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Five new product development questions you should ask when launches fail to meet market expectations

Sopheon

When products fall short, it’s important to learn from mistakes and apply what you’ve learned to improve your new product development processes. Answering these five questions helps sort things out. The post Five new product development questions you should ask when launches fail to meet market expectations appeared first on Sopheon.

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How Mark Cuban’s pharmacy can change how payers handle prescription coverage

Christensen Institute

In February, I wrote an Innovators Worth Watching blog highlighting Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company , his new pharmaceutical venture selling generic medications at a fraction of the cost of other pharmacies. After putting his company to our six-question test, we concluded that Cuban’s online pharmacy could be a disruptive solution for individuals looking to fill prescriptions.

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Lean Transformation Steps for Operational Excellence

Kainexus

The Lean business methodology is based on the simple principle that organizations should strive to provide maximum value to the customer with as little waste as possible. The idea is simple, but it isn't easy. For most organizations, embracing Lean requires a significant culture shift and a new way of thinking about everything from leadership to everyday operations.

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Innovation Mindsets Assessment

InnovationTraining.org

For those of you looking for new and better ways of assessing and developing the innovative potential in your team, this blog post offers you my first-hand view of Innovation Mindsets TM – the new diagnostic instrument from Prof. Jeanne Liedtka and Treehouse Innovation. Based on a decade of research. In a world that’s flooded with assessment and measurement tools that tell you what kind of leader, innovator or person you are, it’s refreshing to see a new assessment that is backed by rigoro

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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How Networking Accelerates Growth

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Douglas Ferguson As a leader, you’re likely aware that building a network takes time and work. Mentors and a network of peers are not easily established for jobs, professional growth, or business.

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Want Engaged Customers? Ditch the Fads and Embrace the Audio Trend

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Use these three ways to help your business leverage audio-based communication events for better buyer engagement.

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Maximizing PMO Value During Economic Uncertainty

Planview

In times of economic uncertainty, PMO value is critical. PMOs don’t just make sure that run-the-business work and projects are completed, they also operationalize the strategic plan. Maximum PMO value ensures the work delivered aligns with company strategy. This helps the organization achieve its desired outcomes and initiatives. When organizations begin feeling the stress of the current financial climate, business leaders take a hard look at spending.

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11. To Compete or Not To Compete (part 2)

Stephen Shapiro

The final section of Tip 11 from Best Practices are Stupid. Please read the first two sections before reading this. Remember, this book was written a dozen years ago, so some concepts have evolved. The first two posts talked about competition vs collaboration, and the three downsides of traditional brainstorming. Now we move to some examples. Several years ago I wanted a new logo for my website and decided to crowdsource a design using 99 Designs.