Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Michael Lewrick, author of The Design Thinking Playbook. The book has been released recently in English and has become the preferred book for many Universities which aim to teach students about Design Thinking in Europe, Asia and the US.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 30, 2022

This article is part 5 in a series designed to explore the design thinking process. Vague statements such as, “Customer X likes cars,” don’t do much to inform your design thinking. You can use an online generator, pick a word from a book, or some other source. This can seem like a, well, random approach.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 20, 2022

It is likely that many of you have heard of, worked with or are experts in design thinking. Design thinking is a creative problem solving methodology brought to the forefront by IDEO at least two decades ago (read: it’s old). I started to work with Rinat and Johan on co-design projects back during pre-iPhone days.

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InnovationTraining.org

JUNE 14, 2022

Learn about some of the most popular activities and exercises for design thinking. Here at Innovation Training, we’ve spent over a decade studying and applying design thinking techniques to help organizations and individuals create real, innovative change. As you may know, empathy plays a critical role in design thinking.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We used AI to identify the most frequently asked questions about design thinking. Here are your design thinking FAQs and answers. You can also see our “human” responses to the big question: what is design thinking ? Design Thinking Frequently Asked Questions 1.

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mjvinnovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This is because they break down the complexity of processes so that the designer has a full 360-degree view of the problem, anchoring them in their way of thinking. Continue reading to understand what Design Thinking is and how DT tools can be the turning point for your business! What is Design Thinking.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As you may know, as a noted (ahem) blogger and voracious reader, I am sometimes asked to review books on strategy and innovation. Even after choosing some books to review, I often find myself asking - did the book actually meet my criteria? All this in advance of a book I want to like, but struggle to review, entitled A.L.I.E.N.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Brought to prominence by Professor Clayton Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma , this important theory provides an explanation as to why large, established companies eventually get overtaken by smaller ones, and it introduced the concept of disruptive innovation. What is it: Every company knows about brainstorming.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

He teaches courses in new venture creation, design thinking, business acquisition, healthcare entrepreneurship, corporate innovation and creativity. He is also the author of the new book The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas with his co-author Loran Nordgren. David’s faculty page: [link].

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Innovation in Practice

AUGUST 29, 2017

Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. As a way to reframe problems, ideate solutions, and iterate toward better answers, design thinking is already well established in the commercial world. Randy Salzman is a journalist and former communications professor.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recession Proof Your Business the Design Thinking Way. With some strategic Design Thinking methodologies, you can protect your business from falling apart and improve it so you can grow. What Is Design Thinking? Design Thinking assists organizations in creating value for people.

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InnovationTraining.org

JUNE 28, 2021

Learn more about this classic Double Diamond design thinking framework and find resources, tips, and more to apply it to your own projects. Developed and popularized by the British Design Council, the double diamond framework has been around since 2004. Design principles that double diamond relies on.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 9, 2021

How to facilitate a design thinking workshop for digital transformation. Digital transformation is a significant and common challenge for organizations and thus a great design thinking project. Leaders, facilitators and design thinking project leaders also have to be creative about working virtually.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Innovate to grow with these innovation book recommendations. These innovation-focused book recommendations will help teach you the skills and techniques needed to grow your business and improve your company’s innovation efforts. Check out our list of design thinking books to read. New Releases in 2021.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 24, 2016

Whilst the practice of “build-test-fail-learn-iterate” can lead to elegant innovation and superior user experiences in relatively simple, linear 1:1 company-customer markets such as consumer goods or tech, in markets characterised by many stakeholders with often competing interests, design thinking is less effective.

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Open Innovation EU

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This article is an extended book review of The Quest for Professionalism of George Romme , a 2016-published book by Oxford University Press. The book chooses a slightly philosophical approach without getting too abstract. The book takes a slightly life-work approach without giving too much self-credit. So why is it good?

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Design more innovative innovation meetings that boost creativity and strengthen engagement. In this post, we’ll share some tips and hints centered around innovation and design thinking frameworks to help you deliver an engaging and impactful experience. Implementation: 6 Questions to Help You Design Innovative Meetings.

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Leanstack

MARCH 14, 2019

A brief history of the Continuous Innovation Framework The early scaffolding for the Continuous Innovation Framework was described in my first book: Running Lean. Stay tuned for more… [link] “Lean Startup, or Business Model Design, or Design Thinking?”

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Today, the business world recognizes that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term sustainability and success. Design Thinking is NOT a New Concept. With all the hype around design thinking, one would think that it is a new concept. What is Design Thinking?

