Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What was an incredible innovation is now changing how we work and live. Through creativity and innovation, from the earliest origin of man, we have been creating and shaping tools - fire, sharpened sticks for tools and weapons, the wheel and thousands upon thousands of other tools and devices.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 12, 2020

While it’s obviously smart to prepare for a potential downturn by setting priorities, focusing on the essentials and then cutting back on the rest, we’re also unfortunately seeing a number of organizations ramp down innovation until a “better time” emerges in the future. That is, however, quite shortsighted.

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InnovationTraining.org

JULY 18, 2022

These top Jeanne Liedtka’s books are a great source of information on innovation and design thinking. Design thinking books continue to be a popular topic on our blog, as many find them a useful way to learn about innovation and how to apply these techniques to organizational or personal challenges. Innovation Assessment.

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PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Recognizing the pivotal role that ideas play in driving innovation, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has introduced ISO 56007 guidance on tools and methods for managing opportunities and ideas. This standard serves as a comprehensive guide to managing innovation opportunities and ideas.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 24, 2024

In the modern business world, where disruption is the norm and change is relentless, the ability to continuously drive innovation-led growth has become the ultimate competitive advantage. In this climate, innovation is no longer an optional pursuit but a strategic imperative for survival and sustained growth.

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Christensen Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Analyzing a school’s value network reveals which types of improvements and innovations it will or won’t adopt. The concept of value networks explains why districts often struggle to make major changes to their organizational models and why charter schools often find it easier to innovate. Click To Tweet. What are value networks?

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 19, 2020

I've long felt that trend spotting, scenario planning and understanding the implications of an emerging future is probably one of the best ways to plan for and prepare for the emerging future. When things do "settle down" into some semblance of normalcy, I think volatility and uncertainty will remain more pronounced than in pre-COVID days.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 16, 2021

I'm writing a series of blogs based on questions that I regularly receive about innovation. In my last post, I wrote about the staffing plan necessary to sustain growth and innovation , basing it in part on the Pareto rule. What skills are critical to next and new innovation First, we need to define our terms.

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Christensen Institute

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Part 1 of this blog series, I highlighted that disruption in health care is increasingly present at many points along the consumer value chain. On top of that, there are multiple aspects to women’s health that each provide an opportunity for new growth. This has near- and long-term implications for incumbents.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I think we often over complicate the work of innovation, because we believe it cannot be simple and straightforward. To drive all of this change, certainly innovation must be difficult and complex, right? Consultants often benefit from this assumption that innovation is difficult or unusual.

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Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

I recently met with a very successful company that is seen as a highly innovative global pioneer that others in their industry, which is facing many structural headwinds and inevitable changes, look up to. The challenge s of centralized innovation. Let’s look into why that is the case. That, however, is where the problem lies.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 26, 2015

I was leading an innovation training session, talking about the reasons for conducting trend spotting and scenario planning prior to idea generation. There are many reasons why I like trend spotting and scenario planning, but it's the sense of understanding what might happen in the future that really resonates with me.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 27, 2023

This article originally appeared on Innovation Leader. As a leader, you understand the importance of innovation management in maintaining a competitive edge, much like a motorcyclist constantly adjusts their balance and direction when navigating a challenging road. The road ahead will have twists, turns, bumps, and potholes.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Of course many of these conversations revolve around innovation and new product or service development (or the lack thereof), and how people are engaged in their work and their roles. While there is a lot of noise about innovation from all quarters, it appears from my discussions that there is little activity.

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IdeaSpies

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Spotting new trends and maximising insights on future customer demands is what startups do well (the good ones anyway). Enabling Innovation In our experience you will get there quicker (problem solving), and cheaper, when working with a partner who’s already solving the problem.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For many years, in writing this blog, and in leading innovation projects for my clients, I tried to advocate for the benefits of innovation. The companies that do make the bet, and that do focus on innovation, often show the benefits in terms of higher profits, greater market share and higher stock prices.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

I've been writing a series of blog posts focused on some of the most fundamental building blocks. These fundamentals are necessary to sustain innovation in corporations, and are most often overlooked or treated as an afterthought. In many ways, innovation teams are often built this way. But these usual suspects aren't criminals.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 6, 2022

Innovation websites, profiles, & podcasts to follow in In need of some fresh innovation resources? Here are the business blogs, news sites, social profiles, & podcasts our consultants are into this year. Great for inspiration and developing an innovative mindset. We hear you. Easy-peasy.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

It’s no secret that in today’s dynamic business landscape, for some, innovation is still just a buzzword – but for others, it’s the lifeblood of their organisation and an antidote to remaining relevant. Undoubtedly, transformation in pursuit of innovation within established corporations is a significant challenge.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 9, 2021

I'm often asked how many people should be employed in innovation work in larger organizations. But the question about staffing for growth, new products and innovation is an important and interesting question. But the question about staffing for growth, new products and innovation is an important and interesting question.

