Centralize or decentralize your innovation activities?
Should you centralize or decentralize our innovation efforts? When the innovation process is not performing as expected, this question tends to come […]
Tag: New service development
Why service innovation is not the same as product innovation
Obviously, a new service is not the same as a new product. Yet, explaining the difference between a product and a service […]
Outsource innovation?
Recently, Jim – not the real name of one of my mentees – asked, “Why can we not just outsource all the […]
Planning for uncertainty
Uncertain projects are notoriously difficult to manage. Ambiguous projects are deemed impossible to plan. Early stage innovation projects are uncertain and full […]
Managing innovation on a shoestring budget
When I was doing value engineering workshops and other idea generation exercises for the projects of Fluor Daniel in the Netherlands, I […]
A great idea or another shiny object?
The world is full of opportunities, especially nowadays. Your talented and ambitious employees know that. When they approach you with one of […]
New business development; missed opportunities and unnecessary expenses
Recently, I coached three participants of the New Business Development program at the Rotterdam School of Management. These participants worked respectively for […]
The new PDMA essentials
The third of the PDMA essentials was published at the PDMA 2018 conference. It addresses constrains in the new product development process. […]
How often should you launch a new service offering?
Does it matter how often you launch a new service offering? The answer is yes, it matters. Recent research from Georgia State […]
Who is responsible for the future of your law firm?
The world is changing rapidly with regards to technology, security, international agreements, and national laws. So plenty of work out there to […]
Modernizing challenges in the professional services
Lawyers, clinicians, engineers and other professionals have a few things in common. They are all smart, busy, and have super specialized jobs. […]
What You Can Do With Technology
“Don’t ask what technology can do for you, but ask what you can do with technology.” This is the marketing slogan from […]