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Use a Strategy Uncertainty Map to Find Clarity in Disruptive Times

Leapfrogging

The past two years were as disruptive as they get for both society and business. A Strategy Uncertainty Map is a visual representation of your top opportunities, which can include products, services, projects, or business strategies. You might want to select of mix of low-risk and high-risk projects so you can hedge bets.

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How to use the 70-20-10 Rule to drive innovation within your business

Leapfrogging

The basic idea behind the rule is that 70% of stakeholder time and organizational resources for innovation projects should be spent on core business, 20% on related projects to the core business and 10% of the time to projects unrelated to the core business but that can drive the organization forward. . . Leapfrogging ?and?

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Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption

Innovation in Practice

In Cragun and Sweetman's upcoming book, Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption [Greenleaf Book Group Press, July 2016] , the authors propose a simple formula, common principles, and set of tools for individuals and organizations facing disruptive and radical change.

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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

Then, have a process for aligning strategy (which pulls you forward) with budgeting (which anchors you backward) with project governance (which is usually a total mess) with people’s incentives. Many large organizations spend the full budget on version 1, and shut the project down when it doesn’t meet expectations.

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IS IMAGINATION REALLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE?

ImagineNation

According to a well-researched and scientific article “Einstein’s most famous quote is totally misunderstood ” in BIGTHINK magazine, the author suggests that he’s really doing is encouraging people to look beyond the current, conservative frontiers of what we know and into the realm of what we’re compelled to explore next.

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How to strengthen your innovation capabilities for growth and profit?

Innovation 360 Group

In a world where nothing is constant except for disruption, innovation has become imperative to every company. How to strengthen your innovation capabilities for growth and profit? Innovation360 knows how to prepare for a future of constant change. Where to allocate resources to achieve a balanced innovation portfolio.

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How Benchmarking Against Market Leaders Can Drive Business Success

Leapfrogging

Even worse, your business may end up being disrupted by the next big innovation that comes on the market. In order to make sure you are benchmarking against the best set of competitors, consider bringing in an external consultant, financial analyst, or business magazine. Some business leaders may look internally.

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