BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I was the “interviewee” for an “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence about how to plan team building exercises that create impact for work teams. As described in the article, I’ve been on the good and bad side of various team building exercises during my career.

Team Building 40

Team Building Exercises Underperforming Technical Team eBook 40

eZassi

MAY 27, 2022

CPG embraces constant change and ceaseless innovation to keep up with consumer demands while building brands customers rely on in their daily lives. How do the major companies’ research and development teams build and manage a portfolio of innovative products while ensuring long-term market success and consistent brand loyalty?

Industry 52

Industry Ideation Open Innovation Innovation 52

Moves the Needle

JANUARY 22, 2016

In our post, How to Innovate: What Innovation Really Is , we discussed how focusing on learning before executing is vital to innovation. Not only does this help teams build better products, but it does so by creating a deeper connection with the customer. There’s a time and a place for everything.

Marketing 58

Marketing Underperforming Technical Team LEAN Report 58

Be-novative

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Best practices from the Global Aegon Hackathon, 2018 As innovation SaaS platform provider, our goal is not just to support companies in making better products and services for the future. As a founder, CEO with a psychology background, for me it is just as much about the experience and learning we can provide for the participants.

Design Thinking 40

Design Thinking Disruption Design Collaboration 40

Peer Insight

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Companies that aren’t optimized for speed often don’t generate the returns on innovation and product development that they’re looking for; in fact, 42% of global innovation executives believe their development times are too long and cite it as the largest barrier to success. Clearly frame the objective and guardrails .

Project 52

Project Innovation Product Strategy Strategy 52

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Having built one UX group from scratch and managed another 230+ person internal UX groups, I’ve learned a few tips, often the hard way, that can help. The hardest part of building an in-house design agency is answering the basic “Why?”. User research can validate the concept; concept designs can help communicate their vision.

Design 79

Design Underperforming Technical Team Project Groups 79

hackerearth

MAY 12, 2017

Apple has refashioned consumer experience with its iconic branding, stylish design and a diverse product range, its own retail stores, and important partnerships with the competition. The climb has been quite an uphill task for the iconic toy designer. But despite a surge in sales, Lego began floundering again.

Innovation 40

Innovation Disruption Marketing Underperforming Technical Team 40