Lean Scaleup: Building New Businesses From Innovation Innov8rs / Companies are not good at building new businesses from innovation. Only 1 out of 10 attempts make it to scale and become a sizeable business. According to Frank Mattes, co-author of Lean Scaleup, there are two fundamental issues causing this. The first issue is that under one roof, you have two systems that are designed for two totally different purposes, and these systems are not compatible with
Learnings From Building 24 Corporate Ventures Innov8rs / Corporate venture building is one of the most hyped subjects in the innovation world at the moment. McKinsey data suggests that corporations that prioritize business building grow faster, respond with more resilience, and succeed in parallel ventures more often. But there’s a problem. Most business building ventures fail. Bernd Schmidt & Matthias Kramer at Mantro have helped launch over 20…
How To Make Sure Your SMB Is Being Energy Efficient InnovationManagement / Making your business environmentally sustainable does not mean reducing total material demand. Still, it does require more effective use of energy and resources and the mitigation of current waste streams. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .
The amazing science of programmable bacteria Idea to Value / You might think that bacteria are mostly harmful. That they are the foundations of disease , or make things dirty. On the other hand, you might think of some useful things they do for us, like turn wheat into bread and beer ( in case you think that, those are both actually the result of a fungus, not a bacteria). What you probably don’t think about is bacteria being on the cutting edge of science…
50 Awesome Quotes on Possibility The Heart of Innovation / 1. «Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.» – St. Francis of Assisi 2. «Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.» – Lewis Carroll 3. «I’m grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.» – Eckart Tolle 4. «In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.» – Miguel…
Podcast S5E115: Fabienne Jacquet – Bringing feminine energy to innovation Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Fabienne Jacquet, scientist, author of “ Venus Genius ” and founder of Innoveve. We touch on what feminine traits are, and how important it is to understand and harness diversity of thinking in order for innovation teams to succeed. Apologies for the audio quality of this episode, there were issues with the recording. Topics covered…
The Three Horizons of Innovation Training InnovationManagement / What if everyone in your organization came to work believing they could shape the destiny of your company? Learn more in this new post, and find out how it’s possible with a 30-minute consult. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement.
The Lost Designer Scott Berkun / Designers are hired to change things. No one hires a designer to keep everything the same. The challenge is often we want those changes to happen on our terms, using our ideas, methods and beliefs. This creates a natural conflict. The way we understand design is different from how ordinary people like clients, coworkers and executives do. It makes sense that designers often feel ignored, misunder…
A New Model to Spark Innovation Inside Big Companies HBR.org / With a venture buyout, an established company partners with a VC firm to spin out an internal startup.
Who is more creative: Oldest, middle or youngest siblings? Idea to Value / Do you have brothers, sisters, or are you an only child? Which of you do you think is the most creative? Well, a new meta analysis of divergent thinking research just set out to find out what the science says. Just published in the Creativity Research Journal, Birth Order and Divergent Thinking: A Meta-Analysis looked at the analysis of divergent thinking performance of 27 different studies, with…
101 Reasons Why You Definitely Won’t Read This Blog Post The Heart of Innovation / I know you have no time. YOU know you have no time. I know you’re not gonna do anything you don’t wanna do. YOU know you’re not gonna do anything you don’t wanna do. We both know you’re not going to read this blog post. It’s too long and you have more important things to do. What follows are 101 other reasons why you won’t read this blog post. 1. You don’t want to. 2. You’re late for a very…
What are you trying to improve? Idea to Value / Sometimes, innovation can have unintended, negative consequences. Even if what you aimed to improve was a total success by the criteria you measured. This is the danger of judging success only by a narrow set of specific criteria, and ignoring other changes which you did not anticipate. Let me give you an example. A few months ago, some university students asked me to help them assess their…
Optimizing Your Work-From-Home Space for Creativity and Productivity Idea to Value / Remote working is nothing new. It was already on the rise and has seen significant growth over the last several years. But, the COVID-19 pandemic sped up that process significantly. According to a FlexJobs survey , 65% of employees want to continue working from home even after the pandemic is over. There are plenty of reasons why remote working is so appealing. It allows for a bit of flexibility,
How Project Managers Can Stay Relevant in Agile Organizations HBR.org / What does it take to effectively manage projects whose requirements are constantly shifting?…