IdeaScale

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Hill talked to the Harvard Business School publication Working Knowledge about embracing the digital transformation and creating an innovation management strategy based on “ecosystems” of innovation. Hill says: “For innovation to happen and take hold nowadays, managers often need to build ecosystems.”.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 31, 2017

The product innovations that generate the most excitement and public interest are the disruptive innovations. However, these innovations aren’t that common. The most successful, innovative companies strike a balance between core, adjacent, and transformational initiatives.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Consolidation There's also the consolidation model, which is what I like to think Apple did to the music player, music management and music distribution industries. Product innovation is interesting, and every company should have active, on-going innovation to spawn new products and services. Remember Tower Record?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2025

Optimize pricing, supply chain, and product development. For example, Apple analyzes the Five Forces to manage supplier relationships, differentiate its products, and maintain pricing power in a highly competitive tech industry. Improving risk management Identifies external risks and mitigates potential threats.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ ’ Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management carried out a study of data from 154 corporate customers of Spigit over a five year period.

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Sopheon

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

While generative AI is taking the business world by storm, it’s important to note that it’s not necessarily new. Many of today's promises for AI were also made in the past. It was less than 40 years ago that LISP machines , packed with expert knowledge, were supposed to unlock the promises of AI. What went wrong?

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IdeaScale

APRIL 14, 2021

Closed Innovation. Before being “open” as in open innovation, research is conducted internally within a company to privately create and manage inventions and new advancements before sharing them with the world. Product Innovation.

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Sopheon

MARCH 29, 2023

Here’s why: A product without a problem isn’t product innovation. A cool idea, perhaps, but not a product. Before the conversation goes a sentence further, I’ll ask, “What problem are you trying to solve?” If their response is silence or a puzzled look, the discussion’s over.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 7, 2025

Enhance Innovation and Competitive Edge Encourage forward-thinking investments. Improve Risk Management Identify and mitigate potential challenges. Product Innovation Enhancing or launching new products. Drive Business Growth Set measurable objectives for financial success.

Strategy 130

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

Throughout the past couple of years, I have been constantly arguing about the need to put innovation management on a digital platform. These have come in different thoughts on digital platforms, ready for cross-industry and having in place, a rapid digital innovation process that scales and evolves on new technology and insights.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

Objectives & Key Results (OKR) in Strategy OKRs play a crucial role in modern strategic management by ensuring that businesses focus on results-driven execution rather than just setting static goals. Without OKRs, organizations risk misalignment, inefficiencies, and an inability to track progress effectively.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Innovation is ready for those accelerating and being fully committed to their 4IR journey. Then innovation can finally play its true part in discovering, leveraging and delivering new value and impact. We have to recognize the days of simple product innovation are dwindling. Innovation emerges out of the Industrial 4.0

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 7, 2019

Will innovation finally cross the chasm, leave the hype cycle "trough of disillusionment" to take its rightful place in the "slope of enlightenment"? What innovation and who is it for? Product is Passe Product innovation is so yesterday. Some have fully deployed innovation tools and methods, some have not.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Where innovation and digital transformation meet Let's add in, of course, two really interesting management phenomena occurring before our eyes. Innovation has been a watchword for corporations for about 20 years. Innovation seems almost "long in the tooth" and has less tangible outcomes than you might expect.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Flowing through your company’s system, like blood through the veins of a human body, new product concepts are the future of your company’s health and the source of its growth. Unfortunately, many companies lack a strategic planning process for innovation, or they manage it poorly. Too many.

