Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. I had taken the job of VP of Marketing in a company emerging from bankruptcy. This was the last thing we needed in a company where every day could be our last. All good news.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Marketing Culture Data 71

Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 15, 2016

The following business innovation reports cover three core elements that consistently prove important to success: developing a certain kind of company culture; the connection between data, legislature, challenges, and opportunities; and finally, emerging business trends that continuously impact enterprise innovation programs.

Report 40

Report Innovation Programs Trends Data 40

Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

[11:30] Building spacial strategies, taking in cultural requirements. [12:30] 14:30] How the companies in Silicon Valley used their corporate purpose to create the culture, which then translated into the office spaces. [15:45] 11:30] Building spacial strategies, taking in cultural requirements. [12:30]

Creativity 148

Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Design 148

Values Centered Innovation

APRIL 6, 2017

The 2016 State of Crowdsourced Innovation report from Spigit, the largest vendor of innovation management software by revenues, gives us some idea of how these software systems are used with their customers: 64% of surveyed customers use the platform company wide, rather than in just a few groups. Download the full white paper.

Crowdsourcing 40

Crowdsourcing Report Software Review Innovation 40

Values Centered Innovation

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Download the full white paper. Competitors’ ability to take business away from their company (especially new competitors with disruptive business models). The pace of change has accelerated in business, requiring organizations to be more agile. Change the culture. Watch the "Jump-shifting HRs impact" video.

Survey 40

Survey Conference Report Trends 40

Values Centered Innovation

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Change the culture. Context is all-important, and global CEOs are defining a specific context for this convergence: large scale, transformative change must take place in virtually every facet of their companies in the coming years. Download the full white paper. Download the full white paper.

Conference 40

Conference Report Disruption Meeting 40

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 19, 2013

For companies that depend on user experience for business success, a strong internal team is essential. External agencies can walk away from a client with little risk that anyone will hear about a failed project, but companies are very social. The best designers are plugged into the cultural currents and apply them to the job at hand.

Design 79

Design Underperforming Technical Team Project Groups 79