Human-Centered Change & Innovation Weekly #67

Human-Centered Change & Innovation Weekly #67

Why should you build a business case as you design the value prop?

Join us on March 7th at 12 pm ET?as Toby Bottorf, Whitespace Innovation Lead and Head of Client Engagement at EPAM Continuum, explains why — and how to use better objective measures for deciding if a project should go forward or not.

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This week we bring you articles from? Rachel Audigé , Stefan Lindegaard , Dr. David Burkus , Dainora J. , Mike Shipulski , Art Inteligencia, ?Shep Hyken and Greg Satell on teams, limits, innovation, manufacturing, digital transformation, superfans and China.

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Using Limits to Become Limitless

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Guest Post from Rachel Audige

While it dates back to the 1970s, the expression ‘think outside the box’ is still in vogue. Yet the idea of creativity being best when unrestrained is at best a bit of a fable and at worst, unhelpful – particularly when we are confined to the four walls of our home! What is really helpful is when people actually impose constraints on their thinking. It’s counter-intuitive but creativity loves ...

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Creating Great Change, Transformation and Innovation Teams

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Guest Post from Stefan Lindegaard

Teams and organizations need to be agile, resilient and able to effectively navigate change and transformation to stay ahead in today’s fast-paced business environment.

Thus, the above question is one I often ponder upon and discuss in my network and circles. I would like to start ...

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Five Challenges All Teams Face

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Guest Post from David Burkus

Teams face a lot of different challenges. Leading a team involves leading through many challenges. You’re given performance objectives. You map out a plan of execution with your team. But pretty quickly, you will run into challenges—both seen and unseen. And while most of these challenges are ...

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The Ultimate Guide to the Phase-Gate Process

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Guest Post from Dainora Jocuite

While improvisation might bring the zest to a comedy performance or to your Saturday night’s Bolognese sauce, in the world of innovation a systematic approach is the way to go. And the zest here is a fitting and well-thought-through innovation ...

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Elevating the Importance of Construction and Manufacturing

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Guest Post from Mike Shipulski

Restaurants aren’t open as much as they used to be because they cannot hire enough people to do the work. Simply put, there are too few people who want to take the orders; cook the food; deliver food to the tables; clear the tables; and wash the dishes. Sure, it’s an inconvenience that we can’t get a table, but because ...

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How to Turn Customers into Superfans

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Guest Post from Shep Hyken

What do Apple, Zappos, and Chick-fil-A have in common? They are considered “rockstar” brands. Their loyal customers—and they have many—keep coming back and evangelizing these brands, singing their praises to the world. The customers are also willing to defend their favorite brand should someone say ...

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Four Ways Governments Can Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Their Economies

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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia

In today’s digital world, governments have a critical role to play in accelerating digital transformation. As technology continues to evolve, governments must find ways to embrace and apply new technologies, while also ensuring that their citizens have access to ...

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Our Fear of China is Overblown

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Guest Post from Greg Satell

Many predict that China will dominate the 21st century in much the same way that America dominated the 20th. Yet I’m not so sure. First, American dominance was due to an unusual confluence of forces unlikely to be repeated. Second, China has weaknesses—and we have strengths—that aren’t immediately ...

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I hope you enjoyed this week's contributions from our guest authors and have a fabulous start to the new year! Future editions will arrive each Sunday.?

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I found Rachel Audigé's article on limits really interesting and very applicable to the creative process. It's often hard to get clients to imagine the possibilities, until we narrow the aperture and ask specific questions to guide them to a bigger solution.

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