The discovery phase of the innovation is exciting, as it brings forth ideas that, if nurtured correctly, bloom into everything from incremental improvements to transformative products and businesses. In short, it represents the innovation timeline's ‘anything’s possible’ period. On the outside,... Read More

Former professional poker player Annie Duke once said, "Poker players taught me to understand what a bet really is: a decision about an uncertain future.” This insight extends beyond the felt and has long resonated with me as a guidepost for corporate investments, and, more specifically, to my area... Read More

Solving customer challenges should always be the North Star of any innovation plan. Bill Beane understands this concept better than anyone. As the Senior Director of Parker Technology Center and Innovation Systems at Parker Hannifin, Bill is responsible for helping to guide innovation to maintain... Read More

I hear this a lot in product meetings: “You know what we need to do?” Before the conversation goes a sentence further, I’ll ask, “What problem are you trying to solve?” If their response is silence or a puzzled look, the discussion’s over. Here’s why: A product without a problem isn’t product... Read More

We’ve talked recently about InnovationOps in this space: a flexible yet structured approach to innovation that guides an organization through its unique innovation journey. InnovationOps brings together the people and processes related to discovery, product management, project management and... Read More

Almost every company uses roadmaps, but are they using them to their full potential? In my experience, not always. Read More

You’re a product manager who’s made your mark at one company, and now you’re looking for a new challenge. For the more adventurous, it often means leaping off the high dive into a new industry. While product management skills tend to be transferable, they’re only as effective as your knowledge of... Read More

For the past several months, Sopheon has been sharing perspectives on sustainability and climate change mitigation through an innovation and product development lens in the Thriving Sustainably webinar series. Read More

Ops are all the rage these days. Whether DesignOps, ITOps, DevOps or SecOps—and even DevSecOps—companies are looking for structures that bring disparate groups together to accomplish goals efficiently through a system of checks and balances. Here’s another one that will come to the forefront in... Read More

As 2022 draws to a close, let’s take a moment to look back at some of this year’s conversations and ideas, around effective innovation strategy and the processes used to Manage products,Innovation Management and execute initiatives. Read More