ImagineNation

OCTOBER 7, 2023

A recent McKinsey Leading Off – Essentials for leaders and those they lead email newsletter, referred to an article “The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people” which stated that digitization, automation, and AI will reshape whole industries and every enterprise.

Generative AI 59

Generative AI Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 59

Innovation Excellence

MAY 4, 2020

Would that be so bad? I was recently with a founder of a small Swiss tech startup, and he was all over the ‘how’ they are squeezing value out of a step-change technology, to generate as many user cases as possible, whichever they are. Have you ever enjoyed your reviews? And Agility For All. Dream or nightmare?

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile Groups 52

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. Embracing AI means more than just implementing new technologies; it involves rethinking entire business operations from the ground up.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Change Underperforming Technical Team 100

Moves the Needle

JANUARY 30, 2019

Digital Transformation (also known as “DX”) is the phenomenon that virtually all companies are incorporating digital technology at some level. The digitization might be specific internal processes, tools, or operational components, or can refer to a complete revamp of a company’s products and services. They are not agile.

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Technology Leadership 74

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

Can we find ways to be highly adaptable, agile and fluid in grabbing and taking the parts of the innovation system and constructing them into that design and process that works for that specific challenge? This needs designing in unique ways, not in rigid processes and structures. Where is innovation within this?

Design 138

Design Innovation Agile System 138

Integrative Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2016

Accelerating dynamics and pace of disruption in most industries, in particular triggered by the pervasion of new technologies, lead to decreasing life times of existing business models. But even participating in other firms’ ecosystems can be highly attractive, as demonstrated by e.g. several app developers.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Big Data Innovation Technical Review 40

The Inovo Group

MAY 23, 2017

“This new mode of organization—a ‘network of teams’ with a high degree of empowerment, strong communication, and rapid information flow—is now sweeping businesses and governments around the world.” – Gen. New technologies, tools and systems make innovation networks more possible and more influential than ever.

Underperforming Technical Team 63

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Groups Tools 63

Boxes and Arrows

APRIL 13, 2017

Too often the team gets all the way through building the product to find out they can’t explain the product. Teams can often go heads down on building the thing because explaining it is too hard, only to find that they can’t explain it after it is built. Every product has at least one scary question to answer: Is it viable?

Video 57

Video Conference Artificial Inteligence Design 57

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

While most large companies want to become more agile and innovative, many of them fail to turn this wish into a reality. We fail to invest in foresight and insight, continually not adapting and adjusting our organizational skill set around a more agile, adaptive, highly responsive innovating and creative organization.

Innovation Programs 222

Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. When designing something, (ie: a technology, a product, a marketing material…) it is paramount to keep the needs of the end user in mind. While agile focuses on build velocity, lean focuses on customer traction velocity.”

LEAN 105

LEAN Examples Agile Design Thinking 105

CMOE

JULY 23, 2021

Unfortunately, there aren’t enough executive leaders who invest time into strategy— 85 percent of executive leadership teams invest less than one hour each month on strategy, while 50 percent do not spend any time on strategy at all. Strategy Compels Leaders to Stay Focused on Short-Term & Long-Term Growth.

Strategy 91

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Training 91

Innovation 360 Group

JUNE 19, 2018

In contrast, strategies based on Technology Drivers investigate problems, many of them unarticulated, and explore how the latest developments are reshaping various sectors. Adopt and adapt new technologies. Obtain new consumer/user insights. Collaborate externally (external networks, partnerships, JVs).

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Radical Innovation Technical Review Software Review 40

Innovation 360

JUNE 20, 2018

In contrast, strategies based on Technology Drivers investigate problems, many of them unarticulated, and explore how the latest developments are reshaping various sectors. Adopt and adapt new technologies. Obtain new consumer/user insights. Collaborate externally (external networks, partnerships, JVs).

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Radical Innovation Technical Review Software Review 40

eZassi

MARCH 28, 2019

The best solutions tend to be a combination of technology and services. While we tend to think of innovation in terms of new technology, solutions can also come in the form of new types of services that offer improvements on old ways of doing things, meet previously unidentified needs or fill gaps in the market.

Software Review 45

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Technical Review 45

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 19, 2016

The Embracing of New Models and Technologies. This report is timed for the Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum, starting this week and as this year the 4th Industrial Revolution is one of the main themes we ought to bring this into this review of mine. More on that later. Disruptive Innovation: the solution and the challenge.

Disruption 100

Disruption Report Innovation Underperforming Technical Team 100

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 23, 2014

A major change for the industry was the move to the software as a service (SaaS) model, often referred to as “the cloud.” Intuit had developed its mobile platform late in the game, creating an inconsistent experience. Hanson, in turn, put together a team of nine people to help her.

Design 104

Design Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software 104