Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Suggested reading: 14 – Building a Culture of Innovation. What it is: Rather than a specific theory or methodology, this is a business impetus to make sure that the corporate culture actually encourages innovative behaviour, instead of stifling it. bringing to light inefficiencies which leadership would not be aware of).

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

In contrast, a narrative is a system of stories that links values and events to establish a broader and often new cultural meaning. Prescriptions are focusing on best practices, adopting popular concepts like design thinking, lean startups principles, having innovation boot camps and working through co-creation with customers.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Developed by Professor Amy Edmondson , it is a principle which shows a team that they can speak up when things are not going well, and foster a culture of collaboration and progress on challenging tasks. Be aware of your body language; make sure to lean towards or face the person speaking. Tell us more.”). Show understanding.

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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. They force crowdsourcing into their top-down decision-making cultures. From a leadership standpoint, council members’ roles involve removing internal roadblocks so that enterprise innovation can be effectively managed.

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CMOE

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This comprehensive guide delves into the key leadership attributes and competencies that define exceptional leadership and provides valuable resources to bookmark along the way. Competencies are a roadmap for what good leadership looks like and for organizations, answers the question, “What does leadership mean for us?”

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In order for innovation to be possible, a company needs to have the following foundational elements: Enablement: The creativity and culture to develop new and different ideas. Leadership: Guidance and support from executives in the company to build an organisational culture where new ideas can be pushed.

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Kainexus

AUGUST 4, 2022

Leaders are hungry for ways to transform their organization's culture and results. This post looks into one question we get a lot, "Should we adopt the continuous improvement model or Lean Six Sigma?". The answer will become clear if we dig deeper into what each means.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 14, 2025

For team leaders, company directors, project managers , innovators and senior leadership, understanding the stages of AI maturity is essential for harnessing its power to drive innovation and efficiency. Vitally, a company and its leadership should understand what aspects of their strategy these innovation projects should help address.

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Kainexus

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We owe a lot to those who pioneered Lean management and other methodologies that bake quality improvement into daily business processes. In short, without a culture that supports improvement , success is unlikely. Here are four signs that a culture isn't conducive to improvement.

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Moves the Needle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Before and After Lean Innovation: Overview The City of Hayward, California wanted to break away from inefficient and ineffective processes for researching and launching programs, and remove organizational bottlenecks that stood in the way of serving citizens. Download this case study to show to your colleagues, board of directors, or boss.

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Tim Kastelle

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Lean startup tools help with this. An organisational culture is not a vision statement plus some corporate values, it’s what everyone in the organisation does every day. An organisational culture is not a vision statement plus some corporate values, it’s what everyone in the organisation does every day.

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CMOE

APRIL 19, 2022

In a McKinsey study, almost 50% of respondents rated an empathic approach to workload balancing as a top factor in how favorably they viewed their organization’s culture during the [Covid-19] pandemic. The evidence is clear—now more than ever, empathy will be vital to an organization’s long-term success and a sought-after leadership quality.

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Building a culture of continuous improvement is not a short-term project or a quick fix but a journey that never ends. Across the globe, healthcare leaders are working hard to implement the principles of continuous improvement in their organizations. It requires commitment, investment, and persistence.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 28, 2025

Organizations that integrate continuous improvement into their culture encourage teams to identify inefficiencies, test solutions, and refine workflows regularly. To build an effective strategy, organizations should focus on: Leadership and Culture: Continuous improvement starts at the top.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 14, 2025

Frank Mattes CEO at Lean Scaleup The Problem Of course, in some cases, missing clarity and scaling expertise might be the reason for the lack of new growth. Furthermore, there are significant differences between NOW and NEW in KPIs, goals, structures, and hierarchies, along with governance, incentives, personnel, and culture.

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Tim Kastelle

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Beside the annual ranking, headed by the top three companies Apple, Google and Samsung, some insightful outcomes with regard to organizational and cultural requirements have striked my eye. Adaptability and innovation culture. has found that adaptive corporate cultures are most effective in driving financial performance.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

To dive deeper into making these brainy talks happen, hop over to our section on facilitating leadership team offsite. By grasping the importance and nailing down clear goals, you’re setting yourself up to pull off a strategic offsite meeting that’s a smashing success and gets your leadership team all fired up and in sync.

