Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Transforming Your Business with Bottom-Up Management: The Design Thinking Way In the ever-evolving landscape of modern business, a significant shift is occurring from traditional top-down management to a more inclusive and innovative strategy: bottom-up management. Benefits This approach leads to increased engagement and motivation.

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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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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 30, 2022

Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations. Reorganizing a company to solve complex problems, introduce innovation, improve business operations, and identify market opportunities requires design. Design Thinking can be used as a tool to transform or reorganize a company to identify innovative solutions to current problems.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 16, 2022

Design Thinking Can Help Grow Sales. Many businesses, in recent years, have started implementing Design Thinking to achieve more productive and profitable results. Identifying and understanding people’s preferences in designing products and services is key to growing sales. Why do Sales Teams Require Design Thinking?

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Lead Scoring in B2B Sales: Transforming the Process with Design Thinking Lead generation and qualification is a critical aspect of B2B sales success, but it’s also a time-consuming and complex process. Be creative and think about what would be most relevant and valuable for your target audience.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

That’s precisely the power and impact of Service Design and service blueprints. GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton What if a tool had the power to delight your customers, cut your costs, increase your bottom line, and maybe double your stock price? You’d use it, right? Yet very few people, especially in the US, know, understand, […]

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Design Thinking for Collaboration: A COOs’ Guide to Cross-Functional Teams Innovation. Design Thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves understanding the needs and perspectives of users, prototyping, and testing potential solutions, and iterating until the best solution is found. .

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 22, 2022

Gain Better User Adoption the Design Thinking Way. Companies should always consider the design of user adoption as a primary part of their entire product life cycle. What Is Design Thinking? Design Thinking assists organizations in creating value for people. Multiple methodologies move forward the Design Thinking process.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 10, 2023

Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs In the 21st-century business world, the role of IT has transitioned from a support function to a strategic driver of business success. The Power of Design Thinking Design Thinking provides a beacon of hope to bridge this IT-business gap.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit. This ability to adapt and innovate in a scrappy, resourceful way is often the fuel behind revolutionary ideas and game-changing products. However, bigger isn’t always better when it comes to innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Design Thinking for Startup Sales Success: A Step-by-Step Guide. By following these steps, you can create a successful sales environment that will help your start-up grow, but you can go deeper and truly differentiate yourself by applying Design Thinking to key steps to help your startup thrive.

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JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples. Invision Craft Sketch Photoshop Let's talk Intermediary platforms.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sometimes, a fresh perspective from outside the industry can catalyze innovation and drive unprecedented growth. Under Mulally’s strategic vision and the “One Ford” plan, he streamlined brands, globalized the company’s operations, and renewed focus on innovative car designs. By 2012, Ford reported a $5.7

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Top Questions about Innovation. What are the most popular or common questions people have about innovation? What are the frequently asked questions about innovation? We used our AI tools to identify the questions people ask about innovation the most and find the answers. Read on for the innovation FAQs!

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eZassi

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Invest in Intrapreneurs – Innovation Management Supports Your Organization’s Greatest Change Makers Intrapreneurs are those important team members with the optimism, intellect, initiative, and discipline to champion bright ideas and drive new project pipelines, establishing innovative change across the business.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 10, 2023

Generative AI in Business Processes: Enhancing Content Creation, Customer Service, and Product Design Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize business processes by automating content creation, improving customer service, and enhancing product design.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

(including one that makes Radical Innovation easy) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You are a rolling stone, and that means you gather no moss!

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Tullio Siragusa

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Design Thinking: Sculpting Business Personality A business’s personality is like an iceberg. By integrating Design Thinking, businesses can ensure that their personality isn’t just authentic but also resonates powerfully with their audience. Ideate Time to get those creative juices flowing. Does it align with your core vision?

