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Innovation project or Innovation Capability?

Jeffrey Phillips

Innovation theater is very similar to what ecologists call "greenwashing" and both are bad for their respective movements. Innovation theater happens when companies and executive talk up innovation but fail to do anything. This means their focus is divided and their loyalties lie with their day jobs.

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Ambidextrous organisations: Where innovation should sit in an organisation

Idea to Value

This might require typical accounting, management and sales processes to track and predict performance, and often comes from experience and time. Sometimes, a small number of innovation resources are tasked with taking new technology developed by the company’s R&D department, and try to find a market or use for it.

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Developing and Implementing an Effective Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

When markets shift and new technologies emerge, having a strategic blueprint becomes crucial for businesses aiming to thrive. Key to setting the pace is a well-defined innovation strategy. But what exactly is an innovation strategy, and how can it be developed and implemented effectively? What is an Innovation Strategy?

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Taking Final Ideas to Market is the Hardest Part

Paul Hobcraft

It seems so simple doesn’t it – “bringing final ideas to market”. Here in Europe, it is often suggested that “Europe is the cradle of creativity”, perhaps but I think the United States is “the crucible of innovation”, it forges ideas and takes them to market far better.

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The Final Perspective: A Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework

Paul Hobcraft

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

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How to Manage Your Innovation Pipeline Effectively

Qmarkets

An innovation pipeline acts like the lifeline of your company’s growth, channeling fresh ideas through a structured process to transform them into market-ready products. However, navigating the complexities of innovation processes requires strategic planning, expert involvement, and robust measurement techniques.

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The appropriate innovation speed: slow, then fast

Jeffrey Phillips

This meant that they had few capabilities, few people dedicated to innovation and few good ideas. When is it appropriate to "go fast" Today, ten years on, there is more and more talk about rapid innovation, innovation sprints and so on. The problem with that speeding up concept was that most companies were starting from zero.