Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 19, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Every business knows it needs to innovate. There is no shortage of pundits, blogs and conferences that preach the gospel of agility, disruptive innovation, open innovation, lean startups or whatever else is currently in vogue. What isn’t so clear is how to go about it.

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Moves the Needle

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this compelling interview, our CEO Brant Cooper spends some time speaking with special guest Marco De Polo, Head Global Strategic Insights & Open Innovation at Roche Diabetes Care, a company that is already working to employ this new mindset. What challenges are you facing with regard to innovation? Catch the replay here.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Every business knows it needs to innovate. There is no shortage of pundits, blogs and conferences that preach the gospel of agility, disruptive innovation, open innovation, lean startups or whatever else is currently in vogue. What isn’t so clear is how to go about it. It can all be overwhelming.

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eZassi

JANUARY 30, 2017

The shift from closed innovation to open innovation is the defining characteristic of this decade. Even large companies like Microsoft are replacing private R&D with open source methods. Open Innovation is a Revolution. This is exactly what open innovation is about. Open Source.

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eZassi

JULY 3, 2017

Open Innovation Shouldn’t Be a Hard Sell, But It Is. At Ezassi, we believe whole-heartedly in the importance of innovation to progress and the survival of businesses. That being said, we also fully recognize that convincing decision makers to go forward with innovation initiatives can be a hard sell.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Use Open Innovation to Access External Expertise Instead of relying solely on internal R&D, companies can collaborate with startups , universities, and research institutions to source breakthrough ideas. Frameworks like the Lean Startup methodology help teams test assumptions, gather feedback, and pivot efficiently when necessary.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

I spent the majority of my adult life managing organizations and I always felt enormous pressure to innovate, but whenever I went looking for guidance, what I found was a confused jumble. Disruptive innovation, design thinking, open innovation, lean launchpads and on and on.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2018

Contreras dived into the importance of goal-setting and quantifiable metrics to any innovation program. However, he cautioned against avoiding “vanity metrics,” a term coined by “The Lean Startup” author Eric Ries. They’re two shining examples of the intrapreneurial nature of open innovation champions.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

—– Lean Innovation Management. In the last five years “ Lean Startup ” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute. Companies or Government agencies pursuing innovation can Buy, Build, Partner or use Open Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Successful innovation requires aligning your innovation model to your business strategy. With lean budgets for innovation a reality at many large organizations, managers are often reluctant to allocate funding and staff to projects they perceive as risky, or that don’t help them achieve their short-term performance metrics.

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Open Innovation EU

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Cycle (Avans). The Lean Startup (Ries). The Lean Enterprise. Open Innovation (Chesbrough). Open Innovation Kick-Start Approach (AT Kearney). Open Innovation Requirement Model (AT Kearney). Experiments Open Innovation (Guinan). The list is almost random.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. Mission-driven organizations have an equal opportunity to apply the principles and practices of innovation to maximize their impact–but few take it. Corporate philanthropy. Benefit corporations. Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations. Sounds ideal.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many of our innovative approaches or systems are based on very often just an internal perspective, restricted in available resources and limited knowledge and insights, often constraining the evolving new solutions and then limiting the impact and outcome. Working in innovation ecosystems.

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mjvinnovation

APRIL 11, 2019

We could summarize open innovation as the use of inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation and expand markets. Keep reading to understand in depth what open innovation is and how it can be used in your business! The open innovation concept. The 3 types of open innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 13, 2016

This slight rant of mine was started when I saw a new software application talk about its ability to help its clients in agile lean innovation. Lean is about stripping away unnecessary assets to focus on doing the most with the least. Lean is about stripping away unnecessary assets to focus on doing the most with the least.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

These cover Lean, Co-creation, Collaboration, Ecosystems, Open Innovation, Ten Types of Innovation, User-Led Innovation and others. This growing collection is really building into a very useful “ go to site” to begin to relate too and refer for anyone involved or interested in innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 10, 2017

Good if you want to build an innovation competency Learn how to leverage open innovation to use the ideas of others. You can, for example, leverage a good external innovation company in one product group or setting, while hiring and building innovation competencies in another group.

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Rapid Innovation in digital time

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Astrid Froment created Kangaroo Fund, an open innovation Fund for the 18,000 Pernod Ricard Employees, and an intrapreneurship program adopting experimentation & lean Start Up. In 2 seasons, it generated more than 250 ideas, 20 finalists, and 10 ideas incubated… She shares with us this exciting story.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives. We can see that experimentation comes in different flavors, depending on the innovation context.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. Innovation tools and methodologies : Cross-sector innovation collaborations require the use of innovative tools and methodologies that support collaboration and creative problem-solving.

