Product Development Project Reference Underperforming Technical Team 
Idea to Value
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
I spent 8 years as a management consultant, and a number of my projects were referred to as “Strategy Consulting” Here, we would be asked to make predictions for a specific topic, such as the likely growth rates for an industry segment based on trends. Innovation Leader, Achievers and Underperformers, GII 2016.
IdeaSpies
JULY 21, 2019
This step between a breakthrough and a working prototype is often referred to as the ‘valley of death’ for innovation. Take Bell Labs, for example, an industrial research and development (R&D) company, now owned by Nokia but originally founded by Alexander Graham Bell in the late-1800s.
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Innovation Excellence
MAY 4, 2020
Would that be so bad? Do you even need formal titles and classes of employees, which divide more than unite teams? One reference case is Zappos, the US DTC platform that inspired the likes of Zalando. Create cross functional, autonomous teams, with end to end responsibility. These lines will be obsolete soon.
Moves the Needle
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Download this case study to save for your records or to show to your leadership team here: Download Case Study. This disconnect leads organizations down the wrong path toward producing products and services that no one really wants , because they aren’t using evidence (data + insights) to guide their product development.
Leapfrogging
MARCH 15, 2024
This impact is evident across various facets of business, from operational efficiency and customer experience to product development and market analysis. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis can provide an initial framework for this evaluation.
Leapfrogging
MARCH 15, 2024
For guidance on developing strategic thinking within your leadership team, you may find value in 10 ways to get your leadership team thinking strategically and building the best business strategies. To foster innovation: Implement systems for employees to submit and develop new ideas.
Idea to Value
JULY 21, 2017
The TRIZ acronym comes from it’s original Russian name, and in English it is often referred to as a “theory of inventive problem solving” or TIPS. What it is: One of the most challenging aspects of innovation for most companies is not the generating of ideas, or the development of new innovations.
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