How an innovation strategy sprint speeds up the entire process
Introducing the Innovation Strategy Sprint: a 1-week, fast, high-energy board session that helps co-design an innovation blueprint. Go from one year to one week.
Interview: The life of an intrapreneur
Table of contents What is your biggest challenge working as an intrapreneur? What excites you? Ever took gut decisions? Learnings? How is it different? Would you do it again? What’s the current state of the project? What makes Ella different from other innovation projects within SD Worx? How would you explain the lean startup methodology […]
How is innovation accounting monitored in your organization?
Table of contents What is innovation accounting, anyway? Main takeaways and discussion points Let’s talk Let’s get the importance of innovation out of the way to start with. It’s crucial to any company. Doesn’t matter if we are talking about a startup or a corporation. Any. Apple would not be Apple without an iPod and […]
In times of crisis, use jobs-to-be-done to spot new product ideas
How you can solve clients’ problems before they know they have them using the jobs-to-be-done framework.
How to create high-value customer interactions and win in the Low Touch Economy
Table of contents 1. Double down on creating trust 2. Swim against the stream of your industry 3. Test new growth areas to create value Let’s talk All of the exit scenarios currently on the table take into account a slow and bumpy restart of the economy. Businesses of all sizes will need to rethink […]
How to create an innovation strategy that translates to the operational team level
Say no to innovation theatre! Create an actionable innovation strategy in 5 days that translates down to the operational team level and drives results.
How to assess your company’s level of innovation
An innovation audit of your organization is the first place to start when renewing your innovation strategy. Here’s how we carry out our innovation assessment to measure your success.
How asset-light business models in the energy industry empower consumers
The decentralization of the energy industry has led to the birth of new companies with asset-light business models, such as Power2U.
How to hire an innovation manager
Table of contents Definition & job description Job title options Are you an innovation rockstar yourself? 10 top skills of the best innovation managers Pitfalls Let’s talk Definition & job description First of all, who is an innovation manager? By comparing multiple vacancies, job titles, and buzzwords, we’ve come up with the following overall definition: […]
Executive pitch do’s and don’ts
We believe that the best business idea should result in stakeholder buy-in. If the pitch is right, and the solution is validated and the business case makes sense, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t. But this isn’t always the way it goes. That’s why we’re sharing our know-how so that the jury’s only choice is to say yes.