CATEGORY: Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst / TAG: Climate Tech, Continuous innovation, Product Innovation, Technology Innovation
Once synonymous with climate skepticism, major oil, gas and natural gas players seem to be orchestrating a paradigm shift. They are not merely paying lip service to climate tech; they are actively seeking partnerships with venture funds and climate startups to redefine how and what kind of energy they deliver.
Read moreCATEGORY: Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst / TAG: AI, Continuous innovation, Experience Design, Product Innovation
There’s plenty of cynicism around the opportunities of generative AI—much of it warranted. (No, I don’t want a “poison bread sandwich,” thank you very much, Savey Meal bot.) However, I see two key events as creating the ideal conditions for AI to prompt a fundamental shift in how we can make technology more humane.
Read moreCATEGORY: Concept Confidence, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design / TAG: Continuous innovation, Experience Design
In every organization, some roles have what I like to describe as a “black box” problem: Other team members know these roles are valuable, but they aren’t exactly sure what tangible value they provide. No one can accurately describe what these folks do until something tactical is released.
Read moreCATEGORY: Embedded Leadership, Executive Coaching / TAG: Continuous innovation, Experience Design
Disclosure: While I’ve been counseling business leaders for over a decade, I do not have an MBA. I earned my master’s in human-computer interaction, a form of cognitive psychology that makes me a (cough, cough) humanities grad.
Read moreCATEGORY: Embedded Leadership, Executive Coaching, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst / TAG: Acquisitions, Experience Design, Mergers, Product Innovation
The goal of a merger or acquisition is to create a new entity that’s greater than the sum of its parts. When that merger involves product suites spanning multiple services on either side, the level of complexity rises exponentially—but so does the growth potential.
Read moreCATEGORY: Product Realization, Solution Design / TAG: Employee Experience, Experience Design, Product Innovation, Technology Innovation
While most of us involved in product design and delivery will agree that innovation is complex, we all have different reasons as to why it’s so hard. My theory? Successful innovation must involve cross-functional teams—and yet cross-functional teams are notoriously at cross-purposes.
Read moreCATEGORY: Concept Confidence, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst / TAG: Continuous innovation, Experience Design, Product Innovation
When most of us think of an innovation culture, we think of a workplace where teams can “move fast and break things.”
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As we look ahead to 2023, talks of global recessions are dominating boardroom discussions. Of course, managing a business during a recession is not easy. But not knowing when the recession will end is especially challenging.
Read moreCATEGORY: Concept Confidence, Embedded Leadership, Executive Coaching, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design, Speaking & Training / TAG: Case Study, Growth Strategy
Just over a year ago, three friends—a product designer, a technologist, and a business strategist—joined forces to launch a different innovation consultancy.
Read moreCATEGORY: Concept Confidence, Embedded Leadership, Product Realization, Solution Design / TAG: Case Study, Design Thinking, Experience Design, Growth Strategy
When large enterprises need to accelerate growth and secure their market position, purchasing a promising start-up can be a pragmatic approach to expanding their product portfolio and broadening or deepening their capabilities.
Read moreCATEGORY: Executive Coaching, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Speaking & Training / TAG: Case Study, Corporate Teams, Experience Design, Founders, Growth Strategy, Private Equity
The role of Chief Product Officer can cover many core functions. It can include go-to-market strategy, but it can also include project and operational management and even feature decisions, design and analysis. Finding one person who is an expert within all of these areas is like finding the unicorn every start-up is trying to become.
Read moreCATEGORY: Embedded Leadership, Executive Coaching, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design, Speaking & Training / TAG: Corporate Teams, Digital Transformation, Employee Experience, Founders
Take the same diligence you bring to your product experience to build a more practical and efficient employee experience.
Read moreCATEGORY: Concept Confidence, Executive Coaching, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design, Speaking & Training / TAG: Corporate Teams, Employee Experience, Experience Design, Founders
Considerable time is spent on the customer journey, but what do we know of our employee journey?
Read moreCATEGORY: Executive Coaching, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design, Speaking & Training / TAG: Corporate Teams, Employee Experience, Founders
Since remote and hybrid working is not going to change, it’s time to revisit how we design employee experiences.
Read moreCATEGORY: Embedded Leadership, Executive Coaching, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design, Speaking & Training / TAG: Embedded Leadership, Executive Coaching, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst, Product Realization, Solution Design, Speaking & Training
Implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) principles into your product and service experience, you bring more relevance to your end-users and create a more impactful and lasting emotional reaction that builds customer loyalty and additional useability. But it can also seem like a daunting exercise.
Read moreCATEGORY: Executive Coaching, Growth Mapping, Opportunity Catalyst, Speaking & Training / TAG: Accessibility, DEI, Experience Design, Founders
Over the last number of years, DE&I has become a mega-trend, not for great headlines but for great business. Your goal as a founder is to zig while others are zagging, and DE&I is an element you don’t want to ignore.
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