Talking to Julie was inspiring — not just because Parkinson’s UK is an example of an organisation working with CAST to bring about a huge change in the way it helps people with the condition, but also because of her work on The New Reality: her research project on how digital technology can have... Read More

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In part one and part two in this series, we examined the “low hanging fruit” where Agile principles and supporting systems can empower a more effective business process in today's digitally-enabled and ever-changing atmosphere. In this final post of the series, we'll tackle leveraging Agile... Read More

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For many organizations, success is largely based on the speed with which they can bring products to market. Especially in markets where competitors can easily gain a foothold, first mover advantage helps solidify leadership and establish an effective competitive advantage. Read More

This is the second post in a 3-part series. Read part 1 and part 3. Read More

This is the second post in a 3-part series. Read part 1 and part 3. In part one of this series, we discussed how Agile (with an upper-case "A") is a terrific development framework when there is minimal repetition of activities combined with a high degree of unpredictability or uncertainty. There's... Read More

A question our customers often ask is ‘how many contributors do I need on my innovation team to make it successful?’ The short and infuriating answer, of course, is ‘it depends’. We'd rather be slightly more helpful than that on this blog, so we've outlined some of the factors our consultants... Read More

With the dilution of the R&D monopoly most Fortune 50 company could wield through mass corporate research parks such as Xerox’s PARC, organizations have begun to compensate through external technological innovation. Given the reality that no single organization has more than 1% of the global R&D... Read More