ImagineNation

OCTOBER 7, 2023

This shift was powered by the defining trait of our species, our human creativity, which is at the heart of all creative problem-solving endeavors, where innovation is the engine of growth, no matter, what the context.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 26, 2022

Agile” and “Waterfall” offer us very different approaches to project management. is the guiding question, and we develop solutions based upon our understanding of the answer. Agile design, on the other hand, begins without a clear endpoint, assuming that any presumptions about results may bias or limit our opportunities and options.

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Innov8rs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Innov8rs | Corporate venture studios offer innovation teams the freedom to operate with the spirit, passion, and resilience of entrepreneurs, all while leveraging organizational resources. However, building successful innovation teams in this context requires careful consideration. What are the key ingredients?

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ImagineNation

JANUARY 4, 2023

We stated that innovation-led growth is absolutely critical and that people need to be enabled and equipped to adapt, connect and collaborate in new ways to kickstart change in agile, constructive, equitable, and sustainable ways to innovate in uncertain times. Six strategies to kickstart change and innovate in uncertain times.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Applying Design Thinking to Personal Growth and Innovation In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to adapt and innovate is more crucial than ever, not just in the realm of product development but also in our personal and professional lives. It involves five key stages: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test.

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Design Thinking Design Underperforming Technical Team Ideation 62

CMOE

JULY 29, 2021

Being a great leader requires the ability to adapt to change. Unfortunately, not enough leaders are equipped with the right training or knowledge to effectively lead their team members through change; almost two-thirds of employers noted that a lack of change-management expertise was a problem during their recent initiatives.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I believe today; the innovation management process requires this fresh mandate to drive change to bring the process into today’s more technical period where our systems need to operate seamlessly and flow across the organization and the entire innovation process. I believe we need to leverage technology, concepts, and design thinking.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 148

Tullio Siragusa

JULY 24, 2023

Why Command-and-Control Culture Fails Stifles Creativity and Innovation A command-and-control culture tends to stifle creativity and innovation, as it leaves no room for employees to contribute their ideas or think outside the box. Employees become mere executors of orders, leading to a lack of engagement and motivation.

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CMOE

APRIL 27, 2021

Top 10 Characteristics of High-Performing Teams. Team Mentality. Outstanding business teams possess positive attributes that enable them to perform at a high level—and sustain that level of performance over years. Why Is Decisiveness Found in High-Performing Teams? Decisiveness. Alignment of Values. Confidence.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It’s always a wonderful inspiration for strategic and creative thinking questions (plus it’s exciting that we have a current client among the companies recognized). 16 Creative Thinking Questions from the Most Innovative Companies. 16 Creative Thinking Questions from the Most Innovative Companies. Innovation.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The typical goals of this sort of collaboration are better solutions and disrupting economic development — ultimately, it’s an early pipeline of new technologies. The collaborative process can also teach a seasoned team a lot about resiliency, agility, and dynamic thinking. Set goals around your innovation pipeline.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In our last blog , we proposed, rather than living in a world where everyone hates to fail, why not adopt a rethink, respond, regroup, thrive pattern, and experience failure as an opportunity for change, unlearning, and re-thinking? Critical art of re-thinking. Making time and space for re-thinking. The vital role of unlearning.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What is the difference between design thinking and agile methodologies? How can design thinking help with product development? Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves empathy for the user, creative ideation, and experimentation to create innovative solutions. How can I apply design thinking to my business?

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Design Thinking Design Underperforming Technical Team Ideation 74

ImagineNation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It is described as the “blueprint for forward-thinking business leaders and managers that will help them create high-performing and faster-moving teams and companies”. By drawing on the wisdom of their coach to help them manage and lead their people to be more effective in their jobs, and to grow and develop.

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PlanBox Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Unifying the PMO and Innovation Team through ISO 56001 to Move the Business Forward. Indeed, in this age of relentless change, the last thing any enterprise wants is a free-falling portfolio of innovative projects. Now, this begs the question: what if the PMO and the Innovation Team were not extraterrestrial to one another?

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Underperforming Technical Team Project Innovation Management Resources 97

Idea to Value

JANUARY 6, 2017

Like so many other organizational leaders in China at that time, I had a very young team and we needed to skill-up. Within 18 months or so, they had developed a solid Innovation Skillset foundation. I needed to help my team and leaders cultivate an Innovation Mindset. It’s a combination of Creativity and Risk Taking.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Creativity Tools 126

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Artificial Intelligence is not just a tool but a revolutionary force, catalyzing fundamental changes in how businesses operate, compete, and deliver value.

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

I built a team with a dedicated user researcher; information architect; interaction and visual designers and we even made a guerilla usability lab and had regular test sessions. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. This is an extreme example of where SCRUM went bad.