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 22, 2023

Empowering Human Potential: The Synergy of Generative AI and Human Ingenuity Exciting advancements in Generative AI have opened new avenues for creativity and innovation. Balancing Automation and Human Creativity The topic of generative AI often sparks questions about how it impacts work, and the role humans play in the process.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The root of Design Thinking is empathy. Design Thinking is a customer-centered approach to problem-solving that can be applied to a wide range of fields, including marketing and sales. Design Thinking can help to drive sales because it is centered on leveraging empathy. How Design Thinking can be applied to drive more sales.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 10, 2016

By drilling holes in a board and cutting plastic bottles (which themselves are widely available for free as a litter problem) into funnels for the air, the solution and design are simple enough that 25,000 homes have already been able to implement it. Do you like insights into innovation like this?

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Mills-Scofield

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

My friend and colleague, Ian Gonsher , uses design thinking to solve the dilemma with applications for humans of all ages. I bet you can think of ways to make it apply to you – at work and elsewhere. HedgeHog's Dilemma by Ian Gonsher from Mills-Scofield, LLC.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 8, 2022

In business it can be a creative process on how to bring about new change, and innovation. Therefore, every organization can drive innovation from a blend of data, process, output, and outcomes. The information about its process, functions or design is extracted to determine how all the pieces fit together.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, these challenges also present opportunities for growth, innovation, and the fostering of a truly inclusive environment. By embracing diversity, leaders can unlock the full potential of their teams, encouraging a rich exchange of ideas and perspectives that drive creativity and innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 15, 2024

Connection as a Catalyst for Innovation Innovation thrives not in isolation but through the power of connectedness. When individuals feel genuinely connected to their peers and leaders, fear diminishes while creativity blossoms. This sparks innovative synergies that would otherwise lie dormant.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton If you’re like most people, you’ve faced disappointment. Maybe the love of your life didn’t return your affection, you didn’t get into your dream college, or you were passed over for promotion. And sometimes, that hurt lingers for a long time. Until one day, something happens, and you […]

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 29, 2024

Well-being: The Foundation of Sustainable Leadership Well-being extends beyond physical health, encompassing mental, emotional, and even social wellness. For leaders, prioritizing well-being is not a luxury but a necessity, as it directly impacts decision-making, creativity, and resilience.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 8, 2024

It’s a path that leads not only to enhanced productivity and innovation but also to a more fulfilled life for people and an engaged workforce. In contrast, a lower EQ often manifests as a need to exert control, a trait that stifles creativity and demoralizes teams. Consider a leader who operates from a place of high EQ.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 27, 2023

Driving Innovation Innovation thrives when diverse perspectives come together to solve complex problems. By recognizing and validating the emotions and thoughts of our colleagues, we can create a safe space for open dialogue and creative problem-solving, ultimately driving innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 3, 2023

The Need for Innovation In today’s competitive business landscape, innovation is crucial for success. Adaptability and continuous learning enable individuals and organizations to stay ahead of the curve, identify opportunities, and develop creative solutions to address emerging challenges.

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hackerearth

MARCH 29, 2018

Companies have been struggling to get their spend on innovation right forever. For small businesses and startups, finding capital for innovation can be a monumental task. For small businesses and startups, finding capital for innovation can be a monumental task. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 15, 2024

Innovative Problem-Solving Generative AI can suggest multiple solutions to complex problems by analyzing similar scenarios from different industries, encouraging creative and innovative approaches to business challenges.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Empathy and Equivalence: Transformative Principles for Modern Workplaces In the contemporary business world, overcoming the limitations of fear-based politics in workplaces is crucial for fostering innovation and growth. Such environments are fertile grounds for creativity and innovation, as employees feel secure and valued.

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Be-novative

APRIL 15, 2021

Starting off as an innovation and ideation platform and with the many years of experiences and the covid related restrictions moving everyone into remote work discovering that it is more and more a workshop-facilitation and collaboration platform. The challenge: The protagonist of our session this time was Be-novative itself.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 13, 2016

In part 1 of this post , Ralph revisited key innovation issues that were already addressed by us three years ago. It turns out more essential than ever for corporations to find ways how they can balance their innovation portfolio and to evaluate which structures, strategies and resources they have to put in place.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 2, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll walk through key steps that a sales leader should take to establish sales in a new market, including conducting market research, designing a sales plan, building the right sales team, and establishing key partnerships. It requires a strategic approach and a deep understanding of the target market to be successful.

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