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Innovation - fast and slow, for the right reasons

Jeffrey Phillips

For quite some time we've been hearing about how important it is to do things quickly, with many new adjectives placed in front of the word "innovation". What has worked in more traditional settings - manufacturing, process improvement, etc - is now being applied to innovation. When can you move fast?

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

BCG rightly is pointing out from their research that digital innovation is just taking over everywhere. They point out that since 2014, only four types of innovation and that are all related to digital, have grown increasingly in importance in their pursuit by companies.

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5 Ways to Fail at Innovation

Imaginatik

Yet, within corporations, innovation programs are fragile things. Large portions of the organization view the innovation team as a foreign entity. Innovation programs thrive on processes and metrics that don’t mesh easily with the core. For corporate innovators, risk lies around every corner.

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Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge

Gregg Fraley

Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge, in no particular order. Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived. Design Thinking alone will not guarantee success (or any other framework, Agile, Lean, etc.).

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8 Types of Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Guide

Qmarkets

Implemented first in Toyota manufacturing plants, this innovative production system dramatically reduced costs while improving product quality and production flexibility. Techniques such as Lean manufacturing and automation play a pivotal role in driving process innovation, enabling businesses to maintain operational excellence and agility.

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How Schibsted Media Group Used Empathy and Evidence to Validate New Ideas

Moves the Needle

From that information, we were able to plan out what a couple of sprints might look like in order to help employees and leadership understand the Lean Innovation process and increase the frequency of making decisions based on evidence. “ ” — Thais Cunha, Project Coordinator, Bomnegocio.com.

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Seamless experience - innovation holy grail

Jeffrey Phillips

Talking about innovation is exciting, I'll grant you, because most corporate types don't get to do innovation, let alone talk about innovation. As Andy Cohen said at our conference they've Six Sigma'd the opportunity and then leaned it and then made it agile, then applied Six Sigma again.