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Why We’re Digging Deep at Lean Startup Conference 2018

Moves the Needle

Lean Startup Week - this year known as Lean Startup Conference - has traditionally been a staple in the innovation industry for bringing both startups and enterprise companies alike into the same sphere in order to discuss advancements in strategy, tactics, ideas, and social impact. Social Impact AMA with Heather Hiscox.

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Using Lean Innovation in the Product Development and Commercialization Process

Moves the Needle

Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. The journey, by and large, is slow, linear, does not allow for change, and is governed by scheduling resources, versus based upon customer need or value creation. The most mature organizations deploy integrated lean innovation practices across the product lifecycle.

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The Failure of Innovation Training

Innov8rs

I am a strong believer and advocate of agile, design thinking, and lean startup. Aside from my personal experience, I have now worked with over 82 companies (not counting workshop attendees) including 63 multinationals, 42 accelerators, 14 government agencies, and 14 non-profits in over 65 locations.

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Introducing the shift towards Autonomous Innovation

Innov8rs

From Design Thinking to Autonomous Innovation In the 1990s, design thinking emerged, prioritizing empathy and iterative prototyping for user-centric solutions. At each key step, we envision an element of human curation. Companies are able to serve consumer needs before they can formulate them.

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Serious About Your Social Mission? Innovate It.

Leapfrogging

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. The obvious place to turn is innovation approaches such as design thinking , rapid prototyping , and open innovation. Thus, if you hope to move the needle appreciably, you’ll need to design and validate an engine that will accelerate growth over time.

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When Building a Culture For Innovation, Form Follows Function

Cris Beswick

These encompass divesting antiquated business units, sapping resources, redefining roles and reporting hierarchies, restructuring governance models, and recruiting vital new skill sets. This perspective views innovation not as a thing unto itself but as an organisational capability that emerges from systematic efforts.

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How To Build An Innovation Capability That Lasts

Innov8rs

It goes without saying that innovation beyond incremental innovation requires new and different approaches, concepts, tools, and ways of thinking. 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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