The Innovator's Way: Essential Practices for Successful Innovation
The Innovator's Way: Essential Practices for Successful Innovation Peter J. Denning and Robert Dunham The ruling buzzword in business today is innovation. Technology companies invest billions in developing new gadgets. Business leaders see innovation as a key to gaining a competitive edge. And policymakers craft regulations to foster a climate of innovation. And yet, businesses report a...
Read MoreLittle Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries
Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries Peter Sims Most creative professionals and entrepreneurs have one trait in common: They make a series of little bets about what might be a good direction, and then learn from minor failures and small wins that allow them to arrive at extraordinary outcomes. By contrast, the majority of people believe they have to start with a...
Read MoreHow Companies Win: Profiting From Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In
How Companies Win: Profiting From Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In Rick Kash & David Calhoun For the past 20 years, the growth formula for business has been to increase revenues by expanding product offerings and streamlining supply. But today, in a time of recession and digitization, the new challenge is to locate and capture "pools of high-profit demand." How do...
Read MoreDisciplined Dreaming: A Proven System To Drive Breakthrough Creativity
Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System To Drive Breakthrough Creativity Josh Linkner Today, creativity is more important than ever, but most companies are creatively bankrupt. They constantly focus on cost-cutting, efficiency gains, and top-down control. The problem is made even worse by the ever-escalating arms race for competitive edge. When the dust settles, the only thing that can’tbe...
Read MoreWhat Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation To Create Breakthrough Products And Services
What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation To Create Breakthrough Products And Services Anthony Ulwick For decades, companies have been using customer "requirements" to guide growth and innovation, yet failure rates are still high and breakthroughs are still rare. What's the solution? Ignore the "voice of the customer." Instead focus on the "jobs customers need to get done" and uncover...
Read MoreService Innovation: How To Go From Customer Needs To Breakthrough Services
Service Innovation: How To Go From Customer Needs To Breakthrough Services Lance A. Bettancourt Businesses don’t succeed by inventing a better mousetrap. They succeed by finding the best, most cost-effective way to get rid of their customers’ mice. In industries ranging from health care to heavy machinery to financial services, service innovation is about finding new revenue streams by...
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