Moves the Needle

MARCH 1, 2023

It was not unusual to find PM’s who reported into Engineering at the time, the two cases perhaps reflecting the above origin stories. We were “pre-customer” and no, we didn’t IPO without customers. (We We were “pre-customer” and no, we didn’t IPO without customers. But don’t ask how many when we did.)

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Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Meaning anyone who provides the vision for a product, whether it be in code, wireframes, comps, prototypes, or cocktail napkins. They know that communication is the core skill of a designer: We don’t make the thing; we show how it should be made. The roadmap is a collection of prototypes showing what each release will look like.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Don’t love the word “component” kicking off the first question – we aren’t talking about Ford’s pieces on an assembly line that have mostly been replaced by robots, we’re talking about human beings, usually working in knowledge and creative-based jobs, albeit toward a common goal.

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Collaboration Crowdsourcing Agile LEAN 100

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

I firmly believe we are on the cusp of a new innovation era. When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. Now we have to weave them together. Of course, much of what we have will still remain.

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Innovation Design Agile System 178

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

It may seem obvious but unless you know who you are, and what your purpose is, as an organization you will flounder. If everyone else is jumping off the Design Thinking bridge shouldn’t we? Just kidding, Design Thinking can be a good choice, as can Agile, or Lean, or your own blended system. This wastes Time and Money.

Project 70

Project Idea Generation Innovation Design Thinking 70

Leanstack

JUNE 7, 2018

Front and center was this high-level roadmap along with a checklist: The rest of the links in the document were tactical how-to guides for attracting prospects, running interviews, testing offers, and designing MVPs. Taking the First Business Model Snapshot “Set a timer for 20 minutes and take a first snapshot of your idea on a Lean Canvas.”

Survey 75

Survey LEAN Meeting Technical Review 75

Strategos

MARCH 28, 2018

As you survey your company landscape, you may see that a variety of well-intentioned teams such as “Lean Startup,” “Design Thinking,” or “Crowdsourcing” are within pockets, preaching practices. Build a blueprint and roadmap: Keep the innovation life cycle in mind and build a blueprint of preferred approaches for each element of it.

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Roadmap Underperforming Technical Team Crowdsourcing Innovation 40

Leanstack

AUGUST 17, 2017

In my first book, Running Lean , I outlined a Problem Interview script for uncovering problems worth solving. Inspired by the Scientific Method, the search for Problem/Solution fit starts with creating a model — specifically a business model using a Lean Canvas. Problem Interview Script 1.0

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

Digital transformation is being asked of everybody to get involved in but do we have a sufficient understanding of it? Add in the magic ‘need’ so innovation can benefit from this business digital transformation and we begin to shift around in our chairs even more. We needed to step back and ask, what is truly transformational?

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Innovation Technology Engagement 133

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

Digital transformation is being asked of everybody to get involved in but do we have a sufficient understanding of it? Add in the magic ‘need’ so innovation can benefit from this business digital transformation and we begin to shift around in our chairs even more. We needed to step back and ask, what is truly transformational?

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Technical Review Innovation Technology Engagement 120

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We also know from cognitive behavioral therapy that one of the best ways to change a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit. We can change how we think of failure by thinking of it as required learning. Stop focusing on products and start focusing on problems Problems are goldmines.

Underperforming Technical Team 83

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Disruption Marketing 83

Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2015

I’ve spent this year working with corporations and government agencies that are adopting and adapting Lean Methodologies. —– What Have We Lost? Several pockets of innovation in his agency have begun to look to startups and have tried to adopt lean methods. Yet today at dinner his frustration just spilled out.

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LEAN Underperforming Technical Team Disruption Roadmap 40

Leanstack

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

While we may look different and speak different languages, we are still more similar than dissimilar. We all want the same things, fear the same things, and even make the same mistakes. He starts by contacting his previous startup’s founder, Peter, who readily agrees to meet with Steve.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation LEAN Meeting 52

Legacy Innovation Group

APRIL 1, 2019

In the course of my training with business leaders, we inevitably come to the existential business question⃜ "What is the purpose of a business?" " The answer, therefore (which we are in agreement with), is that a business creates value through marketing and innovation. Dec 18, 2016 | Anthony Mills. That's it.

Roadmap 40

Roadmap Technical Review Marketing Disruption 40

Leanstack

JUNE 7, 2018

Front and center was this high-level roadmap along with a checklist: The rest of the links in the document were tactical how-to guides for attracting prospects, running interviews, testing offers, and designing MVPs. Taking the First Business Model Snapshot “Set a timer for 20 minutes and take a first snapshot of your idea on a Lean Canvas.”

Survey 40

Survey LEAN Meeting Technical Review 40

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We also know from cognitive behavioral therapy that one of the best ways to change a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit. We can change how we think of failure by thinking of it as required learning. Stop focusing on products and start focusing on problems. Problems are goldmines. Focus on the future, not the past.

Underperforming Technical Team 72

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Culture Disruption 72

Qmarkets

JUNE 26, 2019

However, we understand the need for guidance and so we’ve developed a set of resources, practices, and principles to make sure our customers never feel lost. Keep Your Workflows and Submission Forms Lean: By communicating your innovation challenge clearly and concisely, you are more likely to enhance the quality and quantity of ideas.

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Innovation Management Management Ideation Resources 40

Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

Before we try to figure out if the timing is right or wrong, we need to understand that there are, obviously, two different ways it can be wrong. For most manufacturers of electric cars, this has basically been the case so far, even though we’re probably very close to an inflection point now. How can timing go wrong?

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Innovation Industry Technology Strategy 89

Planview

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Today’s announcement of Planview Copilot marks what we see as the start of a step function improvement in turning established organizations into digital innovators. We then contrasted that with survey data on what those organizations’ business leaders thought the teams’ capacity was. These results were eye-opening.

Artificial Inteligence 72

Artificial Inteligence Data Roadmap Tools 72

ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

But we have good news for all those who have not yet taken the step into the right direction: Although every innovation has something new and unique, we can learn significantly from the companies that get it right and create a first how-to-plan based on their workflows, structures, and practices. Adapt or die. Fail forward.

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Company Technical Review Software Review Innovation 57

IM Insights

APRIL 23, 2022

If we want to change the world , we need that second system. Welcome to the innovation metrics podcast , where we bring you the latest on innovation management. As always , we make sure to link all relevant information and how to get in touch with Esther and the show notes. We’re doing it in a practical way.

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System Innovation Report Underperforming Technical Team 52

The Inovo Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

With this picture, we can now begin to accurately assess the effectiveness of an innovation system. Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. – Paul Getty. Innovation measurement is difficult because the future is inherently uncertain.

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System Analysis Innovation Data 40

Business and Tech

MARCH 18, 2022

What needs to happen now is that we need to flex and strengthen these attributes, let them shine. What needs to happen now is that we need to flex and strengthen these attributes, let them shine. And it needs to come with support — from each other, from the men we work with, and from the organizations we work within.

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Resources Industry Management Collaboration 130