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How Leaders Can Reap the Potential of Lean Innovation

Kainexus

When many people think about Lean processes and management , they assume that the goal is to optimize each process with a step-by-step approach to reduce waste and implement incremental improvements. Because people who innovate have bold ideas, but it's Lean thinking that turns fantastic ideas into realities.

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Bitcoin and Blockchain: A Small Glimpse Into Big Digital Disruptions

Daniel Burrus

For those interested in digital disruption and technological advancements , Bitcoin represented so much more than a way to allegedly make money fast like some type of digital wolf of Wall Street. They know that you cannot change the past, but you can shape the future based on the actions you take in the present. Never Say Never.

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How Consulting Will Likely Change Because of the Pandemic

Leapfrogging

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry.

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What is Lean Innovation? Components and Examples

Moves the Needle

Lean Innovation Definition At Moves The Needle, we define lean innovation as “reducing waste in the discovery, creation, and delivering of new value to customers." We base Lean Innovation principles upon the 3 E’s of Lean Innovation : Empathy, Experiments and Evidence. Where design thinking ends, Lean Startup begins.

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How Consulting Will Likely Change Because of the Pandemic

Leapfrogging

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry.

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We Can’t Stop Disruption

Moves the Needle

It is important to recognize the size of the changes going on in the world. In my previous post , I discussed how we are no longer in the industrial age; that fundamental structural changes are underway in all facets of society. We must embrace disruption in order to make it work for all of us. It needs to change.

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Is What’s Good For General Electric Good For America?

Digital Tonto

That all began to change when Jack Welch took over in 1981. Instead of layoffs, he’s investing in lean manufacturing methods that put front-line workers at the center and instead of using acquisitions to fuel growth, he’s broken the company up to help focus on operational excellence. first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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