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The simple (and advanced) tools i use to run an online business on auto-pilot

Idea to Value

So, I wanted to provide a simple list of all the tools that I personally use on a day-to-day basis to run a successful online business. To succeed, it is all down to providing a product or service that the customer sees value in. One of the most common questions I am asked is what tools I use to manage my successful online business.

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L.I.V.E. (Lean Innovation, Validation & Execution): A new, more effective way to manage multiple innovation projects

Idea to Value

Most innovation experts often say that traditional management processes are not the way to run innovation projects. Traditional project management and financial management processes and principles are designed to produce robust plans for exactly how a project should run, and select only projects which are likely to succeed.

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Innovation Teams in a Virtual World

Leapfrogging

Over the past 25 years, I have run hundreds of innovation sessions for high performing teams. Better yet, it’s become clear that certain parts of the process are even better when done virtually, a counter-intuitive finding for many people who believe nothing can replace face-to-face collaboration. Define opportunity categories.

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Virtual Innovation Sessions in 5 Simple Steps

Leapfrogging

Over the past 25 years, I have run hundreds of innovation sessions with companies like NBCUniversal, Visa, Colgate, Kimberly-Clark, Red Bull, and dozens of others. Innovation happens when ideas are implemented and add real value to customers. Innovation happens when ideas are implemented and add real value to customers.

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Storytelling: The Secret Weapon to Turning Your Data into Meaning

Speaker: Nils Davis, Principal, NPD Associates

Their satisfaction is the blood that runs through the veins of your product. However, this begs the question on every product manager’s mind: “How do I tell if what I'm hearing from a customer is a need or 'just' a want?”. Storytelling is a way to keep everyone focused on the customer and their needs.

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Building an Agile & Innovative Organization

Idea to Value

In this article, we’ll first explore what that kind of an organization really looks like, and then look into some of the ways you can find to start shaping your organization to that direction. Regardless, the gap is still huge. Unfortunately, that’s a lot easier said than done. What makes an organization innovative?

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Future-Centered Design: How to Turn Great Ideas into Action Plans

Daniel Burrus

By mastering the concept of selling up your ideas, your intrapreneurial spirit will shine brightly, giving you the chance to take the organization you work for to stratospheric levels. Employees looking to sell their ideas need to understand the dynamics of the company’s most common pain points and how their ideas solve them.

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