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The basket of bad ideas scenario

Jeffrey Phillips

A good movie, The Big Short, noted that this same philosophy, mixing up a number of bad loans into a new package, is what caused the sub-prime lending disaster. This concept of a basket of weak or bad ideas is not practiced just in Hollywood, however. You could basically predict every scene, what key actors would say or do.

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Innovate for Success: Fine Tune Your Strategy Development

Leapfrogging

Employee Productivity Is your team firing on all cylinders? The big wigs should back innovation and make sure teams have what they need to tinker and push boundaries. Tools and Methods for Creative Strategy Development Want to shake things up in your business strategy? Profit Margins What slice of the pie are you pocketing?

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3 Dimensions of Innovation: the 23 Capabilities your company needs to succeed

Idea to Value

And companies regularly boast about how they are spending millions (and sometimes billions) of dollars into research & development to come up with innovative new offerings. Delivery: A team of people who have the ability to take rough ideas and develop them into a customer-facing innovation.

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Development Opportunities for Supervisors: Top 12 Resources & Tools

CMOE

The good news is, there are development opportunities for supervisors that can help you succeed in your role. With the right tools and resources by your side, you will feel more confident in driving your team forward. Supervisors are the linchpin that keeps team members—key contributors of an organization—on track.

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The 3 Principles that Lead to Better Collaboration Between Design and Product Management Teams

Speaker: Felix Watson Jr., Product Manager at Google, and Terrell Cobb, Designer at Microsoft

As more product teams adopt agile working styles, poor collaboration between Design and Product Management can harm a team’s ability to create consumer and business value. Tips on how to foster a strong relationship between both disciplines. How to combat the challenges that arise between these two teams.

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Five Key Considerations for Managing Lay-offs

Destination Innovation

You have recruited and developed a successful team. Here are some key considerations and tips. Sometimes you have to reduce costs and headcount in order to survive. This gives leaders a big challenge. Now you have to chop it back. What should you do? Plan carefully.

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Top Strategies to Prioritize Features for Innovation Teams

IdeaScale

Innovation team members have to deal with the needs of users, finances, and marketing all at once. Additional Tips to Help Your Team Prioritize Innovation Roadmap Features. In addition, it is also important to note here that solutions should be developed as a response to users’ needs. Kano Model. Customer Journey.