Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

Design thinking is a step above “customer development” because it takes a real human approach to getting to the root of an intrinsic problem. Many large organizations tend to stop after prototyping solutions that indicate desirability, and subsequently revert to traditional development methodologies. Others are being disrupted.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Mentors see themselves as people developers. For example, a medical equipment manufacturer helped the engineers with new product ideas with their pitches. A manager would work with them to develop the business case. They ask about lessons learned at each milestone as a way of furthering the innovator’s development.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Project Handbook 189

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

With technology disruption, business model disruption and growing competition, social and customer engagement challenges the ability to manage innovation is growing as a concern and in risk management. More radical innovations, disrupting positions or new business models would form part of this risk assessment.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Strategy Strategy 124

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

With technology disruption, business model disruption and growing competition, social and customer engagement challenges the ability to manage innovation is growing as a concern and in risk management. More radical innovations, disrupting positions or new business models would form part of this risk assessment.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Strategy Strategy 124

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. In this context, team collaboration isn’t just recommended; it’s imperative for survival and success.

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Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration Creativity Software Review 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Components of Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is generally broken down into four or five core components, each playing a distinct role in leadership development: Self-Awareness: The ability to recognize and understand one’s own emotions and how they affect thoughts and behavior.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Introduction to Strategic Thinking in Business The Importance of Strategy in a Disruptive World In today’s business environment, disruption is the new norm. A well-crafted strategy can serve as a compass, guiding your organization through the complexities of a disruptive world and towards sustained success.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

At the time we were looking to raise capital (between 2011 and 2013), businesses with women on the executive team received only 7 percent of the venture funding. Residents in a community are welcomed members, and interactions with the management team and fellow residents are encouraged.

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Technical Review Technology Management Underperforming Technical Team 246

Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

The word ‘corporate innovation’ is becoming an increasingly popular buzzword, but for the most forward-thinking companies, it represents the future of the business and a significant spend on research and development. This will allow the corporate to more rapidly apply the benefits of the collaboration and develop the business.

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Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Innovation 187

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It encompasses the leader’s capacity to navigate social complexities, remain calm under pressure, and inspire and motivate teams through understanding and empathy. Empathetic leaders can foster loyalty and trust within their teams, leading to improved morale and reduced turnover.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Training Exercises 100

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The Winds of Change- Innovation Software facing the Innovators’ Dilemma In my research, I am getting a real sense that the current Innovation Management Software model is about to be upended and disrupted as per Clayton Christensens’ “Innovators Dilemma.” source Wikipeda) Today the reversal is happening.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Innovation 212

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2019

Disruptive technologies are transforming the packaging that comes with just about everything we buy. As part of my work helping companies identify, develop and launch breakthrough new products, services, and business models, I get a glimpse of a lot of “ weak signals ” that will one day become future disruptors.

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Disruption Industry Underperforming Technical Team Internet of things 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In most companies, we have small, dedicated innovation teams of five to 10 people trying to take on this Herculean task of growing a business through innovation. Competitors are disrupting – even ones who were not around 12 to 24 months before. Is this good or bad for the longer-term? Dedicated Innovation Team.

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Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 17, 2021

I'm a fan of military history, and it is always striking to me to see how much new product development and innovation can learn from the military and vice versa. What we can learn from these examples There are a number of correlations between military commanders and the people who will lead innovation programs and initiatives in corporations.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training Disruption 111

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

For example, just by looking at Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, it’s obvious that they approach and lead innovation in quite distinct ways. The first point, and maybe the most important one, is to understand that the best innovators don’t rely on a single R&D team or innovation lab for their results.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Culture Industry 37

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A bias against "failure" We're taught from an early age that failing at anything demonstrates weakness and unreliability. The reason is that the corporations in the industry have an existing stake in how things operate and would prefer to evolve slowly rather than disrupt how things work today. Failure to conform?

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Learning Underperforming Technical Team Creativity Company 120

Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 13, 2021

If you want to speed up procurement, for example, you'll refine your requisition process, cut time from evaluating vendors, work only with the most responsive vendors, train your procurement staff to process purchase orders more effectively, and so on. Your team or project is exceptionally likely to fail.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Tools Training 129

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

The term ‘Digital Disruption’ describes the situation where an existing industry is being altered by emerging digital technologies. Financial organizations of all shapes and sizes are being disrupted by small, agile, innovative and technology-oriented companies which offer convenient and efficient services.

