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First-Mover or Fast-Follower: Which is the right innovation strategy for you?

Idea to Value

For example, Scott Anthony (interviewed on the podcast here ), summarised his views in a 2012 HBR article about which companies might benefit from moving first: If you are what Professor Steven Spear calls a “high-velocity organization” that is always learning and improving, there are real benefits to moving first.

Strategy 257
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We Don’t Research. We Build.

Boxes and Arrows

As professionals in the user-centered design world, we are trained and inclined to think of product design as relying on a solid knowledge, frequently tested, of our potential users, their real-life needs and habits. This produces a tension when we come to demonstrate our value to their companies, their products, and their vision.

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Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

ImagineNation

For most people who have a middle-class background, the lifestyle of a person who cannot seem to hold down a job, maintain stable housing or provide adequately for their children seems chaotic, confusing and frustratingly self-perpetuating. It takes a special kind of person to work with people in such extreme poverty.

Company 52
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Pivotal Innovation Management: The Past, Present, and Future of 180° Business Changes

Qmarkets

Seizing the grand opportunity was Charles Tiffany, who bought the shares of Young and Ellis, and shifted the merchandise towards jewelery. An example of this is Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover who both committed to stop selling cars that are powered by internal combustion engines only, by 2020. Source: Mckinsey [/caption].

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50 what-if questions to reimagine the future

Board of Innovation

50 what-if questions to reimagine the future We have handpicked a selection of trends & shifts in technology to help you come up with more relevant business ideas. What if we paid with self-created virtual currencies? Table of contents What if your customers could customize every single detail of your product?

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Guest Blog – Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

ImagineNation

For most people who have a middle-class background, the lifestyle of a person who cannot seem to hold down a job, maintain stable housing or provide adequately for their children seems chaotic, confusing and frustratingly self-perpetuating. It takes a special kind of person to work with people in such extreme poverty.

Company 40
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When innovation led to a reversal of fortunes

hackerearth

Here’s a look at top companies who took customized innovation routes to pull themselves back from the brink of failure: APPLE. Lego has managed to wring sustainability by adopting the Lean startup approach. (Read WSJ ’s “Is a Peanut-Butter Pop-Tart an Innovation?” for some bit of honest and brutal humor.). Weathering the perfect storm.