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? Thinking, with the subtitle "The Unconventional Approach to Breakthrough Ideas".

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Stephen Shapiro

JANUARY 10, 2022

For 2022, I am working on a new book – and I would love your input. This next book is a prequel to Invisible Solutions and addresses the “Focus” portion of the model. This next book is a prequel to Invisible Solutions and addresses the “Focus” portion of the model. Happy New Year!

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Alex Pang, founder of Strategy and Rest, a consultancy devoted to helping companies and individuals harness the power of rest to shorten our workdays, while staying focused and productive. Links mentioned in this episode: Strategy & Rest: [link].

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Idea to Value

MARCH 4, 2021

Perry wrote the highest-selling book on internet advertising, the Utlimate Guide to Google Ads , and has since spent his time refining the 80/20 Pareto principle into strategies to help companies focus on the parts of their business which bring the most reward. Book: [link]. 00:22:00 – The 2,700 Dollar espresso machine.

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Innovators Alliance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Check out these recommendations from previous blog posts: 2024 Innovation Resources Summer Edition: Entrepreneurial Books, Podcasts and Tools 2023 Innovation Resources Wrapped: Entrepreneurial Books, Podcasts and Tools The post 2024 Innovation Resources Wrapped: Entrepreneurial Books, Podcasts, and Tools appeared first on Innovators Alliance.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

The canvas prevents this by offering a structured method for aligning innovation strategy with customer insight. It informs messaging, go-to-market strategies, and brand positioning by articulating clear, relevant benefits. For example: Functional: Filing taxes, booking travel, or managing team workflows.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 12, 2022

I'm lucky to have the opportunity to read and review a number of books in the innovation and strategy space, and I find many of the books have interesting insights or promote new ideas but often aren't overly actionable. It should be a book that all managers read.

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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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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Innovate to grow with these innovation book recommendations. Does your organization have a comprehensive innovation strategy or plan for the year? 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.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation. His latest book, What a Unicorn Knows , is available on Amazon and reveals the secrets to building high growth startups. Here’s a Q&A with Matt that highlights the key points in the book. It’s a virtuous cycle.

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Idea to Value

MAY 27, 2019

To survive and thrive established companies have to choose between two sets of strategies – tart-up or start-up. Tart-up strategies. Tart-up strategies assert that a fix is definitely in order but it doesn’t have to be a big change. Start-up strategies. The focus is on quality, excellence, exceptional client care.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 12, 2021

00:10:45 – The challenge of most companies not having an innovation strategy, and how companies can quickly develop one. 00:10:45 – The challenge of most companies not having an innovation strategy, and how companies can quickly develop one. 00:23:45 – The challenge of knowing how best to be creative at work.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

If you have a project or team needing leadership and management, book an appointment with me now and we can speak about how I could help you. Conduct Regular Risk Assessments: Identify potential risks early and develop mitigation strategies. Book an appointment with Nick Now, lets delve into why they fail.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

One reveals an important lesson as you develop employee engagement strategies. 3 Vital Employee Engagement Strategies for Winning Ideas. The obvious lesson relative to employee engagement strategies is simple: Listen to, consider, and act on smart ideas from team members. Effective channels to offer their insights?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

That’s because they try to apply processes and structures that don’t fit their business strategies and cultures. I had the chance to take a look at the new book “Built to Innovate” by INSEAD professor Ben Bensaou. It reminded me how important it is to highlight the ultimate organizational design principle: Structure follows strategy.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 15, 2020

Learn what works in innovation from these ten books. Part of building a great innovation strategy is to learn about the history of innovation. Here are ten books every innovator should crack as they build a new innovation approach. This book lays out how businesses can do everything right and still lose out on innovation.

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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? Get it here.

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Leapfrogging

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It’s a more empowering lens, especially for the internal business functions focused on employee engagement, communication, culture, and strategy. Build a strategy that’s so compelling people won’t want to quiet quit at all. Moving Forward With Your Quiet Quitting Strategy. Your Business Strategy May Be.

