helloFUTURE

MAY 22, 2023

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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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

But how can an enterprise organization re-invent product commercialization? Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. It does not include product development. Most companies have a product development process that is completely separate from their go to market strategy.

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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

MARCH 10, 2025

Discovery Driven Planning: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Discovery-Driven Planning (DDP) is a strategic approach designed for uncertain, high-risk initiatives , where traditional planning methods may not be effective. Developed by Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan , Discovery-Driven Planning is ideal for: New product development.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Suggested reading: This article on Effective Brainstorming , and this book by Bryan Mattimore, which elaborates our interview from the Innovation and Creativity Summit on various brainstorming techniques (premium content): 7 – Lean Innovation Management. 5 – Design Thinking. Suggested reading: .

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Boxes and Arrows

AUGUST 26, 2014

StartX , a nonprofit startup accelerator, recently devoted an entire day to the role of design in early-stage companies. Each panelist had made their mark on how design is done in start-ups: Laura wrote the influential O’Reilly book on UX for Lean Startups, and Todd penned the bestselling Rosenfeld Media Prototyping book.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2019

What new product development strategy might an Idea Magnet employ to pursue a fresh path to new ideas? He designed the instrument forty years ago for Lindsey Buckingham, formerly of Fleetwood Mac. He designed the instrument forty years ago for Lindsey Buckingham, formerly of Fleetwood Mac.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For more on similar topics, mosey on over to our article on how to apply design thinking to the strategic planning process. Getting a handle on where your company can benefit from innovation means you’re setting yourself up to cruise through today’s shifting business waters.

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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. We are in the middle of it, some of you may not have noticed its impact and change but it is significant on the understanding of innovation, in it’s future design.

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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. Design Thinking Frequently Asked Questions 1.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Enhancing Customer Satisfaction: Deliver higher-quality products and services by improving processes. 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.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

These methodologies emphasize iterative development, continuous testing, and customer feedback, allowing organizations to adapt to changing requirements and market conditions quickly. Design thinking: Design thinking is another methodology that is gaining traction in innovation. I asked Google Gemini five questions.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Ever since Eric Reis published his bestselling book, The Lean Startup, the idea of a minimum viable product (MVP) has captured the imagination of entrepreneurs and product developers everywhere. The idea of testing products faster and cheaper has an intuitive logic that simply can’t be denied.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 20, 2018

At IdeaScale we help Kane is Able and many other clients achieve their continuous improvement strategies such as Lean, Kaizen or Six Sigma. When it comes to driving innovation then, the first and most important objective is to design a program that can frequently re-evaluate and re-invent itself. Methodology agnostic” you might say.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By integrating practices like the lean startup methodology and agile product development into your product development life cycle , you can position your business to pivot quickly and effectively when disruptive opportunities arise. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive to the changes in the market.

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etventure

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Product development is confronted with the constant challenge of supplying the customer with a product that exactly meets his needs. In our new blog series, etventure’s product managers provide an insight into their work and approach. The focus is on hypothesis-driven product development.

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etventure

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Product development is confronted with the constant challenge of supplying the customer with a product that exactly meets his needs. In our new blog series, etventure’s product managers provide an insight into their work and approach. The focus is on hypothesis-driven product development.

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etventure

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Product development is confronted with the constant challenge of supplying the customer with a product that exactly meets his needs. In our new blog series, etventure’s product managers provide an insight into their work and approach. What is the secret of successful product development?

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Boxes and Arrows

AUGUST 13, 2013

As sometime director of Design at Infragistics, I personally have had first hand experience trying to integrate UX into an existing, established Agile engineering process with large-ish teams. It turns out that Jeff Gothelf, author of Lean UX (the book I’m reviewing here) has also faced the same challenges. Enter the book.

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Board of Innovation

APRIL 24, 2017

This post is written for innovation managers & corporate lean startup coaches. Here are the 9 biggest challenges for corporates to implement lean startup and 23 great best practices to tackle them: CHAPTER 1: Organizations designed to maximize efficiency Product development/Engineers have no direct contact with clients.