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Disruption Case Study Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Management 73

Idea to Value

JANUARY 6, 2017

Like so many other organizational leaders in China at that time, I had a very young team and we needed to skill-up. Within 18 months or so, they had developed a solid Innovation Skillset foundation. I needed to help my team and leaders cultivate an Innovation Mindset. The graphic below shows examples of these opposites.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Creativity Tools 127

Destination Innovation

AUGUST 23, 2015

These are some of the reasons why senior corporate executives are increasingly turning to separate innovation labs to spearhead their new product development. An innovation centre is a team of people and a physical location. The company provides mentors and support for startups to develop and test new products.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Intersection of Leadership and Emotional Intelligence In the dynamic landscape of leadership development, emotional intelligence has emerged as a critical factor in effective leadership. For an in-depth exploration of how emotional intelligence is being integrated into leadership development programs , follow the link.

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Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 16, 2016

After a decade of reading about it, getting pounded over the head with the Jobs/Apple story and watching new innovations disrupt entire industries, businesses are starting to react. Language, as an example Take for example the idea of creating a simple, consistent language for innovation. Some are successful.

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Roadmap Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Disruption 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

As organizations recognize the value of emotionally intelligent leaders, the focus on integrating emotional intelligence into leadership development has intensified. Leaders with high emotional intelligence are adept at understanding and managing their own emotions, which in turn allows them to inspire and influence their teams positively.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 14, 2016

Shared language : tools align teams around a visual concept, making complex ideas clearer with an image. Get the facts : Every tool has strengths and weaknesses. Our research shows, for example, that major efforts achieve significantly better satisfaction scores than limited ones. And tools’ usefulness can change over time.

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Tools Management Innovation Management Underperforming Technical Team 100

Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. Developing customer empathy, validating or invalidating key business model assumptions through rapid experimentation, and leveraging data and insights as market evidence results in greater possibility of successful commercialization. What is Commercialization?

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Product Development LEAN Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 75

Planview

APRIL 24, 2024

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. Whether because of changing priorities, miscommunication among teams, or other blockers, the hidden cost of waste can significantly impact productivity and bottom lines.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 59

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Self-Regulation – Managing or redirecting one’s disruptive emotions. Leaders with high emotional intelligence are adept at navigating the social complexities of the workplace, leading and motivating teams, and fostering an environment that is conducive to high performance.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

For example, the trend for the 2016 report was “Winning with Global Innovation” , and it showed how R&D is becoming more open and geographically diverse. And one thing I cannot argue against is that the wealth of data enables the team to provide some very interesting assessments of innovation.

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Underperforming Technical Team Data Report Innovation 100

Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For example, he talked about the fact that most industries don't understand the power of transformation, or where new disrupters will come from. For example, disruption in the automotive industry is much more likely to come from Tesla or Google than from GM or Ford. He also talked about the increasing pace of change.

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Underperforming Technical Team Trends Disruption Industry 100

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

At some point, digital disruption comes for every organization. While some companies might be flexible and lucky enough to ride a wave of disruption and survive , if you are able to predict and prepare for it accordingly you might be able to use it to thrive. Defining digital disruption. Clues for early identification.

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Disruption Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming LEAN 56

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Innovation leaders must master a wide range of skills in order to enhance the innovation potential of their teams. Often, managers are required to play the role of a barrier buster to ensure the team’s creativity delivers bottom line results for the business. This is a classic example of a strength becoming a weakness.

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Underperforming Technical Team Handbook Project Resources 100

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The very thinking and models that helped them grow become barriers for further development. For existing companies, business model innovation is important, if for no other reason that change is more frequent and more disruptive, which leads to the invalidation of old models. Take for example Airbnb. Absolutely not.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Disruption Competition 100

Qmarkets

JUNE 30, 2017

At some point, digital disruption comes for every organization. While some companies might be flexible and lucky enough to ride a wave of disruption and survive , if you are able to predict and prepare for it accordingly you might be able to use it to thrive. Defining digital disruption. Clues for early identification.

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Disruption Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming LEAN 53

Tim Kastelle

MARCH 13, 2016

Research confirms: development of exploration in parallel to exploitation capabilities proves to be mandatory for established companies in order to compete successfully and sustainably. One way for established organizations to strengthen exploration is by developing internal capabilities in order to overcome their inherent inertia.

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Innovation Management Management Underperforming Technical Team Big Data 100

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 18, 2016

How disruptive or incremental should the ideas be? What research or background has been developed? Groups are often poor decision makers where information is less than perfect. For example, a pocket knife can help you chop down a small tree, but how much better is an axe, or even a chain saw to do the same job?

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Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team Idea Generation Groups 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It equips leaders with the tools necessary to connect with their team members on a deeper level, foster a collaborative environment, and navigate the complexities of workplace dynamics. Here are the core components of emotional intelligence that are crucial for leaders to develop.

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Innovation Architecture

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s at this point that one often hears the startups described as pursuing “disruptive” innovation. But what exactly are the startups disrupting? Dr. Christensen set disruption in the form of a theory—a management theory. The leadership team is incentivized to deliver it. The darkness?

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