Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. But, if we are truly intent on achieving both, we need to start taking social impact just as seriously. Mission-driven organizations have an equal opportunity to apply the principles and practices of innovation to maximize their impact–but few take it.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review LEAN Innovation Social Innovation 100

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2016

We do need to blend it in and fuse it with other techniques, so to sort out where it fits within the innovation mix and valuing it for its ‘added’ worth to transform information into achieving tangible outcomes. • The power of social innovation and linking your product to societal needs Scaling becomes important to expand this out.

Innovation 100

Innovation Design LEAN Marketing 100

KindlingApp

APRIL 3, 2016

Established in 2012, this program pairs innovators from the private sector with leaders in the federal government, towards the goal of innovating for specific government agencies and initiatives. New Innovation Fellows are recruited each year and, last summer, President Obama made the program a permanent part of our government.

Innovation 40

Innovation Social Innovation Collaboration Entrepreneurship 40

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

This is what I have been working for years to develop and share, and was one of the major sets of highlights in the recent Innovation and Creativity Summit. This can lead to a much larger number of innovations being tested much more quickly, for a lower cost and at a lower risk than traditional management methods.

Company 248

Company Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming Design Thinking 248