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Currently, 16.6% of Cook County’s population is facing food insecurity, meaning 860,670 people are unsure of when they will have their next meal. 24.5% of the area's hungry are children. In some communities, the food insecurity rate is as high as 1 in 3 individuals. Read More

Focusing and Amplifying Innovation Product Line Strategizing and Roadmapping (PLSR) is a powerful process. Smart managers use this process to coordinate and accelerate work that pulls together and creates critical insights related to a line of products. This might sound simple and straight-forward,... Read More

When most organizations with an idea management system run into an obstacle and/or opportunity that needs to be resolved or addressed they run an idea campaign. A lot of people with different perspectives and experiences are invited to collaborate on the topic and asked to generate creative ideas.... Read More

What's your definition of innovation? I've seen a lot of definitions, all sounding something like “…generating value from something new” be it a new product, service or even a process. It's all about the implementation of the new. Creativity on the other hand is the process of coming up with the... Read More

During a recent webinar titled The Five Most Important Drivers of Success in Product Innovation – That Most People Get Wrong! with Dr. Robert Cooper, President of the Product Development Institute Inc., he fielded a number of audience questions. Bob is also the creator of the Stage-Gate ® system,... Read More

In a previous job, I was exposed to a saying “think big, start small and grow fast.” I don't know who originally coined the phrase so I can't give the proper credit, but to whomever it was: Thanks! This simple saying has had a long term impact on how I think about innovation. Let's break this down. Read More

During a recent webinar titled The Five Most Important Drivers of Success in Product Innovation – That Most People Get Wrong! with Dr. Robert Cooper, President of the Product Development Institute Inc., he fielded a number of audience questions. Bob Cooper is also the creator of the Stage-Gate ®... Read More

During a recent webinar titled The Five Most Important Drivers of Success in Product Innovation – That Most People Get Wrong! with Dr. Robert Cooper, President of the Product Development Institute Inc., he fielded a number of audience questions. Bob is also the creator of the Stage-Gate ® system,... Read More

I have heard delegates at our annual strategic roadmapping conference say “We have started our roadmapping process, but it has been delayed by more urgent issues,” or “We are having a major re-organization and will not be doing our strategic planning until that is complete.” Of course there will... Read More