How a Design Prototype Can Save You Time & Money
A design prototype is an interactive visualization of your future product or service: created to facilitate, collect and implement end-user feedback. Many use prototyping in their software development process. However, not everyone utilizes its full potential to save time and money. The Benefits of Prototyping Before we start let’s review what makes prototyping useful and […]
Understanding Scaled Agile Framework
As companies aim for digital disruption, implementing change as fast as possible is integral. Agile Development allows for timely feedback and quick iterations. While this is easy for small companies to achieve, it may be more difficult for larger organizations. This is where Scaled Agile Framework can help. Below is a transcription of a Business […]
What is a Minimum Viable Product? And Do I Need One?
To be honest, I’m probably the last person on this team that should be writing this post. However, when you own the content for the blog – you also own the responsibility for people to write in it. Funny how that works. So – here we are and we can learn this together, what is […]
How to Stay Sane as a Work from Home Mom
Multi-tasking isn’t great for anyone’s productivity, but as a work from home mom, it’s unavoidable. So how do you make the most of your time so that you are keeping your little one busy and challenged, make that deadline for the blog post you’re writing, and stay sane? These 5 tips have helped me make […]
How Can You Cultivate an Innovation Mindset
I started at CIL almost a year ago and developing an innovation mindset was not something I even considered. At the time, I thought innovation was a buzzword. A chef was innovative, a real estate company was using innovation to sell more homes. See? Buzzword. However, when the place you work lives and breathes something […]
How To Overhaul Your Digital Innovation Strategy
Every organization needs a digital innovation strategy. No matter the industry, every company can innovate and disrupt using digital technology. Most organizations today are unaware of the massive amount of opportunities that exist to do so. Developing strategic initiatives can feel like a cumbersome undertaking, but start with these next five items and you’ll be […]
How to Innovate with Digital Prototyping
At the heart of every innovation, there’s a consumer insight that is followed by an idea, or a solution. Design Thinking is one of the best ways to make sure the innovation would be meaningful by brainstorming improvements based on consumer feedback before investing heavily in project development. So, how can digital prototyping help? Prototyping […]
Innovative Leadership Characteristics: A Builder
In this episode, we’ll discuss more innovative leadership characteristics. Today we’ll focus on that of a Builder. As a leader, I like to think of myself as an organizational builder. And within that role, there are 3 Different Types of Builders. 1. People Builder Being a People Builder refers to a leader’s job to coach […]
5 Ways to Understand Customer Behavior
When you understand customer behavior, you can gain a huge advantage in recruiting and sales. The basis behind all good recruiting and marketing strategies are a combination of knowing your consumer and grasping what avenues to use to get to them. When you comprehend how your customer thinks, you can then use data and smarter […]
4 Reasons to Build a Digital Prototype
At City Innovation Labs, we’re often asked, “Why Should We Build a Prototype?” Here are the top four reasons why any organization should build a digital prototype. 1. Shared Understanding & Excitement: One of the most important functions that a prototype serves is as a strategic communication tool for casting a vision and inspiring ideas. […]