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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

Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012. This lack of trust leads to poor collaboration, hampers problem-solving, and ultimately affects the overall success of the company. Result: This empathetic redesign led to increased market share and strong customer loyalty.

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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. 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. What makes successful people succeed? A number of factors they come up with if you ask them may include: Hard work.

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16 Creative Thinking Questions from the Most Innovative Companies

BrainZooming

What would we halt if we stopped doing anything that might be remotely bad for customers? What can we do to deliver innovations when they need to get to market vs. when we’re done tinkering? This Brainzooming strategy eBook features links to 600 proven questions for: Developing Strategy. Branding and Marketing.

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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.