Leanstack

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s been 10 years since the last edition of Running Lean. While the book answered some questions, I was faced with a barrage of challenging follow-on questions like: How can I get my investors (and stakeholders) to buy into my idea with just a Lean Canvas? How do I apply Running Lean to non-tech products and services?

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. These tools and techniques enable ideation, validation, design-build and scaling. The need today is not to dispense with this but to link it fully up.

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mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It is the union between doing and thinking. Design Thinking: Think of solutions, solve situations and problems, close the gaps that need filling in. It is Design Thinking that will pave the way to traveling assertively. Design Thinking: What is the human need behind the business need?

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Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

Free Weekly Webinar of Facilitation Tools with Gregg Fraley. Every Thursday at 2 pm EST, Master Facilitator Gregg Fraley demonstrates a facilitation tool online. Thinking Differently Takes Tools. At some point everybody needs to think differently. When you ask your mind to think differently, what happens?

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

And in order to find which type of management makes sense across the company, it is helpful to think of all the projects the company is trying to manage simultaneously. Lean Innovation, Validation & Execution). This is called their project portfolio. This can lead to a large amount of wasted time, energy, money and trust.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 3, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You know ALL the innovation tools and frameworks: Design Thinking Lean Startup Disruptive Innovation But knowing and doing are two different things. When I first learned Jobs to be Done, it felt painfully obvious, exactly like the customer research I did for five years at P&G.

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Leanstack

MARCH 14, 2019

A brief history of the Continuous Innovation Framework The early scaffolding for the Continuous Innovation Framework was described in my first book: Running Lean. March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0?—?June Version History Continuous Innovation Framework 1.0?—?March

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Design thinking Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that puts the user at the center of the design process. There are many design thinking exercises and activities. The ones you find below can be utilized at many stages of the design thinking journey.

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Legacy Innovation Group

APRIL 1, 2019

Lean is Dead. Long Live Lean! Twenty four years ago, James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos introduced our world to a modern understanding of the concept of Lean Production. Lean Production was, and still is, a profoundly powerful management philosophy for the mass production of uniform goods.

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Innovation Architecture

MARCH 21, 2018

Of late, many have embraced the practice of collaborative innovation, with its application of social media to sourcing crowds and ideas, and design thinking, with its structured approach to vetting hypotheses about new business opportunities. The lean practitioner innovates their way to True North.

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Use Innovation Accounting to Drive the Metrics that Matter Most for Your New Venture or Start-Up As the field of innovation management matures, many entrepreneurs and companies have built solid capabilities in design thinking, rapid prototyping, portfolio management, open innovation, and the list goes on.

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Open Innovation EU

JANUARY 22, 2016

Roca wrote a pretty good article about that a while ago: from the sandbox to the hive ( Model for Organization Design, Roca ). Many popular tools are based on this process view on organization design. Think about The Lean Start-Up (Ries), Agile, Business Model Generation (Osterwalder) and Customer Development (Steve Blank).

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etventure

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. Proudly, the Head of Production explained to me: “We use Lean Production – meaning we eliminate waste from our manufacturing process.” The Proud Leader.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

So what are some of the specifics in new skills, processes, tools and capabilities and behaviours that are different for cross-sector innovation collaborations compared to a single-sector approach? The co-creation process should be inclusive, collaborative, and iterative to enable participants to generate and refine ideas together.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

These tools can help businesses systematically explore new opportunities, evaluate potential changes, and implement innovative models. It offers a straightforward way to understand, design, and pivot your business model. Here are several key frameworks and methodologies that can guide your business model innovation efforts: 1.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Then they encounter an institutional block like a regulatory risk, branding concerns, or just the inability to purchase a $20 SaaS tool they need due to a lengthy procurement process. I am a strong believer and advocate of agile, design thinking, and lean startup.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

What it is: TRIZ is a problem-solving, analysis and forecasting tool derived from the study of patterns of invention in the global patent literature. At its core, the framework is a collection of strategies and tools for finding inventive solutions to difficult problems. 5 – Design Thinking. Suggested reading: .

