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What is the ambition matrix and how does it work as part of an innovation portfolio?

Idea to Value

Originally developed by the strategy consultants at Monitor (now part of Deloitte) and made famous by a breakthrough article in Harvard Business Review by Geoff Tuff and Bansi Nagji, the Ambition Matrix is a tool which helps companies identify ways to execute their strategy around where to play and how to win.

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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

Example: Kodak, a once-dominant player in the photography industry, struggled to innovate and adapt to the digital age. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012. Example: P&G used Design Thinking to redesign its Pampers product.

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How much luck do you need to be creative?

Idea to Value

Having the resources to develop what you are thinking of. Ironically, when people look for information on what it takes to be successful, they will undoubtedly look to examples from successful people. However, in the 200m butterfly in London 2012, Phelps was beaten by South Africa’s Chad Le Clos by just five one-hundredths of a second.

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yet2 Insights: The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Yet2

Early examples of conceptual automata date back to Ancient Greece. Centuries passed, and while the complexity and elegance of mechanical automata grows, only the development of modern computing allows the possibilities dreamed before. ” Each of these examples are created with the intent to do good. Deep Blue).

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Start With Mindset

Leanstack

Yet, when we look around we don’t find the corresponding adoption across teams. often part of a mandated checklist imposed upon teams. That happiness, however, is short-lived when upon closer inspection, I find them blank, not up to date, or a list of problems invented to justify the solution the team is already committed to building.

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4 Things You Need To Build An Innovative Culture

IdeaSpies

Create Safe Spaces In 2012, Google embarked on an enormous research project. Code-named “Project Aristotle,” the aim was to see what made successful teams tick. Interestingly, highly innovative teams can be safe for some ideas, but not for others. The same effect has been found elsewhere.

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Start With Mindset

Leanstack

Yet, when we look around we don’t find the corresponding adoption across teams. often part of a mandated checklist imposed upon teams. That happiness, however, is short-lived when upon closer inspection, I find them blank, not up to date, or a list of problems invented to justify the solution the team is already committed to building.