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Innovation dies at the handover

Idea to Value

Everything was done to set up the project for success. And yet, when it was handed over to the operations team (or whoever else should implement it), everything fell apart. What many companies fail to realise is that you can give an innovation team all the resources they need or want.

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Don’t just pay interns, help them build networks

Christensen Institute

Numerous studies on internship quality have highlighted that well-structured projects, along with feedback on said projects, are critical to intern satisfaction and productivity. To start, invite more individuals to review an intern’s work. A colleague may offer episodic support on projects.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Design Thinking

InnovationTraining.org

We then reviewed them to see that the answer summaries made sense. These courses typically cover the key concepts and steps of the design thinking process, and may include hands-on exercises and projects to apply what you have learned. We used AI to identify the most frequently asked questions about design thinking.

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5 Tips for Adding Value to Agile Design

InnovationTraining.org

They don’t tell the team how to design, but they serve as virtual guardrails to prevent the project from careening off the road. These goals must be supported and refined by research: “The very point of design research, after all, is to determine what work the team should be doing in the first place.” Don’t isolate design.

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Does culture eat strategy for breakfast?

Innovation 360 Group

The first weapon in our arsenal was the Innovation Assessment InnoSurvey â , a system generating customized reports with up to 40 pages of detailed profiling, analysis and recommendations on what a company needs to do to provide optimal support for their innovation projects.

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The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. And other problems stemmed from UX practitioners feeling disconnected from the daily life of the development teams they supported.

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Why organization matters for Innovation Success

Innovation 360

The first weapon in our arsenal was the Innovation Assessment InnoSurvey â , a system generating customized reports with up to 40 pages of detailed profiling, analysis and recommendations on what a company needs to do to provide optimal support for their innovation projects.