Innovation is often born from individuals who view design as a way to shape forward-thinking ideas. While design alone can’t deliver the promise of innovation, frameworks—such as design thinking and ...

I’ve been working with large companies and the U.S. government to help them innovate faster– not just kind of fast, but 10x the number of initiatives in 1/5 the time. A 50x speedup kind of fast.

Lean concepts and methods have a bit of a reputation for being “anti-innovation.” All the talk of standardization tends to be off-putting to some who claim that the focus on consistency hinders ...

Lean innovation involves constant forward motion along the project runway to take-off, and careful pre-launch analysis. Duncan Hart looks at what firms need to consider when looking to implement ...

As I’ve discussed previously in “Multi-modal innovation: 5 best practices for setting the rhythm of innovation,” innovation workshops are a valuable technique for event-based ideation which can ...

For those of you who are interested in how lean startup principles might be applied in larger companies, I'm hosting a panel at the AITP regional conference this Tuesday. Panelists include: Jorgen ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. One of the ways generative ...

The notion of Lean Six Sigma and innovation being used in the same process, or even the same sentence, is considered by many to be an oxymoron. How is it that a process-focused methodology like Lean ...

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The semiconductor industry thrives on precision and innovation, as every nanometer can make the difference between groundbreaking performance and obsolescence. In this hyper-competitive landscape, ...