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APRIL 3, 2025

It bridges customer insight with product development, creating a disciplined approach to defining, testing, and refining a value proposition that truly resonates with the intended audience. This tool is widely used in startups, corporate innovation teams, product management, marketing, and customer experience design.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 10, 2025

Developed by Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan , Discovery-Driven Planning is ideal for: New product development. Market entry strategies. Adapt flexibly to market feedback and new insights. AWS, Kindle, Alexa) is based on testing market demand, iterating products, and scaling based on customer feedback.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Competitive Analysis is a structured framework that enables organizations to evaluate their position in the market by assessing competitors strengths, weaknesses, strategies, and performance. It is particularly useful for product development, market expansion, pricing strategies, and overall business positioning.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

By leveraging AI, you can gain a deeper understanding of consumer behavior, preferences, and trends, which are crucial for driving innovation and staying competitive in the market. This allows you to anticipate market trends and adjust your strategies accordingly.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction to New Product Development In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, the ability to innovate and execute new product development (NPD) effectively is a cornerstone of business success.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

Engage employees at all levels in strategic execution. Why Hoshin Planning System is Important Hoshin Planning helps businesses focus on what truly matters , ensuring that strategic goals are not just developed but also executed effectively. Encourages Employee Involvement Engages teams in strategy deployment, fostering ownership.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

It is widely used in agile innovation, design thinking, lean startup, and product development methodologies. By aligning team efforts around what matters mostthe riskiest and most uncertain parts of an ideathe Experiment Canvas prevents wasted resources and accelerates the path to product-market fit.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 14, 2025

Improve employee engagement and retention. Enhances Stakeholder Engagement Builds trust with customers, employees, investors, and governments. Best practices for alignment: Embed sustainability and social responsibility into product development and supply chain decisions. Enhance brand reputation and stakeholder trust.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 7, 2025

Unique Selling Proposition: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects A Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is a distinct and compelling reason why a customer should choose a product or service over competitors. It defines what makes a brand stand out in the market and how it delivers superior value to its customers. Advertising campaigns.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

Its especially useful in digital product development, service design, and business model innovation. It guides teams through a structured cycle of experimentation that reduces risk and accelerates time to market. Evidence-based decision-making : Data, not opinions, drive development. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 4, 2025

Value Creation and Flow in approaches and distinctiveness Traditional Approaches Ecosystem Distinctiveness Linear value chains Multi-directional value flows Predictable supplier-customer relationships Value multiplication through network effects Value flows mostly in one direction Dynamic value exchange Clear industry boundaries Industry boundary blurring (..)

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 7, 2025

Unlike operational goals, which focus on day-to-day tasks , strategic goals set the foundation for long-term success by addressing: Market positioning How the company competes in its industry. Innovation and expansion New product development, market penetration, and technological advancements.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Without a clear understanding of customer frustrations, companies risk developing products or services that fail to meet market demands. By applying this framework, organizations can refine their product development, service improvements, and strategic initiatives to better meet customer expectations.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2025

Improve employee engagement Ensures alignment between individual and company values. Consider: How do these values guide product development and innovation? Do they shape marketing, branding, and partnerships? Best practices include: Displaying it on company websites, offices, and marketing materials.

Strategy 130

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2025

Differentiate from competitors Establishes a unique position in the market. Without a clear purpose, businesses risk losing their identity, struggling with employee engagement, and failing to connect with customers. Does it allow for expansion into new markets and industries? Engage employees and stakeholders.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2025

First Mover Advantage: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects First Mover Advantage (FMA) is a strategic concept where a company gains a competitive edge by being the first to enter a new market or introduce a groundbreaking product or service. Create barriers to entry for competitors. Secure strategic resources and partnerships.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By identifying gaps in processes, capabilities, or outcomes , businesses can develop targeted strategies to improve efficiency, enhance competitiveness, and achieve strategic goals. This analysis is widely used across industries, from business operations and project management to human resources and product development.

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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. Hustle Time (Time to Market): Just how speedily are those fresh-out-the-oven products reaching the shelves?

