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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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Policies Collaboration 57

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.

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Groups Case Study Underperforming Technical Team LEAN 45

Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

Design thinking is a step above “customer development” because it takes a real human approach to getting to the root of an intrinsic problem. Many large organizations tend to stop after prototyping solutions that indicate desirability, and subsequently revert to traditional development methodologies.

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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.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile Groups 52

The Inovo Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It is what will drive an enterprise’s creative engine that is the source of long-term, future growth Most of today’s large corporate enterprises treat strategy, R&D, and innovation as separate and distinct functions – worthy of specialized teams, segmented funding, reporting structures and operational charters. This is starting to change.

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System Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 52

Tim Kastelle

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In a more up-to-date sense, this balance also comprises collaborating with external partners, e.g. teaming up between multinational corporations and startups or small companies. Open doors and listen vs. Be loyal to your team. Trust and be trusted vs. Work with those you can depend on. Err, fail and persist vs. Strive for perfection.

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Culture Radical Innovation Innovation Underperforming Technical Team 100

Legacy Innovation Group

APRIL 1, 2019

Admittedly, technology – real, serious, game–changing technology – is foundationally what has fueled all transformational innovations throughout the history of mankind (those that have changed how society functions), while more applied technological developments have been at the root of many breakthrough and disruptive innovations.

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Integrative Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

In a more up-to-date sense, this balance also comprises collaborating with external partners, e.g. teaming up between multinational corporations and startups or small companies. Open doors and listen vs. Be loyal to your team. Trust and be trusted vs. Work with those you can depend on. Err, fail and persist vs. Strive for perfection.

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Culture Radical Innovation Innovation Underperforming Technical Team 40