JP Nicols
Banking Industry Pandemic Response 3-19-20
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JP Nicols
Mar 18, 20201 min read
Banking Industry Pandemic Response 3-18-20
We created a new interactive data visualization and embedded it on a single page to help bankers see how the coronavirus pandemic is...
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JP Nicols
Mar 18, 20202 min read
Banking Industry Pandemic Response 3-17-20
We have been hearing from many in the banking industry that there is confusion and a lack of data on how banks are and should be...
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Jason Henrichs
Jan 23, 202010 min read
Welcome to 2020 (Sailing into the Storm)
Don’t be fooled by the fact that total disruption to life and business is not quite here yet...
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JP Nicols
Dec 9, 20195 min read
Prioritizing Your Innovation Portfolio
Part 4 in a series Read Part 1: A Portfolio Approach to Strategic Planning Read Part 2: Plotting the Growth Vectors of Your Strategy Read...
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Jason Henrichs
Jun 13, 20194 min read
Do You Have an Innovation Capital Deficit?
I was listening to the HBR Ideacast on my bike ride into the office. The guest was Nathan Furr, Assistant Professor at INSEAD, author of...
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JP Nicols
May 30, 20195 min read
Building Your Innovation Portfolio
Part 3 of a series Read Part 1: A Portfolio Approach to Strategic Planning Read Part 2: Plotting the Growth Vectors of Your Strategy...
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Jason Henrichs
Apr 23, 20194 min read
Plotting The Growth Vectors of Your Strategy
Part 2 of a series Part 1: A Portfolio Approach to Strategic Planning In its essence, the purpose and value of a strategy is to create a...
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JP Nicols
Apr 16, 20196 min read
A Portfolio Approach to Strategic Planning
Part 1 of a series Most financial services companies have some sort of strategic plan; some sort of document that describes their...
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JP Nicols
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Innovation Sports Talk
“The new Apple Card is boring, I can’t believe it’s not contactless” says the banker who has been working on an upgrade to their ten...
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Jason Henrichs
Mar 11, 20193 min read
Why Bankers Should Go to SXSW
This weekend marked the 10th South by Southwest Conference and Festival (SXSW). I’ve played various roles over the years: attendee,...
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Jason Henrichs
Jan 29, 20192 min read
No substitute for experience; Technology Veteran Santo Cannone joins Alloy Labs Advisory Board
Part of popular startup mythology that lack of experience is a competitive advantage. Approaching an industry with a fresh set of eyes,...
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Jason Henrichs
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Does your innovation make you uncomfortable?
Trish and I were on site with a bank last week to run our Anvil Exercise. Anvil is an intense, hands-on experience with the executive...
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Trish North
Dec 21, 20183 min read
The Psychology of Innovation and Change
Innovation is hard, there’s no denying it. When I shared my thoughts about the Vitality of Innovation, I began my own quest for...
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JP Nicols
Nov 20, 20184 min read
A Better Approach to Strategic Planning
It's that time of year when business line leaders are calculating what they need to spend quickly before the end of the year so they...
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JP Nicols
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Announcing the Alloy Labs Alliance
Twelve leading community and regional banks announce the founding of Alloy Labs Alliance, a consortium approach to innovation and...
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Jason Henrichs
Oct 23, 20183 min read
The Tyranny of Results
Innovation is about exploration off of the line we know. Our existing products, business models, processes, systems, strategies and tactics
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JP Nicols
Oct 10, 20183 min read
Your Declaration of Innovation
Most leaders today know they need to be more innovative, but they are not often sure the best way to get started. Generally, our answer...
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JP Nicols
Oct 5, 20181 min read
What are Your Innovation Priorities?
As a part of our ongoing research into global best practices for effective innovation in financial services, we conduct periodic national...
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Jason Henrichs
Oct 2, 20183 min read
Toolkit to Drive Change
Innovation is equal parts the desire to innovate and the tools to do so. Luck can be an essential element, but it is useless without the...
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