This is Part 3 in the On The Road To Systemic Innovation series. Part 1 discussed whether your organization is set up for innovation in the first place, and Part…
read moreThis is Part 2 in the On The Road To Systemic Innovation series. Part 1 discussed discussed whether your organization is set up for innovation in the first place, and…
read moreThis is Part 1 in the On The Road To Systemic Innovation series. Part 2 discusses Practical Steps, and Part 3 touches on What Not To Do. Starting something new…
read moreYou may have heard us mention the term systemic innovation a time or two. We define systemic innovation as: A non-siloed, iterative innovation process practiced by ALL people within the…
read moreIn our series on Active Listening, we’ve not only introduced what Active Listening is, but we’ve provided a practical introduction to utilizing the method in customer research. In the latter…
read moreThe last piece in this series provided a conceptual look at how to practice active listening when facilitating customer interviews. Our advice was to “simply be present”; though anyone who’s…
read moreIt’s been mentioned time [1] and again [2] that Active Listening is a key component to exercising empathy. Further, we all know by now that empathy is a main focus…
read moreI just finished reading Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. It’s a fascinating account of the rise & fall of Theranos, the “innovative” blood testing company that mistook innovation for a…
read more“I don’t want innovation,” said no business… ever. Everyone wants it because innovation means growth, market share, sustainable profit, more valuable brand equity; in other words, life. It’s the botox…
read moreDesign thinking does not guarantee innovation. It’s a process structured to get you thinking in a different way; to get your siloed teams to think differently together; to focus on…
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