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15 most important Innovation Theories your company should be using

Idea to Value

But I would also recommend the following books: 8 – Effective Brainstorming. What is it: Every company knows about brainstorming. And this isn’t necessarily their fault, as most professional brainstorming facilitators are using rules which were first introduced in the 1950s and have long since been proven to be ineffective.

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Successful Innovators Apply Multiple Leadership Styles Simultaneously

Innovation 360 Group

Leadership styles are critical to innovation efforts, especially when working with uncertainty. In the resulting report, they identified several factors that were positively correlated with the successful execution of innovative concepts. Radical Innovators more adaptive. The Fertile Field. The Explorer.

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Digital Technology MoshPit

Gregg Fraley

The MoshPit system seeks to find combinations of concepts that lead to innovation. Digital technology holds promise to improve, or radically innovate, many areas of an organizational value chain. To discover radically new applications for digital tech what’s needed is taking a comprehensive look across all operations.

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Improvement vs Innovation: Which Is Better For your Business?

Qmarkets

Innovation can happen quickly, (known as radical innovation), or it can take place over time, (incremental innovation). Innovation requires creative thinking, imagination, and risk-taking. LEAN method. LEAN Method. LEAN methods focus on identifying problems and fixing them quickly. The 5 Whys.

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When innovation led to a reversal of fortunes

hackerearth

Lego has managed to wring sustainability by adopting the Lean startup approach. The disruption rebels even meet in Spain for a week-long team building exercise and brainstorming, concluding it with a 24-hour hackathon of designers, programmers, business managers, Lego geniuses, and more. (His book Brick by Brick is a must read.).