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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

The tool and techniques that stand out for me, in their contribution, value and my use have been, in no specific order, cover the jobs-to-be-done , ten types of innovation, crossing the chasm , blue ocean, business model canvas and value proposition canvas, building core competencies , lean start-up, agile and design sprints.

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From end to end: why the union of Design Thinking and Agile has been so successful

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Where DT can’t reach, Agile can compensate and vice versa. Agile: Make Tangible and build. Since you have a well-defined idea (through Design Thinking), Agile will clear a path towards your idea by removing obstacles that stand in your way. Agile: you do not make Agile; you become Agile.

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Parkinson’s Law and the Peter Principle – are they relevant to innovation?

Idea to Value

This is why “lean” and “agile” have become buzzwords today. There are assessments for nearly everything and big data will probably provide more on the less tangible things like creativity and likeability. Their power structures and jobs are threatened and they mobilize to deny or resist the new developments.

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Beware conventional wisdom in innovation and digital transformation

Jeffrey Phillips

It advocates: Determine a Use Case for the new technology or approach Train people to be more proficient users of the new technology Start small - find small successes This advice was true for the following list of management concepts: ERP Lean Agile Six Sigma Doing business on the internet and I suspect many, many more.

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

These are big data analytics, the fast adoption of new technologies, mobile products and capabilities and digital design.See the above for the complete list on where innovation is heading, it makes interesting viewing. This agility needs the tools of testing, feedback, and adaptation to accelerate the innovation process.

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Infographic – 5 trends that will revolutionize the energy market in the next few years

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To win over 100% of their digital consumers, companies must become increasingly agile and innovative. Their analytical power comes from using Big Data and Machine Learning to design the best scenarios, manage risk, and elevate decision making to the next level of efficiency. The Action Plan. Did you like our infographic?

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Digital Technology MoshPit

Gregg Fraley

All frameworks (Agile, Lean, CPS, Design Thinking, Stage-Gate) require people to come up with fresh ideas, and MoshPit has a new and better way to do that. Data Analytics. This shaping of vague ideas into resource-worthy innovation projects is the final step of the MoshPit process. Artificial Intelligence. Augmented Reality.