Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A culture that is adaptable, innovative, and collaborative can better withstand market fluctuations and respond to challenges swiftly and effectively. For strategies on leading this change, delve into lead culture change for greater innovation & business growth and develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

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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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

You might notice a lack of enthusiasm among your team, increased absenteeism, and a decline in productivity and quality of work. If you observe these signs, it’s crucial to act promptly to prevent further erosion of your team’s well-being and performance. Explore further on building a positive work culture.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Innovation management is a tough job. Innovation team members have to deal with the needs of users, finances, and marketing all at once. And now they have to figure out which features should be prioritized for their innovation roadmap, too? Additional Tips to Help Your Team Prioritize Innovation Roadmap Features.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

I've been writing, speaking and consulting about innovation for over 15 years, and I'm constantly amazed by the different perspectives and definitions about innovation. Innovation theater is very similar to what ecologists call "greenwashing" and both are bad for their respective movements.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Creativity is how we get great innovation, but encouraging creativity in a structured environment, like work, can be a bit tricky. Here are a few ways to encourage creativity as part of your innovation strategy. So, think of challenges you can issue to your team. Encourage Both Cooperation And Competition.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

By fostering strategic thinking, leaders can better adapt to changes, identify opportunities for innovation, and prevent potential setbacks before they occur. Build a resilient organization that can withstand market fluctuations and competitive pressures.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

By fostering strategic thinking, leaders can better adapt to changes, identify opportunities for innovation, and prevent potential setbacks before they occur. Build a resilient organization that can withstand market fluctuations and competitive pressures.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 26, 2021

Tips for building and sustaining innovation teams within your organizational culture. Successful organizations understand that innovation should be embedded directly into their culture and way of doing business. This is an individual innovative mindset that also is alive in innovative teams.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

This impact is evident across various facets of business, from operational efficiency and customer experience to product development and market analysis. The ability to harness data-driven insights for decision-making is now a critical competitive advantage.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Businesses that fail to adapt to disruptive changes risk losing their competitive edge and may eventually become obsolete. Competitive Advantage: By embracing innovation, you can differentiate your business from competitors and potentially capture a larger market share.

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Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

I recently met with a very successful company that is seen as a highly innovative global pioneer that others in their industry, which is facing many structural headwinds and inevitable changes, look up to. The challenge s of centralized innovation. Let’s look into why that is the case. That, however, is where the problem lies.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the day-to-day operations and fostering a focused environment, your leadership team can craft innovative strategies and strengthen collaboration. 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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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions. Nothing can work in isolation.

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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. This process is widely adopted by managers, executives, and consultants to drive new product development, service innovation, and business model refinement.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Trait IQ EQ Nature Cognitive Emotional Focus Problem-solving Interpersonal skills Stability Relatively static Can be developed Leaders with high IQ may excel in strategic thinking and technical skills, but those with high EQ are often better at inspiring, motivating, and connecting with their teams.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 27, 2022

I'd like to borrow this idea from the entrepreneurial community and turn our gaze to mid-sized and larger firms, and think about how much time, if any, companies spend on two critical aspects of their business: strategy and innovation. In Innovation or On Innovation? That is, if you have a strategy.

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Cris Beswick

MAY 8, 2024

Innovation has often been treated as a cyclical phenomenon, eagerly embraced during prosperous times and relegated to the sidelines during economic downturns. More than 70% of senior executives regularly acknowledge that innovation will be among their companies’ top three growth drivers in the next three to five years.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

It involves a shift from a fixed mindset to one that is dynamic, encompassing self-awareness, resilience, and the courage to drive innovation and growth. It’s about seeing the bigger picture and aligning your team with the core objectives and values of the company. To develop a growth mindset, commit to lifelong learning.

Strategic Thinking 100

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

It involves a shift from a fixed mindset to one that is dynamic, encompassing self-awareness, resilience, and the courage to drive innovation and growth. It’s about seeing the bigger picture and aligning your team with the core objectives and values of the company. To develop a growth mindset, commit to lifelong learning.

