Best Practices for Global Innovation Strategy
December 20, 2021
Conduce benchmarking to collect and share best practices in coordinating global innovation and recommended organizational changes to improve speed-to-market
What is Critical to Understand about Innovation Strategy Firms
June 14, 2021
The primary objectives of innovation strategy are to decide on how best to allocate resources and articulate an innovation roadmap. Innovation strategy typically defines the type and scope of innovation activities, the innovation portfolio make-up, and how teams plan and execute innovation.
Product Innovation is Not Only about the Process
May 12, 2021
Many companies have decent product development processes and yet fall short of generating breakthrough product innovation that is meaningful to the consumer and differentiating enough in the market place. As a matter of fact, our experience as Product Innovation Consultants, working with both large size and midsize companies suggest that the issue, most of the time, is not about generating more ideas but rather identifying the really good ones which are capable to make a difference and generate the desired ROI.
Brand Extension Must be Execution “Agnostic” at the Start
February 10, 2021
Extending a brand requires thinking through a holistic growth strategy prior to beginning a growth program execution.
Design a More Efficient Innovation Strategy
August 28, 2020
Business leaders always look to make better decisions on defining and driving an innovation strategy to support their growth strategy.
What is the Right Product Innovation Strategy
August 28, 2020
Our Philosophy Innovation is the lifeblood of many companies and market leaders in particular. For many of these companies, a meaningful and sustainable competitive advantage
What should you expect from top Strategy Consulting Firms?
August 28, 2020
Our Philosophy Strategy consulting is a critical resource for top leadership and their executives to: Provide an outside, unbiased perspective Uncover blind spots or other
Make Wise Choices in Strategy and Innovation
August 28, 2020
Who was that child who stood up in the primary school auditorium at the opportune time, right before the school rally started to avoid discipline
Segmentation is Critical for Insight
August 28, 2020
You are at a conference and a man is standing at the front of the room. He begins to present an explanation as to how
Improving the Innovativeness of Your Organization
June 14, 2020
Have you ever been told “no” by a member of your staff? Have you ever been really upset that things aren’t being done the right way? Have you fixed those problems? Well, if so, you just killed the two key factors of innovation – Openness and Freedom. Elements like these affect what we call “the environment” and it is the most overlooked area by executives. What we find is that most executives rarely look at improvement in more than one or two of the three areas necessary to manage an innovative organization: People, Process and Environment.
Biltmore Estate Hospitality Products Brand Licensing Program
January 21, 2020
Valen leverages Biltmore’s heritage and equity of gracious hospitality to launch a long-term food brand licensing program
Innovation Management Requires Assessing Organizations from Several Angles
June 14, 2014
Innovation management requires assessing the organization from several angles. Many corporate innovation leaders we find are seeking out the next tool or software solution but will it have the effect on innovation results that they want? For most organizational leaders looking to improve their innovation results, focusing on process alone is likely to be the least effective. Why is this the least likely place to start to improve innovation management? Because people run processes.