Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

Lean Innovation Definition At Moves The Needle, we define lean innovation as “reducing waste in the discovery, creation, and delivering of new value to customers." We base Lean Innovation principles upon the 3 E’s of Lean Innovation : Empathy, Experiments and Evidence. What is Design Thinking?

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws. It pushes you to think ahead, building a vibe of creativity and non-stop betterment. Staying Ahead : Creative approaches make you stand out from the pack.

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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. March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0? How do avoid your own biases during problem interviews? -

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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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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The belief that lean management principles will get the innovation out of the door quicker, has been one of those management adoptions that often trick us into believing we are achieving more than we actually are. Leans slows down and becomes increasingly burdened by fat being layered on, further down the innovation execution process.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The business vibe these days is a whirlwind—tech is always one step ahead, folks are changing their minds faster than a kid in a candy store, and the market’s mood swings like a pendulum. For more on similar topics, mosey on over to our article on how to apply design thinking to the strategic planning process.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

The tool and techniques that stand out for me, in their contribution, value and my use have been, in no specific order, cover the jobs-to-be-done , ten types of innovation, crossing the chasm , blue ocean, business model canvas and value proposition canvas, building core competencies , lean start-up, agile and design sprints.

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Integrative Innovation

MAY 3, 2014

The resonance to my recent post on integrating Lean Startup and Design Thinking features to a combined process has been stunning. A couple of days after having had published my post, Paolo Lorenzoni from IDEO confirmed the complementary nature of Lean Startup and Design Thinking.

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Open Innovation EU

JANUARY 22, 2016

Innovation is almost always focused on information, is knowledge-based, complex and customized – which shortens the time to market and increases first mover advantages. As a result, to facilitate the growth of a company, organization design needs process view. Below you’ll find an overview of the model. Simply beautiful.

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mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It is the union between doing and thinking. Design Thinking: Think of solutions, solve situations and problems, close the gaps that need filling in. It is Design Thinking that will pave the way to traveling assertively. Design Thinking: What is the human need behind the business need?

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

This iterative approach is driving innovation by ensuring that solutions are aligned with user needs and market realities. Organizations are using agile methodologies to rapidly test and iterate on ideas, keeping up with the pace of change and market demands. Leaders are not the only ones who have ideas.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The framework I developed and use with clients is called the Lean Innovation Validation & Execution management (L.I.V.E.) framework, and is designed to speed up and reduce risk for a huge variety of types of innovation projects. [If If your company is interested, the L.I.V.E.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

Companies that successfully bring new products to market rapidly, benefit from having a leg up on their competition while diminishing the negative effects of shrinking product life cycles. However, moving a product from lab to market is a process that in itself could use re-invention. What is Commercialization?

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Stagnation or a slow response to market needs can lead to obsolescence, as history has shown with numerous companies that failed to adapt. It involves a myriad of decisions and actions, all of which need to be coordinated effectively to bring a new product to market successfully.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2014

I’ve been spending some time with large companies that are interested in using Lean methods. Two methods, Design Thinking and Customer Development (the core of the Lean Startup) provide the tactical day-to-day process of how to turn ideas into products. .

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etventure

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. Proudly, the Head of Production explained to me: “We use Lean Production – meaning we eliminate waste from our manufacturing process.” The Proud Leader.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Disruptive innovation, design thinking, open innovation, lean launchpads and on and on. Unlike marketing or finance, there wasn’t any one clear framework.

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helloFUTURE

MAY 22, 2023

The market is always evolving, customer expectations are constantly shifting, and your competitors are always on the move. In the world of product development, the only constant is change. As a corporate innovator, startup founder, or product manager, your task is to stay ahead of the game and churn out new products that not only…

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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. March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0? How do avoid your own biases during problem interviews? -

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2016

The two I have decided to summarize are 1) Beyond Design Thinking and 2) Minimum Viable Transformation. Beyond Design Thinking. Beyond Design Thinking – reflecting on its place. What is at the heart of design thinking? This is not what design thinking should be for.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Lean Startup Week - this year known as Lean Startup Conference - has traditionally been a staple in the innovation industry for bringing both startups and enterprise companies alike into the same sphere in order to discuss advancements in strategy, tactics, ideas, and social impact. Speed Mentoring (powered by Moves the Needle).

