Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Here’s how to slip innovation into your scheming: Innovation Step What It Means How-To Tips Idea Generation Gather new ideas from all corners Host brainstorming parties; invite ideas from everyone Feasibility Check Weigh the power and potential of these ideas Do market homework; size up the cash side Development Turn bright ideas into real action (..)

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By embedding innovation management into the digital strategy, companies can ensure that their digital initiatives are agile, adaptable, and closely aligned with the strategic goals they aim to achieve. Enhancing Customer Experience and Personalization: Today’s customers expect personalized, seamless digital experiences.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 20, 2024

Verification and Validation: It’s critical to validate the generated ideas to ensure they align with your organization’s goals, are technically feasible, and have real-world applicability. This step may involve iterative processes of idea generation, refinement, evaluation, and real-life testing and prototyping.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 13, 2021

Equally, many within organizations where innovation is left more ‘open’ do run the risk that there is an over-emphasis on idea generation; by placing the emphasis point further along the innovation value chain that we must remember that it is exploring the benefits that flow from ideas, not the ideas alone.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Positioning : Positioned at the forefront of new idea generation and technological advancement. Focus Areas : Agility Flexibility Continuous learning and adaptation Distinctiveness and Value : Distinctiveness : Prioritizes adaptability and resilience, with a strong emphasis on rapid iteration and pivoting strategies.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Originally rooted in software development, hackathons have evolved into a strategic tool across industries, fostering creativity, team collaboration, and idea generation under tight timeframes. Inspires Innovation : Rapid idea generation and prototyping can yield viable solutions.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A culture primed for agility and resilience is better equipped to respond to market shifts and challenges, positioning your organization for sustained success. An agile and resilient culture isn’t just about surviving; it’s about thriving in uncertainty and change. 5 Alignment with Values 4/5 Innovation 3/5 Agility 2.5/5

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Sins That Ruin Idea Generation. ” Well, you bother because you need ideas. Stretch the idea generation work out over a week or more. Redefine Brainstorming If You Want Results. . It’s okay to hate Brainstorming. Perhaps the most damning comment is simply “why did we bother?”

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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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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Verification and Validation: It’s critical to validate the generated ideas to ensure they align with your organization’s goals, are technically feasible, and have real-world applicability. This step may involve iterative processes of idea generation, refinement, evaluation, and real-life testing and prototyping.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Adaptability : An innovative culture equips your organization with the agility to pivot quickly in response to market changes and consumer needs. Agile Methodologies for Innovation Agile methodologies offer a framework for developing and implementing new ideas with speed and flexibility.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Idea Generation and Capture: Creating an environment that encourages new ideas from all levels of the organization. Evaluation and Prioritization: Assessing the potential impact, feasibility, and alignment of ideas with strategic objectives. Use tools and methodologies like Lean and Agile to optimize innovation processes.

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Qmarkets

JULY 31, 2023

Qmarkets’ innovation management software facilitates idea generation, evaluation and implementation, collaboration, and data analysis. With a network of experienced and reliable partners and specialists, it believes in LEAN, AGILE, and PRAGMATIC strategies. About Qmarkets Managing innovation at large company is never easy.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

By breaking down barriers to participation, crowdsourcing helps organizations tap into a wealth of collective intelligence while driving faster and more agile innovation. Organizations across industries leverage this approach to generate ideas, solve problems, and gather insights from a large, diverse group of contributors.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Strategy Description Idea Generation Sessions Regular meetings dedicated to brainstorming and free-flowing creativity. By continuously evaluating and refining your approach to leadership development, you can ensure that your organization remains agile and innovative in an ever-changing business landscape.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

Just kidding, Design Thinking can be a good choice, as can Agile, or Lean, or your own blended system. Energized idea generation about potential projects (that is, what projects might we do?). Which is best? Can I blend frameworks? If everyone else is jumping off the Design Thinking bridge shouldn’t we?

