Planview

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It’s common to encounter blind spots when you’re navigating an Agile transformation. They can show up as Agile practices that are meant to improve business agility but are applied so extremely that they end up making organizations less agile. I sat down recently (and virtually, of course!)

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team eBook Project 72

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It adjusts and you learn. Can we find ways to be highly adaptable, agile and fluid in grabbing and taking the parts of the innovation system and constructing them into that design and process that works for that specific challenge? Learning to work and listen more with the outside of our organization.

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Design Technical Review Innovation System 233

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our individual problem often lies in the time we have to discover, learn and explore new and different things. Stay flexible, agile and adaptable, and have up-to-date contingency plans in place to adjust course if needed and, in a controlled manner, options to existing business strategy. Others can and will help- just ask.

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LEAN Industry Learning Analysis 196

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

Course Description: Innovation Intensive is a one day, deep dive, into fundamental and advanced concepts in innovation. It includes an overview of key frameworks ( Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, CPS ) and their essential tools. This is a compelling and informative training course.

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Course Training Idea Generation Innovation 26

Boxes and Arrows

OCTOBER 7, 2014

At the same time that knowledge in the academy is often chopped up into discrete units called disciplines, however, there are other obstacles to establishing UX as a real concern that are specific to state- and federal-funded institutions of higher learning. service-learning or volunteering). Why is this important?

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Industry Learning Technical Review Course 86

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 15, 2020

The communication does not need to be definitive - we are all learning in this discontinuity - but it does need to path a broad outline of the reasons for change, the potential impacts and what it means for the business. And, of course, there's a concurrent digital transformation on as well. All of these factors are likely to change.

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Change Agile System Strategy 187

Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

The top leaders were dissatisfied with the level of creativity, agility and innovation in the business. Then take the learnings throughout the organisation. Check to see where else in the system similar problems might occur and fix them too. I worked with an organisation which wanted to improve innovation. But things had not improved.

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Analysis Agile Culture Course 186

Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you’re in the Chicago or Denver areas, check out these innovation training course offerings. Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFi) is offering three public courses in late October and early November. Click on the course title to register. Join us at Catalyst Ranch, a truly fun place to learn! A truly innovative culture?

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Course Training Brainstorming Design Thinking 53

InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 11, 2022

A wealth of research has shown how powerful reflection is for learning and development. In my own research on high-impact leadership development programs, we found learning happened through reflection activities. Please contact us to learn more about the reflection workshop or session we can lead for your group virtually or onsite.

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Learning Leadership Engagement Project 88

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Thus, the bigger and more complex the problem, the more important it is to take this agile and modular approach that focuses on the speed of making tangible progress. And, any gross margin you generate can of course be funnelled back into your business to help you innovate even faster, which makes this a virtuous cycle.

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Competition Innovation Software Marketing 284

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

Of course, this shift requires really big changes in strategy, operations, the organization and in each individuals orientation. Digital is demanding so much in new processes that need to be more agile, responsive, reflective of new insights at increased speed and fluid in the design of those undertaking the solution to react.

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Innovation Radical Innovation Design Big Data 186

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

Of course, much of what we have will still remain. It sobers us all up until we can find those excuses to go on another innovation ‘bender’ that allows us to personally learn more but then face this return back inside. We need to be more agile, iterative , to be encouraged to be experimenting and exploring.

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Innovation Design Agile System 179

Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 31, 2019

Just one more post about the importance of speed and agility and I'll leave this tired trope alone. Of course many companies are just beginning this journey, and are learning how to make sense of the data they generate and obtain new insights. Will digital transformation be an accelerator or an inhibitor?

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Agile Data Project Analysis 142

Planview

OCTOBER 6, 2022

PI Planning in Agile is often held quarterly, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to lay out the product delivery cadence. When scaling agility to your whole organization, it’s important to have an overarching cadence to keep teams in sync. What is PI Planning in Agile? Challenges to Efficient PI Planning in Agile.

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Agile eBook Industry Course 59

Guide 4 Innovating

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Agility holds a special interest for me. I named my consulting business Agility Innovation Specialists and constantly am looking to emphasize that agility is really important to managing innovation. My takeaways from this: “Learning agility is a reliable indicator of potential for leadership roles.

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Agile Innovation Report Learning 45

Planview

APRIL 26, 2022

One thing has become clear for organizations in this pandemic era – change is hard, and if you don’t have a transformation plan, you’re more likely to fall victim to one of these common Agile transformation challenges. At the start of 2020, the need for Agile transformation was already knocking on the door of most major organizations.

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Agile Handbook Culture Leadership 52

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The collaborative process can also teach a seasoned team a lot about resiliency, agility, and dynamic thinking. Of course, not all businesses go the accelerator route. Throw a university into the mix, and you create even more learning opportunities. Walmart has Walmart Labs, Google has the Garage, and Amazon has Lab126.

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Collaboration Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Innovation 174

ITONICS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Once again, the Innovation Alliance successfully trained employees as Agile Innovation Managers. The training included learnings in three different thematic blocks: From Strategy to Opportunities. The participants furthermore learned all about the most recent and effective innovation tools alongside the whole innovation process.

