22 Jan How to Run a Successful Strategy Meeting: A Complete Guide
Strategy meetings are critical for business success, but let’s face it—they’re also one of the hardest things to get right. Too often, they fail before they even begin. ...
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Strategy meetings are critical for business success, but let’s face it—they’re also one of the hardest things to get right. Too often, they fail before they even begin. ...
Brainstorming has become something of a default in team meetings and workshops. It promises open collaboration and unfiltered creativity, where everyone throws their ideas into the mix and “magic” happens. ...
Ever found yourself wondering if your product roadmap is leading you in circles instead of forward? You’re not alone. ...
Ever felt like your business strategy is gathering dust on the shelf? You’re not alone. In today’s whirlwind business environment, many of us, myself included, get caught up in the daily grind. ...
Imagine this: you block out two precious hours on your Tuesday for a “brainstorming session” about an important upcoming project. ...
Atlassian surveyed 5,000 knowledge workers across four continents and discovered the main hindrance to productivity: meetings. ...
AI's potential is transformative, with the ability to revolutionize industries, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation. But what if traditional product development causes slow innovation and lost opportunities? ...
Are you ever frustrated with the slow speed of outdated business processes? Do repetitive tasks make your workday feel like a monotonous cycle, leaving you feeling exhausted like a hamster on a wheel? ...
Businesses are using AI in various ways to enhance efficiency, save time, and reduce costs. To help you identify the right use cases, we use a structured method called the AI Design Sprint for solution design. ...
The way we work has changed a lot in the past few years. With more people working remotely, there is a high demand for useful digital tools that help us work better together. These online tools are very important for...
Imagine this: you have a great idea for a workshop that could help your team improve their productivity and creativity. But when you pitch the idea to your manager, they're hesitant. They're worried about the time commitment and the potential...
Have you been in a meeting that felt never-ending, with people talking over each other and nothing getting decided except for scheduling a follow-up meeting? ...
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What is a Design Sprint? I'm aware of it, but I don't see the big deal. How does a Design Sprint save my time? Is it worth my investment? These are very common questions we get asked ALL the time...
Have you ever encountered a complex problem, and didn’t know how to begin solving it? It’s a common experience that most of us have faced at some point in our personal or professional lives....
Are you struggling to achieve success in your business? Discover how effective team collaboration can help you reach your full potential. Our ultimate guide will show you how to create and maintain a collaborative approach in the workplace, leading to...
We've all been to meetings that are too long, boring, and unproductive. This leads to frustration, resentment, disengagement, and people texting under the table. But sometimes, the simplest solution is the best. Google Ventures has an uncomplicated solution to the...
Effective team collaboration is a difficult skill to master for any group of people. Traditional workplace scenarios fail to handle some of the most significant challenges associated with teamwork, including disparities in working styles, the inevitable presence of politics in...
It is no secret, we are big advocates of using workshops instead of meetings. But you don’t know the difference between a workshop and a meeting? Then let us introduce you to the transformative power of workshops and the positive...
A very common mistake is made when starting a new business, launching a new product, or improving an existing one. It is spending more time working on your plan in a vacuum, than testing it to meet your customer's needs....
You're probably already familiar with the whole concept of Design Thinking; a human-centered approach to creative problem-solving. Design Thinking can be very impactful for any company, but it only leads to true innovation if the vision is well executed....
An important part of business success is learning how to stay ahead of the curve. But you can't just simply innovate on command without having insight, clear objectives along with a repeatable framework to bring your new ideas to life....
In today's corporate world, one constant thing is change! It is the change that frequently occurs that brings about new development and processes, increased sales, or causes loss to businesses....
How can Design Thinking be applied in the workplace? How does it relate to product design? ...
Many people think that Design Thinking is about nerdy people moving around post-its on a wall. We can’t say whether being a nerd helps, but we know there’s more to it than that. Design Thinking, put very simply, is a...
If you’ve been in business long enough, you may have heard of that gold-plated, seemingly mind-blowing Latin coined term called ‘innovation’. Statistics by the board of innovation estimated that there are about 70,000 books and counting on innovation and over...
Design Sprints are a popular way to test and prototype ideas with a cross-functional team in just 4-5 days. But what if your team is spread out across the globe? Or what if some members are unable to travel? That's...
In today's rapidly changing world, do we always have to stick to the conventional methods of solving business problems? Is there a need to adopt new methods and learn new skills, or do we have these skills in us already? ...
There is a common misconception around Design Sprints, particularly as it's a relatively new term. So I want to get this out of the way and cleared up. Design Sprints are NOT just for designers. Although they were first initiated...
You may have heard of businesses that have adopted Design Sprints as an effective way to innovate and turn their agile culture around. And it's no secret that we also adopted this way of working, but why should you? ...
"Isn't that kind of Design Thinking?" They asked. And then: "How is it different to Agile?" When I talk about Design Sprints in my workshops or training sessions, at some point, the same questions come up:...
Design Sprints are a fast and effective process to solve critical business problems, answer questions through prototyping, and test ideas with customers. However, although the process itself is brilliant...
In my previous blog post, I spoke about the Design Sprint and how it can save your company time and money. I briefly outlined the steps involved, and I think it would be helpful to you to understand more about...
When designing a new product or solution, or modifying an existing one, it often takes months before a prototype is ready, and even years to bring a final product to market....