Innovation starts with a real customer problem and grows through critical feedback and the willingness to learn from mistakes.
Key takeaways
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A problem from practice
The low maturity of professional services procurement became the starting point for a new solution.
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Test ideas critically
A new idea should first be examined from a sceptic’s perspective.
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Tolerance for mistakes
Innovation requires the willingness to make mistakes and learn from them.
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What start-ups reveal about service buying
Every start-up needs external service providers – a sign of how ubiquitous services procurement is.
In conversation
In an interview with LOGISTIK HEUTE, apadua co-founder Gregory N. Vider explains how a recurring problem in consulting projects became the starting point for apadua – and why listening to customers, testing ideas critically and learning from mistakes are essential to innovation.
Topics
- Business Stakeholder
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Sourcing Software