Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 28, 2024

Here are some things that we cover in this conversation: The impact that the proliferation of AI tools are having on leaders and how the lead What does this ever changing landscape mean for leaders in terms of skills that they need to develop to remain relevant. You can find more information about Damien here.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 16, 2023

Simultaneously, the COVID lockdown exposed huge pockets of the United States that do not have access to modern tools nor technology to educate our young. To achieve this heavy lift, it is imperative to execute the national education strategy set forth in the CHIPS Act, which states digital literacy for all is a primary goal.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 26, 2023

Innov8rs | Making strategy behind closed doors is a prescription for failure when disruptions are coming from all directions. Formulating and executing a sound organizational strategy is complex. Strategy is often made by elite teams and can thus be limited by their biases about competitors, customer needs, and market forces.

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Kainexus

AUGUST 23, 2022

Hoshin Kanri, also known as policy deployment, is the Lean management approach for aligning strategy, tactics, and improvement work organization-wide. In the past, organizations have used tools like complex spreadsheets, email threads, file sharing applications, and even physical boards to track and manage the technique.

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Leanstack

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I often get asked if one can or should model a non-profit using a Lean Canvas. The lean canvas makes defining how we create value for the donor explicit. There are several variations of the lean and business model canvases now floating around for non-profits and social ventures. Why the lean canvas?

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CMOE

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Avoiding these repercussions requires a robust retention strategy that encourages team members to stick around long term. Below, we discuss the three key elements required in an employee-retention strategy. The 3 Elements of a Successful Retention Strategy. Robust Onboarding Strategy. Efficient Software Tools.

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Qmarkets

JULY 31, 2023

It will partner up with the C-suite to roadmap the journey, deliver and create value for each of the business functions, and drive strategy cohesiveness across teams. With a network of experienced and reliable partners and specialists, it believes in LEAN, AGILE, and PRAGMATIC strategies. But it doesn’t have to be so hard.

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Kainexus

MARCH 18, 2021

It is a key tool of the Six Sigma methodology, but it can be implemented as a standalone improvement method or as part of other process initiatives like Lean. DMAIC (pronounced d?-MAY-ick) MAY-ick) is a data-driven technique used to improve processes. The technique is simple, yet powerful.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ingredients for Innovation Success Despite the renaissance in innovation approaches ushered in by luminaries like Steve Blank, Rita McGrath, Alexander Osterwalder, Janice Fraser, and Eric Ries, most innovation departments lack the basic ingredients of success- strategy, resources, scale and methods. You rarely win without a strategy.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

These tools can help businesses systematically explore new opportunities, evaluate potential changes, and implement innovative models. Lean Startup Methodology The Lean Startup methodology , created by Eric Ries, emphasizes the importance of rapid prototyping, validated learning, and other iterative product and service development techniques.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 17, 2024

These decisions include the portfolio needed to translate strategy into initiatives and how to drive and scale initiatives that create new revenue streams. Most of these systems trace back to the Lean Startup. Ultimately, companies with a superior innovation management system make better decisions.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Offer strategies for effective prototyping and testing. They inspire attendees by showcasing successful case studies and sharing strategies to foster an inventive mindset. They may also delve into methodologies like lean startup principles and agile development to illustrate how continuous testing can lead to successful outcomes.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 3, 2023

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You know ALL the innovation tools and frameworks: Design Thinking Lean Startup Disruptive Innovation But knowing and doing are two different things. When I first learned Jobs to be Done, it felt painfully obvious, exactly like the customer research I did for five years at P&G.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Digital signage-based experiences are vital to future-proofing retail in ways that allay concerns post-pandemic, lean in to Gen Z, and make life a whole lot more convenient. Beth Warren SVP Marketing and Retail Strategy, Creative Realities, Board Member, Digital Signage Federation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It advocates: Determine a Use Case for the new technology or approach Train people to be more proficient users of the new technology Start small - find small successes This advice was true for the following list of management concepts: ERP Lean Agile Six Sigma Doing business on the internet and I suspect many, many more.

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Leanstack

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I often get asked if one can or should model a non-profit using a Lean Canvas. The lean canvas makes defining how we create value for the donor explicit. There are several variations of the lean and business model canvases now floating around for non-profits and social ventures. Why the lean canvas?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

—– Lean Innovation Management. In the last five years “ Lean Startup ” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute. Each horizon requires different focus, different management, different tools and different goals.

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Fehmida Kapadia

JANUARY 3, 2018

We have started integrating the agile and lean methodology (popularized by the IT industry) into our waterfall methodology (popularized by the manufacturing industry). The key tenet of agile and lean development is to quickly and iteratively build?—?test?—?learn. At this stage of the process, I like to use Ash Maurya’s Lean Canvas.

