InnovationManagement

MAY 28, 2019

How might we build a more efficient or effective innovation process? The post How to Build YOUR Best Innovation Process appeared first on Innovation Management.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

Companies in every industry are accepting that complacency and failure to innovate are tantamount to negligence. Failing to innovate can cause even a large established business to lose ground to competitors that more fully embrace innovation. It requires more than just saying “Innovation is good.” An innovation strategy is a key business asset, and innovation leadership is no longer nice to have, but necessary.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 28, 2019

Business plan. Those two words have been used a lot to kill a lot of innovative ideas. Yet, it persists in the entrepreneurial consciousness. It’s a mainstay in the manager’s tool box. Sure, it you are going to ask for money, you will in all likelihood need to write a business plan. But, so few entrepreneurs.

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Yet2

MAY 28, 2019

In mid-May, yet2 sponsored the NPD and Innovation in the Chemical Industry conference , organized by the European Networking Group. Nearly 100 leaders in the chemical industry gathered to learn and discuss key topics such as efficient innovation project management; ideation methods to boost innovative thinking; growth through partnerships – maximizing success by partnering with innovative startups; practical approaches and specific innovation trends in nanotechnology, CO 2 , food, and plastics;

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 28, 2019

Some time ago I had a conversation with Jim Long, former Head of Creative Office and R&D and my mentor, about how innovation could succeed within a company. We agreed that for innovation to be truly transformative, it should be set at a distance where it cannot be interrupted by existing metrics and governance models.

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Strategyzer Innovation

MAY 28, 2019

We often use the OWLET team video from the International Business Model Competition in 2013 to illustrate how to de-risk new ideas, cheaply and quickly. Let's unpack together the most important principles to follow when testing new business ideas. What can we learn from Owlet on testing new business ideas? At Strategyzer we often use the Owlet video (a pitch that led the Owlet team to win the International Business Model Competition in 2013) when we train business teams on how to execute innovat

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Kainexus

MAY 28, 2019

Kanban boards are excellent visual management tools for tracking work-in-progress, identifying roadblocks, and ensuring a free-flowing value stream. The idea started with inventory cards helping workers at Toyota ensure that the right parts were available just in time. Leaders took the concept and used it to track any type of work, often on a poster or whiteboard.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 28, 2019

I'm using a reference to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner for the title of today's post, because there's rarely been a more interesting dichotomy facing most management teams. As a colleague of mine is fond of pointing out, data is the new oil. For those old enough to remember the Beverly Hillbillies, Jed struck oil and became rich, and moved to the big city.

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Michael Roberto

MAY 28, 2019

Here are a few simple suggestions for enhancing your team brainstorming meetings.

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