I believe that every rule breaking idea, concept or model across all industries, is a result of people having more time for creativity because of being more productive and innovative. As such, I've committed my professional life to help organizations to get radically more productive and therefore more innovative. You will find more on 'radical management' and 'service design thinking' on this page and at scrumcenter.com.
So what is Service Design?
"Service Design is all about making the service you deliver useful, usable, efficient, effective and desirable."or
"When you have two coffee shops right to each other, and each sells the exact same coffee at the exact same price, service design is what makes you walk into one and not the other."
Vortrag über High Performance für das 21. Jahrhundert mit Scrum in der Königlichen Porzellan Manufaktur am 19. April 2012 w/ Birgit Panzram (ScrumCenter) - presentation available here
We talked about: "Einfach anfangen! Lean Management für Start-ups" Due to the Gründerwoche in Germany, I talked and discussed with entrepreneurs about the lean startup idea and why you should start by "doing" what enchants and not by "planning" the unforeseeable.
Here you can download the slides: "Einfach Anfangen!" (german version)A high-tech timepiece that syncs with your smartphone goes from tiny indie project to internet sensation.
I found an interesting link today. Gijs van Wulfen claims that they are 21 situations when you shouldn’t innovate. With an abundance of innovation success stories circulating the net and popular business publications, when do we hear about the other side of the coin – when is innovation not the answer to our organization’s problems? Gijs van Wulfen provides 21 examples of when we should avoid innovating. What do you think? Is he right?
After drive-now (BMX / Sixt) comes car2go (Mercedes) to Berlin. How do 1000 cars come to Berlin. Read it on the MB Passion Blog (German)
Here’s the ‘how to start’ summary for innovation:
The most important ingredients are largely cultural:
Scrum is at the vanguard of a major shift in the management paradigm. The new paradigm is called Radical Management, based on Steve Denning’s book of the same name. What is this shift and how does Scrum fit in? (Peter Stevens)
Project Glass: One day… (by Google) - the logical consequence. After focus on voice (Siri) now focus on eyes. I like…
Pinterest Magazines Business Model: Many Magazines Racing to Capitalize on Pinterest (via Many Magazines Racing to Capitalize on Pinterest | MediaWorks - Advertising Age)
Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan (by Google) Google has announced their self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Here’s Steve, who joined Google for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way.
Winner of Ad Age’s Brand Hack Gets a $25K Budget and Chance to Work With One of A-B InBev’s Leading Brands
(via Attention Startups: Budweiser Wants Your Pitch! | Digital - Advertising Age)
Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex, intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple, stupid behavior.
Another Idea on the Road (via Gründer-Szene: Start-Up öffnet App-Entwickler Tor für Investoren - Nachrichten Wirtschaft - WELT ONLINE)
HOW DO “LEAN STARTUP” TECHNIQUES WORK IN LARGE COMPANIES?