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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 2

Tim Kastelle

Research confirms: development of exploration in parallel to exploitation capabilities proves to be mandatory for established companies in order to compete successfully and sustainably. One way for established organizations to strengthen exploration is by developing internal capabilities in order to overcome their inherent inertia.

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User Research With Small Business Owners: Best Practices and Considerations

Boxes and Arrows

It generally takes more time to recruit for research projects with small businesses than what’s typical for consumer studies. Existing user research participant pools tend to be light on small business representation, meaning recruiting for your project may have to start completely from scratch. This isn’t a bad thing.

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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. Conclusion: developing a culture of experimen-tation is vital for both building new businesses as well as for competing in existing businesses – with distinct characteristics, though.

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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. What if you only had voice to interact with users? More ambitious?