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The Innovation Blog

‘Hunting’ for a different way to approach your innovation challenges?

Posted by Creative Realities on December 5, 2024

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Topics: creativity, culture, Sarah Feloney, training, skills, Innovation, strategy

Yogi Berra's sage advice for companies on Vision, Mission & Strategy

Posted by Jay Terwilliger on December 5, 2024


“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.”

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Topics: Jay Terwilliger, Future, Future Pull, strategic innovation, strategy, Strategic Goals, Vision

Game-Changing vs. Incremental Innovation

Posted by Creative Realities on November 30, 2024

This past week I got sucked into what I thought was a pretty weak online debate. The question posed was, "Is Incremental innovation the enemy of Breakthrough Innovation?"

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Topics: Mark Sebell, Innovation, innovation consulting, breakthrough innovation, Championed Teamwork, leadership, strategic innovation, strategy, growth, Strategic Goals, criteria for innovation, decision-making, breakthrough, new product development, Essentials for Innovation, Risk, Management

Should Innovation Be Top-Down Or Bottom-Up?...It Depends!

Posted by Creative Realities on November 30, 2024

We are often asked if the best way to structure for innovation is top-down or bottom-up? The answer is both if you are going to succeed in the long run.

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Topics: Mark Sebell, Stage Gate, structuring for innovation, game-changing, Innovation, breakthrough innovation, strategy, growth, decision-making, Incremental Innovation

Is Bill Belichick a Design Thinker?

Posted by Creative Realities on November 30, 2024

Bill Belichick is widely regarded as a football genius, contrarian, and grump. He is also an innovator. All of the X's and O's of design thinking can be found under the hoodie.

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Topics: Design, Design Thinking, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, strategy

Corporate Will Trumps Corporate Strategy

Posted by Jay Terwilliger on November 30, 2024

The other day I was having a conversation with the Division President of a large company about innovation. I mentioned to him that in our 30 years in the innovation space, we have noticed that innovation initiatives tend to have a 3-5 year life. The pursuit of breakthrough innovation – “Big Bet” innovation that expands the opportunity for significant growth through expanding markets or creating new ones, takes time. The unfortunate result of changes in Corporate Will is that too often, just when investments begin to pay off with new platforms, new technologies, etc., the efforts are often abandoned.

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Topics: Innovative Culture, Communication, executive sponsor, Alignment, Success Factors, breakthrough innovation, leadership, strategy, Strategic Goals, decision-making, breakthrough, Transformational Innovation, changing the game, innovation decision-making