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Fehmida Kapadia

JANUARY 3, 2018

We have started integrating the agile and lean methodology (popularized by the IT industry) into our waterfall methodology (popularized by the manufacturing industry). The key tenet of agile and lean development is to quickly and iteratively build?—?test?—?learn. The Design Thinking Methodology of Empathy?—?Define?—?Ideate?—?Prototype?—?Test

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The belief that lean management principles will get the innovation out of the door quicker, has been one of those management adoptions that often trick us into believing we are achieving more than we actually are. Leans slows down and becomes increasingly burdened by fat being layered on, further down the innovation execution process.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 20, 2021

If you can remember those three words, and the tools that go with them, you’re well on your way to more creative, efficient, and effective problem solving. As you learn more MCPS thinking tools, creative power grows. MCPS is a three-phase structured process of exploration, ideas, and action. Everybody is creative.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Check out our list of design thinking books to read. Find practical tools for measuring, managing, and accelerating the process, as well as strategies to reduce risk when launching something new. With an innovator’s method, one can use these tools to change how ideas are created, refined, and brought to market.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 2, 2021

With a step-by-step modular structure, you can browse through existing design thinking exercises and move them around to structure your meeting and fit your unique goals or needs. Lean Coffee: Focused Meetings Template. Conclusion: Design More Effective Meetings Today with a Meeting Planning Template.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

The four interwoven catalysts are recognizing we are moving from complicated to complex ; we have different collaboration tools to be more agile and adapt, we need to adopt a clearer mindset to working in innovation ecosystems , and we need to leverage the digital transformation we have been undertaking.

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 29, 2023

However, the rise of Lean Startup methodologies, popularized by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup,” brought rapid experimentation to the forefront. Rapid experimentation is a formidable tool that can help navigate this ambiguity, test assumptions, overcome biases and propel organizations toward success.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. The obvious place to turn is innovation approaches such as design thinking , rapid prototyping , and open innovation. Corporate philanthropy. Benefit corporations. Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations. Sounds ideal.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 23, 2017

If you are new to Value Proposition Design, think of it as the third leg of a stool consisting of Lean Startup and Design Thinking as the other legs — all three are similar in intent and each provides valuable tools, arguably with Alex’s tools being most valuable to product managers who think like product leaders — or in my words, product masters. (..)

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From Design Thinking to Autonomous Innovation In the 1990s, design thinking emerged, prioritizing empathy and iterative prototyping for user-centric solutions.

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Integrative Innovation

JANUARY 7, 2015

Yesterday, I was quite delighted to see my post Integrating Lean Startup and Design Thinking ranked #11 of the Top 100 Innovation Posts 2014 at Innovation Excellence. However, we tend to build strong “advocate” communities, being inclined to praise “their tool” as the most powerful one.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking. Design Thinking is a popular framework that is viewed as best practice, but it’s only part of the solution. New tools for digital technology integration are presented including GFi’s Digital MoshPit. Proactive tools and frameworks for addressing emerging challenges.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They may share insights on techniques for effective ideation such as design thinking, mind mapping, and leveraging technology for collaborative brainstorming sessions. Encouraging your team to think outside the box and challenging the status quo are central themes that innovation speakers address.

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Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Using experiential learning tools like drawing isn’t really new in innovation process. What’s new is the hard proof, and, using tools more deliberately. Sunni Brown , Dave Gray , Dan Roam, and yours truly all use experiential learning tools in innovation projects. Innovation Session Designs Need More Variety.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

APRIL 4, 2023

So what are some of the specifics in new skills, processes, tools and capabilities and behaviours that are different for cross-sector innovation collaborations compared to a single-sector approach? The co-creation process should be inclusive, collaborative, and iterative to enable participants to generate and refine ideas together.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

Innovation can’t be tackled through broad-brush recipes or tools. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 10, 2017

That's because as more companies try more innovation, more tools are vetted, more methods explored and exposed. Worry less about tools and more about culture Too many new innovators worry about finding and learning one tool or methodology that becomes their mantra.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 15, 2019

I call it the Hero Tool. ” What I mean is you could use Improv problem solving tools with Agile, Lean, Design Thinking, or CPS. But that’s hard to do, you need new thinking tools to get there. CEO’s and c-suite leaders need accelerant-tools to think differently, and faster.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Properly used, a business case embodies the essential learning and planning derived from Lean, Design Thinking, and similar approaches to product development. It is not a documentation exercise, but a tool for collaborative learning and communicating the justification for a product concept. Continue reading →

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s a management format that draws from the same source as Lean and Agile. refers to the third generation of project management models, considered more suited to current business requirements in the context of Digital Transformation – toting more agile, lean, and modern management values. As the name implies, Management 3.0

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