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[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the egg-laying wool milk pig
You can't have it all, at once, right now, ... much as you may want that....
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Guiding rules and (over time) more sophisticated ways to lead innovation teams and manage portfolios
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[Leadership laws] The innovation law of now or never
Innovative products/ services must start to add value to your org soon (~6 – 18 months)....
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[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the Babel fish
You are only done scoping work when everyone involved downstream could – barely – understand what you are talking about....
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[How to] Creating a robust innovation maturity model
Steps and tips for picking (or creating from scratch) a maturity model to assess your innovation work...
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[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the pearl diver
You don't get to choose how deep the "ocean" of your learning is. You must make it both all the way down to the facts and all the way up to decisions....
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[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the monkey bars
Create gap-free arguments. Move logically "rung by rung." Don’t skip steps!...