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IdeaScale Launches a Successful Self-Paced Course on: Excelling at Innovation

IdeaScale

of Global Services, has developed a self-paced course on excelling at innovation, drawing on his decades of consulting and training expertise. The course focuses on his value-driven approach to innovation, drawing on lessons learned from the CO-STAR methodology he helped develop. What Is A Self-Paced Course? Meet The Instructor.

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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower Innovation

This is a safe choice, of course - but is it the best choice? You don’t want to be in the meeting when the investor asks why you didn’t use their favorite new technology - at least, not without a good answer! Often, developers don’t think to answer these questions. Is it the best path to profitability? It might be.

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Innovation Management in 2023: Venture Building & Scaling

Innov8rs

As part of our recent The Innovator’s Handbook 2023 launch event, we discussed this (and more) with Frank Mattes (CEO at Lean Scaleup), Sean Sheppard (Managing Partner at U+), and Susana Jurado (Head of Wayra Builder at Telefónica). Of course, there are some cons we need to consider.

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The Innovative Mentor

IdeaScale

When is it time to stick to an idea, and when is it time to listen to others and change course? Barrier busters must be politically savvy to meet these kinds of challenges. Mentors can also encourage innovators to look inside themselves, to understand themselves as leaders or project champions.

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Awaken Your Inner Venture Capitalist

IdeaScale

You evaluate whether ideas meet an important customer need and whether the ideas respond to a significant market opportunity. They may participate in the decisions about whether to stay the course or to pivot. Inside companies and teams, innovation leaders in the role of venture capitalist often clarify the innovation challenge.

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The LEAN Sprint

Leanstack

The challenge, of course, is that truly good ideas are rare and often indistinguishable from bad ideas at the outset. This technique uses meetings only for alignment and decisions — not free-form discussion or group brainstorming. Many experiments invalidate a bad idea and leave you stuck.

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