Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. Most companies have a product development process that is completely separate from their go to market strategy. The most mature organizations deploy integrated lean innovation practices across the product lifecycle. It does not include product development.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2018

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. Speed Mentoring (powered by Moves the Needle).

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

It offers a straightforward way to understand, design, and pivot your business model. Lean Startup Methodology The Lean Startup methodology , created by Eric Ries, emphasizes the importance of rapid prototyping, validated learning, and other iterative product and service development techniques.

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helloFUTURE

MAY 22, 2023

In the world of product development, the only constant is change. The market is always evolving, customer expectations are constantly shifting, and your competitors are always on the move. As a corporate innovator, startup founder, or product manager, your task is to stay ahead of the game and churn out new products that not only…

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Offer strategies for effective prototyping and testing. These speakers can also deepen the understanding of an innovation culture by: Illustrating how to create an environment that nurtures innovative thinking. They inspire attendees by showcasing successful case studies and sharing strategies to foster an inventive mindset.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The framework I developed and use with clients is called the Lean Innovation Validation & Execution management (L.I.V.E.) framework, and is designed to speed up and reduce risk for a huge variety of types of innovation projects. [If Ensure your portfolio is balanced according to your upcoming strategy.

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Moves the Needle

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Part of what we do at Moves the Needle is to work with large enterprise organizations on corporate innovation strategy and providing education on how to shift away from a traditional management mindset to think and act in a new way. How does corporate strategy inform your work? What other elements do you consider?

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Qmarkets

JUNE 20, 2019

This is where Lean Agile principles come into play. Keeping the Ball in Your Court: Understanding Lean Agile Principles. This process can lay solid foundations for sustaining In the context of sport, something analogous to the Lean process would be to create new team compositions that compensate for the absence of injured players.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

Restaurants were the first vertical market, but the strategy at the time was staggering in scope. This wasn’t part of OpenTable’s original thinking or strategy. We can also see how these approaches were precursors to larger movements in lean startup, design thinking, and agile.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

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. Principle 1: Think Big. When companies build a business strategy, they start with the addressable market and decide where to play.

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Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

The 30 minute weekly webinar features demonstrations of various facilitation tools for: strategy, challenge clarification, idea generation (aka brainstorming), problem framing, idea selection, innovation projects, and idea development, etc. Thinking Differently Takes Tools. The weekly sessions are FREE.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Does your organization have a comprehensive innovation strategy or plan for the year? Check out our list of design thinking books to read. Find practical tools for measuring, managing, and accelerating the process, as well as strategies to reduce risk when launching something new. The Lean Startup. Find it here.

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Matthew May

JULY 24, 2015

My three areas of focus — strategy, innovation, and lean — are all founded on the ground-level, everyday application of Roger Martin’s Play-to-Win framework (strategy), IDEO/Stanford d school-originated design thinking (innovation), and Toyota-born systems thinking (lean).

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

The original process showed how an idea should first follow design thinking principles, before being turned into a solution using agile development, and finally being piloted and launched. Not because of a lack of process in a powerpoint strategy deck. As Peter Drucker famously said: What gets measured, gets managed.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From Design Thinking to Autonomous Innovation In the 1990s, design thinking emerged, prioritizing empathy and iterative prototyping for user-centric solutions. Those who pioneer in adopting this approach stand to gain a considerable competitive advantage.

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 29, 2023

Rapid experimentation holds immense value in generating evidence to support decision-making, inform strategies, and propel businesses toward success. However, the rise of Lean Startup methodologies, popularized by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup,” brought rapid experimentation to the forefront.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

If everyone else is jumping off the Design Thinking bridge shouldn’t we? Just kidding, Design Thinking can be a good choice, as can Agile, or Lean, or your own blended system. Projects aligned with a vision for the future and a strategy to get there. Which is best? Can I blend frameworks?

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

Another example is the recently introduced strategy framework by Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs, and Janmejaya Sinha from BCG. Here, dedicated strategies and innovation approaches are defined for different business environments, characterized by the factors predictability, malleability and harshness (see figure below).

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InnovationManagement

MAY 19, 2017

Nobody doubts that design can be powerful. But while words and phrases like ‘design thinking,’ ‘agile’ and ‘lean’ may be officially welcome in the boardrooms of Deloitte, Accenture, PWc, McKinsey and similar firms, I believe that the full potential of design has been neglected and these terms misappropriated.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2016

The two I have decided to summarize are 1) Beyond Design Thinking and 2) Minimum Viable Transformation. Beyond Design Thinking. an innovation strategy firm known for pioneering comprehensive innovation systems and the famous “ Ten Types of Innovation ”. Beyond Design Thinking – reflecting on its place.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

In this article, I’ll draw upon two decades of hard-earned experience in pioneering the development of innovation-focused cultures in organisations worldwide to share proven principles, strategies, and techniques. Take the Double Diamond of Design Thinking for example. Why is this methodology critical?

