Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

As we stand at the cusp of this new era, it’s evident that the next generation of AI-powered innovation phases and gates processes is set to redefine the landscape of product development and innovation management. By incorporating AI, companies can: Increase the accuracy of decision-making at each gate.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 18, 2020

A new product development process that works at lightning speed requires new ways of working plus new ways of innovating. In this post we will cover how to: Cut your development cycle time and free up working capital. The fastest growing companies interpret innovation through multiple lenses.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Understanding Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Defining Corporate Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) refers to the investment of corporate funds directly into external startup companies. Moreover, through CVC, corporations can tap into the startup ecosystem , leveraging agility and innovative mindsets.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

This transformation is visible in various facets of management, including: Strategic Planning : AI algorithms can analyze market trends and consumer behavior to inform the strategic direction of product development.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Intersection of Corporate Growth and Startup Innovation Defining Corporate Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies. This alignment can result in a myriad of collaborative opportunities, from product development to new market entry.

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New Markets Advisors

MAY 29, 2019

Moreover, companies have gotten better at competing asymmetrically, blurring the definitions of who a company is even competing against. It’s how to build agility into your organization such that you can adapt as the strength of those advantages diminishes. While we often prioritize the dynamic elements of agility?—?the

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

These young companies thrive on adaptability, a drive for growth, and often, a technology-based solution that disrupts existing markets or creates new ones. These fledgling companies bring forth new products, services, and business models, challenging the status quo and pushing industries forward.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There is first elapsed time - the time from the first recognition of an opportunity or need until the product comes to market. For most companies, the preference would be that all innovation projects last no more than 88 days - a project should begin one day into the quarter and finish to deliver outcomes one day before the same quarter ends.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Importance of AI in Today’s Product Development Artificial Intelligence has become an indispensable tool in modern product development. It is not just an enabler but a catalyst for innovation that can significantly shorten the time-to-market for new products and services.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 21, 2021

Note that this is NOT a bad question to ask, because investors are constantly watching the effectiveness of the management team and want to see companies hitting their numbers. Yet there are few really interesting or new products on the market and the products and services that exist are becoming commoditized.

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Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. I first encountered Agile Development in 2005, when a team I supported was chosen to help pilot Scrum development methodology at Yahoo!

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 9, 2018

Selling sugary drinks seems passe, as bottled water, energy drinks and other health conscious foods and beverages seem to be taking over the "share of mouth" or "share of stomach" that food and beverage companies like to talk about. If the article is to be believed, Coke could have it both ways - size and speed, depth and agility.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to Startup Accelerator Programs The Concept of Startup Acceleration Startup accelerator programs are designed to foster rapid growth of early-stage companies by providing them with the necessary resources and support. Startup accelerator programs often form a crucial component of a corporation’s broader CVC strategy.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Scenario: A technology company is creating a consumer electronics solution that involves hardware, software and web components. Three separate teams, located in different parts of the company’s facility, create three platforms. Each platform has its own development team, its own Program Manager and its own Project Manager.

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Moves the Needle

MARCH 1, 2023

It was their job to ensure all aspects of the product development process were aligned and working together. Program management was steeped in technical processes, but also considered how product decisions would impact the product’s end users. Product Management reflected both of these facts.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 11, 2021

For example, one of the biggest idea killers is the inability for many companies to take really good ideas and get them prioritized in the existing product development process. Idea Development and validation - you need a really good, agile and rapid MVP development process to bring an MVP to customers and prospects for testing.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This venture arm operates at the intersection of corporations and the startup ecosystem , and has become a strategic tool for companies to foster innovation and growth. By engaging with and investing in startups, companies can gain insights into emerging technologies, trends, and business practices.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It drives growth, differentiation, and value creation, allowing companies to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market. Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility.

