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Cracking the complexity code

Paul Hobcraft

There was a good article within the McKinsey Quarterly published way back in 2007 entitled “Cracking the complexity code,” written by three authors Suzanne Heywood, Jessica Spungin, and David Turnbull. They suggest organizations need to decide on where to hold complexity within any design and build the right capabilities where they matter.

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Options-based Strategy: An Approach for Uncertain Times

The Inovo Group

This is the second in a series of articles about the convergence of strategy and innovation. For more information about the series, and a list of published and upcoming articles, please visit A New Era of Strategy and Innovation. Most strategies are built on specific beliefs about the future. Highlights.

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Nomination Wanted: 2015 Thinkers50

Matthew May

My three areas of focus — strategy, innovation, and lean — are all founded on the ground-level, everyday application of Roger Martin’s Play-to-Win framework (strategy), IDEO/Stanford d school-originated design thinking (innovation), and Toyota-born systems thinking (lean). Designer, The Play-To-Win Canvas.

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Top 3 Alternative Assets for your Business Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

In this blog, we will share the additional ‘innovation assets’ that many companies are yet to include in their business innovation strategy. This can result in the formation of ideas for new products and strategies, which ultimately can create competitive advantage and deliver incredible ROI. Top 3 Alternative Innovation Assets 1.

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Eleven Reasons for the UK’s Poor Productivity

Destination Innovation

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK productivity has fallen to levels it held in 2007. Who is going to design and program the robots? It is the job of the leaders at all levels to set the strategy and vision, to inspire and motivate their teams and to create a culture of progress and innovation.

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How to create a scalable strategy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis

mjvinnovation

Companies had to take extreme measures to adapt their processes and recalibrate their strategies. In this context, designing a strategy that keeps your business healthy and sustainable on an ongoing basis – a crisis resilient one – can be the difference between success and failure. Create an MVP.

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9 Way Bailey’s Irish Cream Can Help You Innovate

IdeaScale

Specifically, let’s consider the invention of Bailey’s Irish Cream and what it can teach us about idea management strategies that can support and amplify successful ideas. On December 3rd, 2007, Diageo announced the sale of the billionth bottle of Baileys since it was first introduced in 1973. How else are they going to discover them?