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Whether it’s refining products, solving complex challenges, or gathering market insights, companies are increasingly turning to crowdsourcing to stay competitive. By engaging employees, customers, and external experts, companies can access innovative solutions that drive efficiency and growth.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 22, 2017

Sometimes these types of programs are referred to as internal market research where employees share customer insights company-wide and build on one another’s knowledge. The concepts that started in the ideation program are now being reviewed by the product development team for potential implementation.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

The corporate landscape is changing drastically, and for a corporate brand to stay relevant, they must innovate in order to change with the market. Rapid production and MVP. A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is more than the product itself, it represents the beginning of a whole process.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The trends outlined in this blog offer a glimpse into the future of product development and some exciting opportunities for product-driven companies to achieve real ROI regarding cost savings, efficiency, productivity, digital transformation benefits, and employee satisfaction.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In fact, research shows that companies practicing open innovation achieve faster time-to-market and often realize higher revenue from new products. Reduced R&D Costs : External collaboration minimizes in-house development costs, especially when adopting or co-developing pre-existing technologies.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 24, 2021

Ibbaka is a consulting and technology development company focused on helping companies bring innovations to market and to help them to scale. Price elasticity of demand and you find out where they cross and that’s your market clearing price. About 70% of people said, “Of course we should include values in our model.

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TechEmpower Innovation

MARCH 4, 2024

AI empowers businesses to craft more impactful marketing campaigns by utilizing data analytics for content personalization and market trend forecasting, thereby significantly enhancing campaign relevance and effectiveness. It also facilitates rapid prototyping, allowing for quicker iterations and thus shorter development cycles.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Cross-functional transparency is necessary for three reasons: Helping guide product investment Efficient resource allocation Speeding products to market For example, IoT disruptions and the demand for connected-smart innovations have added a whole new layer of complexity to successfully bring most physical products to market.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There is first elapsed time - the time from the first recognition of an opportunity or need until the product comes to market. We have an artificially imposed time constraint on innovation activities, forced upon us by the financial reporting mechanisms of the stock market. There's another time that is also important.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a world where thousands of startups emerge each year, companies looking to stay competitive need to engage actively with this innovation ecosystem. Startups often bring fresh ideas, new technologies, and agile development approaches, but identifying the right ones to collaborate with or invest in can be complex.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Of course many of these conversations revolve around innovation and new product or service development (or the lack thereof), and how people are engaged in their work and their roles. People are deeply engaged and get great enjoyment from their work. Time passes without notice.

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IM Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Steve Blank, a contemporary innovation thinker (and, dare I say, philosopher), popularised the widely accepted principle “Get Out Of The Building,” urging entrepreneurs to engage directly with customers early in the product development cycle, challenging critical assumptions. Yet, this step is essential.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Gains Gains for Building a Business Case for Change : Mergers and Acquisitions : Apply your business case skills to identify potential targets, conduct due diligence, and present compelling reasons for mergers or acquisitions to complement internal innovation developments. Embrace the diversity of opinions to gain different opportunities.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This alignment can result in a myriad of collaborative opportunities, from product development to new market entry. The Importance of Startup Innovation in Corporate Growth In today’s rapidly changing business environment, startup innovation is often at the forefront of technological advancement and market disruption.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 18, 2020

A new product development process that works at lightning speed requires new ways of working plus new ways of innovating. In this post we will cover how to: Cut your development cycle time and free up working capital. Thinking about how to invest in the different horizons is like investing in the stock market.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 21, 2025

With her elevation to the Qmarkets leadership team, Ilona will bring a laser focus to evolving our customer success initiatives to meet market needs and deliver unparalleled value to our clients. Ilona Gochman, previously Global Director of Customer Success, has been promoted to VP of Customer Success.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

There are significant shifts underway towards digital innovation in R&D and new-product development. We are seeing blurred boundaries, digital is raising the stakes and fear of missing out, it is upping the speed at which others are competing with new concepts, ideas, and engagement with customers.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Innovation is essential throughout the entire new product development (NPD) process, but nowhere is it more key than it is in the Fuzzy Front End (FFE) stage. FFE is the starting point of NPD and is where new product ideas are generated before entering the formal development process.

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