Exago

APRIL 10, 2019

To remain competitive, or even relevant, organisations must have the ability to innovate and to test, fail and succeed quicker in developing a new offering and new features. New product development can provide companies with fresh opportunities and has become increasingly crucial in the modern-day business battleground.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Traditionally used in manufacturing and operations to track metrics like production time, cost efficiency, and quality, benchmarking has evolved into a broader innovation and strategy tool. It now applies across business functions, including customer service, technology, marketing, supply chain, and product development.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

Its a central concept in lean startup methodology and a powerful tool for product development teams looking to accelerate progress while conserving resources. It validates assumptions about user behavior, pricing, and engagement. It allows teams to explore product-market fit through real usage instead of speculation.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

By gathering insights early in the development cycle, businesses can optimize product-market fit, ensure cost efficiency, and increase the likelihood of a successful launch. Concept Testing in Product Development Many product failures stem from insufficient consumer insights or misaligned market expectations.

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Leapfrogging

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

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It is particularly useful for product development, market expansion, pricing strategies, and overall business positioning. How Competitive Analysis Supports Strategic Decision-Making Enhancing Market Positioning Helps businesses position themselves effectively by understanding how competitors engage with customers.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 10, 2025

Developed by Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan , Discovery-Driven Planning is ideal for: New product development. For example, Instagram started as a check-in app (Burbn), but pivoted to a photo-sharing platform after user data revealed stronger engagement with images. Adapt offerings based on real-world engagement.

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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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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 4, 2025

Improve employee engagement Ensures alignment between individual and company values. Consider: How do these values guide product development and innovation? For example, IKEAs values emphasize affordability and sustainability , aligning with its low-cost, eco-friendly product strategy.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2025

Without a clear purpose, businesses risk losing their identity, struggling with employee engagement, and failing to connect with customers. This purpose not only drives Googles search engine innovations but also influences product development in AI, cloud computing, and digital accessibility. Engage employees and stakeholders.

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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

MARCH 7, 2025

Guides Product Development Ensures offerings align with customer needs. Sales pitches and customer engagement. Increase customer engagement and loyalty. How a USP Supports Strategic Decision-Making Defines Competitive Advantage Clarifies how the brand stands out in the industry. Advertising campaigns.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I've been a consultant most of my working life, doing all kinds of consulting - starting out in software development, moving on to process improvement, data analytics, new product development and strategy. Time and engagement are the enemy, and only careful discernment and holistic thinking can solve these challenges.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

Its especially useful in digital product development, service design, and business model innovation. For example, a retail company developing a new mobile shopping app might begin with a minimal version that includes only core functionality like product search and checkout. These insights inform the next iteration.

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MARCH 21, 2025

By leveraging these insights, you can anticipate consumer needs and preferences, leading to more effective marketing campaigns and product development. This allows you to create targeted marketing campaigns that are more likely to engage and convert. This can significantly improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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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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Leapfrogging

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-defined Brand Pyramid guides businesses in shaping consistent messaging , deepening customer engagement, and clarifying brand positioning in both competitive and internal contexts. Brand Essence The central idea or spirit that defines the brand in one sentence. For example, Volvos brand essence is safety.

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MARCH 7, 2025

Innovation and expansion New product development, market penetration, and technological advancements. This goal drives its product development, market expansion, and technological innovation in electric vehicles and renewable energy solutions. Product Innovation Enhancing or launching new products.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

By applying this framework, organizations can refine their product development, service improvements, and strategic initiatives to better meet customer expectations. Lack of Cross-Functional Alignment Engage key stakeholders from different teams to ensure the problem is well understood across the organization.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 22, 2017

The concepts that started in the ideation program are now being reviewed by the product development team for potential implementation. To learn more about Dick’s Sporting Goods and how they launched their crowdsourcing employee engagement community for product development, download their case study here.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Since then, crowdsourcing has evolved into a widely used business strategy, enabling companies to engage employees, customers, and the public in problem-solving, product development, and market research. This ensures new products align with market demand while strengthening brand loyalty.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Improved Efficiencies Help Conagra Brands Speed Global Product Transfer New competitors, the growth of nontraditional retail outlets, and tech advancements in the industry made it imperative to transform how Conagra Brands , home to the world’s longest-standing food processing companies, did business. And this is only the beginning.

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Large organisations tend to treat major new product developments as serious projects which require serious resources. However, despite all of the management science the large majority of new products fail – certainly in the fast moving consumer goods sector. Engage with customers at every step of the way.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

Rapid production and MVP. A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is more than the product itself, it represents the beginning of a whole process. The concept is more broadly related to product development and UX design. This is an alternative to questioning customers about a respective product. Hackathons.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Hustle Time (Time to Market): Just how speedily are those fresh-out-the-oven products reaching the shelves? Team Vibing (Employee Engagement): Feel the excitement in the air? Internal Processes : Dive into how you get stuff done and pinpoint any bottlenecks or places where automation could help.

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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. It keeps ideators engaged (through good and bad, i.e. even when an idea is parked or discarded).

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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.

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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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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At its core, open innovation is a collaborative process designed to tap into a wider pool of expertise, which drives faster innovation and lowers the risks and costs associated with new product development. Recognizing and rewarding employees for engaging with open innovation processes can further reinforce this culture.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Business owners face several problems such as: reducing costs, generating an effective product development strategy, and creating new products. However, business owners may need help engaging those individuals so they will take the most appropriate actions and implement the most effective innovation strategy possible.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 10, 2019

Platforms are fueling new business initiatives as they learn to engage across the whole value chain spectrum, from customer to delivering back the needs of that customer. Adapting a product to the need of one person’s preference has been pushing the final adaptation to that persons need up the chain in production.

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2025

Underestimating Competitive Response Competitors may quickly follow a successful first mover: Build Strong Brand Loyalty: Invest in marketing and customer engagement to create lasting relationships. Continuously Innovate: Stay ahead by regularly updating products and services to maintain differentiation.

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