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Open Innovation EU

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The Lean Startup (Ries). The Lean Enterprise. New Product and Development Service Process (Hauser). New Product Development Front End (Khurana). Revolutionizing Product Development (Wheelwright & Clark). New Product Development Funnel (Katz). Human-Centered Design (IDEO).

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I've written before but it bears repeating, innovation, that is, thinking up, designing and creating something new and different that drives value for customers, isn't going to happen in your day to day business as usual environment. The efficient, effective environment isn't a good development platform for new thinking and new ideas.

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Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

In my experience, when product development is managed with an Agile development approach, user experience professionals are expected to find a way to work within the Agile framework to succeed. Both designers and user researchers shared techniques for keeping product owners and developers informed and aware of their progress.

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Moves the Needle

DECEMBER 17, 2015

His very lean progressive assembly process was the result. Today, the cost and time it takes to build, launch, and deliver new products at scale is lower than ever. Design Thinking Centered around customer empathy and prototyping, design thinking is a compelling framework for ideation and the discovery of new value.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Distinguishing factors: High-risk, high-reward environment Emphasis on rapid growth and scalability Focus on disruptive innovations and new business models Strong emphasis on networking and peer support Iterative approach to product development (lean startup methodology) Unique funding mechanisms (crowdfunding, pitch competitions) Focus areas: Idealization (..)

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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! The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards ( NCARB ), a national non-profit organization, develops standards for licensure and credentialing of architects.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 2, 2018

You can use Lean Innovation techniques -- Empathy, Experiments, and Evidence to ensure the driving force is sustained through the integration. If you don't design the deal in a human-centered way, you're going to have a problem. Long story short, for successful M&A to happen, you must pay attention to the people.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 22, 2016

Here’s why: Modern market research methods, like Lean Startup, do a great job of focusing on customer-centric discovery. It generates insights through empathy (one of the 3 E’s of Lean Innovation, see 5 Ways to Spark Innovation at Your Organization ). Conclusion Market research has an important role to play in product development.

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etventure

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

During the last couple of years the MVP has become the holy grail of agile product development – but there are still a variety of different interpretations about what “MVP” really means. So, what is a minimum viable product, and how do you go about creating one? Understanding MVP Development . So, why do this?

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 29, 2023

However, the rise of Lean Startup methodologies, popularized by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup,” brought rapid experimentation to the forefront. Ries’s emphasis on Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) sparked a paradigm shift. Ries’s emphasis on Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) sparked a paradigm shift.

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Tim Kastelle

APRIL 30, 2016

Similarly, about 70 percent of disruptive innovators also lean toward a more centralized approach. Two-thirds of all breakthrough innovators stated that all innovation and product development is controlled and driven by a centralized organization, at least in its initial stages. Source: Detecon. Conclusion.

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Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.”. It’s time to update Build, Measure, Learn to what we now know is the best way to build Lean startups. Waterfall Development.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They may share insights on techniques for effective ideation such as design thinking, mind mapping, and leveraging technology for collaborative brainstorming sessions. They provide narratives on how rapid prototyping accelerates the innovation cycle, thereby reducing time and resources spent on product development.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Properly used, a business case embodies the essential learning and planning derived from Lean, Design Thinking, and similar approaches to product development. It is not a documentation exercise, but a tool for collaborative learning and communicating the justification for a product concept.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Methods like the “5 Whys” or Fishbone Diagram help teams drill down into the core issues, enabling them to develop solutions that prevent the problem from recurring. Design Thinking: A human-centered approach to problem-solving, design thinking emphasizes empathy and understanding the user’s needs.

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Cascade Strategy

JANUARY 15, 2020

The product manager's KPIs can cover a broad set of topics, which will largely depend on the nature of the product and the processes employed by the organization.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

I suggested the best place to start the conversation is with the 21 st century definition of a startup: A startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Startups have finite time and resources to find product/market fit before they run out of money.

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