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Tim Kastelle

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Their strategy was that they would use the awards and the attention that they generated to inspire manufacturers to make their incubator. Ideas that do both are what Mark Payne calls two-sided solutions in his book How to Kill a Unicorn. This is a lesson that Timothy Prestero and his organisation Design that Matters learned painfully.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 12, 2019

As someone who works for a strategy consultancy, it becomes clear that for most companies, there is a disconnect between what they say their strategy is, and how they actually behave. I recently rewatched the excellent TEDx talk by Karen Dillon (video above), on Do You Have a Strategy for Your Life?

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Whynde Kuehn, author of the new book Strategy to Reality. Whynde is a recognized global thought leader and a long-time pioneer, practitioner and educator in digital transformation, strategy execution and business architecture, a foundational discipline for enabling […].

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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. Ensure your portfolio is balanced according to your upcoming strategy. Your team members, leaders and customers will thank you for it.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How to Be a Valuable Team Player During Times of Change: Strategies for Success In today’s constantly evolving business world, change is inevitable. Books on Being a Team Player During Times of Change There are many books that can provide valuable insights and strategies for being a team player during times of change.

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Kainexus

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When you're thinking about rolling out Strategy Deployment in your organization, it can be intimidating to know exactly where to start, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to set yourself up for success right from the beginning. Listen to this Post and Subscribe to the Podcast :

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Digital Tonto

JULY 17, 2022

Yet in their new book Radically Human, Accenture’s Paul Daugherty and H. In their work guiding technology strategy for many of the world’s top corporations, they have found that, in many cases, the robots need us more than we need them. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

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Matthew May

AUGUST 28, 2015

I started developing a visual tool for team facilitation of strategy development over two years ago, after I learned the Playing to Win framework from Roger Martin. Lafley’s book, Playing to Win. There are guiding questions as well as tips to keep in mind for each key stage of strategy development. Draft a new strategy.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It’s a common question when building innovation strategy. You book a car for a set amount of time and you return the car after you’re done. Breakthrough is an inherent part of innovation strategy. So build your innovation strategy around both. Ready to supercharge your innovation strategy?

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Michael Roberto

MARCH 13, 2025

Source: Wikipedia This week, Southwest Airlines announced a major strategy shift. The stock market reacted positively to the news of the strategy changes at Southwest. Abandoning many of the classic elements of Southwest's strategy means that the firm has lost of much of its distinctiveness.

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Phil McKinney

JULY 2, 2023

As an avid reader, I have delved into countless business and leadership books, each with its own unique perspectives and insights. One book I read when it first came out was "Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs" by John Doerr. Order from Amazon

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CMOE

MARCH 6, 2023

An organization’s success depends on a business strategy that establishes the organization’s mission and what decisions or actions must be taken to achieve it. Every individual in the organization, from front-line worker to Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for implementing the strategy and ensuring the organization’s success.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. Selecting the Right Venue The venue for your offsite plays a significant role in contributing to its success.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Then, we envision lists of questions and prompts that could have triggered their innovative strategies. Perusing snapshots of food innovators screamed out to me: take notes and describe the strategies these individuals are using, although not typically calling out in the article. 94 Ideas to Imagine Innovative Growth Strategies.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 30, 2021

Overview: Sustainability approaches and innovation strategy go hand-in-hand, yet too often are seen as separate targets. Often you’ll find that the goals you most need innovation strategy for are ones that lend themselves to sustainability. Incorporating Into Goals. There’s more to sustainability than just helping nature.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

However, in his more recent book, The Revenge of Power, Naim points out that autocrats, governments, corporations and other institutions have been able to combine hard power, soft power and networked power to wring back control. The “Trigger” Strategy For Driving Radical, Transformational Change. The 5 Immutable Laws Of Change.

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Digital Tonto

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

In his book, Identity, political scientist Francis Fukuyama explains that our identities aren’t fixed, but develop and change over time. While there is enormous value to be unlocked by integrating with diverse perspectives, it takes work to be able to bridge those differences.

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