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

We want to be the OpenTable of X” (with X referring to a market outside of dining) became a familiar phrase in Silicon Valley following the company’s market success, and remains so today. Restaurants were the first vertical market, but the strategy at the time was staggering in scope.

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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. The lean practitioner innovates their way to True North. The What If?

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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! It is necessary to consider – and we will talk about this later – that Design Thinking is not just a creative process.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. The obvious place to turn is innovation approaches such as design thinking , rapid prototyping , and open innovation. Principle 1: Think Big. When companies build a business strategy, they start with the addressable market and decide where to play.

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Innovation Leader

JUNE 18, 2014

Andy Miller, Chief Innovation Architect at the digital marketing company, shares slides and a video that offer a look at Constant Contact's approach to developing new offerings.

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Imaginatik

JULY 22, 2016

Empower the people with passion, energy, and incentive to carry the torch – rather than perfunctory involvement of the regular folks in Marketing or Engineering. Having “the usual people” working on an innovation project is a surefire way for it to fall into committee and go nowhere. Fail to account for scale-up.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 29, 2015

I believe until we know what solutions we feel we need or the market wants, we will more often than not, end up disappointed in our innovation solutions. ” This should be asked not just on each occasion of an innovation concept design but within the total innovation system we are presently operating under.

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Moves the Needle

MAY 16, 2016

Most big companies struggle to compete in existing markets. At Intuit, MTN Co-Founder Aaron Eden started the snowball by running “LeanStartIN” workshops under the radar to teach lean startup to small handfuls of colleagues. Form a monthly meetup (like a happy hour) for all employees interested in design thinking and lean startup ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

Our ability to perform differently will provide new avenues of innovation discovery and eventual value to offset or bridge the need to make a change we will be forced to make in these different market and society conditions. Today we promote innovation ecosystems, they extend the open innovation thinking further.

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Legacy Innovation Group

APRIL 1, 2019

Lean is Dead. Long Live Lean! Twenty four years ago, James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos introduced our world to a modern understanding of the concept of Lean Production. Lean Production was, and still is, a profoundly powerful management philosophy for the mass production of uniform goods.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

As can be seen from the figure below, co-creation platforms feature some special characteristics that have a major impact on shaping new market environments: Created solutions are integrated and often cross-industry. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The two I have decided to summarize are 1) Beyond Design Thinking and 2) Minimum Viable Transformation. Beyond Design Thinking. The key to design thinking is it begins by imagining a solution that does not exist yet, and then set about outlining a pathway to realizing it. All exciting, motivating stuff.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

With lean budgets for innovation a reality at many large organizations, managers are often reluctant to allocate funding and staff to projects they perceive as risky, or that don’t help them achieve their short-term performance metrics. These individuals, (technologists, consumer insights experts, marketers, manufacturing specialists, etc.)

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Check out our list of design thinking books to read. ” This guide takes readers through the process of bringing new solutions from the drawing board to the market itself by acknowledging that innovation is a team sport that requires everyone to play with skill, inspiration, and team spirit. The Lean Startup.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Lean Innovation Project Management: Putting in place a structure which teams can use to focus limited time and energy on progressing ideas quickly, and validating progress. Idea Generation: Generate creative new ideas that address the identified challenges, beyond basic brainstorming exercises.

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Moves the Needle

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Henry Ford’s great insight was that if he could reduce the cost of cars such that his decently-paid employees could afford to buy the automobile they made, he’d have a massive market. His very lean progressive assembly process was the result. The number of competitors in most open markets is incredible and increasing rapidly.

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