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 22, 2016

What Can Design Bring to Strategy? – Kathryn Best Design Thinking Comes of Age – Harvard Business Review Design for Action – Harvard Business Review The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design – IDEO Design Thinking – The Book and Tools – designthinkingbook.co.uk

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 22, 2016

What Can Design Bring to Strategy? – Kathryn Best Design Thinking Comes of Age – Harvard Business Review Design for Action – Harvard Business Review The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design – IDEO Design Thinking – The Book and Tools – designthinkingbook.co.uk

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Since I am an innovation consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies to build innovation capacity, and I regularly blog on this site about innovation topics, I often have the opportunity to review new books about innovation. In this blog, I am going to be reviewing the book Built to Innovate by Ben Bensaou.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Blending Metrics and Empathy with Design Thinking: The New Paradigm in Leadership The contemporary leadership environment requires a meticulous balance between quantitative evaluations and genuine human connection. With Design Thinking as the tool, a new paradigm is set to emerge, merging metrics-driven and empathy-driven leadership.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Check out these popular JTBD book recommendations. These Jobs to be Done books cover the skills and techniques of this framework in an easy to follow and understand way. Check out our lists of innovation books and design thinking books to read. Looking for even more literary choices to help you innovate?

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2020

This InnovationTraining.org guest article from Tendayi Viki is a selection from his latest book, Pirates In The Navy. There are three main elements that intrapreneurs need to think about before they start working; Leadership Support Organization Design and Innovation Practice.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you have an event and are planning to book an inspirational speaker , ensure that the topic highlights how creativity can be enhanced, at any age. The challenge is that for all innovation projects, it is impossible to know what the final solution or target KPIs will be once all the investigation, design and iteration is complete.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

Under Mulally’s strategic vision and the “One Ford” plan, he streamlined brands, globalized the company’s operations, and renewed focus on innovative car designs. He also penned down a book, “Hit Refresh”, sharing his vision and the company’s journey, exemplifying his commitment to transparent and effective communication.

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Innovationship

MAY 30, 2018

That’s roughly the number of hits you get today on Google when you search on the term “design thinking.” Design thinking has come a long way since my days at IDEO back in the early ‘90s when the mere mention of the word “design” saw most technologists and non-designers frowning their brow with skepticism.

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Boxes and Arrows

JUNE 17, 2014

Dysfunctional cultures within clinical care teams where people are afraid to speak up if they think something is about to go wrong for fear of retaliation. Design for Care , by Peter Jones, makes the case for a design-led transformation across the entire spectrum of healthcare to help solve these various problems. to Design 4.0.

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Innovation Architecture

MARCH 21, 2018

Of late, many have embraced the practice of collaborative innovation, with its application of social media to sourcing crowds and ideas, and design thinking, with its structured approach to vetting hypotheses about new business opportunities. I reference Designing for Growth by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie to depict design thinking.

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mjvinnovation

DECEMBER 28, 2020

That is the case of Design Thinking , a structured approach to innovation. Keep reading to understand how you can implement an innovation culture into your company with Design Thinking! That’s because only the visible artifacts of organizational culture can be designed. What is organizational culture?

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

by Braden Kelley Recently I had the opportunity to interview Mauro Porcini, author of the new book The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People. Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s first ever Chief Design Officer. He joined the food & beverage corporation in 2012 and in said role he is infusing […].

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

DECEMBER 20, 2020

I didn’t read a huge number of books this year but I really enjoyed the ones that I did read. This was seriously one of the greatest books ever written. Final Jeopardy : In honor of Alex Trebek I decided to read this book about the famed Jeopardy match between IBM’s Watson and human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 28, 2019

In this context, the combination of some innovative approaches such as Design Thinking and Scrum – one of the Agile Methodology frameworks – emerges as a strategy in business projects to increase team productivity and make valuable deliveries focused on the end customer. The benefits of Design Thinking.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 28, 2019

In this context, the combination of some innovative approaches such as Design Thinking and Scrum – one of the Agile Methodology frameworks – emerges as a strategy in business projects to increase team productivity and make valuable deliveries focused on the end customer. The benefits of Design Thinking.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

To assist you in crafting a focused agenda for your offsite, you might find valuable guidance in how to design and run a strategic planning offsite. Preparing for the Offsite When you’re tasked with designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning, the preparation phase is critical to ensuring the event’s success.

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mjvinnovation

JANUARY 3, 2019

The combinatorial approach to Business Intelligence with Design Thinking achieves an unprecedented level of comprehension of corporate realities, and it does so in a concrete way, incorporating the subjective factors of the human relationships involved. Learn how to combine these forms of analysis and apply it in your business.

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