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From end to end: why the union of Design Thinking and Agile has been so successful

mjvinnovation

It is the union between doing and thinking. Design Thinking: Think of solutions, solve situations and problems, close the gaps that need filling in. It is Design Thinking that will pave the way to traveling assertively. Design Thinking: What is the human need behind the business need?

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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

In frameworks and mechanisms , my favourite has always been the three horizons , followed by ideation platforms and contests, innovation centres, labs and accelerations, ambidextrous growth ( explore and exploit ), taking principles of disruptive innovation and staged and venture funding approaches. This evolved over many years.

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The Business Case Alternative: How to Support Disruptive Innovation at a Large Company

The Inovo Group

There is not much written in this article that hasn’t been written about numerous times before, but it does provide a concise summary of many of the issues large companies face and some of the reasons they are not good at disruptive innovation. A deeper and more thought out exploration of this question would have been welcome.

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The core principles of Leading FOR Innovation

Cris Beswick

The ultimate manifestation of this is to figure out how to disrupt yourself inside the safety of an innovation process before a competitor (existing or new) does it for you. By dedicating resources to these horizons, organisations can future-proof their businesses and stay ahead of industry disruptions.

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Top Takeaways from the 2019 Innovation Trends Report

InnovationTraining.org

In the 2019 Innovation Trends Report , Stanford University Professor Bret Waters looked at disruptive innovation at some of the largest companies in the world and how their executive teams are driving it on. Design Thinking Still the Most Popular Framework. Innovation is a big influence in business success.

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 2

Tim Kastelle

But incumbents would be willing to make changes if a new technology proves to be truly disruptive and the long-term benefits are worth it. Most companies will continue to favor a “safer” approach in the time ahead, even while facing disruption. Even fewer are actually investing in them. (…).

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Jobs to be Done: what is it, and how is it used to analyze customers

mjvinnovation

The concept was widely spread by Clayton Christensen, a professor at the Harvard School of Business, and is considered the father of disruptive innovation. A tip: Design Thinking can be applied here. Use Data Science. Design Thinking can also be applied to help you understand the customer.