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. The agility to adapt to AI advancements is now a vital component of surviving and thriving in the modern marketplace.

Strategy 100

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The building blocks of open innovation building towards Business Ecosystem design. By incorporating Open Innovation Strategies as the next building block, businesses can create a dynamic and expansive innovation ecosystem beyond internal and partnership and certain collaborative boundaries.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC is often characterized by its dual focus on achieving both strategic returns, such as fostering innovation or entering new markets, and financial returns, similar to those sought by traditional venture capitalists. Moreover, through CVC, corporations can tap into the startup ecosystem , leveraging agility and innovative mindsets.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Agile 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Imperative of Culture Change Understanding the Stakes: Innovation and Business Growth Culture change within an organization is not just about altering the workplace environment; it is a strategic imperative. Innovation is not simply about new ideas; it’s about transforming those ideas into value-creating strategies.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

I proposed a new Framework for managing innovation this week, called the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework. This is approaching innovation and its management in more of a holistic, technology-enabled way based on the use of a cloud-enabled Platform and Ecosystem thinking and design. I highlight the key value points.

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Agile Collaboration Innovation Competition 182

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

It serves as a cornerstone for innovation and drives superior business outcomes. Enhancing Innovation and Business Results Effective team collaboration is a catalyst for innovation. Organizations with strong collaborative practices often see improvements in productivity, efficiency, and agility.

Collaboration 113

Collaboration Technical Review Agile Trends 113

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. Corporations can leverage this innovation to drive growth, remain competitive, and enter new markets.

Collaboration 147

Collaboration Innovation Agile Technical Review 147

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Shaping Innovation for a Meaningful Change Following on from my initial post, “ Our Need is to Shape Innovation Dynamically, ” this post outlines the eight value-adding points that I can help build out and deliver alongside you in different delivery modules to fit your circumstances and budgets.

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Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 173

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Here’s the secret to Unicorn innovation. He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation. I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. Friction occurs when moving parts rub against each other.

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Idea Drop

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Agile project management involves dividing tasks into short phases of work, or ‘sprints’, with continuous reassessment and adaptation of plans. Stemming from the word agile, meaning to move quickly and easily, it is no surprise that such a methodology goes hand in hand with innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Unpacking Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the collective values, beliefs, and principles of organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture.

Culture 100

Culture Underperforming Technical Team Agile Leadership 100

Leapfrogging

JUNE 29, 2019

What is the Agile Innovation Process, and what are best practices, tools and online templates for teams and organizations? Today, everyone wants to be agile. It’s seen as sexy and cool to be agile, but most people don’t know what the term really means. There’s little surprise that the agile framework has taken off.

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Agile Software Developers Software Development Roadmap 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. AI complements human creativity, enabling teams to translate complex data into meaningful insights and innovative solutions.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

IdeaScale

APRIL 7, 2020

Is your organization struggling to keep up with the innovation demands in your sector? Recent research suggests that some key learning and development (L&D) strategies hold the answers you’ve been searching for. Innovation and training? requires having first established an effective innovation strategy within your office.

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Training Learning How To Agile 182

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Here’s the downloadable Strategy Uncertainty Map I developed as part of my work with Praxie.com. Some people think being agile is a mindset. If you have the right tools, anyone can both build agility into how you think and make it the foundation of your business processes. All opportunities have uncertainty.

Disruption 130

Disruption Strategy Strategy Trends 130

New Markets Advisors

MAY 29, 2019

For years, Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath has been telling us that the traditional strategy of finding and exploiting a sustainable competitive advantage is becoming outdated. The world is evolving too quickly for competitive advantages to last for a meaningful amount of time. Or so the argument goes.

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Agile Competition How To Strategy 40

Leanstack

APRIL 26, 2021

(This is guest post by Alejandra Gonzalez , a seasoned business model strategist, product owner, and innovation coach. In this post, Alejandra shares her perspectives on when and how to incorporate lean, agile, and design thinking into your product lifecycle. For the company where I worked, that was far too long and risky.

Design Thinking 145

Design Thinking LEAN Agile Design 145

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. Managers and leaders are recognizing that fostering team collaboration practices can yield a more agile and responsive organization.

Underperforming Technical Team 113

Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration Creativity Software Review 113

Kainexus

APRIL 20, 2024

Digital transformation at the enterprise level is essential for organizations to remain competitive, relevant, and resilient in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. Moreover, it empowers employees with the tools and capabilities to collaborate effectively, make data-driven decisions, and drive continuous organizational improvement.

