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.”

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. The care within designing the narrative is you do not want contradictory narratives; they need to be in pursuit of complementary narratives. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Pinpointing these gaps lets you tweak and twiddle your strategy into a lean, mean innovation machine. For further intel, drop by our piece on integrating innovation into planning. Design Thinking for Business Creativity Design thinking’s the secret sauce for spicing up your strategy. Fancy more on this?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

These are tactical approaches that can be applied in specific scenarios to spark innovation. Innovation methods, on the other hand, refer to overarching frameworks or structured approaches that guide the innovation process over time. Leadership support and alignment with broader business goals are also crucial.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

By blending innovation into your strategy, you’re cooking up a plan that’s as flexible as a yoga guru and keeps you ahead of the pack. For a deeper dive, check out our piece on connecting business strategy and the innovation process. They make sure your company stays in the game, no matter how much the market shifts.

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Moves the Needle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Lean Innovation Case Study: Bringing a New Product to Market Don’t have time to read the whole article? This is the story of how Edmunds.com used Lean Innovation practices to make their mission a reality. Eventually, they determined that Lean Innovation principles would be the best way to tackle this uncertainty.

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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. Innovation at times seems like you’re swimming up hill. Now compound that level of effort with trying to put a Lean Startup culture in place in Japan. I think they’re relevant for all companies.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

According to Tom, streamlining our portfolio is the first thing to do in 2023 to increase customer satisfaction and speed up the overall innovation process. “If To assess the current portfolio, adidas periodically deconstructs every project through the lens of the Lean Canvas model.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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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.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

In this article, we’ll define what an innovation framework is, explore different types, discuss best practices, and highlight how innovation management software can streamline these processes. What is an Innovation Framework? Strategy and Vision At the heart of any innovation framework is a clear strategy and vision.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key Methodologies to Foster Innovation in the Workplace Nurturing innovation in the workplace requires structured approaches that channel creativity into impactful outcomes. Here are four proven methodologies that help organizations systematically foster innovation. Diversity of thought is equally important.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. What most companies get wrong about innovation processes.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Check out our article on mixing business strategy with the innovation process. The Perks of Innovation in Your Game Plan Let’s face it: innovation is the secret sauce in any killer business strategy. If you need more pointers, swing by our article on how to use innovation to turbocharge your business strategy.

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Qmarkets

JULY 29, 2024

A well-structured innovation pipeline ensures that new ideas are systematically developed, refined, and brought to market, transforming potential opportunities into tangible results. However, navigating the complexities of innovation processes requires strategic planning, expert involvement, and robust measurement techniques.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

It offers a straightforward way to understand, design, and pivot your business model. By mapping out each component, companies can identify areas for innovation and explore how changes in one area may impact others.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Additionally, software systems like this do not replace people in the innovation process and cannot automate its management. This can lead to a much larger number of innovations being tested much more quickly, for a lower cost and at a lower risk than traditional management methods.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. The care within designing the narrative is you do not want contradictory narratives; they need to be in pursuit of complementary narratives. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. The care within designing the narrative is you do not want contradictory narratives; they need to be in pursuit of complementary narratives. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

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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. Interestingly, it looks like others support the idea of balancing and combining elements of both innovation approaches, too. It really seems to have hit a nerve!

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Reward and Recognition Systems To sustain a culture of innovation, employees must feel valued and motivated. Effective reward and recognition systems play a vital role in encouraging innovation: Incentivizing Innovation Design reward systems that motivate employees to pursue innovative ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. We still lack the alignment to strategy as this remains unclear, poorly communicated and lacking in this critical connecting up of strategy and innovation.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Implement robust processes to guide innovation activities from ideation to execution. Develop a stage-gate process for managing projects through different phases and use methodologies like Agile or Lean for flexibility and efficiency. Fostering a culture of innovation is crucial.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

I have written a fair amount about the new innovation era, offering a view on its future design. One that is jumping to a fresh cycle of innovative design. To achieve this innovation has gone digital, pure and simple. So the need to innovate comes from digital as the source.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

We can also see how these approaches were precursors to larger movements in lean startup, design thinking, and agile. The backstories of how great companies, services, and business models achieve success reveal a messiness that’s an inherent part of the innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 6, 2016

I know the feeling, there has been such a considerable investment that has gone into previous innovation processes to get them established but much of this is actually out of date, it has become today a real ‘legacy’ issue but there is, of course, a real reluctance to challenge it. Well you should!

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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. One of the conundrums is why does innovation take so long to happen in corporations? Previously Hank Chesbrough and I have written about some of the strategic issues that impede innovation inside large corporations here and here.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 8, 2019

How The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Used Lean Innovation to Create New Value for Their Customers Take this Case Study with you! At the time, most of the staff’s interactions with customers happened during the design phase, such as usability testing and design sessions. Click here to download.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As AI advances, we find ourselves heading towards a new era — one where innovation is not just constant but autonomous, as Board of Innovation's founder Philip de Ridder explains below. Both paradigms transformed innovation approaches worldwide. The emergence of Creative AI now marks a new,historic development in innovation.

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eZassi

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Risk and Reward Sharing : In open innovation, risks and rewards are often shared, whether through joint ventures, licensing agreements, or collaborative investments. This could include improvements in functionality, design, performance, or user experience.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. Looking for even more literary choices to help you innovate? Check out our list of design thinking books to read. The Innovator’s Method.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 6, 2016

I know the feeling, there has been such a considerable investment that has gone into previous innovation processes to get them established but much of this is actually out of date, it has become today a real ‘legacy’ issue but there is, of course, a real reluctance to challenge it. Well you should!

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Qmarkets

APRIL 14, 2022

The benefits of innovation include increased revenue, profits, brand recognition, market share, competitiveness, and productivity. The three main types of innovation are product innovation, process innovation, and business model innovation. Product Innovation. Process Innovation.

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Innovation in Practice

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Delivery via drones, real-time data insight into your operations, transformation of your business models— what will 2016 bring for your innovation practice? For innovators working within the confines of large enterprises, the possibilities for transformation, especially with mobile and digital products, are endless.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

In the innovation space there is endless discussion about frameworks. If everyone else is jumping off the Design Thinking bridge shouldn’t we? Just kidding, Design Thinking can be a good choice, as can Agile, or Lean, or your own blended system. Using a structured innovation framework is a project success factor.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives.

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Strategyzer Innovation

MAY 15, 2019

Spark is an easy-to-use, self-guided innovation kit that is designed to help you explore entrepreneurial ideas, systematically take your idea to the next level and develop and practice start-up skills. Spark uses the iterative process of the Design-Test-Repeat cycle to adapt your course of action based on evidence.

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