Caught in the relentless rhythm of product maintenance? Learn to foster innovation without breaking stride. This talk is your guide to generating and testing new ideas to show value in 30 days or less, rooted in proven consulting methodologies, workshops and frameworks you can implement tomorrow.

Audience Takeaways:
- A practical 30-day blueprint for infusing innovation into a mature product environment.
- Actionable strategies for daily ideation, rapid validation, and quick wins in product differentiation.
- Insights into maintaining a healthy balance between running the product engine and pursuing innovation.

Running the Engine vs. Innovation -- you don't have to choose. Learn practical exercises and frameworks you can implement around daily demands of running a mature product. Discover how to create a harmonious synergy that drives sustained growth. Our Practice Leads will highlight proven consulting exercises and how you can implement them to show value and gain stakeholder advocacy quickly:

1. Strategic Assessments for Differentiation: Learn how to strategically assess your maturing product, identifying untapped areas for differentiation. This step sets the groundwork for injecting innovation without disrupting daily operations.

2. Daily Workshops for Continuous Ideation: Explore the concept of daily workshops as a means of fostering continuous ideation. Discover how to create a culture that values and integrates small, innovative ideas into the daily workflow.

3. Hot Houses for Intensive Innovation: Dive into the concept of "Hot Houses" adapted for mature products. Understand how to create focused, intensive sessions that drive innovation and quickly yield new features or enhancements.

4. Design Sprints for Rapid Validation: Utilize design sprints for swift validation of new features and ideas. Learn how this approach can expedite decision-making and ensure that innovations align with market needs.

5. POCs and MVPs for Quick Wins: Explore the concept of 30-day Proof-of-Concept (POC) or Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and the difference between them, as a strategy for achieving quick wins & internal buy-in.