Business
Business Process Optimization: Understanding Your Problem
Sometimes leadership may not really understand the details of a process, but if that process produces results, they donāt want to mess with the status quo. Despite many team members feeling like things are not as efficient or effective as it could be, nobody wants to mess with a complex,...
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Business
The 3 Types of Innovation: Product, Process, & Business Model
Innovation has become such a buzzword it can be hard to remember what it actually means. Depending on who you talk to, the bar for āinnovationā might seem incredibly high (āLetās be the next Netflix!ā), or far too low (āLetās hang up some hammocks in our office!ā). There are several...
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Business
The Design Sprint: 5 Lessons Learned
The Sprint Book outlines the process developed by Google Ventures to turn back-of-the-napkin idea into a testable prototype in one week. At Differential we often begin our relationships with clients with a Design Sprint. We've found it to be helpful when working with clients who want to quickly validate and...
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About Differential
To Do Meaningful Work
We are lucky that we work with amazing organizations, who do meaningful work. The digital products we build range from helping people treat their chronic pain, enhance their personal safety, and help them take brave steps toward an uncertain, but more hopeful future. The through-line of the projects we...
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Design
Who Should Lead Your Design Sprint
Thereās a lot that goes into planning a Design Sprint. From the scope of the chosen problem, to your teamās time constraints, to even the physical locationāthere are many variables that can affect the outcome. The reality is that not everything will run perfectly, and there will always be things...
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Products
Why You Should De-Risk Your Digital Product (and what that means)
Being a digital product owner can be overwhelming at timesālike youāre battling some kind of hydra. Between managing the expectations of your executive team, trying to stay focused on the needs of the core user, and wrapping your mind around a never-ending list of technical tradeoffs, itās a daunting task....
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Business
Defining Digital Innovation
Digital transformation and digital innovation arenāt just buzzwords or concepts to ākeep an eye on in the next decadeā; they are here. Sure, tech like virtual reality received a lot of hype in 2018 and hasnāt really panned out the way we would have expected (yet), but digital transformation (DX)...
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Business
Why Software Developers Leave (And The Best Ways to Retain Them)
Finding the right developer for a team or software project should be a major cause of celebration. Selecting a candidate that has the right experience, genuine interest in the role, and is a good cultural fit is no small task! However, finding developer talent is only half the battle. Now,...
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Business
Getting Leadership Buy-In: Make it Tangible
Not having the support from senior leadership is one of the biggest threats to any digital product getting off the ground. Without executive buy-in to the vision, unlocking funding and pulling support from other internal resources will be a constant uphill battle (that youāll likely lose). In our recent study...
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Business
What Does it Look Like to "Over-Invest" in Culture?
As we reach the end of our 3rd annual āDi Week,ā I wanted to share a bit about how we think about culture and what we do to invest in it. For some quick context, we are not a venture-backed startup, but rather a digital innovation studio (a services business)....
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