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Corporate Innovation in 2024

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Whilst innovation remains a top priority for every CEO, we have again witnessed recently that when markets are uncertain and costs need to be cut, the innovation function is also amongst the first to be impacted. Here's what they shared. Here's what they shared. It's free, but great value.

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Top Jobs to be Done Books (JTBD)

InnovationTraining.org

The Jobs to be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organizations, and Strategy Around Customer Needs. Another book by Clayton Christensen (and fellow author Michael Raynor), The Innovator’s Solution expands on the idea of disruption and how organizations can become disruptors themselves to drive innovation. Get it here.

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Innovation Management in 2023: Venture Building & Scaling

Innov8rs

As part of our recent The Innovator’s Handbook 2023 launch event, we discussed this (and more) with Frank Mattes (CEO at Lean Scaleup), Sean Sheppard (Managing Partner at U+), and Susana Jurado (Head of Wayra Builder at Telefónica). Beyond the hype, are we seeing investments in "business building" paying off?

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The Innovative Mentor

IdeaScale

Leaders can mentor innovators through any of the practical business steps in the value creation process itself: Connecting to emerging market trends and identifying the most significant opportunities. Innovation means change, and change can be quite disruptive and emotionally charged. Gaining customer insights. Decca Recording Co.

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Barrier Buster: Clearing the Way for Breakthrough Ideas

IdeaScale

Innovation means change, and change can be quite disruptive and emotionally charged. The organization’s relentless commitment to operational excellence prevents anything new and disruptive from being tried and tested. Barrier busters know the difference between the market saying “no,” and an organizational obstacle saying, “no.”.

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Are you a Direction Setter? How to Bring the Future into Focus

IdeaScale

In addition, leaders help innovators know how far to stretch: Are incremental solutions needed that can be implemented simply and quickly or should innovators reach for bold, disruptive ideas that enable the organization to stake out new territory? This tells your market and your customers who you intend to become in this emerging future.

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Be the Architect: Designing an Integrated Innovation System

IdeaScale

Clear and shared innovation architecture ensures employees have the methods and tools to: Explore opportunities : To discover emerging market trends and connect with customers to understand their needs. Generate breakthrough ideas : To create and contribute their ideas. Innovation Processes .

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