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Agile Competition Collaboration Data 69

Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In any connected innovation ecosystem, l see four main components that must be explored, connected and built out. These are connecting value creation, knowledge transfer, co-creation and competitive positioning. This recognition encourages organizations to seek partnerships and collaborations that align with their strategic goals.

Competition 111

Competition Collaboration Innovation Strategy 111

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Impact of Culture on Performance and Innovation The influence of organizational culture on performance and innovation cannot be overstated. A culture that embraces change and is open to new ideas will naturally drive innovation, leading to greater business growth and the development of competitive advantages.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Culture Change 100

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Impact on strategy and innovation What does this mean for two concepts near and dear to my heart - strategy and innovation? The Facebook of today wasn't his original strategy, any more than the Google of today was what Page and Brin where thinking when they started a search engine. What's next?

Technology 171

Technology Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 171

Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 9, 2017

When the competition launches a new product, how do you react? In short, you use agility to change directions and head the competition off at the pass. Put them in context with the concept of agility. Agility doesn’t allow you to innovate and jump ahead of the competition. Of course not. Not at all.

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Agile Strategy Strategy Competition 70

Planview

APRIL 6, 2023

This debunks the perspective that business agility and successful transformation are limited to companies of a certain profile. I am not just referencing improvements via Agile and DevOps, although they are a piece of the puzzle. I see companies recognizing that speed is the differentiating competitive advantage in business.

Competition 52

Competition Technical Review Software Review Agile 52

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Impact of Culture on Performance and Innovation Your organizational culture exerts a powerful influence on performance and innovation. As you lead culture change for greater innovation & business growth , you will notice a surge in novel ideas and solutions that can propel your company forward.

Culture 100

Culture Change Management Agile 100

IdeaSpies

APRIL 16, 2019

In 1985, a relatively unknown professor at Harvard Business School named Michael Porter published a book called Competitive Advantage , which explained that by optimizing every facet of the value chain , a firm could consistently outperform its competitors. The book was an immediate success and made Porter a management superstar.

Competition 121

Competition Collaboration Technical Review Policies 121

Planview

APRIL 26, 2022

One thing has become clear for organizations in this pandemic era – change is hard, and if you don’t have a transformation plan, you’re more likely to fall victim to one of these common Agile transformation challenges. At the start of 2020, the need for Agile transformation was already knocking on the door of most major organizations.

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Agile Handbook Culture Leadership 52

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions. Nothing can work in isolation.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 147

Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When the competition launches a new product, how you react says a lot about you as a professional and your company as an organization. This is called agility, and we often utilize agility to change directions and head the competition off at the pass. Was agility the driving force behind Uber’s dominance in ridesharing?

Agile 63

Agile Trends Disruption Guidelines 63

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 21, 2024

Why Ecosystems are valuable Being explicit about ecosystems in the context of organizational strategies provides several distinct advantages compared to traditional approaches. The result of each Ecosystem layer, even as a standalone layer, can drive innovation, resilience and prosperity within individual organizations.

ChatGPT 162

ChatGPT Collaboration Agile Design 162

Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I'm diverging a bit from my normal focus on innovation and strategy to write a brief piece on planning. You see, planning is vital for strategy and for innovation, and is so ubiquitous that no one in corporate America believes that they lack for planning. Likewise, planning is important for strategy. Stand there.

Agile 265

Agile Competition Strategy Strategy 265

Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 25, 2021

Because of the rapidly accelerating rate of change, your business is only ever as strong as its next innovation. The goal should be longevity and significance over success , not merely one big payout and coasting down a hill, using reactionary mindsets and agility as needed to dodge obstacles while you coast. Risk Based on Certainty.

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Agile Change Disruption Trends 88

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to Experiential Intelligence in Executive Teams Understanding Experiential Intelligence In today’s competitive business landscape, it’s important to recognize that the traditional metrics of intelligence such as IQ or even EQ (Emotional Intelligence) are no longer sufficient on their own.

Leadership 113

Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 8, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell A few years ago I was invited by Accenture Strategy, along with other thought leaders such as Bruce Weinstein and Andrew Winston, to discuss its research on trust and competitive agility.

Agile 99

Agile Study Competition Strategy 99

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. There is a real Quest for Agility: Agility seems the new Holy Grail and you can hardly find an article or blog post without a reference to “the fast changing circumstances” of the business.

Agile 52

Agile Strategy Strategy Roadmap 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. There is a real Quest for Agility: Agility seems the new Holy Grail and you can hardly find an article or blog post without a reference to “the fast changing circumstances” of the business.

Agile 52

Agile Strategy Strategy Roadmap 52