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Long reads

Well, as the name suggests, this content takes a bit of patience. But hopefully it'll reward you with deeper insights too

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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

The "Craft Impressivizer" tool, as explained below, in template form, with black text over colorful background

[Tool] The Craft Impressivizer

It's easy to consider your team's craft impressive. ... But is it?

The "WIIFM Understanding Check" tool, as explained below, in template form

[Tool] The WIIFM Understanding Check

It's not enough to tailor "your" output stakeholders. Your stakeholders may need something entirely "different."

“The Universally-Usable Prototype (UUP)” as explained below, in template form

[Tool] The Universally-Usable Prototype (UUP)

Innovation teams are the only ones who can design their solutions in a way that stakeholders will understand. Do so!

“The Problem Canvas” as explained below, in Template form

[Tool] The Problem Canvas

You probably spend too little time ensuring that you work on the right problem and understand it fully. The “Problem Canvas” can help.

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[Rant] “I don’t think that team name means what you think it means”

Should you follow the fad and rebrand your "innovation team" to "growth team?" I say: Please don’t!

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[Essay] Why great innovation teams fail, and what you can do about it

People resist innovation because it causes change. Overcoming it takes Credibility on top of today's tools.