By: Sarah Spoja Finance is no stranger to using data in predictive analysis, forecasting, and more, but what can real-time data bring to the table? Corporate financial teams have long relied upon data to drive innovation in the form of decisions, pivots, and priorities. Yet it’s hard to innovate and remain in high-growth mode with data that’s even slightly stale.…

By: Paul Van Zandt Creating an innovation strategy means improving what you currently offer and finding ways to differentiate from your competition in the future. This is easy in principle, but applying this practice to your business can be very difficult. How should you balance market standards and differentiation? How do you map out these features to make sure you…

By: Edizon Innovation Consulting / Rita Zehetner For the past 11 years, we’ve worked with product managers and helped them to perform better. We know their challenges and we know their worries and needs. For this reason, in this article, we want to share some tips that make their life a lot easier. Yes, we know that being a product…

By: Rob Hoehn Building a repeatable model for innovation is a journey, not a trophy. An innovation department builds services and competencies across multiple disciplines – from research to communications and culture. And even with a dedicated innovation department, they must cooperate seamlessly with other parts of the business in order to deliver meaningful results on an ongoing basis. But…

By: Rob Hoehn Hardly an innovation event passes without mentioning how Kodak passed on the digital camera or how Blockbuster decided not to invest in streaming entertainment. But with the rapid rate of disruption, how do you ensure that great ideas can penetrate established organizations? One of the key reasons why great ideas never see the light of day is…

By: Joost Korver The business environment is becoming increasingly complex. Organizations have lived in a stable environment for many decades. The competitive advantage resulted from executing better than competitors. This is no longer the case. The environment is evolving fast with multiple technologies advancing rapidly and also startups in different regions constantly challenging the status quo. This new paradigm requires…

By: Pearl Zhu There is no “one size fits all” formula for innovation management success. Demystifying innovation takes experiments and practices. In this article, we’ll explore five tactics to use in order to develop and manage a successful innovation program. The essence of innovation is made of trying the different combinations of known things to create new stuff and figure…

By: Paul Van Zandt To run a successful business, you must be able to complete individual and shared tasks regularly and reliably. One of the most significant components to achieving this is making sure you create actionable results in your meetings, conversations, and workflow. Doing so, especially when working remotely, can be challenging due to communication barriers and unnecessary hoops…