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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 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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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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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Let’s take a look at how the British cycling team went from zero Tour de France victories and ninety-five years without any Olympic medal by 2003 to sixty-six Olympic or Paralympic gold medals and five Tour de France victories between 2007 and 2017 (Clear, 2018). . “ How to design a winning business model. Harvard Business Review.

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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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User Research With Small Business Owners: Best Practices and Considerations

Boxes and Arrows

Does it matter if your study participants are from B2B vs. B2C companies? This isn’t a bad thing. When socializing your findings to a product team, building empathy for the participants and their challenges is key. Develop new products/services. Offer training or development for my employees. and revenue.

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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?