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The Customer Journey Map is a popular management tool. The Innovation Journey Map (IJM) is a similar concept showing the journey that an innovation takes from initial conception through to final implementation. Maybe take a major new product or service and also an important internal process or system innovation.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2025

Key differentiators include: Product innovation and superior technology. What dependencies or risks should be managed? Establish Differentiators: How Will We Win? Differentiators define the unique value proposition that sets a company apart from competitors. Brand reputation and customer loyalty.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

At the beginning of 2013, Tim Kastelle and I identified four key issues in innovation management for the time to come. Let’s have a brief look at each of them: Differentiating and integrative innovation concepts. A well-suited way to govern this approach is to manage a portfolio of initiatives.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 27, 2019

Use Innovation Management Software. Rarely do innovation problems stem from a shortage of ideas. The problems tend to come from a lack of idea management. Innovation management software helps innovation teams make sure that all good ideas are recorded and are accessible to team members and designated decision-makers.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Most companies don’t understand that innovation isn’t just a single process that can be improved, but the result of capabilities existing within the company which enables ideas to be developed and scaled into solutions. In this article, I am going to show you what it really takes to have innovation succeed at any company.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Innovation is the introduction of any significant, positive change. This can be changes in public policy, small improvements to a company’s processes, totally new, disruptive product offerings, and more. An example of a workplace production innovation was a new sick PTO policy co-created by NYU employees.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Over time, as innovation has matured somewhat, many innovation consultants began to reference Doblin's Ten Types model. This is a great mode that I constantly refer back to with my clients, to convince them to think about innovation beyond product innovation. Product innovation is of course necessary for survival.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Innovative cross-functional teams in technology companies often depend on individuals with highly technical, specialized skills. Teams like this require upper management support that enables their success. It does not need micromanagement – or its opposite, chaotic management that is no better than neglect.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 2, 2016

What I didn’t expect was the reflective advice it would provide on leadership and management, I was amazed at the character animation and quickly pulled into the story line when I first saw it.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 22, 2019

The Components of a Productive Innovation Department. Berger suggests three critical components for building an innovation department: An outsider An insider who is known as a bit of a maverick A “snowplow” person whose job is to move obstacles out of the way so innovation can progress.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The biggest reason is dealing with the fear of the unknown – a lesson in 4IR change management. Equally the nature of much of production has been designed “on the fly” and the equally tough job of connecting the whole process up in a new integrated, fully connected system meets huge resistance.

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helloFUTURE

APRIL 17, 2022

In short, the theory suggests that all conflict is based on envy – you can think about it as an expanded “keeping up with the Jones” – all of our drives and… The post How To Leverage Mimetic Theory For Product Innovation appeared first on IDEATE + EXECUTE.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

An innovation consultant is someone brought in by a company, usually for a defined period of time. Sometimes an innovation consultant is ultimately hired by a client company and becomes an innovation manager or chief innovation officer. They can expect to earn around $62,000 annually.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 20, 2021

Product innovation moves companies forward. Business leaders constantly work to define new trends and increase the time it takes to get products out to customers. Dr. Andreas Schneider-Neureither, CEO and founder of SNP, is committed to ongoing product innovation and improvement. How Were Ideas Shared?

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Many of our clients ask if they need to specifically define what projects, products or offerings should be included in their product portfolios and what should be left out. Leading portfolio management practices advocate the need for defining portfolio inclusion criteria. Why is it necessary to define your portfolio’s scope?

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Somewhere in the offering there may be tangible products, but increasingly the services, business models, data, platforms and even ecosystems will be what draw customers to a solution. Impacts on Innovation This is, and will, have a huge impact on innovation. First, product innovation is almost passe.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

As we welcome the new year, we asked our team of product innovation experts and thought leaders to identify trends they’re seeing across the industry and within our customer implementations. This trend enables companies to allocate resources better, manage capacity, and optimize their product portfolios for maximum ROI.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2025

This article explores 12 thought-provoking innovation quotes, each revealing a key lesson in crowdsourcing, collaboration, idea management , or continuous innovation. Next, well explore some quotes on innovation that highlight the importance of idea management in turning creativity into real business success.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 20, 2019

The product will simply be the kernal of a much broader offering, and the product may be something the company is more than willing to provide for free, in exchange for deeper understanding and ability to manage the data generated around the product. We chose the latter.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Well also dive into its benefits, the different types of digital innovation, and proven strategies businesses can use to stay ahead. Finally, well highlight the role of dedicated software in enabling organizations to manage and scale digital innovation effectively. What is Digital Innovation?

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