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Rating Your Innovation Program: Vanity Metrics vs. True Impact

Moves the Needle

How do you measure the success of your innovation program? You are measuring website traffic, video views, innovation team sign-ups, etc. When it comes to measuring the success of your innovation program, engagement in the real world and observed behavior change are primary. Getting the numbers right is crucial.

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Why We’re Digging Deep at Lean Startup Conference 2018

Moves the Needle

Lean Startup Week - this year known as Lean Startup Conference - has traditionally been a staple in the innovation industry for bringing both startups and enterprise companies alike into the same sphere in order to discuss advancements in strategy, tactics, ideas, and social impact. Social Impact AMA with Heather Hiscox.

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Top Themes from Open Nation DC

IdeaScale

Contreras dived into the importance of goal-setting and quantifiable metrics to any innovation program. However, he cautioned against avoiding “vanity metrics,” a term coined by “The Lean Startup” author Eric Ries. Commander Howell’s leadership has been integral in growing the innovation program at the U.S.

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Innovation - fast and slow, for the right reasons

Jeffrey Phillips

For quite some time we've been hearing about how important it is to do things quickly, with many new adjectives placed in front of the word "innovation". What has worked in more traditional settings - manufacturing, process improvement, etc - is now being applied to innovation. When can you move fast?

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Corporate Innovation: How to Overcome Unique Challenges

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The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. Vision & Leadership 1.

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Pirates in the Navy Book Excerpt

InnovationTraining.org

I was often happy to take whatever innovation project the leadership team threw my way. And I have done it all – idea jams, hackathons, startup weekends, training workshops and innovation sprints. Leadership Support : Without explicit and visible support from our leadership, most innovation programs are dead on arrival.

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How Schibsted Media Group Used Empathy and Evidence to Validate New Ideas

Moves the Needle

Download this case study to save for your records or to show to your leadership team here: Download Case Study. An innovation sprint is a 3-5 day intensive, experiential engagement that focuses on teaching participants Lean Innovation methodologies while making impact on real business issues.

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