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Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These words include adjectives such as "lean", "agile" and "rapid", to make the point that innovation should be stripped to its bare components, move as fast as possible and create minimum viable solutions. Risk avoidance and current revenue are often more important than potential profitable products and services.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The trends outlined in this blog offer a glimpse into the future of product development and some exciting opportunities for product-driven companies to achieve real ROI regarding cost savings, efficiency, productivity, digital transformation benefits, and employee satisfaction.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 7, 2024

During a recent Innov8rs Learning Lab, Gina O'Connor's offered a compelling roadmap for companies seeking to navigate the complexities of fostering innovation that transcends incremental improvements to achieve radical, market-shifting outcomes, based on decades of research with large multinational organizations, as summarized below.

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Planview

MAY 5, 2023

Based in Germany, the company operates 42 production sites on all continents to manufacture products such as dialysis machines, dialyzers, and related disposables. Regional teams used different work methodologies such as Agile, waterfall, and Lean Six Sigma.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 9, 2021

The way most companies think about staffing is: how many people do I need to employ to operate day to day, supporting existing products and services, in the most efficient way possible? New product development, innovation and growth responsibilities are simply layered on top of their existing jobs.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

Ten, twenty, perhaps fifty out of thousands in medium to large companies. The most significant activities for investing in innovation management software are presently for events, challenges and campaigns, idea assessments, especially at the early stage, and product development filters.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

Many companies are still in denial or not wanting to address the significant legacy and change required. Innovation has gone from being islands of knowledge, developing new products and services exclusive to that one company, then quickly copied by the competitors, into something radically different.

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

Unfortunately, the enthusiasm I had for my new job waned after six months when an executive was appointed Head of Product Development—who insisted he knew SCRUM 1 better than anybody. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. Where did Agile come from?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Open innovation is a core strategy for transformative growth amongst a growing number of enterprise companies around the world. The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 30, 2018

The question isn't even: should we become more agile or more nimble? The answer to that one is "yes" as well, and (shameless plug) I wrote a book about how to become more nimble, agile and innovative. Look at just one of my favorite data nuggets: how long it took specific products or technologies to reach 50M users.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

As an executive leader, I’m often tasked with driving innovation within my team to ensure our company remains at the forefront of our industry. Innovation in executive teams is not just about developing new products or services; it’s about fostering a culture of continuous improvement, strategic thinking, and adaptability.

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Large organisations tend to treat major new product developments as serious projects which require serious resources. However, despite all of the management science the large majority of new products fail – certainly in the fast moving consumer goods sector. Agility, fast feedback and risk mitigation are the watchwords.

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Increasing Customer-Centricity : A significant trend observed is the shift towards a more customer-centric approach as companies adopt VSM. Creating Value Hypotheses: Increasing the practice of creating value hypotheses before initiating new product development is gaining traction.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Open-source innovation (or simply ‘open innovation’) is developing into a core strategy for transformative growth amongst enterprise companies around the world. Being an economist by training, I initially followed that path into financial and data analytics management roles within a major global energy company.

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Planview

AUGUST 12, 2022

In the traditional project-centered model, companies are organized around tasks, with each group focused on one element of a project. But greater emphasis is being placed on moving from project to product, which focuses on enabling teams to become end-to-end experts. Moving from project to product is beneficial in numerous situations.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 5, 2018

At IdeaScale we’re working with a diversity of healthcare organizations from hospital systems to research and development institutions and medical technology companies. Be more agile. Attract talent in the next 5 years, don’t lose it. Transform and deliver faster.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 3, 2020

These together have provided that specific company a level of success that others – mostly competitors – begin to notice. Agility, adaptability & innovation. Agile product development. There is no such thing as what they have it, you need to copy and have the same. Theory Y management. Enterprise Architecture.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Dear reader, let me share with you a conversation I had with the Chief Engineer Digitization & Software Development of a large company that produces complex electronic devices with many software elements in and around them. For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Dear reader, let me share with you a conversation I had with the Chief Engineer Digitization & Software Development of a large company that produces complex electronic devices with many software elements in and around them. For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics.

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