Strategic Thinking 100

Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Training 100

PlanBox Innovation

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Creating an innovation approach that is as effective as it is exciting should be the focus of every innovator. As we embark on the “ corporate innovation odyssey ” that is 2024 (as Planbox CEO Ludwig Melik calls it), equipping ourselves with the right features in our innovation toolkit cannot be overstated.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 7, 2021

It would seem that the innovation process is simple: Get an idea, refine that idea, implement it, and repeat the process. Here are five common problems with the innovation process and how to resolve them. It reflects a mix of culture, motivation, and misunderstanding that can weigh down innovation processes like a stone.

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PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Anyone leading in innovation will tell you that managing the complete idea lifecycle is an uphill battle. So let’s look at some practical ways you can maximize your innovation potential and overcome the top 3 innovation challenges with the help of ChatGPT. Improve Decision-Making What informs your innovation strategy?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Emotional intelligence has become a cornerstone in the realm of leadership development, recognized for its pivotal role in enhancing a leader’s effectiveness. Change Adaptation Leaders with strong EQ can smoothly guide teams through transitions.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

I believe we need a new way to manage risk within our innovation activities. This post here is the third and last part , part three, where I lay out different mechanisms and framing of risk and innovation. We need to formulate a more robust risk innovation framework. Risk is becoming an evolving capability.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

I believe we need a new way to manage risk within our innovation activities. This post here is the third and last part , part three, where I lay out different mechanisms and framing of risk and innovation. We need to formulate a more robust risk innovation framework. Risk is becoming an evolving capability.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Strategy Strategy 124

CMOE

JUNE 1, 2021

Being a leader of any type can be a daunting responsibility, but as you adopt a leadership mindset and incorporate a few actions into your day-to-day activities, you can be a highly effective leader who inspires team members to do their best work. Trust is pivotal to your team’s success. Sharing your leadership values with the team.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be these “innovation ecosystems”, “business ecosystems” or “dynamic ecosystems.” Before I get to explaining and exploring this overarching “ Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs “, I wanted to describe a step-by-step way of building out the needed dynamic innovation ecosystems.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 11, 2021

I've been thinking a lot about how innovation, both how it is done, and who does it, has changed. Going back into history, innovators were the rare people (Newton as an example) who had time and talent to innovate. Innovation remained the same - but the people doing innovation and the methods changed to some degree.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 16, 2018

In the late 1800s and early 1900s there were even competitions between explorers. Teams from several countries raced through blinding snow and ice to get to the North and South pole first. Exploration became more intense and was seen as a competition for limited resources. There was the "race" to the poles.

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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. Example: Kodak, a once-dominant player in the photography industry, struggled to innovate and adapt to the digital age.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

Companies that successfully bring new products to market rapidly, benefit from having a leg up on their competition while diminishing the negative effects of shrinking product life cycles. Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. It does not include product development.

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Planview

MARCH 28, 2024

A Shifting Reality for the Auto Industry Automotive companies are increasingly confronted with the intricate task of synchronizing software development timelines with deadlines for vehicle launches. Acquiring such comprehensive skills presents a formidable and resource-intensive endeavor.

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 10, 2023

In doing so, business leaders can then develop an Anticipatory mindset that more easily overcomes what they are afraid of before it tears them down. Failure to communicate – Communicating should be a two-way exchange of ideas that leads to Anticipatory action; however, many leaders tend to inform in a one-way fashion.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Collaborative innovation software brings purpose, focus, and structure to collaboration to help you turn ideas into commercial value. Understanding the importance of collaboration really is a no-brainer: people and business units alike need to share information and work together. What does that mean exactly? . It’s mission-specific.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Amidst the relentless waves of innovation and competition, OEMs, suppliers, and manufacturers in the automotive industry navigate a sea of challenges and opportunities. Simultaneously, the divide between business leaders and IT presents a significant hurdle in the dynamic landscape of automotive innovation.

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Innovation 360 Group

AUGUST 25, 2019

And yet, when it comes to innovation, SMEs often do not have the resources and tools to manage a process that consistently delivers results. They need a common framework and language to describe and quantify innovation efforts, and to collaborate internally and externally. The EU funded-development project was launched in 2016 with 8.2

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