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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

What Is Innovation Innovation refers to creating, developing, and implementing new ideas, products, services, or methods that bring something different and more effective into use. Innovation is necessary to adapt effectively; it enables us to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The only constant thing is change.

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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

However, today the principles of agile have spread to other corporate functions such as innovation. The Agile Innovation allows teams to launch new products quickly and at a lower risk than with traditional innovation practices (Kerzner, 2019). . Figure: Parallel paths of ideas development in Agile Environment .

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Chess and Business Strategy

International Institute for Learning

Undoubtedly the chess game is fascinating because it implies deep thinking, strategy, and prediction ability. It is often seen analogous to a business strategy. By knowing the value, it is easier to make decisions about game strategy and placement. By Luigi Morsa, Ph.D. Each piece in a chess game has a specific value.

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Product Discovery for Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

My take is that the Guide deliberately leaves the product discovery process open-ended to encourage POs and teams to find a practice that suits their unique context, thereby promoting innovation, collaboration, and customer-centric decision-making. It allows businesses to adjust their strategies flexibly and swiftly.

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People Innovation: A New Vision to Innovate

International Institute for Learning

Nowadays, companies are very conscious that if they want to be competitive, they have to innovate. It is worth quoting a sentence of the father of the Open Innovation concept, Henry Chesbrough: “Most innovation fails. And companies that don’t innovate die” [1]. And companies that don’t innovate die” [1].

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

For example, by identifying relationships and trends in data, the system can remove excessive information and ‘white noise’, enabling management to focus solely on the most relevant and important information to derive actionable insights and strategies. Innovation.” Risk Management. Effective risk management has to be proactive.

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How a Doctorate in Leadership Shapes the Success of Technical Teams?

Productivity Land

Technical professionals are often entrusted with critical projects, complex problem-solving, and innovation-driven tasks. Rockhurst University notes that through these programs, graduates gain the expertise to effectively apply research findings and enhance leadership practices within technical teams, driving success and fostering innovation.