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Crowdsourcing is a way for businesses to gather a lot of ideas generated, not only by their employees, but also by their customers and suppliers. If you are keen to explore agile approaches to innovation, we could be the right partner for you.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Crowdsourcing is a way for businesses to gather a lot of ideas generated, not only by their employees, but also by their customers and suppliers. If you are keen to explore agile approaches to innovation, we could be the right partner for you.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility. Below are some examples that illustrate how AI is being incorporated: Idea Generation : AI-powered tools can suggest design options based on previous successful projects and current design trends.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 15, 2015

Larger organizations lack the freedom and agility that smaller organizations have. Further, even if the organization gets better at generating ideas, they haven't resolved how to commercialize good ideas quickly, due to long decision making and product development processes. It's not an either/or proposition.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This agility can be the difference between leading the pack or falling behind. Empowerment and Autonomy : Give employees the autonomy to pursue new ideas and take ownership of their projects. A robust innovation culture is marked by continuous idea generation, fruitful collaboration, and the recognition of creative efforts.

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Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

The 30 minute weekly webinar features demonstrations of various facilitation tools for: strategy, challenge clarification, idea generation (aka brainstorming), problem framing, idea selection, innovation projects, and idea development, etc. The weekly sessions are FREE. Sessions begin on Thursday March 18th.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 13, 2021

Equally, many within organizations where innovation is left more ‘open’ do run the risk that there is an over-emphasis on idea generation; by placing the emphasis point further along the innovation value chain that we must remember that it is exploring the benefits that flow from ideas, not the ideas alone.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

It includes an overview of key frameworks ( Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, CPS ) and their essential tools. In addition, it covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 20, 2021

MCPS perfectly complements innovation frameworks like Design Thinking, Agile, and Lean, and quality frameworks like Six Sigma. For organizations, MCPS is a foundational framework for building a culture of constant creative improvisation in order to innovate. Comedy improvisation games and story telling are already integrated with MCPS.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By recognizing the transformative impact of AI, you can ensure your business remains agile and innovative. Remember, the journey towards AI adoption is continuous; stay informed and agile to maintain your competitive edge. Idea Generation Employ AI tools to brainstorm and innovate product concepts.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This approach emphasizes collaboration and iteration, and encourages designers to be agile and responsive to feedback. Affinity diagrams: Affinity diagrams are a tool used to organize and analyze data by grouping similar ideas together.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

Design Thinking alone will not guarantee success (or any other framework, Agile, Lean, etc.). Very few organization’s are any good at all at Brainstorming/Idea Generation. If you don’t have Talent, superior talent, you’ll fail. If you don’t take calculated risks, and continue to take them, you will fail.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

When I step into a room to facilitate a strategy, innovation, or idea generation session I usually find a great deal of energy. Training the teams, having a skilled facilitator in-house, and frequent practice of divergent thinking are essential to effective idea generation sessions. Almost always.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 26, 2015

I was leading an innovation training session, talking about the reasons for conducting trend spotting and scenario planning prior to idea generation. There are many reasons why I like trend spotting and scenario planning, but it's the sense of understanding what might happen in the future that really resonates with me.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

AI not only enriches the decision-making landscape but also provides the tools to navigate it with more assurance and agility. Common integration points include: Idea Generation and Screening : AI can analyze trends and patterns to suggest new product ideas or enhancements and screen them for feasibility based on predefined criteria.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

By now, everyone in your organization knows how to do lean, agile and six sigma. Innovation is challenging and complex, moving from a very nebulous world of trends and needs and emerging capabilities to a very definitive set of features and requirements.

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Qmarkets

JULY 29, 2024

Idea Generation: This is the initial stage where new ideas are created. It can involve brainstorming sessions, crowd-sourcing ideas from employees or customers, and conducting market research to identify unmet needs. Here, ideas are evaluated based on feasibility, strategic alignment, and market potential.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Moving to the edge : Organizations are becoming more agile by adopting an “edge” approach. Here’s why: Human Creativity : Human creativity is characterized by generating novel ideas, thinking outside the box, and connecting seemingly unrelated concepts.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

I get the distinct impression the focus of most innovation consultants is still locked into product innovation or improving the process of the pipeline / portfolio, the idea generation and project execution model. It is not evolving into broader services or accounting for the transformations underway at the clients end.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

Incremental innovation has agility baked into it. Innovation at large companies is likely to involve various personnel and stakeholders and generate a lot of data. Plus, the process needs to incorporate the full lifecycle of an innovation from idea generation to implementation and performance tracking.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Why are idea generation tools for deliberate combinations needed? Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, and older frameworks like CPS (aka Osborn-Parnes) are all attempts to find the system, the process steps, that will assist in repeating innovation. Innovation Directors and CEO’s — why not?

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