Doing innovation coaching remote
With a week’s notice, major parts of the business world were told to start working from home. The rest have to practice “social distancing”. Neither are very compatible with old fashioned workshops or face to face conversations, the bread and butter of innovation coaching. Faced with this new reality, we must all move our work […]
How to set up an innovation training program
You may work at a university, or you may be putting together a training program for the people at work or a new client. Either way, you’re an educator who wants to teach people about innovation and this post gives you the three steps you need to get started on building an exceptional training program. […]
Setting up shop as an innovation coach
SUCCEEDING AS AN INNOVATION COACH Starting out as an innovation coach is something special. Just as you’re teaching others how to innovate and succeed, you have to remember that the same lessons go for yourself and your own business. The shoemaker’s children don’t have to go barefoot, however. Here’s the bare minimum of things you […]
Three types of innovation heroes: which one are you?
At Playing Lean, our customers are heroes. Innovation heroes, to be precise. They are people who try to make the world a better place. Not necessarily by themselves, but by helping others innovate more efficiently and create new solutions to the problems we face. We usually see three types of heroes who put Playing Lean to good […]
How to sell Playing Lean workshops
Most coaches and consultants use Playing Lean as the initial part of a training session or a longer engagement. They do that because Playing Lean creates enthusiasm and makes players curious and eager to learn more. The momentum they have gained by starting off with a relevant game can be used for Lean Startup lessons, […]
How to use Business Model Canvas to model two sided marketplace
When you’re building a two sided marketplace business, you’re essentially building two businesses at the same time – one for the demand side and one for the supply side. Your startup aims to deliver the marketplace where supply and demand meets, and somehow make a living from it. Think of AirBnB, with the demand side […]
Serious games for teaching innovation
Board games are great at teaching innovation. They’re a lot more engaging and memorable than just a presentation. Here’s a list of three good games that we have tested in the Playing Lean team – including Playing Lean, of course! THE GETKANBAN BOARD GAME The getKanban game has been around for a really long time. The […]
AMA with Ash Maurya
At the Playing Lean Facilitator Club, we had the pleasure of having Ash Maurya with us for an AMA. Ash is just about to release his new book called Scaling Lean. We asked him about the book project and many other things. I’m really curious about your new book, and especially your own process that led […]