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Podcast S3E64: Jonathan Courtney – What it takes to build a successful digital product

Idea to Value

00:03:30 – The tension behind building products for months and misalignment causing them to go nowhere. 00:05:30 – The power of Design Sprints to speed up project starts. 00:12:00 – How digital product innovation has changed over the past 10 years. Topics covered in today’s episode.

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Innovative Strategies for Effective R&D Budgeting

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Dreaming big and balancing the books by taking a different approach to R&D budgeting at Siemens Energy. Now, imagine that something special is a groundbreaking innovation that could change the world. But here’s the catch: you don’t know how much that innovation will cost, or how long it will take to achieve.

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My innovation journey (so far)

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been leading innovation work for close to 20 years, writing about it on this blog and in my book (Relentless Innovation). I've made some great friends along the way and been influenced by a range of great innovation thought leaders. Too much time at the innovation coal face was making me a bit cynical.

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Ignite Collaboration: 10 Virtual Team Building Activities for Success

Leapfrogging

Improved Productivity : Teams that communicate well and have strong interpersonal relationships tend to be more efficient and productive. Innovation and Creativity : Virtual team building can stimulate creativity by encouraging members to think outside the box and bounce ideas off one another.

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What Did the Pandemic Teach Us About New Product Development?

Planview

The bulk of the webinar is based on a recent research paper— Accelerating innovation: some lessons from the pandemic —published by Dr. Robert Cooper in the Journal of Product Innovation Management. There are many ways to accomplish this within an Agile-Stage-Gate methodology, meaning there are many questions on execution.

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Powering Up Your Strategy: Success Factors for Executive Team Offsites

Leapfrogging

Some effective icebreaker ideas include sharing personal success stories related to business, or discussing a common book or article the team has previously been asked to read. These activities should relate to real-world scenarios your team faces, allowing them to apply their combined expertise to find innovative solutions.

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Finding the best innovators

Jeffrey Phillips

To do the work of identifying market trends, understanding customer needs, finding emerging markets and technologies, and shaping these into projects that become new products and services takes people with rare gifts and insights. Just focusing on product innovation is too limited.