Last week we wrote about how companies often make the mistake of beginning an innovation project without clearly identifying the problem. Two of the main reasons this happens is that:
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August 11, 2020
How to solve the no-problem problem (part 2)
Starting without a problem, or failing to identify the real one, will kill an innovation project. But a 3-week pre-project discovery process could help.
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