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Agile Innovation Management Management Training 49

Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. Of course they like that. The company is moving completely towards Agile and management wants all of us to work in an Agile way. Just to learn what it is.

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Agile System Software Change 52

Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. Of course they like that. The company is moving completely towards Agile and management wants all of us to work in an Agile way. Just to learn what it is.

Agile 52

Agile System Software Change 52

Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. Of course they like that. The company is moving completely towards Agile and management wants all of us to work in an Agile way. Just to learn what it is.

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Agile System Software Change 52

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 10, 2017

Organizations need to pick up the pace, learn to accept a greater risk, experimentation and rapid adjustment on the new knowledge flowing in to build the final outcome to the needs of the market /customer. They need to (re)learn this and build it into their systems and often this realization comes too late. Recognizing differences.

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Innovation Agile Change Learning 125

Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The lure of digital transformation, and the excitement over the Internet of Things, machine learning and so forth is tangible. Note that I am dropping the leading "digital" from that description, because of course we are going to be transforming businesses and operations with digital technologies.

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Artificial Inteligence Agile Disruption Company 147

Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

That could be a new product, of course, which is what people usually think of. To do it for real requires ideation, of course, but then incubation (going from an idea to something you could get customer feedback from) to acceleration (bringing the new thing to market). Let’s get started. Rita McGrath.

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Innovation Technical Review Creativity Leadership 254

hackerearth

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Why take a course on innovation? What they learned was to be problem solvers, not innovators. This gap can be bridged by learning. List of courses. This is a round-up of short-term online courses for decision-makers who oversee driving innovation in their respective organizations. Course duration : 9 weeks.

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Course Innovation Management Management Technical Review 42

InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Learn about this peer learning experience concept and how it differs from a Learning Management System (LMS). In recent years, LXPs (learning experience platforms) have become a trend for companies and organizations looking to improve learning experiences. The history of LXPs. Key features of LXPs.

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Learning Artificial Inteligence System Agile 52

Boxes and Arrows

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Teams moving to agile often struggle to integrate agile with best practices in user-centered design (UCD) and user experience (UX) in general. Fortunately, using a UX Integration Matrix helps integrate UX and agile by including UX information and requirements right in the product backlog. The feedback loop is broken.

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Software Review Agile Software Design 107

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 7, 2017

Just trying to stay your own course is tough enough but with all the diversity of views it must be even more overwhelming for others who are asked to take on a role within innovation. Agility Innovation Specialists. Bringing agility, flexibility, adaptability and learning into the innovation equation.

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Innovation Engagement Collaboration Agile 154

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A positive organizational culture can lead to improved employee engagement, higher levels of innovation, increased agility, and better adaptability to change. Furthermore, in the rapidly changing business landscape, the agility and resilience provided by a strong culture are invaluable.

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Culture Underperforming Technical Team Agile Leadership 100

hackerearth

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Why take a course on innovation? What they learned was to be problem solvers, not innovators. This gap can be bridged by learning. List of courses. This is a round-up of short-term online courses for decision-makers who oversee driving innovation in their respective organizations. Course duration : 9 weeks.

Course 40

Course Innovation Management Management Technical Review 40

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Emphasizing Continuous Learning and Adaptability The only constant in today’s business world is change. A strategic mindset is one that is continuously learning and readily adaptable to new information and circumstances. This could mean workshops, webinars, or access to online courses.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Planview

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The success of the project pricked the ears of leadership and provided the team with the license to take on more projects to scale the impact of Agile development. Defined as the movement of value from customer insight to product delivery, flow is a fundamental prerequisite to Agile success.

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Agile Software Tools Project 52

IdeaScale

MARCH 13, 2019

Agility of structure – so innovating doesn’t require navigating a thicket of corporate hierarchy just to get ideas heard. Innovative management, which is agile, encourages autonomy and regularly communicates purpose, creating conditions that encourage and reward innovation. Put simply, innovation requires innovative management.

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How To Agile Innovation Culture 113

Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 21, 2019

Some people refer to digital transformation as the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning as a core component of business operations. To transform a company and make it much more digital, agile, fast and innovative, it will take time and commitment. Digital transformation is a journey.

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Artificial Inteligence Data Project Change 168

InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 15, 2020

turns HR into its own agile consulting organization that focuses not only on delivering services, but also practices design thinking to push innovative solutions, tools, and transparency into the organization. Build and apply capabilities in agile and design thinking (more on this below). Invest in the new role of leadership.

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Study Design Thinking Agile Survey 98

Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. When facing uncertainty, we need processes that allow us to optimize learning, not just execution. The process for determining this is based up on the framework known as the build, measure, learn loop.

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LEAN Examples Agile Design Thinking 105

Daniel Burrus

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We want to be agile, reactionary, and cautious — It is a primordial instinct in many. But as I have mentioned to clients and colleagues many times over the course of my career: Agility will never set you ahead of disruption; it will only give you momentary peace of mind. Lego: An Exponential Thinker in Agility and Anticipation.

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Agile LEAN Trends Disruption 81