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ImagineNation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

At ImagineNation we know that this can be done by transforming people’s cognitive dissonance into the vibrant & creative energy that makes innovation happen. Just think about how much easier it will be if innovation lead change strategies are designed, articulated, received & executed by people in the VUCA times of our Digital Age.

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 10, 2023

In doing so, business leaders can then develop an Anticipatory mindset that more easily overcomes what they are afraid of before it tears them down. Failure to pre-solve problems – Problems always start as something perceived and then quickly develop into a reality. Waiting for the problem to occur leads to failure.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

Yet sporadic innovation is not enough to keep up with changing markets and evolving demanding customer needs. In order to remain competitive, companies must continually develop new products, services, and processes that meet the needs of their customers. A famous study says children are very creative. It's easier said than done.

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How To Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Culture 59

ImagineNation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

“From Claude Montana to Thierry Mugler, from Giorgio Armani to Franco Moschino, from Jean Charles de Castelbajac to Christian Lacroix, there were many designers who shaped the aesthetics of the era with their creations and shows” – whose creativity, still impact us across the arts and other key industries today. A unique moment in time.

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BrainZooming

MAY 1, 2017

The authors report four characteristics that set top CEOs apart, According to the article, “roughly half the strong candidates had distinguished themselves in more than one of the four essential behaviors, while only 5% of the weak candidates had.”. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategic Thinking Exercises eBook 87

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

When you feel the force of change running through the organization, you tend to have that same sensation, to resist the force with all your energy. Ignoring the power of choice within change is dangerous. So to make change we need context – the understanding of why we need to change and what we need to do with it.

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Boxes and Arrows

MARCH 30, 2010

Large scale websites require groups of specialists to design and develop a product that will be a commercial success. To develop a completely new site requires several teams to collaborate and this can be difficult. Particularly as different teams may be working with different methods. Do people get on with each other?

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

We’ve written a tremendous amount about change and change management strategy since the Brainzooming blog’s inception. Just HOW MUCH have we written on change management strategy? Well, to identify the articles listed here, a search for “change” on the blog yielded eighty-six PAGES of articles. Don’t Overthink It?

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ImagineNation

MAY 3, 2022

I was first introduced to the principle of “Personal Responsibility” when I attended a number of experiential workshops facilitated by Robert Kiyosaki who is now well known globally as the successful entrepreneurial author of the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” book series. Putting the maturity continuum to work.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

To survive and thrive, it’s critical that you recognize the signs of disruption and understand the necessity of adapting to these changes. For insights on staying ahead of the curve, consider exploring creating business strategy in a world of AI-driven rapid change.

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Be-novative

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

One of the biggest trends in 2022 is to design workplaces together that put people at the centre and craft experiences and organisational cultures that are more empathetic, inclusive, creative, healthier, humane?—?which Elvira Kalmar , our Partner Hub Program Facilitator in the Spark Creativity online sessions facilitated the session.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

Can we find ways to be highly adaptable, agile and fluid in grabbing and taking the parts of the innovation system and constructing them into that design and process that works for that specific challenge? These help us to figure out what is changing. Today there is a relentless pace; we are facing a relentless change occurring.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 22, 2018

Reflecting on the nine-month bewildering & illuminating learning & profound change journey & innovation roller coaster ride that occurred, there is a lot to share, in what we appropriately developed & name The ImagineNation Manifesto. However, very few businesses really know what it means to be innovative.

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Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In-house designers often have to advocate for design priorities versus new features or technical change. Did it instigate change? Developers own the code, business owns the proposition, yet design is considered a “service.” The team also keeps the design vision up to date, updating it as they learn from customers.

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mjvinnovation

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Companies of all sizes, operating in the most diverse segments, strive to promote creativity, consequently innovating consciously. It is necessary to consider – and we will talk about this later – that Design Thinking is not just a creative process. Check out some tips to acculture your team around Design Thinking!

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 23, 2020

All companies need to make this change, there is no other solution! The teams are all already distributed – some were already, but most were still sharing the same table in some office out there. Why transform distributed teams into a motivated community? Optimism saves teams. Everything is a matter of choice.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Culture Engagement 40

Moves the Needle

MAY 16, 2016

Sales says they just sell whatever the product team delivers. The product team says they struggle to keep up with a long list of features required by product management. To start, they need to be closer to their customers, be more agile, act bolder. It’s our internal startups: that’s why we have an incubator. We don’t have time.”

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It is then through managing your future development, mostly through research and development, that when combined with a sound acquisition strategy, that you believe will then augment your present internal growth and look to sustain the business. There is such misalignment in time for innovation to emerge.

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Taivara

AUGUST 29, 2018

Let our team of non-conformists help you build your innovative company culture. A conformist company culture stifles innovation and breeds weakness. While middle management can keep the company strong in the near-term, the stifling of innovation makes the organization weak in the long-run. Conformity abhors change.

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