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Nomination Wanted: 2015 Thinkers50

Matthew May

My three areas of focus — strategy, innovation, and lean — are all founded on the ground-level, everyday application of Roger Martin’s Play-to-Win framework (strategy), IDEO/Stanford d school-originated design thinking (innovation), and Toyota-born systems thinking (lean). NOMINATIONS CLOSE JULY 31, 2015.

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The 2015 Lean Startup Conference

Innovation Excellence

GE Powers up a New Generation of Corporate Innovation The company formerly known as General Electric (GE) is synonymous with technological advances such as the light bulb, TV and nuclear power but until recently its innovation processes that were forged in the industrial revolution had not kept pace.

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Lean is Dead. Long Live Lean!

Legacy Innovation Group

Lean is Dead. Long Live Lean! Jan 12, 2015 | Anthony Mills. Twenty four years ago, James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos introduced our world to a modern understanding of the concept of Lean Production. Lean is a tool for driving efficiency. That, unfortunately, is simply not the case.

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Why We’re Digging Deep at Lean Startup Conference 2018

Moves the Needle

It’s that time of year again: the temperature is dropping, leaves are changing colors, and after a sleepy summer, companies are ready to reflect on how they are going to improve their operation for the new year. Mon, Nov 5, 2018 11:00 AM EDT The first event we have is featuring our Co-Founder and CEO, Brant Cooper.

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Innovation 2015 or Five Lame Excuses?

Gregg Fraley

Here’s the thing, like the inept and psychologically damaged journalist Jimmy Olsen, even a dysfunctional company that heretofore hasn’t managed to get innovation going can start now. Now is the time to impact 2015. Jimmy Olsen has a pocketful of kryptonite to take on the man of steel.

LEAN 40
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50+ Business Cases on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Open Innovation EU

The course was based on the following model: The following list is a selection of the business cases they found, mostly based on the Lean Startup, Lean Enterprise, Corporate Entrepreneurship and agile/Scrum – all available freely and online for use at your disposal, so I decided to share them with you. jaguar/lean-production/.

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Workplace Culture: Productive People Make High-performing Teams That Produce Rapid Results

Innovation Excellence

According to Global Human Capital Trends 2015 pg 36, “Organizations that create a culture defined by meaningful work, deep employee engagement, job and organizational fit, and strong leadership are outperforming their peers and will likely beat their competition in attracting top talent.”.

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