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Imaginatik

JULY 22, 2016

Spend all your time debating strategies and arguing business cases, and one thing is certain – you won’t be innovating. Many innovation teams are so concerned with being agile and entrepreneurial that they spend precious little time understanding where to point their efforts. Agonize over investment decisions too early.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 9, 2023

Lean forward, eyes glittering, eager to hear more Stare blankly and nod slowly Roll their eyes and sigh Wave their hands dismissively and tell you to focus on other, more urgent priorities. GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton How do people react when you say “innovation?” If you answered C, you’re in good company. Innovation is […]

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Innovation 360 Group

APRIL 30, 2017

Over the last 10 years, he has worked at leading cloud technology software companies consulting organizations on improving their strategy and operations through the usage of the latest cloud computing technologies. Shervin is also a certified scrum master driving process and operational improvements through agile and lean methodologies.

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mjvinnovation

MAY 19, 2020

The present and the future will belong to companies that think about co-creating and putting the focus of their strategies on their employees, customers, and service providers. The Design Thinking methodology is in our DNA and is the foundation of our values. Design Thinking is the backbone for strategic reframing.

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Fehmida Kapadia

JANUARY 3, 2018

We have started integrating the agile and lean methodology (popularized by the IT industry) into our waterfall methodology (popularized by the manufacturing industry). The key tenet of agile and lean development is to quickly and iteratively build?—?test?—?learn. The Design Thinking Methodology of Empathy?—?Define?—?Ideate?—?Prototype?—?Test

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Integrative Innovation

JANUARY 7, 2015

Yesterday, I was quite delighted to see my post Integrating Lean Startup and Design Thinking ranked #11 of the Top 100 Innovation Posts 2014 at Innovation Excellence. “Either-or” was yesterday, today we need more integrative, “both-and” thinking. No one size fits all. Takeaway.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The two I have decided to summarize are 1) Beyond Design Thinking and 2) Minimum Viable Transformation. Beyond Design Thinking. an innovation strategy firm known for pioneering comprehensive innovation systems and the famous “ Ten Types of Innovation ”. What is at the heart of design thinking?

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Innovation 360

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

She is a holder of BComm and MSc in Strategy degrees from the University of Wollongong, Australia. Design Thinking. Areas of expertise. Workshop Moderation & Facilitation. Leadership. Innovation Management. Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem development. Organizational & Human Capability Development. LinkedIn: [link].

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Innovation 360 Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

She is a holder of BComm and MSc in Strategy degrees from the University of Wollongong, Australia. Design Thinking. Areas of expertise. Workshop Moderation & Facilitation. Leadership. Innovation Management. Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem development. Organizational & Human Capability Development. LinkedIn: [link].

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Imaginatik

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A multi-billion dollar consumer products company recognized a major shift in its industry, and formed an innovation strategy from the Board level down. The "surface" innovation agenda explicitly defines all the new activities designed to facilitate innovation. And their innovation strategies were sound. The Best-Laid Plans.

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Innovation 360 Group

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Dr Khoh’s technical expertise include real-time embedded systems, IoT, automotive Controller Area Network (CAN) bus, fieldbuses, digital dashboards, IT, knowledge management, Six Sigma improvement methodologies & tools, product design & development, design thinking and innovation. Internet-of-Things (IoT).

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Innovation 360

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Dr Khoh’s technical expertise include real-time embedded systems, IoT, automotive Controller Area Network (CAN) bus, fieldbuses, digital dashboards, IT, knowledge management, Six Sigma improvement methodologies & tools, product design & development, design thinking and innovation. Internet-of-Things (IoT).

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mjvinnovation

MARCH 11, 2020

Let’s design an action plan for your company to adopt the best tech-innovation solutions? Led Design: Adoption of a user-focused approach, such as Design Thinking. Agile Delivery: Use Agile Practices – Agile and Lean. Expertise: IT Outsourcing / Open Innovation. Did you like our infographic?

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Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

At our recent Innov8rs Connect on Strategy, Leadership & Organization, Jeffrey Phillips (Senior Strategy and Innovation Consultant) discussed what it takes to build an innovation capability for continuous innovation. However, they may lack training in innovative thinking, creativity, and design thinking.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s a management format that draws from the same source as Lean and Agile. refers to the third generation of project management models, considered more suited to current business requirements in the context of Digital Transformation – toting more agile, lean, and modern management values. As the name implies, Management 3.0

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

Lean Innovation Definition At Moves The Needle, we define lean innovation as “reducing waste in the discovery, creation, and delivering of new value to customers." We base Lean Innovation principles upon the 3 E’s of Lean Innovation : Empathy, Experiments and Evidence. What is Design Thinking?

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