

Start-ups are more agile because fewer people decide. The mindset of competition and customer satisfaction in known areas is different from that of creating new business models. Tart-up strategies assert that a fix is definitely in order but it doesn’t have to be a big change. Raising money is easier for them.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 14, 2020

I think it is important that we consider future competitive conditions as they are likely to be, not as we wish them to be. Second , create some agility and nimbleness in your organization. Note that I am not talking about "agile" development, but true agility in your structures and culture.

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Matthew May

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In it, he proposes six core principles that embody the discipline needed to bring your business to a level of fitness that will enable it to achieve peak performance, which he defines as strength, speed, and agility. I caught up with Dan to ask him a few questions about organizational fitness. Are they fit?

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mjvinnovation

MAY 16, 2019

Agile practices transform business in multiple directions, providing powerful models of product and service creation, project management, and much more. In this article, you will understand what agile practices are, what benefits this approach offers to your company. What are Agile Practices. Check it out! How Sprint Works.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

After all, most (probably 90%) of all innovation projects undertaken in large corporations are reactive projects trying to respond to a market threat or competitive move. Demonstrate that innovation depends on finding the most innovative people, who by definition are rarely the more efficient people.

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mjvinnovation

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Keep reading to see how successful executives are achieving results in their everyday business through incorporating agile methodologies like SCRUM! The agile mindset. Before we get into the agile mindset, we need to remember that it is linked to Agile Philosophy. continuous delivery of quick results. High quality.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. Managers and leaders are recognizing that fostering team collaboration practices can yield a more agile and responsive organization.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

It ensures that innovation efforts are not left to chance but are managed systematically, allowing organizations to capitalize on new opportunities, mitigate risks , and stay competitive in their industries. Methodologies like Agile, Lean, or Design Thinking may be integrated into this component to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Back then, unicorns by this definition were indeed as rare and magical as their mythical namesake. Competition aside, both face opposing physical forces that must be overcome to win. Inertia gets the blame for waning product performance and competitiveness, feature fatigue, and poor innovation pipeline throughput.

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