Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. For insights on building robust business strategies in this disruptive environment, explore our guide on building business strategies for a disruptive world.

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The State of Value Stream Management Report 2023 , in particular, stands out due to its inclusivity, drawing data from respondents across various organizational sizes, ranging from nimble startups with 1-99 employees to massive enterprises boasting 50,000+ personnel.

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Sopheon

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In the long run, ‘sustainability’ and ‘carbon footprint’ will become commodity items which will need to be part of any scorecard, dashboard, and report.” Sebastian Roos from Evonik sums it up perfectly: "Developing products that fundamentally shift the sustainability footprint of your portfolio takes time and energy.

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TechEmpower Innovation

MARCH 4, 2024

The shift towards AI-driven ad technologies enables brands to set and achieve highly specific engagement KPIs, moving away from generic strategies to more personalized, data-driven approaches that resonate with their target audience. It also facilitates rapid prototyping, allowing for quicker iterations and thus shorter development cycles.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

But how can an enterprise organization re-invent product commercialization? Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. It does not include product development. Most companies have a product development process that is completely separate from their go to market strategy.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 30, 2021

Overview: Sustainability approaches and innovation strategy go hand-in-hand, yet too often are seen as separate targets. Incorporating sustainability into product development and organizational goals. Developing a circular process that incorporates lessons learned and challenges assumptions to develop new goals.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Gains Gains for Building a Business Case for Change : Mergers and Acquisitions : Apply your business case skills to identify potential targets, conduct due diligence, and present compelling reasons for mergers or acquisitions to complement internal innovation developments. Embrace the diversity of opinions to gain different opportunities.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

This transformation is visible in various facets of management, including: Strategic Planning : AI algorithms can analyze market trends and consumer behavior to inform the strategic direction of product development. This foresight allows managers to adjust strategies proactively and avoid costly missteps.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Are you looking for ways to take your innovation strategy to the next level in 2020? Check out our top innovation blogs from 2019 for tips on transforming your product, process, market, and more. Brainstorming is where innovation and product development strategy begin, but sometimes you need a little push to get started.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 20, 2022

As you know if you follow my blog, I generally write about the intersection of strategy and innovation. As more and more data is generated, it creates new opportunities in the strategy realm and in the innovation realm. This post will consider the importance of data in strategy development and execution, as well as in innovation.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. For a more in-depth look at how AI is reshaping traditional methods, consider exploring ai-driven design thinking strategies and ai-powered design thinking techniques.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 28, 2020

Emotional intelligence helps leaders implement product development strategies, innovation strategies, and change management. They present confidence in who they are and how they believe. They can identify and manage their emotions as well as the emotions of others. Emotional intelligence is a multi-faceted quality.

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PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This can include scanning through industry reports, patent databases, and competitor analysis, as well as conducting surveys and focus groups to gather information about consumer preferences and needs. This information can inform your product development and marketing strategies and help you make data-driven decisions.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Organizations that adopt ai-driven design thinking strategies can gain a significant edge, as AI offers the ability to analyze vast datasets, predict trends, and generate solutions at a pace and scale beyond human capacity. More on leveraging AI for user research can be found in our guide to ai-driven design thinking strategies.

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Planview

OCTOBER 5, 2023

According to a Boston Consulting Group report, companies prioritizing innovation—arriving first to market with new and relevant ideas—outperform the MSCI World Index on shareholder return by 3.3 Digital transformation can also optimize innovation value by helping organizations show concrete progress and report on strategy realization.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 7, 2024

Sustainability has shifted from the fringes of corporate strategy to a key driver for innovation. This reflects a growing awareness and concern over environmental issues, coupled with a surge in consumer demand for products and services that not only meet their needs but do so in a manner that is mindful of their environmental footprint.

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The Inovo Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The tight integration of Strategy, R&D and Innovation – and other related growth functions – is critical for an effective Growth Transformation system. A growth transformation system is one in which corporate strategy, R&D and innovation all work together and in harmony to drive transformation excellence.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This symbiotic relationship can lead to the development of breakthrough innovations that drive industry forward. Corporate executives considering CVC as part of their growth strategy can learn more about the intricacies of this investment approach by exploring corporate venture capital. Communication is key in this stage.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Open innovation is a core strategy for transformative growth amongst a growing number of enterprise companies around the world. After that, I decided to chart a different course by exploring my other interests and developing my creative side, which I expressed by founding an interior design and workspace strategy firm in 2010.

