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Book Review: A.L.I.E.N. Thinking

Jeffrey Phillips

What this book is about The book introduces a framework the authors have developed to improve innovation thinking to lead to better ideas. The authors suggest that individuals or teams that apply this mnemonic in their quest for breakthrough ideas and innovation will be more successful.

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Case study of agile and UCD working together

Boxes and Arrows

Large scale websites require groups of specialists to design and develop a product that will be a commercial success. To develop a completely new site requires several teams to collaborate and this can be difficult. Particularly as different teams may be working with different methods. Do people get on with each other?

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The ‘perfect’ office layout for innovation and productivity

Idea to Value

06:15] Technology now means we are no longer locked to our desks, or to our teams. [08:00] 09:15] How conflicting requirements between neighbouring teams can cause distractions and lower performance. [10:30] The white paper on the Future of Workplace : [link]. 02:30] The scale of design capabilities at Deloitte. [05:00]

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Building the In-house Design Agency

Boxes and Arrows

The first article discussed the pros and cons of different UX team structures. For companies that depend on user experience for business success, a strong internal team is essential. They can be fantastic partners who drive real change, but their needs are very different from a product team. But how do you get there from here?

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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

Open Innovation EU

This white paper has been originally published to the SSRN: Spruijt, Jan, Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: Why Entrepreneurship Can Hardly Be Taught (May 17, 2017). Is it easy to create autonomous team and projects? Entrepreneurship. Are managers prepared to allow experimentation? Do they tolerate mistakes?

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Too Busy To Save Your Company

CorporateIntel

Then the future becomes the present, and it’s too late. On a more grand scale, we have to develop a strategic plan and manage the component tactics that are meant to create value for all stakeholders in that plan. Seems they are just too busy to make their way to the boarding gate. ” That happens a lot, way too often.

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