Idea to Value

JANUARY 17, 2025

But heres the uncomfortable truth: you can never prove your innovation will succeed. The Futility of Proof in Innovation Why is it impossible to prove an innovation will succeed? Innovation requires the same humility. Innovation requires the same humility. Innovation is inherently uncertain, and thats okay.

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Exago

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Once the go-to strategy for ensuring business efficiency and growth, in the context of the current reality, Lean Management has been branded by some as being outdated. The post How can Lean and Innovation make your business evolve to 4.0?

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HYPE Innovation

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The Lean Startup is a hot topic for organizations right now, so we asked a practitioner - Justin Souter, of Souter Consulting - to help readers get a handle on the elements of the Lean Startup framework, and provide some lessons from the field. Where to begin with Startups and Corporate innovators.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 6, 2021

It originated as part of the Toyota Production System as part of their Lean Manufacturing Method, and is a method for scheduling in which sequence work should be done to achieve a desired outcome. However, in has also been adapted as one of the most popular management methods in Software development and Innovation / Lean Startup methods.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

A story has limited value; for me, it is the more powerful narrative that drives innovation, inspiring and gaining identification in multiple ways. So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

It helps innovation teams reduce uncertainty by laying out the elements of a business or product hypothesis in a clear and visual way. It is widely used in agile innovation, design thinking, lean startup, and product development methodologies. Innovation often involves uncertainty. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

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innosabi Innovation Insights

MARCH 31, 2025

We all know that bringing an innovative idea to market requires clarity, focus, and agility. But traditional business plans can be rigid and time-consumingespecially for organizations that need to innovate rapidly. Thats where the Lean Canvas model comes in.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Enter lean process improvement : a methodology designed to maximize efficiency, reduce unnecessary activities, and deliver value directly aligned with customer needs. This guide explores how lean process improvement works, its benefits, and how a structured, tech-driven approach can help companies implement it effectively and sustainably.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep your business on top of its game, you need to understand how innovation and strategic planning work together. Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We wrote the first book on the Lean Startup method, The Lean Entrepreneur, and we speak about Lean Innovation and dealing with Uncertainty. In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Brant Cooper, Founder of Moves the Needle. 00:09:00 – Teams need to be agile.

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Leanstack

APRIL 26, 2021

(This is guest post by Alejandra Gonzalez , a seasoned business model strategist, product owner, and innovation coach. In this post, Alejandra shares her perspectives on when and how to incorporate lean, agile, and design thinking into your product lifecycle. For the company where I worked, that was far too long and risky.

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Kainexus

JUNE 12, 2024

In an era where efficiency and agility are paramount, Lean business transformation has emerged as a pivotal strategy for organizations aiming to streamline operations and enhance value creation. By adopting Lean principles, companies can significantly reduce costs, improve quality, and accelerate time-to-market.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Enter Lean Six Sigma Management (LSSM), a proven methodology that combines the best of two worlds: Lean’s focus on reducing waste and Six Sigma’s emphasis on quality and consistency. What is Lean Six Sigma Management? Improve : Implement targeted solutions, leveraging Lean and Six Sigma tools to optimize processes.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

The tool is widely used in startups, corporate innovation, nonprofit planning, and product development. By enabling quick revisions and visual brainstorming, the Business Model Canvas encourages ongoing improvement and innovation. Follow these steps to apply it to your innovation project. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. Suggested reading: 13 – Budgets for Micro-Innovations.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Check out our article on mixing business strategy with the innovation process. The Perks of Innovation in Your Game Plan Let’s face it: innovation is the secret sauce in any killer business strategy. Being innovative lets businesses flip the script and dive into ventures nobody’s dared to try.

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Digital Tonto

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The Silicon Valley guru is on a never ending search to find a better way to solve problems Related posts: The Lean Startup Is Doing More Than Transforming Business, It’s Changing The World. The Lean. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 21, 2022

I already told you about their excellent episode on Disruptive Innovation. The classic other example is Lean Manufacturing spearheaded by companies like Toyota with their Toyota Management System. This would be unthinkable in Taylorism, and one of the reasons why Taylorism actually will discourage innovation. What is Taylorism?