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Adam Hartung

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

At their annual meeting this week NACD released its newest report The Board and Long-Term Value Creation created by its Blue Ribbon Commission of leading Directors. Succinctly, the report calls on all Boards to help management overcome myopia around short-term results, and increase attention on creating long-term value.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Open-source innovation (or simply ‘open innovation’) is developing into a core strategy for transformative growth amongst enterprise companies around the world. Is it to reduce R&D costs, accelerate product development, tap into new markets, or all of the above? A clear vision will guide the strategy.

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Innov8rs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

He advises executives on how to be more successful in innovation and execution of strategies such as sustainability. Mike has thirty years of experience in building and leading cross functional teams and organizations to successfully define, develop and bring new companies and products to market.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Developing an innovation culture within leadership requires a strategic approach, including implementing leadership development strategies that embed innovation as a core competency. To further explore the characteristics of high potential leaders, consider reviewing our leadership development strategies for additional insights.

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Leapfrogging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

When I ran the internal strategy consulting group at HP, we constantly asked ourselves, “how can we get our $40 billion global behemoth operating more like a startup?” Surprisingly, just 45% of big companies reported regularly rolling up their sleeves with startups. Here’s how to do it. Co-Create to Drive Disruption.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 7, 2022

No overall innovation strategy or portfolio. Option 2: Innovation teams within each company brand / product unit. These companies might have an innovation team as part of each brand / business unit, responsible for researching and coming up with ideas and designs for new products. Multiple different innovation strategies.

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Corporate Innovation

JULY 26, 2016

They spend lots of time looking at new ventures and university projects in order to report what is happening back to a parent organization or parallel organization, which is largely consumed with other issues, like keeping the main business running and satisfying their existing customers. The Problem in more detail: No Portfolio Management.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Defining a Clear Innovation Strategy The Barenbrug management team already had a clear strategy for the future. Apply the Right Development Process This is an area where a dedicated innovation platform such as Qmarkets is most critical and effective. They have specified this in clear innovation targets and innovation themes.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

For strategies on leveraging experiential intelligence to create psychological safety for high-performing teams, delve into our resource on leveraging experiential intelligence to create psychology safety for high performing teams. By embracing a learning-oriented approach, executive teams can stay agile and responsive to industry changes.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Any innovation strategy has to begin with goals, both short and long term. Be transparent on how each goal is related to your innovation strategy or product development strategy, and which are steps towards others. To learn more about innovation strategy and ROI, get a free consultation. Goals First.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

There are significant shifts underway towards digital innovation in R&D and new-product development. Of course, this shift requires really big changes in strategy, operations, the organization and in each individuals orientation. I liked the suggested digital design principles that BCG outlined in their report.

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Acuvate

JULY 5, 2023

It generates insights that help decision-makers assess market opportunities, devise strategies, and allocate resources effectively. Decision-makers can use these insights to proactively manage risks and m ake informed risk mitigation strategies.

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Acuvate

JULY 5, 2023

It generates insights that help decision-makers assess market opportunities, devise strategies, and allocate resources effectively. Decision-makers can use these insights to proactively manage risks and m ake informed risk mitigation strategies.

Generative AI 52

Generative AI Management Change Artificial Inteligence 52

IdeaScale

MARCH 7, 2019

Sometimes innovation means finding new applications by reformulating existing products. Funding innovation can be a challenge in a publicly traded legacy brand that reports quarterly earnings. Innovation also means a wider variety of CPG products make it into the hands of consumers. The Challenges of Funding Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 9, 2022

The only consultants I’ve ever hired in my 10 years is one firm to analyze Gateway’s retail strategy so I would not make some of the same mistakes they made [when launching Apple’s retail stores].” Robyn Waters, the former vice president of trend, design and product development, once told me the same thing.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 24, 2021

IS: How is value at the center of both pricing and an innovation strategy? Back in 2006, I encountered Tom Nagle’s work on pricing and read his classic book The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing. And he’s the person who developed a lot of the concepts that we use. How do you put it at the center? It’s brilliant.

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Corporate Innovation

JULY 26, 2016

They spend lots of time looking at new ventures and university projects in order to report what is happening back to a parent organization or parallel organization, which is largely consumed with other issues, like keeping the main business running and satisfying their existing customers. The Problem in more detail: No Portfolio Management.

Product Development 40

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Corporate Innovation

JULY 26, 2016

They spend lots of time looking at new ventures and university projects in order to report what is happening back to a parent organization or parallel organization, which is largely consumed with other issues, like keeping the main business running and satisfying their existing customers. The Problem in more detail: No Portfolio Management.

Product Development 40

Product Development Project Management Groups 40