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“It’s Our Job to Ask Questions”: Building a Culture of Inquiry
Innovation Archetecture
OCTOBER 9, 2017
After the publication of Great Question! I began running workshops around “building a culture of inquiry.”
Innovation Archetecture
Ideation Drives Discovery in Customer Experience
Innovation Archetecture
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
Organizations mint Chief Customer Officers (CXO) as readily as they mint Chief Innovation Officers. What is it about the Digital Age that causes organizations to mint chiefs of all stripes in the way sheriffs from the Old West would mint deputies to join them on the posse?
Business Model Canvas and Customer Discovery templates in Microsoft Visio
Innovation Archetecture
JULY 20, 2017
In my work with clients I have found value in having the Business Model Canvas and the Customer Discovery Flow available in Microsoft Visio as a template. Alex Osterwalder developed the Business Model Canvas in his book, Business Model Generation.
Alexa to the Rescue: Considering the Environments in Which We Innovate
Innovation Archetecture
APRIL 6, 2018
One afternoon last week I picked up my four-year-old daughter from her pre-school. On the drive home she said, “take me to McDonalds.” ” We continued driving home. I had no plans to take her to McDonalds.
The 5 Competencies of Highly Innovative Organizations
Speaker: Dr. Ankush Chopra, Professor of Strategy, School of Management Fribourg
Professor Ankush Chopra studied over 100 companies in North America and Europe to seek answers to the above questions. He found that companies across the world use the same set of competencies to become successful innovators. In this webinar, he shows how you can use these insights to develop and lead an innovative organization.
Applying Collaborative Innovation to Design Thinking
Innovation Archetecture
MARCH 21, 2018
Introduction. “Innovate or die” becomes the order of the day. People in response seek ways to innovate.
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All Disruption Is Innovative; Not All Innovation Is Disruptive
Innovation Archetecture
JUNE 27, 2017
The New Yorker ran an article , “Power Brokers,” on how start-up companies—some homegrown, some from Silicon Valley—are offering for the first time a reliable source of electricity to people living in remote parts of Africa. Ghana. Tanzania. The Ivory Coast.
Echoes of Everett Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations: ShotSpotter Comes to the City of Cincinnati
Innovation Archetecture
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Have you heard of ShotSpotter? The ShotSpotter company sets up microphones on the top of buildings within a community to capture sounds. The ShotSpotter software tied to the microphones can tell the difference between a gunshot and similar noises, such as the backfiring of a car.
Innovation and Sustainability: Brothers in Arms
Innovation Archetecture
MARCH 14, 2017
The computer hardware company Cisco published an article on how blockchain technology holds promise in accelerating the adoption of solar energy.
The Benefits of Pursuing Collaborative Innovation with Your Customer Advisory Board
Innovation Archetecture
JANUARY 4, 2018
Introduction. Many organizations have committed to developing deeper intimacy with their most important clients by establishing customer advisory boards.
Assessing and Fostering a Culture of Innovation
Speaker: Magnus Penker, CEO & Founder, Innovation360 Group
Welcome to an interactive empowering session on how to sharpen your future through innovation management, which can help guide your company’s goals. During this webinar, Magnus Penker, international thought leader and author, will dive into how to assess and foster culture and capabilities for innovation.
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Bringing Your Balanced Scorecard Alive with Collaborative Innovation
Innovation Archetecture
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Introduction. Robert Kaplan and David Norton popularized the Balanced Scorecard twenty years ago. Its simple, visual framework helps organizations depict linked sets of goals that define strategy.
Customer Experience, Ahoy!
Innovation Archetecture
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Do you remember your first real job? The job where you had to show up on time? The job where, when you got your first paycheck, you were shocked—shocked—at the inexplicable chasm between gross and net pay? My first real job was at Long John Silvers.
