Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In today’s episode, we speak with Ray Fleming, the Higher Education Director for Microsoft Australia. 00:04:15 – Why having someone from engineering and product development leading the company changed their outlook towards solving new problems. Links discussed in this episode: Ray’s Linkedin profile: [link].

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For this ability to tap into the “dynamics of innovation,” most of any future success in the modern world demands a proactive approach through constant skill development and creative thinking. Providing a Range of Insights : Objectives : Foster a diverse and creative mindset to generate a variety of perspectives.

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KindlingApp

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Universities are now being ranked on innovation so it’s no surprise that the core principles of innovation are starting to make their way into the realm of education reform. These elements of innovation have revolutionized industry and given rise to a multi-billion dollar startup culture, so why not try them on education?

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

When I refer to diversity, I am speaking of a spectrum of concepts: different perspectives, different experiences, different educations, internal and external perspectives, perspectives from people who are new to the problem as well as from experts, and so on. Of the 8 people on the team, seven were either developer or implementors.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This, in turn, can lead to the development of groundbreaking products, services, and processes that drive the organization forward. Recognizing these individuals early allows for targeted development, aligning leadership growth with the strategic imperative of fostering an innovation culture.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

AI technologies are enabling a more data-driven approach to innovation management, enhancing the ability to predict trends, understand consumer behavior, and generate creative ideas at scale. The Importance of AI in Today’s Product Development Artificial Intelligence has become an indispensable tool in modern product development.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In fact I'd go so far as to suggest that many people involved in innovation, new product development and who want to focus on growth in major corporations would gladly leave their current companies if they could find companies that would place more emphasis on innovation and growth. The result is flow. What to do? What can we do?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It also allows those who aren’t trained as designers to use creative tools to address a vast range of challenges. As organizations strive for innovation and efficiency, AI-powered design thinking techniques have emerged to redefine traditional methodologies and enhance the creative process. What is AI-Powered Design Thinking?

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How can design thinking help with product development? Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves empathy for the user, creative ideation, and experimentation to create innovative solutions. It is often used in the design of products, services, and experiences. What are the principles of design thinking?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

Improved Problem-Solving Facilitates creative thinking and collaborative solutions to challenges. Brainstorming Methods Generate new ideas, foster creativity. Product development, process improvement. Renewed Focus Realigns the team’s goals and priorities through shared experiences.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2024

Since 1987, Idea Champions has been designing and facilitating a wide range of brainstorming sessions, creative thinking trainings, and innovation workshops for more than 130 organizations in 11 different countries. During that time, we have worked with just about every industry on planet earth and every kind of mindset.

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Brainstorming Training Ideation Idea Generation 26

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 18, 2018

That means that almost anyone, anywhere can rapidly introduce new products or services that compete with your idea. It's no secret that product lifecycles are shrinking. In a recent conference I heard a speaker lament that the product development cycle for his products was longer than the lifecycle of the product on the shelf!

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 21, 2015

For a long time I've pondered the dichotomy of the higher educational system in the US. One reason is that few people are trained in innovation tools, but even more importantly, many are indoctrinated in their educational systems to conform rather than to create. Some universities will place innovation courses in the business school.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This ecosystem encompasses a wide array of participants including entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, educational institutions, research organizations, and government entities. It allows established companies to tap into the creativity and agility of startups, often leading to the development of cutting-edge products and services.

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Technical Review Agile Collaboration Engagement 113

Innovation 360

MAY 30, 2017

Sabina is a passionate innovation expert who thrives from connecting the dots between people, business and creativity. Ideation and creative process. Business Development. Cross-function collaboration (e.g. engineering, design, anthropology). Design thinking. Design and prototyping. Innovation Culture. Consumer Insights.

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We’re losing sight of the importance of soft skills–like communication, empathy, mindfulness, creativity, collaboration, and leadership. Most likely, the latter came out of school with more polished communication, teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and creative abilities. 5 WAYS TO SHARPEN YOUR SOFT SKILLS .

