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

Idea to Value

10 people write 10 reports in 10 hours. If you hire 10 more people how many reports will all 20 people write in the same time? This is why “lean” and “agile” have become buzzwords today. In a competitive context, incompetence does not allow the mediocre to stay afloat for long and meritocracy is valuable and fair.

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Using Lean Innovation in the Product Development and Commercialization Process

Moves the Needle

Companies that successfully bring new products to market rapidly, benefit from having a leg up on their competition while diminishing the negative effects of shrinking product life cycles. Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. But how can an enterprise organization re-invent product commercialization?

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It’s Time To Upgrade Your Innovation Management System

Innov8rs

These companies report a clear business impact from their innovation efforts, repeatedly- measured in revenues and/or transformation outcomes. Their systems work effectively and efficiently, but they are also agile enough to seize short-term opportunities. Most of these systems trace back to the Lean Startup.

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Innovation That Transforms Us

100%Open

100%Open Spring Union Report. Organisations we’ve worked with – LEGO, Interface, Crisis and many others – have undergone a transformation from inward-looking and competitive to open-minded and collaborative. Adam Timlett, PPL: Agile techniques produce turbulence and transform easier. In a good way.

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Building a lasting innovation capability

Jeffrey Phillips

After all, most (probably 90%) of all innovation projects undertaken in large corporations are reactive projects trying to respond to a market threat or competitive move. Executives need to talk about innovation, but also engage in innovation, check in with direct reports, better yet, go do some innovation work.

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Low-Touch Economy: what is it and how it can influence your business?

mjvinnovation

Despite the initial challenges, the effects are beneficial: business leaders report increased productivity and savings in time and financial resources, since face-to-face meetings that required international travel and hours of commuting are now online. The definitive growth hack: Growth Hacking + Agile Marketing.

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How To Build An Innovation Capability That Lasts

Innov8rs

In order to remain competitive, companies must continually develop new products, services, and processes that meet the needs of their customers. Efficiency Optimization Organizations have eliminated risk and variance in their operations through rightsizing, outsourcing, lean, and agile.

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