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Moves the Needle

MAY 18, 2015

Perhaps the most common question we hear is, “How do you get started doing Lean Startup in the enterprise?” We always get a kick discussing enterprise lean startup challenges with The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, so welcomed the opportunity to do so during his recent Kickstarter campaign. It made such an impression on him.

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Christensen Institute

APRIL 28, 2022

Luckily, there’s a promising strategy for schools hoping to tap into the webs of relationships impacting the remaining 85% of students’ out-of-school lives: relationship mapping. Mapping students’ networks can be a promising strategy toward myriad ends. 85% of young people’s time is spent out of school. Click To Tweet.

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Planview

OCTOBER 27, 2021

When organizations need to coordinate their pockets of Agile teams using different tools and systems – that is, beyond “doing Agile” and starting to care about “becoming Agile” — they seek to build an Agile Program Management foundation. In the “ Agile Program Management: Making Work Connected & Visible ” session, Sr.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Not only are customized strategies imperative, but how we arrive at solutions to create value is extremely important. Some of the implications of these two challenges are that we see challenges from our own perspective and fear risk-taking and innovative strategies. These challenges, while significant, can be overcome.

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mjvinnovation

JULY 27, 2020

Please keep reading to understand the importance of having a UX strategy, what benefits it can offer you, and tips on developing one! Why you need to create a UX strategy. To create a sustainable competitive advantage, companies need a “strategy.” It is also necessary not to confuse UX strategy with UX Design.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. A new book by Silicon Valley tech veteran and innovation advocate Ann Mei Chang, Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good explores the unique challenges that can deter social innovation. Corporate philanthropy. Benefit corporations. Sounds ideal.

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Leanstack

JUNE 6, 2019

If you’re a long time reader of this blog, chances are high you’ve read my first book: Running Lean. But did you read my second book: Scaling Lean ? But what if I told you that, despite the title and book cover, Scaling Lean is actually sort of a prequel, not a sequel. My research says probably not.

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 29, 2023

Rapid experimentation holds immense value in generating evidence to support decision-making, inform strategies, and propel businesses toward success. However, the rise of Lean Startup methodologies, popularized by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup,” brought rapid experimentation to the forefront.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 24, 2019

From that wave we've had successive efficiency strategies: Six Sigma (an outgrowth of the quality movement), business process re-engineering, lean, outsourcing and right-sizing. To the point where many strategies begin with - how does this help us cut costs, or help us increase throughput at the same cost?

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Leanstack

MARCH 8, 2017

I find the Golden Circle is just as applicable when deconstructing or charting a new idea or venture — mapping quite nicely to the vision, strategy, and product pyramid that you’ve probably also run into. First, get your why in order “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. Consulting is labor intensive, revenue is almost entirely based on billable hours, and most knowledge in the form of tools and templates have become commodities due to SlideShare and other platforms.

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Christensen Institute

JANUARY 4, 2024

Despite these growing proof points, efforts to improve education lean on mental models, theories of change, and investment strategies that routinely ignore the social side of opportunity. Click To Tweet That said, some tools and models that link K-12 schools to ‘real world learning’ (i.e.,

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

The four interwoven catalysts are recognizing we are moving from complicated to complex ; we have different collaboration tools to be more agile and adapt, we need to adopt a clearer mindset to working in innovation ecosystems , and we need to leverage the digital transformation we have been undertaking.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

Innovation can’t be tackled through broad-brush recipes or tools. Another example is the recently introduced strategy framework by Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs, and Janmejaya Sinha from BCG. In most cases, companies have to deploy multiple strategies simultaneously in order to serve different environments they operate in.

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IdeaScale

MAY 2, 2019

Aligning business goals and innovation strategy is the key to reaching those goals and developing effective innovation. Encouraging the entire company to lean into both forms of innovation, with a focus on their goals, will be key. To learn more about innovation tools, contact us today! Look At Goals. Refine Towards Goals.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

You need to demonstrate that innovation is not "a" strategy, but is a way to accomplish strategies - growth, differentiation, new line extensions and so on. In fact, every strategy, every business and every product should have an innovation component. Develop a process or at least define a consistent set of tools.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Does your organization have a comprehensive innovation strategy or plan for the year? Find practical tools for measuring, managing, and accelerating the process, as well as strategies to reduce risk when launching something new. The Lean Startup. Innovate to grow with these innovation book recommendations. Find it here.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. Consulting is labor intensive, revenue is almost entirely based on billable hours, and most knowledge in the form of tools and templates have become commodities due to SlideShare and other platforms.

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Tim Kastelle

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We are what we do “We need to get better at executing strategy.” This was my response: “We have to stop talking about strategy development and execution as two different things. This was my response: “We have to stop talking about strategy development and execution as two different things.

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