by Don Creswell | Feb 11, 2026 | Strategy, ValuePoint™
To improve quality decision-making, organizations must move beyond analytics to address “people-and-process” problems. By applying the six principles of Decision Quality (DQ)—appropriate framing, creative alternatives, reliable information, clear values,...
by Doug Williams | Jun 9, 2025 | Event, ValuePoint™
Real-World Innovation Challenges Explored at IRI’s 2025 Summit At the 2025 Innovators Summit hosted by the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), SmartOrg’s “Fail Fastest” workshop brought together a standing-room-only crowd to tackle one of the most persistent...
by David Matheson | Jan 15, 2025 | ValuePoint™
How do you make a great decision every time—one that not only stands up to analysis but also drives real organizational change? This question was at the heart of an experience I had early in my career while working with Sony Pictures during a time of profound shifts...
by Doug Williams | Apr 10, 2024 | Event, ValuePoint™
You’ve been incubating your innovation for a year now and are heading into the final approval meeting to put serious money into the opportunity. As you enter the room, on your left sits the skeptical CFO, with her ever-present scowl firmly in place. You hope you’ve...
by David Matheson | Apr 9, 2024 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
[Updated 04-09-24] Breakthrough innovation takes an organization out of its familiar comfort zone into a realm of uncertainty. Unlike incremental innovations into existing product domains and markets where the behavior of technology and customers is well understood,...
by SmartOrg | Apr 17, 2023 | ValuePoint™
Learn how this graphical method helps clarify ideas Conflict, confusion, and analysis paralysis can be overwhelming when making decisions about innovation. Sometimes, we can even get into shouting matches over what’s important. Such issues can obscure opportunity...
