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Have organizations become more collaborative over 25 years? What has enabled that?

Paul Hobcraft

Collaboration, Idealization and the enabling of innovation I have have been looking back at innovation and how it has changed over the last twenty-five years. This is the second post looking more at collaboration and idealization and how and what has helped it evolve in this period.

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Is What’s Good For General Electric Good For America?

Digital Tonto

Instead of layoffs, he’s investing in lean manufacturing methods that put front-line workers at the center and instead of using acquisitions to fuel growth, he’s broken the company up to help focus on operational excellence. Once again, what’s going on at GE might be a sign of the times. first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

The tool and techniques that stand out for me, in their contribution, value and my use have been, in no specific order, cover the jobs-to-be-done , ten types of innovation, crossing the chasm , blue ocean, business model canvas and value proposition canvas, building core competencies , lean start-up, agile and design sprints.

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Open Strategy: Mastering Disruption From Outside The C-Suite

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Making strategy behind closed doors is a prescription for failure when disruptions are coming from all directions. Those who lean towards a Miles Davis mindset are more likely to adopt an open approach to innovation. It approaches disruption as a threat and aims to provide a solution to handle this threat.

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Drive Disruption with Design THINKING

Fehmida Kapadia

has arrived and it is a revolution in manufacturing that is leading to the implementation of processes and optimizations like six sigma, stage gate, just in time and lean manufacturing. Build a culture of collaboration Design thinking is democratic, inclusive and action-oriented. Let’s flashback to early 20th century: Industry 2.0

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How to Unlock the Human Side of Digital Transformation

Moves the Needle

Digital transformation has created a seismic shift that has reshaped industries, disrupted traditional business models, and left no corner of the world untouched. At some level, events like these have always occurred, but were often localized disruptions. Tackling Uncertainty: Lean Innovation takes uncertainty head-on.

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How to Weaponise Category Expertise with Yes, If.

Flying Fish Lab

Immediately after an Ideation Session, we tend to feel good because of the collaboration and shared risk-taking we experienced to generate innovative possibilities. by leaning into Category Expertise. Agile Innovation Methods – Empower creative, multi-disciplinary teams to self-manage a project as collaborative peers.

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