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How Leaders Can Reap the Potential of Lean Innovation

Kainexus

When many people think about Lean processes and management , they assume that the goal is to optimize each process with a step-by-step approach to reduce waste and implement incremental improvements. Because people who innovate have bold ideas, but it's Lean thinking that turns fantastic ideas into realities.

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Bitcoin and Blockchain: A Small Glimpse Into Big Digital Disruptions

Daniel Burrus

For those interested in digital disruption and technological advancements , Bitcoin represented so much more than a way to allegedly make money fast like some type of digital wolf of Wall Street. If you asked those same individuals to explain what blockchain technology is, they would meet your gaze with a blank stare.

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Open Strategy: Mastering Disruption From Outside The C-Suite

Innov8rs

Innov8rs | Making strategy behind closed doors is a prescription for failure when disruptions are coming from all directions. She engaged in a process called “Radical Listening” by talking to about 400 people in the area and asking a simple question: what would it take for you, as the guardians of the rainforest, to protect it?

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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

The tool and techniques that stand out for me, in their contribution, value and my use have been, in no specific order, cover the jobs-to-be-done , ten types of innovation, crossing the chasm , blue ocean, business model canvas and value proposition canvas, building core competencies , lean start-up, agile and design sprints.

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The Critically Important Innovation Narrative

Paul Hobcraft

They are a call to action and engage those listening to the narrative to make a difference. ” So narratives attract, engage, motivate and call people to push and achieve their potential. The need is to encourage engagement for them to see their possibilities. Growing faster by changing your innovation narrative.

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Using Lean Innovation to Transform the Way the City of Hayward Solves Problems

Moves the Needle

Before and After Lean Innovation: Overview The City of Hayward, California wanted to break away from inefficient and ineffective processes for researching and launching programs, and remove organizational bottlenecks that stood in the way of serving citizens. Download this case study to show to your colleagues, board of directors, or boss.

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How Consulting Will Likely Change Because of the Pandemic

Leapfrogging

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models.