How to Find Future Constraints

I always think innovation is forward thinking. How do I know where that constraint is in the future? I asked that question of Mike Dalton, the founder of Guided Innovation Group, whose simple mission is helping companies turn their new product innovation into bottom-line impact. The Guided Innovation System™, their unique TOC-based approach to rapid innovation Read More …

Should you have Stage-Gates or Knowledge Gates

In a past podcast with Ron Mascitelli, president of Technology Perspectives, we discussed exchanging the use of stage gates in design to what Ron and I both like to call Knowledge gates. I asked Ron, Do these happen at phase gates or control points of the process? Ron: Actually, in my perfect vision of the Read More …

Moving from Product-Market Fit to Product-Habit Fit

Nir Eyal, author of  Hooked: A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Products, discussed his 4-step process for Building Habit Forming Products (podcast and transcription link):  The model is called the hook model and the four steps are a trigger, an action, a reward – and, often times, it’s a variable reward – and an investment. So by cycling users Read More …

If You Want to Think Out of the Box, You Have to Have a Box

I fail to see the argument against standard work. This argument even for startups to not develop standard work practices is baffling to me. Now, the first thing I must do is create my box for standard work: My thoughts about Standard Work: Standard Work should only encompass part of your time. Every person wants Read More …

Working Positive in a less than Perfect World

Dr. Joey Faucette (@drjoey) is the internationally known author of the #1 Amazon best-seller, Work Positive in a Negative World: Redefine Your Reality and Achieve Your Business Dreams. He is the founder of Listen to Life, a business coaching company that helps owners, leaders, sales professionals, managers, and others to achieve their business dreams primarily through Read More …

Address Change from the Positive

When most people think of change, they think of something that directly affects them, or something that affects those around them. In both cases change is perceived as a negative! It turns out that change itself is seldom addressed from a positive or strength based approach. Combining Appreciative Inquiry and Open Space The Strength-Based Organizational Read More …