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Idea to Value

JULY 1, 2020

Parkinson’s Law has often been used to victimize the civil service, but it is valid for all organizations devoid of good leadership and permeated by an unimaginative work ethic. This is why “lean” and “agile” have become buzzwords today. Innovation is anathema to rigid outfits because it involves redesigning work.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Co-Authored by Heather Hiscox and Amelia Klawon Get the full case study to save for your records or to show to your leadership team here: Download Case Study. This is the story of how SAY San Diego is using Lean Innovation to create real, powerful change in their community.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Just reflect on how the digital culture, globalisation, individualism, rising aspirations (and deepening discontent), our access to information, urbanisation, health and wellness, climate change and corporate leadership are all triggering points for making a change in something we can influence. Enjoy the ride!

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 19, 2021

Guest Post from Nicolas Bry Innovation organization doesn’t thrive without innovation culture: organization and process without culture are like a factory without raw materials; culture without organization and process is appropriate to initiate a handful of innovation projects, but doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma , and Kaizen provide proven frameworks for process improvement. Lean eliminates waste, Six Sigma minimizes defects, and Kaizen fosters a culture of continuous improvement. Enhancing Customer Satisfaction: Deliver higher-quality products and services by improving processes.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Companies don’t grow to become large enterprises without systems and processes working at scale, backed by the executional prowess provided by strong leadership. Introduction to Leadership Development What is Leadership Development with regard to Lean Innovation?

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

How do you define the culture of your workplace? A positive, engaging workplace culture can attract and retain talented employees, increase productivity, and even improve financial performance. Workplace culture can change rapidly with world events, and play an important role in how employees respond to and operate in times of crisis.

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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. Your subtitle refers to “lean” principles; I’m assuming they respond to these restraining forces? Strategic Speed Constant Experimentation Accelerated Value Lean Process Esprit de Corps 6. But they are manageable.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 19, 2025

It reshapes entire workflows, company culture, and customer interactions by embedding technology at every level. Lean Transformation Approach The Lean transformation approach is centered on efficiency and value delivery. Cultural adoption Employees must be engaged in the transformation process.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Implementing the Lean Startup in any company is hard. All the culture and incentives are designed for execution. Now compound that level of effort with trying to put a Lean Startup culture in place in Japan. And weak leadership leads to a reluctance to change and the inability to mandate Lean as an innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 24, 2016

A Question: If you could ask those that lead innovation, your senior organizational leadership, a series of question that might help unlock innovation blockages, now would that be valuable? What would happen if you could get the leadership in a room together to discuss innovation which would allow innovation dialogues to emerge?

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

Leadership through vision and influence, rather than command and control, is required. Culture of experimentation (and speed). It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Interactions are complex and unpredictable. Winner-takes-all dynamics play out.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 22, 2022

A shared vision for 21st-century student success enabled these schools to effectively utilize “leadership tools” to rally and empower school stakeholders to solve emergent challenges. A mission-driven, agile culture that prioritized relationships was also a common feature of prepared schools. Factor 1: Forward-leaning orientation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 24, 2016

A Question: If you could ask those that lead innovation, your senior organizational leadership, a series of questions that might help unlock innovation blockages, now would that be valuable? What would happen if you could get the leadership in a room together to discuss innovation which would allow innovation dialogues to emerge?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

These speakers can also deepen the understanding of an innovation culture by: Illustrating how to create an environment that nurtures innovative thinking. When it comes to innovation leadership, keynote speakers can: Show how leaders can set a precedent for innovation within their teams.

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Rapid Innovation in digital time

AUGUST 16, 2021

Innovation organization doesn't thrive without innovation culture: organization without culture is like a factory without raw materials; culture without organization doesn’t scale.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We can also find out which leaders will adopt innovative measures, and change the cultures of their businesses, and which will "stay the course". Do they strive for greater efficiency, or do they dramatically rethink their cultures and become more innovative? We've got a doozy. The experiment we'll all watch is: what works?

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Kainexus

MARCH 21, 2019

He is a Lean Six Sigma black belt and is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University with a Master’s Degree in Business Operational Excellence. Their conversation centered on how Marietta Memorial Hospital System uses training and five specific roles to build and spread a culture of continuous improvement.

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Cris Beswick

MAY 1, 2024

First, let’s unpack a Culture OF Innovation vs A Culture FOR Innovation. Innovation is not a monolithic entity that can be injected into an organisation’s cultural fabric. So, fostering a thriving culture for innovation within an organisation requires more than buzzwords and well-intentioned initiatives.

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Kainexus

JULY 29, 2019

What an apt description of the role of middle managers in a Lean environment. When we talk about the Lean business management approach or just continuous improvement in general, we often say that it involves everyone from the CEO to front line workers.

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