Adam Hartung

MARCH 30, 2016

He pushed the board to shut down expensive R&D and product development to improve short-term earnings. But Motorola never launched another successful phone, the technology changed, and Motorola had to sell its cell phone business (that pioneered the industry) in order to pay off debt and avoid bankruptcy.

Underperforming Technical Team 36

Underperforming Technical Team Change Leadership Policies 36

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Navigating a Disruptive Business Environment In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven landscape, businesses are frequently faced with disruptions that can significantly impact their operations and long-term viability. To foster innovation: Implement systems for employees to submit and develop new ideas.

Disruption 100

Disruption Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 100

Moves the Needle

JANUARY 22, 2016

In lean startup, before beginning to test solution ideas, one focuses on developing empathy through customer development interviews. Market Research and Product Silos vs. Cross-Functional Teams For starters, product and market research are usually two separate activities. They require two separate teams.

Marketing 58

Marketing Underperforming Technical Team LEAN Report 58

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Embracing AI means more than just implementing new technologies; it involves rethinking entire business operations from the ground up.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Change Underperforming Technical Team 100

Innovation Excellence

MAY 4, 2020

Would that be so bad? I was recently with a founder of a small Swiss tech startup, and he was all over the ‘how’ they are squeezing value out of a step-change technology, to generate as many user cases as possible, whichever they are. Do you even need formal titles and classes of employees, which divide more than unite teams?

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile Groups 52

The Inovo Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It is what will drive an enterprise’s creative engine that is the source of long-term, future growth Most of today’s large corporate enterprises treat strategy, R&D, and innovation as separate and distinct functions – worthy of specialized teams, segmented funding, reporting structures and operational charters. This is starting to change.

System 52

System Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 52

Adam Hartung

DECEMBER 13, 2015

From humble beginnings, DuPont became well known as a leader in Research & Development, a consistent leader in patent applications, and the inventor of products that proliferate in our lives from nylon to Teflon pans plastic bottles to Kevlar vests. And it is too bad the leadership wasn’t in place to save it.

Leadership 36

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Competition Product Development 36

Innovation 360 Group

JUNE 9, 2020

It drives innovation to a transactional level and leads organizations to seek the perceived lower risk of acquiring new ideas vs developing them in house. Those that follow this model often collaborate with FinTechs and start-ups through various means: innovation fairs, competitions, and small seed investments, to identify prospects.

Industry 40

Industry Radical Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 40

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We also know from cognitive behavioral therapy that one of the best ways to change a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit. With this in mind, if you’re a corporate executive or part of a product or innovation team, here are some key habits that you should stop doing if you want to innovate in the enterprise.

Underperforming Technical Team 83

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Disruption Marketing 83

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We also know from cognitive behavioral therapy that one of the best ways to change a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit. With this in mind, if you’re a corporate executive or part of a product or innovation team, here are some key habits that you should stop doing if you want to innovate in the enterprise.

Underperforming Technical Team 72

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Culture Disruption 72

Legacy Innovation Group

APRIL 1, 2019

The lens through which this profession – the "MBA crowd" if you will – sees the world is generally one of how to build a sustainable competitive advantage, something that can come from any corner of the business. Engineering / Science / Technology. We begin with Business Management.

Innovation 40

Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Marketing Technology 40

Mike Shipulski

AUGUST 3, 2016

For startup companies, when times are good, it’s the right time to try something new – the resources are there and so is the motivation; and when times are tough it’s also the right time to try something new – the motivation is there and breathing room is a sign of weakness. But this is not a binary world. But it’s more complicated, still.

Company 40

Company Underperforming Technical Team Resources Competition 40

Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

I built a team with a dedicated user researcher; information architect; interaction and visual designers and we even made a guerilla usability lab and had regular test sessions. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. This is an extreme example of where SCRUM went bad.

Agile 108

Agile Design Underperforming Technical Team Software 108

Peer Insight

JANUARY 2, 2019

Corporate Innovation Groups (CIGs) are often on “offense” when it comes to new product development and technological innovation, particularly when it comes to engaging the market and mitigating market-facing risks. The team didn’t bring the SVP along with them… They could have found out ‘No.’ So it got killed.”.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Project 40

CorporateIntel

APRIL 1, 2012

Innovation is always factored by the ticking click, who gets the jump and the competitive advantage, when a cost center becomes a profit center. I have often heard the mantra from development teams: “Better, Faster, Cheaper—we can give you any two and a half.” ” Believe me, I understand trade-offs.

Software Review 40

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software 40

mjvinnovation

JANUARY 27, 2021

knowledge, considered complementary, easily integrated into teams, and used together in business strategies, there is confusion surrounding the non-specialized public’s minds regarding experience, interaction, and usability. After the three failed attempts, you will likely give up buying on the website and go to the competition.

Project 40

Project Underperforming Technical Team Design Strategy 40

hackerearth

MAY 12, 2017

Apple has refashioned consumer experience with its iconic branding, stylish design and a diverse product range, its own retail stores, and important partnerships with the competition. That is the lesson learned at Lego — just in time,” says David Robertson, Professor of Practice teaching Innovation and Product Development at Wharton.

Innovation 40

Innovation Disruption Marketing Underperforming Technical Team 40

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

In many cases (especially those listed in the book, such as Computer Storage, Department Stores and Construction Equipment), the small company releases a new technology which is inferior in quality or performance to that of the large company, but makes up for it in another way, like a lower price or convenience.

Company 248

Company Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming Design Thinking 248

Innovation 360 Group

AUGUST 25, 2019

Acknowledging the need for pursuing deeper impact over a wider area, the Growkomp Regional Development Project was designed to develop the innovation capacities of 22 manufacturing companies in the Småland regionof Sweden over a two-year period. The EU funded-development project was launched in 2016 with 8.2

Case Study 51

Case Study Underperforming Technical Team Project Study 51

Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

When designing something, (ie: a technology, a product, a marketing material…) it is paramount to keep the needs of the end user in mind. Design thinking is a step above “customer development” because it takes a real human approach to getting to the root of an intrinsic problem. Competition is now global.

LEAN 105

LEAN Examples Agile Design Thinking 105