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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. Design Thinking : The whole emphasis and approach involve using empathy, creativity, and experimentation to solve complex problems. The need today is not to dispense with this but to link it fully up.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Design Thinking

InnovationTraining.org

We then reviewed them to see that the answer summaries made sense. What is the difference between design thinking and Lean UX? Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves empathy for the user, creative ideation, and experimentation to create innovative solutions. Here are your design thinking FAQs and answers.

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An Answer to the Pains of Integrating Agile and UX

Boxes and Arrows

It tied in quite nicely with the book I’m reviewing here. “Microiteration” is a term I coined at Infragistics—it is extremely timely iteration within a sprint where you work hand-in-hand with devs to review stuff right as they build it, provide feedback, and iterate. Lean UX has its own challenges.

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How to Make Virtual Training More Engaging: Your 7-Step Guide

CMOE

Interactive presentation software rather than static PowerPoint presentations. In the end, 87% of IBM badge earners say they’re more engaged due to the program. Lean on simplicity to create a more enjoyable learning experience. Chat features on your video platform. Juggling too many multimedia elements may confuse participants.

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 1

Tim Kastelle

We are headed towards a co-creative platform economy. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives. Winner-takes-all dynamics play out.

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How to Run a Virtual Design Thinking Project with Remote Teams

InnovationTraining.org

A growing body of research shows that organizations that have adopted this innovative approach based on customer-centricity, creative problem-solving and experimentation, are significantly outperforming their competitors. Ideas collide and creativity flows when everyone is together – but how can that be recreated in a virtual setting?

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Momentum — Team Effectiveness Training

Gregg Fraley

Patrick Lencioni’s model of team performance is reviewed and tools are presented on how to breakthrough conflict, establish trust, and move into high performance. Creative Problem Solving Model: Most teams lack a common approach, or language, to resolve challenges and manage projects. Master Trainer Gregg Fraley of GFi.