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Idea to Value

MAY 12, 2020

If you’ve been working in innovation for at least some time, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing people talk about “thinking outside the box”, or the need to create “outside the box innovations”. How are outside the box innovations born? Creating outside the box innovations. However, that’s simply not true.

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 3, 2023

S imply letting each generation “stay in their lane” not only leads to missed opportunities evidenced in a lack of innovation, it furthers a generational war that actually breaks down the fabric of contemporary society in many ways. So, what does each generation bring to the table?

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 31, 2021

A thriving community is one that is rich in diversity and inclusivity, and influences and inspires a progressive organization to deliver on new improvements and innovations. Build innovative systems. Discover opportunities. I help organizations build a sustainable culture of innovation. Ludwig Melik.

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hackerearth

MARCH 5, 2018

Thus, leaders need to see beyond the obvious and unearth previously unseen opportunities. Here are a few strategies to help leaders identify the next big opportunity in their business: 1. Transform the workplace into an innovation laboratory. The post How to spot the next big thing appeared first on Hackerearth Blog.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 4, 2017

Shared experiences are bonding opportunities and future conversation starters. Beyond the reason I shared with her, here are five others: Getting there early allows you to scout the best spots to sit. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog e mail updates. Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In our last blog , we proposed, rather than living in a world where everyone hates to fail, why not adopt a rethink, respond, regroup, thrive pattern, and experience failure as an opportunity for change, unlearning, and re-thinking? Making time and space for re-thinking. The vital role of unlearning. Thinking, fast and slow.

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hackerearth

JUNE 6, 2018

Hackathon is a very powerful tool for innovation, “ IF DONE RIGHT.”. It is to crowdsource innovative solution to the for its pressing problems. Companies try to squeeze out innovation out of employees by conducting hackathons and employees are often obligated to participate. Innovations rarely come out of hackathons.

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BrainZooming

JULY 19, 2017

“Do you see any returns from all the blogging and social media stuff you do ?”. The simple answer to the question is we certainly see returns from the blogging and social media sharing we have been doing since before the Brainzooming brand existed as an independent organization. I understand why they ask.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 23, 2023

But in the face of innovation discontinuities, theory is one of the best tools for prediction. The enabling technology is usually the easiest to spot, and the enabler that gets the most attention. Will these new developments prove to be just short-term hypes that lead to new fringe solutions? Prediction is tricky business.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

There's an old joke about perspective and laziness I love and have used before on this blog, because it illustrates many of the challenges (and opportunities) of corporate innovation. Otherwise innovation is a slap-dash bolt-on activity that cannot, will not, result in anything valuable.

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Christensen Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Disruptive innovations need three enablers: a technology, an organizational model, and a value network. It was also rooted in the theory of Disruptive Innovation—a pattern that had borne out across many sectors. The enabling technology is usually the easiest to spot, and the enabler that gets the most attention. Key points.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Collaborative innovation software brings purpose, focus, and structure to collaboration to help you turn ideas into commercial value. According to one Forrester analyst, innovation is a matter of survival for many of their clients, so let’s dive into what collaborative innovation software is and the 5 things you need to know about it.

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Leanstack

JUNE 7, 2018

I’m looking for answers to the fundamental innovation question: What defines a better product? Problems, not solutions, create space for innovation. Here are the top three: Entrepreneurs often unconsciously invent or fake problems to justify building their solution because of their Innovator Bias for the solution.

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Christensen Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

The line was designed to look like an old movie set, and he had spotted a payphone. In my last post , I pointed out that microschools show some of the telltale signs of disruptive innovation. For example, how do you give students more opportunities to learn from content experts without hiring a large staff of content experts?

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BrainZooming

JULY 31, 2017

This early Taking the NO Out of Innovation presentation was at a Chinese restaurant. I survived the presentation, and had the opportunity to meet Michael Irvin, “The Big Idea Guy.” If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog e mail updates. And it wasn’t for not having a friendly audience.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 4, 2021

As all of us working on innovation know, it’s quite an opaque topic that many innovators and organizations don’t talk about openly. As a result, innovation is an area that’s fraught with many common myths and misconceptions. But, without further ado, let’s get to these myths and misconceptions on innovation. The Reality.

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hackerearth

JUNE 6, 2018

Hackathon is a very powerful tool for innovation, “ IF DONE RIGHT.”. It is to crowdsource innovative solution to the for its pressing problems. Companies try to squeeze out innovation out of employees by conducting hackathons and employees are often obligated to participate. Innovations rarely come out of hackathons.

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