Category: DPL Reading List

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How Corporate HQ Can Get More from Innovation Outposts – “Amidst the hype and enthusiasm about having an outpost, CEOs and Chief Innovation Officers must look for ways to create a return on investment, not just a return on coolness. If…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Picasso’s Napkin: The Myth of the Overnight Success – “By understanding that overnight success is something that happens when you collect small, invisible victories, we have a new “model” for how to live our life…” Chemistry, not Culture – “And while companies…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Performing a Project Premortem – “Although many project teams engage in prelaunch risk analysis, the premortem’s prospective hindsight approach offers benefits that other methods don’t. Indeed, the premortem doesn’t just help teams to identify potential problems early on. It also reduces…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Responding to Feedback You Disagree With – “Receiving feedback well doesn’t mean you have to take the feedback. Being good at receiving feedback means just that: that you receive it. That you hear it. That you work to understand it. That…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Learning to Think Like a Computer – “Consciously or not, this next generation may be effortlessly absorbing the computational thinking skills so many covet, and in the process refining what we mean by digital native.” Everyone is a designer. Get over it….

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Housing Go – Behind the Screens (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Redesign of our mobile website provided us the opportunity to revamp the code base to push performance to the max. With the technological advancement and improved capabilities…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Pros and Cons of Competition Among Employees (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “Competition between employees may be an inescapable part of many people’s work lives and can lead to improved performance. But if leaders want to…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Eric Ries on 4 Common Misconceptions About Lean Startup – “If you believe that lean startup methods lead to cheap products and companies, or that lean startup companies don’t think big, think again. The digital revolution, globalization and technology platforms have forced…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Why Innovators Should Study the Rise and Fall of the Venetian Empire – “Entrepreneurs and innovators resist “success as usual” syndrome, exploring emerging technologies and new business models. They try to keep the big picture in mind and are wary of…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The many ways design adds business value (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Using generative research and deep customer understanding, businesses can generate new revenue streams. This same understanding combined with UX design, prototyping, and iterative development can…