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Small Experiments for Big Ideas

Leapfrogging

For most new upstarts — be it a startup or corporate venture — finding the perfect product-market fit is critical before you run out of money. Every startup founder feels the pressure to reach critical mass as quickly as possible. What’s the biggest assumption you can test with the smallest investment?

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Episode 19 – Part 2: The ROI of Learning

IM Insights

Peter opens up about his background in science and computer science, his Startup journey and how he nearly founded Airbnb and Shopify. Peter recommends checking out Lean Change Management and gives a shoutout to Jason Little ! [05:23] How he transitioned from science to computer science at the University of Waterloo.

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Fundamentals of Metered Funding & Stage Gates for Innovation

IM Insights

Elijah Eilert speaks to Tristan Kromer about the fundamentals of a VC-like funding approach for corporate innovation that releases resources over time in exchange for specific evidence. Funding a startup or corporate venture from idea to scale is becoming increasingly outdated. Typically four stages are used.

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The Importance of Evidence Based Storytelling in Innovation

IM Insights

A well told story has the power to move us, we are biologically programmed to buy into storytelling. Whether a sceptic or a fan of well told stories, the question arises, how do we best design a system that fosters evidence-based storytelling? How should we use stories appropriately and where should we not use stories?”

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Innovation Accounting – The Second System

IM Insights

Without this second system, breakthrough innovation is highly unlikely…no matter how skilled individual people are and what great ideas they have. . The system is what allows us to prioritise that impact. If you want to change the world you need that second system and I want that to have a place in corporate business intelligence.

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15 most important Innovation Theories your company should be using

Idea to Value

Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. So what can you do about it? Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. 40 principles of TRIZ.

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When Building a Culture For Innovation, Form Follows Function

Cris Beswick

Innovation is not a monolithic entity that can be injected into an organisation’s cultural fabric. At its core, the form follows function maxim postulates that the shape and design of any system should be an intentional product derived from its intended use rather than arbitrary aesthetic preferences.

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