Three Wishes for the Corporate Innovator for 2018
Innovation Archetecture
NOVEMBER 18, 2017
My dad loved both the creative and technical aspects of photography. He loved taking pictures. And, he loved developing the images. Both activities have within them a bit of art and science. When he passed I inherited the negatives.
The Baldrige Award Program and Innovation Management: A Match Made in Heaven
Innovation Archetecture
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Several years ago I had the opportunity and the privilege to serve as an examiner for the Baldrige Awards for the State of Ohio in the U.S. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S.
5 Product Traps - And Better Paths
Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group
Is your agile team overloaded with feature requests, with no time for discovery? Do your roadmaps read like impossible wish lists? Well, you’re not alone. It may seem impossible now, but what if we said that with a few changes, you could be meeting deadlines with the ability to predict progress with accuracy, be happy with your progress against the roadmap, and be making time for near-continuous discovery? Johanna Rothman has seen this all too often across many different organizations. She will take us through five common traps that agile product teams fall into – and likely you are in several of those traps right now. And good news - she has ways to avoid them!
Food for Thought: Success and Lasagna
Innovation Archetecture
MARCH 24, 2017
The recipe for success and the recipe for lasagna enjoy many similarities. First, let us compare the drive to succeed with the desire to make lasagna. We start by observing that nobody makes lasagna for one.
Blessed Are the Mapmakers: The Business of Wayfinding
Innovation Archetecture
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
In a recent article , I observed that the modern-day organization prizes certain cultural traits. We seek to foment a culture of innovation. We seek to foment a culture of quality. We seek to foment a culture of sustainability. And, a culture of safety.
Your Future Lies in Occupying the Innovation Job and Using the Skills it Provides
Paul Hobcraft
JULY 11, 2019
Source: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2018. We all need to begin to grapple with what is redefining work in knowledge, skills, our experience, and our necessary abilities to be viable and useful. We continue to hear and begin to see the effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
When the World Zigs, Zag.
Destination Innovation
JULY 12, 2019
John Bartle, Nigel Bogle and John Hegarty founded their eponymous agency in 1982 after leaving the TBWA agency. They started with a highly unusual principle for an advertising agency – no creative pitches.
What Users Want: How and Why to Build Knowledge into Your Product
Speaker: Nils Davis, Principal, NPD Associates
Usage data allows PMs, the product team, and the whole organization to make better decisions. Good usage intelligence gives you the ability to be smarter, more active, more decisive, nimbler, and to minimize risk. But what if you don't have that data - such as before you have users? Or, what if the right decision seems to fly in the face of the data you have? Or, what if your product offers more than just the standard features? To get deeper into these questions, Nils Davis asks, "What is the most interesting thing about Instagram?" (Because who doesn't like a product that Facebook paid $1 billion for when it had fewer than 50 employees and no revenue?) Nils will use the example of Instagram’s Filters to talk about how putting prebuilt knowledge in your product can change the way your product is used for the better - putting you in the company of most market-leading products. Finally, he’ll tie it all together by explaining how the way you interpret and use usage data can impact the way your tell your product’s story, and ultimately, how your users use your product.
The Limited Value Of Ideas
Digital Tonto
JULY 7, 2019
The truth is that ideas need ecosystems to support them and that doesn’t happen overnight. To make an idea viable in the real world it needs to continually connect outward, gaining adherents and. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Facilitating the Innovation Ecosystem Design
Paul Hobcraft
JULY 3, 2019
I do like to capture thoughts within Mind Maps. I am never sure if they work for others as the map maker does see things in his or her own way. In the end, it is seeing the other person getting it, that light bulb moment.
How Do You Create an Innovation Culture?
HYPE Innovation
APRIL 10, 2019
This is the second part of a two-part series in building an innovation culture. Make sure to read Part 1: What You Need to Know Before Creating an Innovation Culture here ! People & Culture
The Only Way to Understand (Innovation) Success is by Measuring Failure
HYPE Innovation
MAY 29, 2019
Success is a scarcity, especially in innovation. In fact, one of the few certainties in life is that everything will fail at some moment. Few innovations and experiments succeed, and even the biggest success stories end at one point.