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Open Innovation EU

MARCH 30, 2016

During a course we developed at Avans University this winter, we asked students to gather relevant business cases on innovation and entrepreneurship in order to analyse them and prepare discussions around organization design. Source: www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/when-toyota-met-e-commerce-lean-at-amazon.

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hackerearth

MARCH 5, 2018

They support systemic innovation. As an extension to making innovation a part of their culture and processes, innovative companies also organize themselves in ways that support open innovation. They adhere to lean principles of product development. They are tech-savvy.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 12, 2019

Managing the intrapreneurship program DB Intrapreneurs, means for Tobias building amazing digital services, and enabling people in their innovation ambitions to create tangible and sustainable value. To boost intrapreneurs projects, Tobias also shares his skills in business modelling, lean startup,

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Integrative Innovation

MARCH 16, 2014

The corresponding integration of incremental and radical innovation can basically be achieved in different ways: Building ambidextrous and lean startup capabilities. Established organizations with larger size usually target at extending their core business by incementally innovating their existing business model.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Whether you’re creating a new product, service, process, or business model, innovation is about keeping an eye on costs while pushing forward to create novel new solutions. Leverage external innovation. At Build-A-Bear Workshop , for instance, kids go crazy for the privilege of being able to stuff their own teddy bears.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

This graphic from The Lean Enterprise Institute illustrates Toyota’s use of the continuous improvement method to improve existing processes efficiently. A great example of open innovation comes from NASA who used the concept to create a mathematical algorithm that determines the correct amount of medical kits for future space missions.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Rick points out: “Corporate innovation efforts by and large continue to fall far short of moving the needle in any significant, sustained way or of delivering on the promise of future-proofing companies against ever-increasing disruptive forces.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works by Ash Maurya LeanStack Founder and creator of the Lean Canvas, Ash Maurya, tells you how startups can find the product/market fit by following a systematic process based on innovative approaches based on innovative approaches such as Lean Startup and Bootstrapping.

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Yet2

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lean on your fellow innovators and set up an innovation prize challenge! Prize challenges are a great way to source innovative technology while also promoting and growing your field. Words by Carlos Pichardo Are you an organization with a burning problem you can’t quite solve?

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 12, 2020

Experimenting 100 innovative solutions over 20 countries in Africa twice a year: that’s the process we describe in this compelling interview with David L. Ross , Innovation teacher at Carnegie Mellon University , about corporate open innovation in Africa, initially published in Disrupt Africa.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Lean Startup Methodology The Lean Startup methodology focuses on rapid experimentation and learning from failure to minimize risks and costs. This adaptability makes Agile ideal for fostering innovation in the workplace, as it allows organizations to refine ideas in real time and improve outcomes based on constant feedback.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 16, 2018

In my work with companies who use innovation management platforms to run their innovation programs, I've noticed that this collaboration can usually be broken down into several categories. These would then share products, tech and insights with the company which had opened the hub, allowing for future development.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 30, 2016

Design Thinking is not innovation. Creative Problem Solving is not innovation. DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats are not innovation. Lean is not innovation. Prototyping is not innovation. Crowd sourcing or Open innovation are not innovation. TQM and Six Sigma are not innovation.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

It also addresses the basics of why innovation is so important to an organization’s survival and growth. Gregg instructs ways to blend frameworks and use the best tools within frameworks such as Lean, Agile, CPS, or Design Thinking. Approaches to the new challenges of Digital Technology Innovation are discussed.

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Innovators Alliance

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While many leaders invest in innovation when times are good, it’s valuable to learn lessons from the lean times and leverage them to help us move forward, regardless of the economic environment. Stay Externally Focused “Open Innovation” is all about tapping into resources, knowledge, and technology from outside the company.

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mjvinnovation

MARCH 11, 2020

Let’s design an action plan for your company to adopt the best tech-innovation solutions? Expertise: IT Outsourcing / Open Innovation. Agile Delivery: Use Agile Practices – Agile and Lean. Led Design: Adoption of a user-focused approach, such as Design Thinking.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 18, 2015

Don’t get hung up on whether to use Lean, or Design Thinking, or CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail , or some arcane method history has hung around your neck. Get a project started and use and abuse those tools, but GET STARTED Now, and keep the projects moving forward, and keep on executing innovation cycles.

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