Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

Yet not every intrapreneurship program leads to successful outcomes beyond innovation theatre. During our recent Innov8rs Learning Lab on Innovation Strategy, Leadership, Governance & Portfolio Management, we asked Christian Stumpf (Co-Founder & Program Manager TenneT PowerLab at Tennet) these questions.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 23, 2018

By definition, nonprofits must be very innovative as the goals they pursue regularly change, and the organization is forced to keep moving. The Three Bids failed nonprofit initiative serves as an example of how problems with funding, and problems with the board of directors and leadership took the organization down.

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Braden Kelley

MARCH 13, 2018

Many of you reading this have created or operated innovation or insights programs for organizations of a variety of sizes, or are curious about how to go about it. Operating an innovation program or leading an insights group is definitely … Continue reading →

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IM Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The discussion then delves into different types of innovation, including incremental, sustaining, and disruptive, with real-world examples illustrating their significance. Measuring innovation becomes a key focus, with an emphasis on balancing leadership’s need for certainty with employees’ concerns about potential consequences.

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IM Insights

AUGUST 8, 2023

Topics and Insights [00:00] Teaser & Innovation Metrics Podcast Intro [01:35] Introducing the Guests, Susie Braam & Ed Essey Susie and Ed have known each other and worked together for a while. 03:22] What is Innovation? The importance of a shared language within organizations for understanding innovation is emphasized.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 4, 2021

Probably one of the most common myths and misconceptions we come across is that people think that if something isn’t a big technological breakthrough or a patentable invention, it isn’t “real innovation”. That is understandable, given how we have countless definitions for the term, and how the media often uses it in misleading ways.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 28, 2017

When playing the role of culture creator, the leader’s primary task is to ensure the spirit of the innovation process is understood, celebrated, and aligned with the strategy of the organization. The importance of fostering beliefs and behaviors that encourage innovation within your team and organization cannot be overstated.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Companies that have a rapid pace of innovation, by definition, have both of these covered. By eliminating any unnecessary barriers and friction in decision-making, development, and innovation processes, you can achieve extremely high speed and still fulfil all of those qualitative requirements for your products and services.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 12, 2018

Many of you reading this have created or operated innovation or insights programs for organizations of a variety of sizes, or are curious about how to go about it. Operating an innovation program or leading an insights group is definitely much different than creating one. In some ways it is easier, because things are already.

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Yet2

MARCH 18, 2021

Look to products that might not have been a perfect fit before but can be adapted to the moment while you start the direct innovation process. They were good solutions, fit scope, and were definitely actionable. Ready Resources. Last October, we submitted a couple tech leads to one of our clients.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Alongside this, Michael was also invited to moderate the innovation track of sessions on day 1 of this event, and to host the cocktail reception on that same evening. On the other hand, organisational excellence has more to do with people, with an excellent leadership, and especially with innovation.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

I’ll unpack the core principles of ‘Leading FOR Innovation’ and share approaches to help overcome the organisational antibodies that often stifle innovation, empowering teams to unleash bold ideas that can reshape your industry’s future.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

Yet far more of our business organizations are continuing to really struggle on their innovation activity for a whole host of reasons that seem never-ending, disappointing in end result and stuck in management quicksand to ever really change. For me, the process and management of innovation really does need to be definitely questioned.

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Innovators Alliance

MAY 18, 2018

According to McKinsey , more than 70% of corporate leaders tout innovation as a top three business priority, but only 22% set innovation performance metrics. Why aren’t more companies measuring innovation? Because innovation is nebulous. Definitions differ. Leadership. The gap is problematic.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Our take from working with some of the best and brightest in corporate innovation: Start with the why and do everything you can to avoid some of the most common pitfalls as you navigate the how/who/what of your innovation program. Vision & Leadership 1. Governance & Metrics 1.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 18, 2016

I find that I've become increasingly irritated with all of the narrow interpretations and self-serving definitions of what is, or isn't, innovation. I'm happy to climb up on a soapbox again to talk about one of the most common scapegoats for innovation, the act of brainstorming.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 20, 2015

What we need to be talking about is what leadership, process, skill, cultural and motivationa l changes must occur in order to achieve what we know corporations must do. We need leaders who are committed to innovation, not just the outcomes, but the required investments as well. I wrote those focus areas with specific intent.