11 Proven Ways to Turn Your Culture into a Culture of Innovation
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All things considered for Innovation Thinking
Paul Hobcraft
JUNE 18, 2019
Source: Rikke Dam and Teo Yin Siang. When we are designing innovation for the future, the search is even more centered around strategically connected value creation.
Generate Great Ideas from a Cluster of Strangers
Destination Innovation
JULY 14, 2019
I recently ran a workshop for a group of CEOs of small companies from different sectors and industries. We ran the following exercise. Each person started with a blank sheet of paper on which they answered the following questions about their organization. What are your main products or services?
Learning to innovate in the IoT Age
RTI Innovation Advisors
JULY 15, 2019
Lately, many commentators are given to sweeping claims about seismic change. We are either in the 3rd or the 4th industrial revolution, depending on the commentator. It can be hard to keep up. However, where there is smoke there is often fire.
Are You Prepared to Run a Digital Business for the Digital Age?
Braden Kelley
APRIL 21, 2019
In our digital age, all companies must change how they think, how they interact with customers, partners, and suppliers, and how their business works on the inside.
Using Data and Messaging to Drive Product Activation
Speaker: Ruben Ugarte, Founder, Practico Analytics
Onboarding users is filled with possibilities and challenges. Not only are you showing the user how to use your product, but it's also a chance to connect with them and understand their needs. Of course, it’s crucial to have a good onboarding experience to drive your activation metrics. Quality onboarding is the first step towards turning a newly acquired user into a repeat user. If you're looking to optimize your onboarding to improve your activation metrics, this webinar is for you. Ruben Ugarte will be focusing on how to improve all aspects of onboarding experiences by understanding how your current onboarding process is stacking up, and giving you the tools to prioritize what to try changing. With improved onboarding, you'll see less drop-off and a happier user experience.
How to Stay Ahead of the Game in a Fast-Changing Industry
IdeaScale
JULY 9, 2019
At the intersection of modern technology and advertising, digital marketing is one of the fastest changing industries in the world. And to stay relevant in digital marketing, you need to be innovative. And perhaps one of the most competitive and technology-dominated industries is digital marketing.
The Power of Silly Questions
Destination Innovation
MAY 2, 2019
Roger Hargreaves and the Mr Men Books. In 1970, Roger Hargreaves’ 6-year-old son Adam asked his father a question. It was a question that only a child could ask. No adult would ever conceive of it. Adam said, ‘Daddy, what does a tickle look like?’.
The Innovation Manager's Summer Reading List 2019
HYPE Innovation
JUNE 13, 2019
Is it just me, or does this also happen to you? Summer after summer it's the same. Usually, at the beginning of the season, I start to think, "okay, which book should I take on vacation?" fully aware that, in the end, I'll return home having not opened it once).
The Power and Threat of Disconnecting Can Impact Innovation - Do Our Voices Matter?
HYPE Innovation
MARCH 27, 2019
We are caught up in a polarizing world. Technology is either thrilling or frightening. Robots, automation, and intelligent systems can take over thousands of jobs (and are already taking over in some sectors).
Project Analytics: Visibility that Aids Risk Management
Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker
Product Managers face changes that put delivery at risk. Just as you use data from the customer to inform your solutions, transparency during the building of those solutions is critical for making better risk mitigation decisions. Whether your solution has fixed scope, fixed scheduling, fixed resources or fixed level of quality, the earlier you can know when these are at risk (and how) the better. The more clear the picture, the better you can understand the impacts of changes, and the more effectively you can deliver the solution the customer needs, when they need it, at a reasonable cost. This session will focus on the use of a One-Dimensional Product Backlog from a risk management point of view. We will show how this tool can be used to monitor and evaluate how your solution is getting built, and a clear view of any cascading impacts risks have as they surface.
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