Getting Innovation back to R&DUNICORN168th April 2016, Helsinki

Henri HämäläinenPrincipal Consultant, CEOContribyte

Leading Expert in Product Development Optimization

Since year 2006 we have helped over 200 companies on improving their software based product development in processes, tools and

organizational models. Our home base is in Finland and we work globally based on the customers needs.

Introduction - Henri Hämäläinen

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• Principal Consultant, CEO of Contribyte

• Helped tens of companies on building more productive Product Development

• Inventor of Tulevaisuuden Tuotekehitys™ -series

Public References

When I talk about innovation I talk about creating something fresh (new, original, or improved) that creates previously unidentified value.

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Reasons for the lack of innovation

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REASON 1Efficiency thinking

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LACK OF INNOVATION

REASON 2Customer focused development (not customer/market problem)

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LACK OF INNOVATION

LACK OF INNOVATIONREASON 3Rigid Organizational Structures

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Cornerstones for Innovation in Organizations

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Learning to say no.

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SAYING NOCORNERSTONES OF INNOVATION

Default to transparent.

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SAYING NO TRANSPARENCYCORNERSTONES

OF INNOVATION

Mix the people to innovate together.

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SAYING NO TRANSPARENCY

DIVERSITY

CORNERSTONES OF INNOVATION

Empower people to drive things through.

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SAYING NO TRANSPARENCY

DIVERSITY EMPOWEREMENT

CORNERSTONES OF INNOVATION

Concrete ways to create innovation

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Full Value Chain Hackathons

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Communities of Value

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Empowered Epic Owner

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Internal Open Source

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Player Card Thinking

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Three Things to Remember for Innovation in Companies

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Three advices for executing innovation

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Trust your own people on

innovation

No company has ever died for the lack of

ideas

Execution is the hardest part of

innovation

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