Idea to Value

APRIL 21, 2022

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with award winning designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has been voted one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, is a bestselling author, and has won international awards for designing everything from furniture to cars to toilet seats to vegetable peelers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2024

This article outlines five things companies should consider when designing their own alumni program.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But B2B companies often are disappointed with their results. The problem is the way they are designed and implemented. This article provides a process that can make a big difference in helping companies do a better job of choosing early users and harvesting valuable information.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Redefining Conflict Resolution: The Design Thinking Way Business conflicts have been a staple challenge since the advent of commerce. Among the most promising approaches is Design Thinking, traditionally associated with product design and user experience but increasingly recognized for its potential in resolving disputes.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Many companies are struggling to derive value from GenAI because of a fundamental flaw in their approach: They think of GenAI as a traditional form of automation rather than as an assistive agent that gets smarter — and makes humans smarter — over time.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design Thinking is a methodology used by designers to solve complex problems and find desirable solutions for clients. A design mindset is not problem-focused, it’s solution-focused and action-oriented towards creating a preferred future.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

My fun has been piecing these together to lead me to my suggested Vertical and Horizontal Framework for achieving a different innovation management design. Innovation Ecosystem in thinking and design has been emerging for me The value of ecosystem thinking and design to innovate solutions cannot be overstated.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. They present an opportunity for you to reassess the company’s direction, realign with the core values, and ensure that every leader is committed to a shared vision.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Embracing the Evolution: AI Meets Design Thinking The intersection of artificial intelligence and design thinking is poised to redefine the landscape of innovation and strategy. What is Design Thinking? Its collaborative nature fosters creativity, leveraging diverse perspectives to uncover innovative solutions.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 7, 2022

Design Thinking Applied to M&A Integration. Merging companies is complicated. The reality is that many companies do it wrong, resulting in failure rates as high as 70% or more. The failure rate increases due to insufficient integration design and planning or faulty integration planning. What is Design Thinking?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 24, 2022

The three degrees of ecosystem design- the innovating equation. In any ecosystem thinking and design, we do need to find this “sweet spot” for encouraging more innovation. Within business, ecosystem thinking and design have become central to how organizations go about their search for value and impact.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Strategic planning offsites can be pivotal moments for your company, shaping the trajectory of your business and setting the tone for future growth. It’s an opportunity for you and your executive team to step back, assess the business landscape, and align on the vision and direction of the company.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The EU’s forthcoming AI Act imposes requirements on companies designing and/or using AI in the European Union, and backs it up with stiff penalties. Companies need to analyze where they might fail to be compliant and then operationalize or implement the requisite steps to close the gaps in a way that reflects internal alignment.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

The seemingly mundane choices companies make when designing demographics forms — such as those used in job applications or employee engagement surveys — can have relatively major implications. Decision makers may not recognize these implications, though.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 14, 2024

Along the way I encountered a couple of very successful companies: Starbucks, where I met a potential partner, Apple, where I went to get some repairs done on my iPhone and Chik-Fil-A, which was down the hall from the Apple store. Apple tries to make its products and services well-designed, even the boxes are highly engineered.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

SMEs do not have the same regulatory pressures that can lead larger companies to measure and mitigate their risks, but they also have fewer buffer resources to resist unexpected shocks. They are one large potential incident away from bankruptcy.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 1, 2016

When I joined IdeaScale in late spring of this year, I set out to discover how I could help our customers create and maintain an innovative culture at their company through our crowdsourcing tools. Here’s what I’ve learned about designing at an innovation management company so far.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 18, 2023

Design thinking is a process that has been used for decades in the world of product design, but it has recently become more mainstream as companies have realized its power to drive innovation and creativity.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 24, 2021

Ibbaka is a consulting and technology development company focused on helping companies bring innovations to market and to help them to scale. Steven Forth: Ibbaka was founded by a group of six people who have worked together in different configurations over several decades at different companies on different open source projects.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 30, 2018

In 2011, EY and GreenBiz Group conducted a survey of executives employed by companies generating revenue greater than $1 billion. Why not start by using design thinking to start solving those problems? As we’ve discussed in a previous blog post, design thinking is a six-phase process that puts people in focus.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

AI Meets Design Thinking: Crafting a People-Centric Business Future Imagine this — a customer service agent can deeply empathize with a frustrated customer because an AI assistant analyzed the customer’s tone and background to provide insights ahead of time. The Renaissance of Empathy: Design Thinking Design Thinking emerged from this shift.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Design expert Eric Quint. As a former Chief Brand and Design Officer at 3M and Head of Design Management and Consulting at Royal Philips, Eric has extensive experience in understanding what it takes to get design embedded within large businesses.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 5, 2023

Orchestrating Design Thinking and AI for a People-Centric Business Future The tapestry of business evolution tells a remarkable story. Companies began to realize the importance of keeping the customer at the center of their universe. From the onset of marketing in the 1950s to today, we’ve seen clear transformations.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 30, 2022

Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations. Reorganizing a company to solve complex problems, introduce innovation, improve business operations, and identify market opportunities requires design. Design Thinking can be used as a tool to transform or reorganize a company to identify innovative solutions to current problems.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 23, 2022

Improve Customer Success with Design Thinking. Implementing Design Thinking can help with customer success. . Design Thinking can help better focus on the demands of customers and support people’s needs by providing them with appropriate products and services. . What is Design Thinking? Solve problems. Understand people.

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Business and Tech

AUGUST 6, 2021

And with the advent of the pandemic, the perfect storm came together as companies rapidly transitioned to a fully remote work environment and enabled their employees to connect to the corporate network from home. Many companies that used VPNs and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) struggled to secure their networks.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 29, 2021

It turns out that in order to keep consumers buying products year after year, some companies are actually deliberately reducing the quality of their products. In some especially nefarious situations, these companies may be updating their products through software even after you bought them, in order to make the performance worse.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Office design matters for innovation. . That’s why your office design matters. A strong innovation strategy, therefore, includes office design. Try to connect your design to your company’s mission whenever possible. Design to reinforce this concept. The post Is Your Office Design Stifling Creativity?

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 24, 2023

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. This lack of trust leads to poor collaboration, hampers problem-solving, and ultimately affects the overall success of the company.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 25, 2022

Emerging Trends in Design Thinking Innovation. According to Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO, “Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”.

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