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Strategic goals and design principles for establishing innovation centres

Innovation 360 Group

Steve Coley defined in 2009 how innovation can be divided into three parallel horizons, each evolving along a predictable S-curve. In this scenario, large H1 projects tend to get prioritized to such an extent that they can generate internal traffic jams, holding back projects that must vie for the same resources.

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Strategic goals and design principles for establishing innovation centres

Innovation 360

Steve Coley defined in 2009 how innovation can be divided into three parallel horizons, each evolving along a predictable S-curve. In this scenario, large H1 projects tend to get prioritized to such an extent that they can generate internal traffic jams, holding back projects that must vie for the same resources.

Design 40
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Delivering Bad News: The Message, the Messenger, and the Masses

Michael Roberto

With regard to the messenger, they argue that bad news is more likely to be heard and attended to if the messenger has a specific role/responsibility for project oversight. In my own work ( Know What You Don't Know , 2009), I've examined the issue of surfacing bad news proactively.

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How China Creates the Strongest Innovation System

The BMI Lab Blog

Venture capital investments in leading technologies, 2016 (Source, PitchBook; McKinsey Global Institute Analysis). For instance, Xiaomi, which sees itself as a software company, has a project to use data from vacuum cleaners and learn about their clients' apartments, domestic life and behavior to develop new solutions based on that.

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Toward a theory of information relativity

Xplaner

This is because they are already defining their project in terms of an answer or solution, and before you can deliver an answer you need to know the question. At XPLANE we call this the WHODO, and it’s a required input to any project we undertake. They will want technical explanations and probably a lot of detailed analysis.

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UX Researcher: A User’s Manual

Boxes and Arrows

Initiating new projects in an effort to constantly expand their interests and skills. According to Forrester (2009, pg. When meeting with project staff from a recent client, don’t assume your researcher isn’t engaged if she is quiet. Discovering usability issues through user testing. Academia: A land far, far away.

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Innovate, Adapt, Overcome: How to Beat a Recession with Idea Management & Continuous Improvement

Qmarkets

It’s estimated that a loss of more than $2 trillion in world-wide economic growth occurred between the second quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. You’ll need to undertake a thorough analysis of your internal processes, see where wastage can be eliminated, and creatively use essential assets to streamline your workflows.