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Strategos

MARCH 1, 2018

Once that’s clear, there are immediate, practical steps you can take to start on your journey of building your innovation culture. Building a culture that promotes innovation includes both top-down programs and bottom-up initiatives. DEFINE INNOVATION AND SET THE FOCUS. Innovation is a very broad concept.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Our take from working with some of the best and brightest in corporate innovation: Start with the why and do everything you can to avoid some of the most common pitfalls as you navigate the how/who/what of your innovation program. Vision & Leadership. No compelling vision or reason to innovate.

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ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

Nevertheless, many market participants still face the enormous challenge of figuring out the blend of all necessary elements and the right mix for a successful innovation process. Even fewer have persistently developed and implemented habits and processes that foster sustainable innovation. Listen and say yes!

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Our take from working with some of the best and brightest in corporate innovation: Start with the why and do everything you can to avoid some of the most common pitfalls as you navigate the how/who/what of your innovation program. Vision & Leadership. No compelling vision or reason to innovate.

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Innovation 360

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

What’s the hardest part of commercialising innovative concepts? First, the Innovation Process consists of four phases; Ideation, Selection, Development, and Commercialization. In our global analytic tool and database, InnoSurvey™, we measure the Innovation Capability needed in each an one of this phases.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Alongside this, Michael was also invited to moderate the innovation track of sessions on day 1 of this event, and to host the cocktail reception on that same evening. On the other hand, organisational excellence has more to do with people, with an excellent leadership, and especially with innovation.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Your workforce needs to understand this is not the job of senior leadership, or HR, or R&D. Define Innovation: Google "innovation" and you'll find thousands of definitions. What do you mean by "innovation?" What do you mean by "innovation?" What is your definition ? Is it incremental innovation?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Alongside this, Michael was also invited to moderate the innovation track of sessions on day 1 of this event, and to host the cocktail reception on that same evening. On the other hand, organisational excellence has more to do with people, with an excellent leadership, and especially with innovation.

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etventure

OCTOBER 26, 2016

So, the industry simply carried on with business as usual – putting innovation on the back burner. Our definition – “when an innovator finds a way to deliver the product or service you offer in a radically better way than you do.”. I think we all know how that story worked out. The Threat. Disruption Defined.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 23, 2018

Your workforce needs to understand this is not the job of senior leadership, or HR, or R&D. Define Innovation: Google "innovation" and you'll find thousands of definitions. What do you mean by "innovation?" What do you mean by "innovation?" What is your definition ? Is it incremental innovation?

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Scientific breakthroughs are often reported as being innovation. I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to definitions, so if science produces inventions, they only become innovation if they are implemented and add value. Continue reading →

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Innovation 360 Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

What’s the hardest part of commercialising innovative concepts? First, the Innovation Process consists of four phases; Ideation, Selection, Development, and Commercialization. In our global analytic tool and database, InnoSurvey , we measure the Innovation Capability needed in each an one of this phases.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

So we recognise digital transformation needs to lead somewhere, well it is really most likely to fundamentally alter your (innovation) business model. I like this as a definition to tighten down digital but it opens us up to the darker side of digital transformation, the risk of digital disruption.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

So we recognise digital transformation needs to lead somewhere, well it is really most likely to fundamentally alter your (innovation) business model. I like this as a definition to tighten down digital but it opens us up to the darker side of digital transformation, the risk of digital disruption.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 4, 2020

Unfortunately, too many corporation’s investment practices measure the return on individual innovations rather the return on the portfolio of innovations. I have found it important to not focus on just one project, per our discussion above so I’d make the project and innovation in your definition plural.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 4, 2020

Unfortunately, too many corporation’s investment practices measure the return on individual innovations rather the return on the portfolio of innovations. I have found it important to not focus on just one project, per our discussion above so I’d make the project and innovation in your definition plural.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). An innovation process “connects upstream idea valuation to downstream production and release to market.” Reduces processing time.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). An innovation process “connects upstream idea valuation to downstream production and release to market.” Reduces processing time.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 8, 2017

These traditional methods are not considered reliable or useful in the early innovation process because people are not necessarily good at recognizing and giving voice to their latent needs. The design thinking process is scalable. The design thinking process can be applied to all sorts of real-world problems, big or small.

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Open Innovation EU

MAY 17, 2017

However, the definition of ‘entrepreneurial thinking’ – and the different skills and competences that are related with it – is not obvious. When taking into account a wider definition of entrepreneurship, a more organizational perspective on the matter has described the same divide as causation versus effectuation. Entrepreneurship.

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