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Improved Collaboration : Agile fosters a collaborative environment where cross-functional teams work together towards common goals, enhancing innovation and productivity. By embracing agile, you position your business to be more adaptable, innovative, and ultimately, more competitive.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Often our innovation activities face the same dilemma. Innovation needs time, it needs evolution and resolution but also speeding up. The need for innovation results has sped up considerably. Leans slows down and becomes increasingly burdened by fat being layered on, further down the innovation execution process.

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Kainexus

APRIL 18, 2024

In today's fast-paced environment, Lean transformation emerges as a strategic approach to streamline processes, optimize resources, and drive continuous improvement while embracing technologies. Combining Lean methodology principles with innovation, Lean transformation emphasizes efficiency, agility, and customer-centricity.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Innovation Rate Anything fresh on the menu lately? For a deeper dive, see how to marry business strategy and innovation. Pinpointing these gaps lets you tweak and twiddle your strategy into a lean, mean innovation machine. For further intel, drop by our piece on integrating innovation into planning.

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Kainexus

JANUARY 25, 2022

When many people think about Lean processes and management , they assume that the goal is to optimize each process with a step-by-step approach to reduce waste and implement incremental improvements. Innovation, some assume, happens when current operations are upended and ignored.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 11, 2022

This way, you and your team may identify innovative ways to improve these operations. It is key part of lean manufacturing process and was developed by Toyota as part of their management processes and principles. One of the most popular ways of doing this is called the Gemba Walk.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. This broke my heart and immediately made me realise why this company would continue to fail in its innovation efforts.

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Kainexus

MAY 25, 2022

In every industry, continuous improvements in efficiency, production, and innovation pave the path to profitability. Lean management is a business model that can help organizations achieve these goals and more. Lean's purpose is to transform an organization's culture into one that values continuous improvement over the long term.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 12, 2022

The companies which launched later but were able to quickly innovate, based on what they saw working in the new market, were the “Fast Followers” However, it was not long before research began to suggest that this First Mover advantage was not always real. And competition has its advantages.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This is especially true for venture and innovation teams, who let’s face it, many of whom had a very tough 2022. With the global economy stalling and fear of an upcoming recession, many companies have significantly slowed their investments into new innovation teams. Ensure everyone in the organisation still feels creative.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 26, 2020

This video is quite interesting, if you’re interested in how quickly a small company can innovate. That’s when some productivity engineers from Toyota saw an opportunity to help, by bring their expertise in kaizen and lean manufacturing, to suggest ways of reducing wasted time and effort.

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Tim Kastelle

DECEMBER 27, 2016

An innovation paradox Here’s a central problem with trying to get any new idea to spread – often, those that get it don’t need it, while those that need it don’t get it. Your new idea, your proposal to the company, your new venture, your innovation—no one knows about it. It’s a paradox.

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

How can Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) help this company survive and thrive in a world of ever-increasing complexity and competition? Organizations are constantly pressured to innovate, adapt, and deliver value faster in this environment.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 15, 2020

Learn what works in innovation from these ten books. Part of building a great innovation strategy is to learn about the history of innovation. Here are ten books every innovator should crack as they build a new innovation approach. Berkun clears the ground for more effective innovation by blowing up a few myths.

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Kainexus

JULY 19, 2022

While initially implemented in the automotive sector, the Lean manufacturing continuous improvement methodology can help organizations in every industry operate more efficiently. Applying Lean principles paves the way for improved quality, higher customer satisfaction, lower costs, and increased employee engagement.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I finished my last post, “ Are we EVER going to embrace innovation? ” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. The need today is not to dispense with this but to link it fully up.

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Kainexus

JUNE 28, 2022

The Lean approach to business management started when Toyota decided to retool its manufacturing practices to improve efficiency and quality simultaneously. Organizations have found it to be an effective method for reducing waste, spurring innovation, and encouraging employees to act on opportunities for improvement.

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Digital Tonto

JANUARY 26, 2025

New innovations like electricity, indoor plumbing and the automobile were changing the way people lived, worked and shopped. Somewhere along the line we got it into our heads that large firms cant innovate and should strive to act like startups. You cant innovate by copying your competitors.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The image here is the list of exactly which capabilities your company needs to succeed at innovation. Almost every business leader will tell you that they value innovation and that it is a positive & important factor for their company. However, why is it then that approximately 96% of innovation efforts fail ?

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