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Effective Non-Contact Innovation

100%Open

Since 2011 we have hosted a grand total of 36 Union events, but Summer Union 2020 was the first of its kind as it was entirely virtual from farm to fork – from our first brainstorm to the execution of the event itself. We brainstormed the three crucial stages of innovation: Explore – how to have ideas and extend networks.

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What is Lean Innovation? Components and Examples

Moves the Needle

The idea was conceived by Eric Ries and brought to life in his book The Lean Startup back in 2011. This involves brainstorming and prioritizing business model assumptions, creating a hypothesis, defining a key metric and running a specific experiment to validate or invalidate the hypothesis.

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Alignment Diagrams

Boxes and Arrows

This happened to me recently with my credit card: the card issuer and the bank backing it seemed to disagree who was responsible for my problem. Brainstorming Alignment diagrams serve as an excellent stimulus for a workshop or brainstorming session. Designers have the skills to creatively brainstorm and lead such sessions.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

In 2011 it was acquired for $85 million by Skype. In contrast to quiet R&D labs, hub premises are meant to be bustling with activity, with lively events such as innovation jams or idea jams, hackathons, pitches, innovation challenges, idea competitions and brainstorms. Some major companies were in fact born from these hackathons.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

In 2011 it was acquired for $85 million by Skype. In contrast to quiet R&D labs, hub premises are meant to be bustling with activity, with lively events such as innovation jams or idea jams, hackathons, pitches, innovation challenges, idea competitions and brainstorms. Some major companies were in fact born from these hackathons.