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Today we begin a four part series where we discuss leading organizational change and overcoming organizational resistance. We begin this journey by understanding our current state and envisioning a new future. We will continue in future episodes by examining the three stages encountered when both individuals and organizations confront change. Visit the show's site http://www.servelife.com/innovationintheenterprise to provide comments or email me directly at alan@notionlabs.com

Today we begin an on-going conversation on organizational culture. We define what culture is and what is it is not. We discuss what culture looks like and how it works for good and bad within an organization. We then kickoff the conversation that we will continue in future episodes on how to overcome, or in some cases, leverage culture as you work to innovate within your organization. Visit our sponsor's site at http://www.servelife.com. Contact Alan via email at alan@notionlabs.com

Lean Canvas and its methods are not only applicable to startups. Today we walk through an example where lean canvas and the Running Lean methods were applied successfully within an enterprise to help drive incremental and sustaining innovation. We also discuss how we modified the approach to better align with the rigor and demands of the enterprise.  Visit the show's sponsor at http://www.servelife.com or show's site at http://www.servelife.com/innovationintheenterprise  

Ideas alone don't equate to innovation. In fact, a large chasm exists between an idea and marketplace success and traversing this wide gap requires a rare catalyst - in the form of effort and taking action to test and validate the idea. Today we introduce Lean Canvas and its methods in an effort to better equip you to take action upon the ideas generated by you and your organization and test out their viability within the marketplace. Visit the show's sponsor at http://www.servelife.com or show's site at http://www.servelife.com/innovationintheenterprise  

Innovation must become a core competency for businesses today. Rapidly evolving customer demands and global competition require companies to innovate their value proposition or they risk quickly becoming obsolete. Today we get introduced to innovation, define the term and delineate the 4 different types of innovation. This episode will serve as the foundation going forward as we explore tools, methods and practices that we can use to lead strategic change and execute innovation within the organizations we work. Visit the show's site http://www.servelife.com/innovationintheenterprise to provide comments or email me directly at alan@notionlabs.com