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Building a lasting innovation capability

Jeffrey Phillips

Note that what my clients are asking for is to create an innovation capacity that outlasts a product need, or market gap, or executive team member. After all, most (probably 90%) of all innovation projects undertaken in large corporations are reactive projects trying to respond to a market threat or competitive move.

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Accelerate Innovation — With Experiential Learning

Gregg Fraley

Using experiential learning tools like drawing isn’t really new in innovation process. Sunni Brown , Dave Gray , Dan Roam, and yours truly all use experiential learning tools in innovation projects. Scaffolding is a well researched educational psychology concept. Why Innovation Sessions Have a Bad Reputation.

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How to Succeed at Opportunity Discovery

Moves the Needle

What is the product’s competitive advantage or differentiation and why is it important to the customer? Competitive advantage might be product quality (durability) or green technology. It’s therefore important to monitor the big wide world for trends like these: Demographics: How are macro changes in age, income, education, etc.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Design Thinking

InnovationTraining.org

What is the difference between design thinking and Lean UX? Increasing innovation: Design thinking promotes creativity and out-of-the-box thinking, which can help teams to come up with innovative solutions to challenges. This can drive competitive advantage and improve the organization’s performance.

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4 Ways to Amplify Digital Innovation in 2018

Gregg Fraley

Don’t be held back by a restrictive innovation process model; be flexible on new ways to innovate. Once alignment is in place, broaden the innovation team to include more people from across the organization. If you don’t your competition will. Have a cross-domain, diverse team.

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How to transform your organizational culture with Design Thinking

mjvinnovation

Companies need to try new approaches to tackle problems differently in times driven by competition and quick solutions. Education for independent thinking must be actively promoted. People can relax and lean on the methodology. ? Taking your time to really listen to your users can hold the key to groundbreaking insights.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

This requires companies to proactively or reactively innovate their business models in order to remain competitive. Recent research has confirmed successfully disrupting as well as outperforming companies to be significantly more engaged in business model innovation. Cases in point: Lego and Burberry.