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Underperforming Technical Team Study Leadership Policies 52

Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We’re losing sight of the importance of soft skills–like communication, empathy, mindfulness, creativity, collaboration, and leadership. Most likely, the latter came out of school with more polished communication, teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and creative abilities. 5 WAYS TO SHARPEN YOUR SOFT SKILLS .

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Underperforming Technical Team Study Leadership Policies 52

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

In fact, creativity is becoming a core skill which companies know they need in the future. 9 – Understanding the science of creativity. What it is: For a long time, there was a lot of crap advice out there about improving creativity. But I would also recommend the following books: 8 – Effective Brainstorming.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 17, 2018

He successfully managed change projects in software development, automation, agile innovation processes and platform management. Furthermore, as a facilitator and inventor he actively participates in the creative process. Product development, R&D management, and simulation. Digitalization and eco-systems.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Encouraging creativity and experimentation among your team members can lead to breakthroughs that keep your company on the cutting edge. To foster innovation: Implement systems for employees to submit and develop new ideas. Establish ‘innovation labs’ or ‘hackathons’ to tackle challenges creatively.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 3, 2020

The report goes onto state paradoxically: “On the one hand, these reflect the adoption of new technologies—giving rise to greater demand for green economy jobs, roles at the forefront of the data and AI economy, as well as new roles in engineering, cloud computing, and product development. Higher cognitive skills.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The ‘innovation team’ must have creative members, engineers and technologists to showcase real innovation, at pace; the team needs to clearly connect the theoretical, abstract notions of innovation with the commercial context of your company; it must demonstrate how innovation can bring concrete commercial results, fast. Programme Managers.

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Technical Review How To Software Review Ideation 68

Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

How will relatively stodgy companies compete when customer demands shift to expectations of interesting new products and experiences that are more like consumer goods expectations than automotive industry product development cycles?

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The BMI Lab Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Researchers Michael Leatherbee and Riitta Katila recently published a paper in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal that shows how and why lean startup’s emphasis on “customer discovery” (directly testing business hypotheses with potential customers during product development) does help teams converge on business ideas.

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LEAN Innovation Tips Technical Review 52

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

We’ve had 100+ educators generate the content for an eBook in under an hour. A Fortune 500 creative department traveled to a new city for an immersion experience culminating in generating new product ideas. None of the people in these three examples were full-time writers, new product developers, or artists, respectively.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Creative Outputs. 2.1.1 – Expenditure on education, % of GDP. On the whole, this section gives a good indicator of how much a country is contributing to research and new product development. However, the Creative Outputs section is another story. Institutions. Human Capital and Research. Infrastructure.

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Underperforming Technical Team Data Report Innovation 100

CorporateIntel

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

There are conference rooms, shared spaces, and all kinds of creative gathering areas meant to protect the startup environment that is core to the company’s zeitgeist as it evolves into a corporate behemoth. Oh, about that bias of mine—I believe anything in a company that leads to entrenched fiefdoms stalls creativity.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 14, 2018

The Boston Consulting Groups’ (BCG) Most Innovative Companies Report 2018, states that: At leading innovators, R&D and new-product development have become digital endeavours. At ImagineNation we provide innovation coaching, education and culture consulting to help businesses achieve their innovation goals.

Disruption 40

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ImagineNation

APRIL 9, 2018

In our March blog “Taking the path to digital transformation” we described how leading innovators, R&D and new-product development have become digital innovation endeavors. At ImagineNation we provide innovation coaching, education and culture consulting to help businesses achieve their innovation goals.

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Planview

DECEMBER 6, 2016

From vehicle manufacturer, Polaris, leveraging its employees’ creativity to out-innovate the likes of Harley Davidson, to the UNHCR changing the lives of millions of refugees through crowdsourcing ideas. How can we leverage the product expertise and creativity of our 3,000 engineers across 5 countries? Let’s dig into an example.

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