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Cultivating Success: Exploring the Link Between Organizational Culture and Business Performance

Leapfrogging

To delve further into the developmental aspects of organizational culture and how it can be shaped, explore our article on develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change. Conversely, a weak or negative culture can hinder business performance, stifle growth, and lead to organizational dysfunction.

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Innovation project or Innovation Capability?

Jeffrey Phillips

Innovation theater is very similar to what ecologists call "greenwashing" and both are bad for their respective movements. Innovation as a project Of course, almost all innovation is a project - starting with a specific need or desire to create a new product or service, or to generate new revenues or gain new market share.

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Working "in" versus Working "on"

Jeffrey Phillips

In strategy is the work of executing a viable strategy, developing an organizational structure that reflects what the strategy is trying to achieve. Working " On Strategy " means taking time to think carefully about your competitive advantage, where you want to focus limited resources, asking why you believe you can win.

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The Future of Design Thinking: Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Success

Leapfrogging

This process is widely adopted by managers, executives, and consultants to drive new product development, service innovation, and business model refinement. As organizations strive to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace, the integration of AI into the design thinking process offers a compelling advantage.

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Innovate your processes before innovating your products

Jeffrey Phillips

I was leading an innovation training session, talking about the reasons for conducting trend spotting and scenario planning prior to idea generation. What will the world look like when we are ready to finally release a product based on an idea from the past? Usually, blank stares result, for good reason.

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Accelerate Innovation — With Experiential Learning

Gregg Fraley

Most corporate innovators have no training in using experiential tools. A teacher figures out where a student is, their “zone of proximal development” The teacher then scaffolds the students thinking, using various tools, to make new connections and learn. Insights gained inspire ideas to create something new.

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Everyone’s an Innovator

Strategos

The front line employees, those closest to the work and the customers, usually have the best insights to improve performance, reduce cost, or develop new products and services. Leaders must act intentionally and proactively to build new skills throughout their teams of employees. Innovation seldom happens in a vacuum.