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Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

Innovation in Practice

Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. As a way to reframe problems, ideate solutions, and iterate toward better answers, design thinking is already well established in the commercial world. and adjunct lecturer of design thinking at the Darden Graduate School of Business.

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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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How President Lula da Silva should help the poor in Brazil this time?

Christensen Institute

trillion high in 2011, Brazil’s GDP in 2021 shrunk to $1.6 Early signs point to Lula’s government implementing a push strategy of development when they need to do the opposite. In our paper, Leveraging market-creating innovations to solve Brazil’s education paradox , we highlight two main development strategies, push and pull.

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What UX Designers Need to Know about Conversion Rate Optimization

Boxes and Arrows

The real problem many organizations face regarding conversion, is that content is often still considered “the stuff that goes into the design.” Putting content at center stage means changing some of the fundamental ways we think about content in the design process and how it helps conversion. Strategy first.

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Taking on the knowledge barrier: Solar lessons for consumers and producers

Christensen Institute

This blog is designed to break down this barrier and further the collective understanding of both solar energy systems and innovative strategies to fuel its adoption. M-Kopa sells complete solar energy units that power charger outlets, lights, televisions, and refrigerators, all of which are designed and manufactured by the company.

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Innovation fails because humans have emotions

Idea to Value

The original process showed how an idea should first follow design thinking principles, before being turned into a solution using agile development, and finally being piloted and launched. A fascinating 2011 study showed that decision-makers said they valued creative ideas, but subconsciously reacted to new ideas very negatively.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

The holistic approach of how a company is implementing a strategy and works its way towards its vision is described by the logic of all dimensions of its business model – the WHO, WHAT, HOW and VALUE. In opposition a strategy is a plan to achieve a unique, differentiated positioning over the competition.