Take a minute to think about the words you use to communicate with others. Have you ever struggled to come up with the ‘right’ word to convey your exact meaning? In business, we use shared language to communicate with our team to achieve common goals. The words we...
What can a necktie and a virtual reality thrill ride teach us about the power of shared language and innovation? A lot, actually! I recently spent a week in Orlando with my family enjoying the breadth of entertainment offered by the area’s theme parks. Having visited...
15 year old scotch can be fabulous. 15 year old software can be risky. What will you do when the software product that runs your business, helps close sales, and brings in revenue becomes obsolete? What is Obsolete Software? Obsolete software means the product...
In an environment where up to 75% of new software products fail to meet market expectations, effectual innovation isn’t necessarily tied to the “perfect” product. Reaching customers means launching products that easily blend into the real life of the buyer, striking...
Fresh ideas are the foundation of innovation. It’s widely believed that building a pipeline of ideas is the ultimate weapon for leading organizations but real value stems from developing a strategy to choose them wisely. What does your company need to know to sort...
It’s hard to generate new ideas. It’s even harder to generate ideas that succeed. As new product failure rates hover around 70%, discovering new ways to grow revenue is a daunting prospect for organizations. So, how do you invent new ideas to successfully maximize...
The only constant is change. Businesses know that innovation is crucial to staying ahead of competition and are under more pressure than ever to generate new ideas. The process of cultivating a culture of innovation can be tricky; it’s easy to lean on concepts from...
Developing and launching a new product are two distinct actions. You might have gone through the exciting development process with a consulting firm, but have no clear strategy yet for getting that shiny new object into the hands of your target customers. A successful...
Many executives are feeling worn down by confusion around project business objectives and recognize the need for more involvement from business stakeholders. These are the key findings of a new study of approximately 600 business and IT executives published by...
Your customer wants to do business with you through applications. As a result, software is now playing a much bigger role in how you grow, engage and retain your customer base. To support this growing need for software, the IT team needs to be more innovative....
Features of a new product are key to its success, but many companies make the same mistakes when deciding what features are in or out. In the latest edition of Healthcare Business Today, Genecian Clare Anderson gives some suggestions on how to avoid common pitfalls...
Regardless of what your business does or provides, the customers you serve today are leading increasingly digital lives. This is forcing you to think like a software company. In the third article of their StickyMinds series, Genecians Kenton Bohn and Ryan McClish...
For the eighth year running, Geneca has been named one of “Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For”. This national honor recognizes companies with achievements in culture, corporate responsibility and employee engagement, and education. Read the full press...
Effectively communicating requirements and earning stakeholder approval require a combination of technical and software skills. This article offers ideas on how to present requirements to stakeholders with confidence and win their approval. Read the full article...
Positioning your business for growth is always a challenge, especially when that growth involves digital transformation. In this article, Geneca CTO David Katauskas breaks down the three steps a business leader should take to leverage differentiating capabilities for...
Success rarely depends on individual contributions. After all, the other teams had terrific players and, for the most part, were bigger and more athletic than your team. Lesson learned? If a team is going to be a winner, players need to trust one another and learn how...
When developing a solution, there are constant decisions that need to be made for the team to accomplish the goals of the project. In the first installment of our new Modern Analyst series, Genecian Cathy Brunsting explains how understanding the basics behind a...
Who hasn’t made a bad decision or done something really stupid under stress? Learn how to recognize and handle that stress in our latest StickyMinds article. Read the full article here: When Really Good People Make Really Bad Decisions
Chess and software have many of the same core principles. Learning about one can help you learn about the other. Genecian Charlie Hill explains the five principles chess and software have in common so that you can improve your game in both. Read the full article...
It is no longer “business as usual” for software architects. The “Application Economy” requires all businesses to think and act like nimble software companies in order to keep up with the changing needs of their customers. Read the full article...
