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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation. Back then, unicorns by this definition were indeed as rare and magical as their mythical namesake. You use the term “ScaleUp” …how is that different than startup and why does it deserve a special designation?

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Towards Better Innovation

Moves the Needle

It truly doesn’t matter which definition you land on. The desired outcomes are more important than the definition. Lean innovation is an iterative approach to moving from the unknown to the known. I prefer lean innovation as representing the desired learning behavior. Is growth needed in order to hit revenue targets?

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How To Build An Innovation Capability That Lasts

Innov8rs

In order to remain competitive, companies must continually develop new products, services, and processes that meet the needs of their customers. Efficiency Optimization Organizations have eliminated risk and variance in their operations through rightsizing, outsourcing, lean, and agile. A famous study says children are very creative.

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Unit Economics: How to Calculate CAC & LTV – It Depends

IM Insights

This insightful and entertaining book was originally designed to assist with the teaching of University of Southern California students. (06:30) The aggregate or business level doesn’t help when the product is still being developed, Product/Market-Fit is not yet established, a profitable channel is still to be determined, and so on. (11:00)

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Sorting through our Innovation Management Tools

Paul Hobcraft

They are positioning themselves on a mission to find the right remedy for designing future growth engines by wanting to fill that gap by creating a set of tools for business strategy, business design and innovation. Shared language : tools align teams around a visual concept, making complex ideas clearer with an image.

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Unleash Your Visual Superpower!

Boxes and Arrows

From start-ups to banks, design has never been more central to business. Yet at conference after conference, I meet designers at firms talking about their struggle for influence. Why is that fabled “seat at the table” so hard to find, and how can designers get a chair? Is design just a service, or can designers* lead?

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 2

Tim Kastelle

Research confirms: development of exploration in parallel to exploitation capabilities proves to be mandatory for established companies in order to compete successfully and sustainably. One way for established organizations to strengthen exploration is by developing internal capabilities in order to overcome their inherent inertia.