Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Let’s look at some examples of lateral thinking in business strategy and innovation. The post Lateral Thinking in Business Strategy appeared first on Destination Innovation. How can you differenitate your business from the competition? Nintendo Wii’s Motion Controls : What radical feature can we add?

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HYPE Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As a passionate customer insight strategist, I tend to prefer an outside-in business strategy, meaning one that looks at customers’ latent or hidden needs and translates them into solutions that will serve them. In other words, a strategy that focuses on co-creating value together with your customers.

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HYPE Innovation

APRIL 22, 2024

These disruptions, driven by factors such as geopolitical tensions, global conflicts, and evolving market dynamics, highlight the urgent need for adaptive and resilient supply chain strategies.

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Sopheon

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It’s one thing to have an innovation strategy and quite another to have the right plan to execute it. So how do you ensure you realize the innovation strategy your team has worked so hard to craft? Many companies have the former but struggle with the latter.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This article presents a classroom experiment that compared a strategy developed by a team of MBA students in the traditional way with one developed using a virtual AI assistant, which was an interactive tool that linked a tried-and-tested strategy toolkit as a plug-in to the generative AI underlying Chat GPT. The difference?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The root problem is the disconnect between strategy and innovation. The author offers five steps to help embed strategy into the innovation process. In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company.

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Digital Tonto

APRIL 7, 2024

The truth is that effective strategy is more of a journey than a destination, you can never be sure beforehand where exactly you will find it, but it will become clear once you’ve arrived The post Change Always Involves Strategic Conflict. Here’s How You Build Strategies To Win: first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I was reviewing the website of a strategy consulting firm recently, and their focus on strategy and team alignment felt like the same old, same old. Finally, I want to build a case that change management is integral to strategy, not a supporting element or an afterthought. When others zig, it may be time to zag. What's needed?

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Digital Tonto

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The post Self-Righteousness Isn’t A Strategy first appeared on Digital Tonto. Related posts: Radical Change Needs A Shared Language Every Changemaker Should Know These 3 Strategies (But Most Don’t) Here’s Why Your Big Idea Will Probably Fail To Survive Victory Change Has A lifecycle.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2024

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%).

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Digital Tonto

OCTOBER 23, 2022

We usually think of strategy as a rational, analytic activity, with teams of MBA’s poring over spreadsheets or generals standing before maps. Strategy without purpose is doomed to fail in the end, however clever the calculations, because eventually the real world will intrude. Strategy In A Networked World.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. Selecting the Right Venue The venue for your offsite plays a significant role in contributing to its success.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Many organizations face difficulties in establishing effective innovation programs, often due to misaligned strategies, unclear processes, and inadequate tools. This article explores the critical aspects of excelling in innovation, such as aligning strategy, developing a clear process, and leveraging dedicated innovation management software.

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Digital Tonto

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Through sound strategies, you can learn to leverage opposition to further your change initiative. For those who are adamantly and irrationally opposed to an initiative, there are proven strategies that help lead them to discredit themselves. The post 3 Strategies To Overcome Resistance To Change first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 14, 2021

I've been asked several times lately to write about, or perhaps more specifically, to opine about, innovation strategy. If you are a somewhat regular reader of this blog or my work generally, you may know that I think talking about innovation strategy conflates two very important ideas that are related but not the same thing.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

To delve deeper into how to effectively promote team collaboration, explore the array of team collaboration strategies and team collaboration practices that can transform a group of individuals into a cohesive, high-functioning team. Adopting these strategies can significantly improve the way teams interact and work together.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In order for businesses to stay relevant in 2019, they must have an excellent customer experience strategy or else they could be severely hurting their bottom line. Customer experience is defined as the sum of all interactions between a customer and an organization.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When executing strategy, companies typically fall into one or more of three traps: 1) They let too many people weigh in; 2)They plan a lot of activity but do not specify concrete actions; and 3) They tend not to build in accountability into execution. lot a good strategies never take off. The result is that.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2024

CEOs need to better understand whether their strategy is bold enough to position them for future growth. In PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey, 45% of CEOs said they do not believe their companies would survive more than a decade if they remain on their current path. This article covers four actions that CEOs should be taking now.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Table of Contents Businesses are constantly seeking strategies to stand out in a crowded market. The Blue Ocean Strategy emerges as a beacon, guiding companies toward uncharted waters where competition is irrelevant and new opportunities abound. Let's dive into the depths of the Blue Ocean Strategy and explore its intricacies.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Too often, organizations bring in outside firms to develop their growth strategies — resulting in a smart plan without the motivation, skills, and resources to get it done.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 28, 2024

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton You’ve heard the adage that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Well, AI is the fruit bowl on the side of your Denny’s Grand Slam Strategy, and culture is eating that, too. 1 tool + 2 companies = 2 strategies On an Innovation Leader call about AI, two people from two […]

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In this blog post, I will share with you five strategies that can help you unleash your creative potential and achieve your innovation goals. Innovation is the key to staying ahead of the competition, creating new value, and solving the world’s biggest challenges. But how can you start your innovation journey and ensure success?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. Strategic Speed is defined as the optimal speed for swift strategy deployment and decision-making. You can apply the concept to your company’s strategies. The effects of these forces are anything but metaphorical.

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Digital Tonto

MAY 8, 2022

One of the most annoying things I hear from leaders is that “we had a great strategy, but just couldn’t execute it.” If you can’t execute it, it’s not a great strategy. [[ This is a content summary only. That’s simply not possible. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Focused Momentum

MARCH 13, 2024

As an expert in strategy development for more than 20 years, I have had a front row seat to how this trend has impaired strategic thinking too. As you know, it has gotten so bad that we’ve had to pass laws to do less of it, and now research indicates that rather than increasing productivity, it could be harming us.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s insufficient to just share the goals and objectives of your strategy and hope implementation will succeed.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in this process has opened up new avenues for innovation and efficiency, leading to the development of AI-driven design thinking strategies. As a result, AI-driven design thinking strategies are emerging as a critical factor in developing innovative solutions that resonate deeply with users.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2024

Many leaders would argue that there should be only one strategy for a company, and that strategy provides all the guidance and direction necessary for departments to create implementation plans. However, most high-level strategies have hundreds of ways they can be translated into action.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 16, 2021

Most companies think they have a clear strategy. However, what they think is a strategy is usually nothing more than a set of goals. A real strategy requires clarity on not only what you want to achieve, but how you will choose to focus on achieving this, as well as what you choose not to do as well.

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