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5 Excuses of companies that don't innovate (and how to overcome them)

Moves the Needle

Sales says they just sell whatever the product team delivers. The product team says they struggle to keep up with a long list of features required by product management. Since we can’t predict the future and (generally) know we can build the product, the trick is to prioritize ideas and kill bad ideas quickly.

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5 Excuses of Companies that Don’t Innovate (And How to Overcome Them)

Moves the Needle

Sales says they just sell whatever the product team delivers. The product team says they struggle to keep up with a long list of features required by product management. Since we can’t predict the future and (generally) know we can build the product, the trick is to prioritize ideas and kill bad ideas quickly.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

But even participating in other firms’ ecosystems can be highly attractive, as demonstrated by e.g. several app developers. A well-suited way to govern this approach is to manage a portfolio of initiatives. If it underperforms, there is no business case for adopting it unless there is improvement.

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50 what-if questions to reimagine the future

Board of Innovation

What if you turned from B2C to B2B (or viceversa)? What if you were charged a fee for delivering a bad customer experience? What if you turned from B2C to B2B (or viceversa)? Airbnb and Ryanair originally designed a service with only B2C customers in mind. And on the belief that banks and governments are trustworthy.