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"You
INNOVATE - therefore you EXIST!" |
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A
well known maxim -
with a little twist - becomes particularly compelling in a tough
economic / competitive environment.
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Exist
- as in
your INFLOWS (
Income, Ideas, Inspiration ... )
are greater than your OUTFLOWS ( Investments & Expenses
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and that the former are GROWING faster than the
latter!
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This
site and our consulting services are focused on helping you apply
and harness the power of innovation -- to enhance your
Business and Website
/ Portal - via Business / Marketing Strategy driven ReDesign
efforts -- to achieve greater effectiveness,
reach & impact.
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Get
resources/tips on
the art of innovation - de-mystifying its sources & critical
ingredients - plus smart / pragmatic ways of applying it
across business
initiatives and web development / redesign projects -
in alignment with an up-to-date business & marketing strategy.
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Seeking better
Results ? |
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Start
with Innovation ! |
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Seeking higher
ROI ? |
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Start
with AOI ! |
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What
kind of GOALS can we help you ACHIEVE? |
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Develop & apply ► Innovative IDEAS & SOLUTIONS ► to refine & align
your:
• Business & Marketing Strategy
Products/Services,
Customers, Competition, Positioning, Communications / Messaging

• Web Strategy / Online Presence
Websites / Portals
/ Web Applications - User Needs, Design UE/UI, Architecture, Workflows,
Content

• Operational Effectiveness
Program Management
/
Product Management / Project Management - Planning & Execution; Continuous
Improvement
To enhance your COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE ► MIND SHARE / MARKET SHARE ► BUSINESS
GROWTH
These are tightly interconnected
areas / goals ... you want a sharp, creative & organized thinker
who has a
big picture / strategic view to guide and shape these
efforts / initiatives ... from high-level plans / overall direction to
execution / implementation
details. |
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More on our Consulting Services |
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Wherever you are
on your path:
Entrepreneur
with an
Idea
Startup
Small
/ Medium sized Business (SMB)
Major
Corporation
...
a SHARP focus on the business fundamentals listed above - with AOI
- will help
you realize your plans / goals. |
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How
can we partner EFFECTIVELY to deliver RESULTS? |
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Or,
how can an outsider (to your company / industry) ADD VALUE -
strategically & significantly - to your current efforts? |
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It
is easy to get totally absorbed in the day-to-day management of
your business
/ department / project - with its daily tasks, meetings,
deadlines - and the inevitable rush mode ...
Except
for the occasional "retreat" - it is hard to step
back and take a wider & deeper look - making it tough
to think, plan and act
strategically, to identify various opportunities
for innovation
/ improvement, or to work on those issues that are affecting
your results.
That is where an external, objective, creative
and competent consultant
- with wide and varied experience spanning businesses and industries
- can meaningfully augment and enrich your efforts - helping you
& your team achieve a higher quality and level of results. |
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Whether it's a
major project/ issue/ initiative or a small one; new development
or a
redesign / improvement effort; you can take advantage of
a variety of consulting
services to bring in -
● a
much-needed fresh perspective
● focused energy
and bandwidth
● well-honed, up-to-date competencies
● knowledge of best practices / trends.
And most importantly, a solid commitment
to understanding your goals,
needs & issues - and applying a combination
of skills (strategic analysis, creative/collaborative problem
solving, communication) - to help you build, strengthen
& redesign / reinvent your
Business / Website / Portal.
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You can Get Started Today!

Need to act fast and get going? on your website
redesign / business innovation priorities?
► Visit
the Services and About pages
for details on how we can help you achieve your business & website
redesign / overhaul / improvement goals and priorities. A WebSite
Review or Business
Plan Review (objective critique / diagnostic
assessment) is
a great way to get started - your website / business can start
benefiting
from
sharp
improvement
ideas right away.

► Contact
Us with any questions - and
to get started on strengthening / sharpening your innovation efforts
with some solid inputs, ideas & objective feedback from
a strategic, creative thinker and communicator.
Looking
for tips, resources & info.? on applying
the art of innovation to enhance and strengthen your
business and web strategy / web development
/ website redesign efforts?
► Keep reading - plus
bookmark this page & revisit periodically to reflect on some thought-provoking,
succinct material below. You may also like to check out
the slides
/ presentations
in the Resources section.
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The
Art-of-Innovation
ABCs: Acuity • Brevity • Clarity |
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We felt that presenting some of
the key
lessons & insights distilled from years of experience
and observation in the form of crisp, visual summaries (slides
with questions, short lists / bullet points, and graphics / diagrams)
would be a lot more accessible and effective - rather than long
essays.
Acuity, Brevity and Clarity may
have become somewhat less common these days - as the pressure to
churn out greater quantity gets stronger - with larger word count
/ page views translating to more revenues. There is also the appeal
of hiding behind jargon (and creating more of it.)
But people who
have successfully dealt with stretch goals / major challenges under
real-world constraints and tight deadlines
appreciate
the
value of these ABCs.
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Also,
most businesses or projects succeed (or fail) not due to some esoteric
principles or fads or trivial implementation details - but because
of a good
understanding and a clear focus on fundamental / foundational concepts (or
lack thereof.)
Before
we get started, here's a final thought / tip - just as ingesting
food in a rush mode deprives us of their nuanced
flavors and nutritional value - we invite you to visit often to
fully appreciate the buffet of materials presented here and in
the resources section.
Feel
free to apply these principles/ lessons to your
business innovation and website redesign / overhaul projects
- and when you need
a helping hand & strategic partner, just drop
us a line.
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Acuity: Sharpness;
Keenness of perception; synonyms
Brevity: Expressing
much in few words; conciseness of expression ( not a paucity of
ideas / output! )
Clarity: Clearness
or lucidity as to perception or understanding; free of indistinctness
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So with that our basic approach, let's explore some core ideas /
insights on innovation ... |
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Key Questions - on Business / Web Innovation

Insights / Practical Tips - Starting from a
conceptual / strategic level & moving to a tactical
/ implementation level.
What's
the secret behind Effective, Results-Oriented Business & Website
Innovation? How are they related?
Isn't
a great looking site same as an Effective, Compelling site?
How
do you take your Business / Website to the Next Level?
How
does Innovation contribute to the success of a Business / Website?
How
do we get started? |
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Effective,
Results-Oriented
Business & Website Innovation - How are they
related?
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Your WEBSITE / Portal is the face of your BUSINESS
/ Organization.
► Both are focused on Serving the
Needs of
various
Stakeholder / Audience groups.
► Their Goals / Audience / Structure
/ Design / Appeal are therefore inherently related.
► Great site & business innovations come
from a clear analysis / understanding of these aspects.
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Art-of-Innovation
Consulting brings a solid combination of experience - from the
Business Analysis & Planning side as well as the Web Design & Development
area.
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Isn't
a great looking site same as an Effective, Compelling site?
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Visual
Design (Colors/ Graphics/ Fonts ...) - is the aspect
most easily & readily perceived by users - and
focused upon by some web designers. However, it is but one
of many elements of site Architecture
& Design - that together determine the usefulness &
usability of the
site - and how often users will actually visit / return to the
site.
If
you reflect on some
of the most successful and popular sites (in
various categories e.g. News, Mail, Shopping, Entertainment, Banking,
Trading, Education
& Training, Online Services etc.) - you will see that what
's common
is not any
particular
slick
/
polished / "flash"y
look
... just
as there
isn't
a
movie or home
decor
style that
is the "best" one. Rather, it is the combination
of all the elements and their fit
with the purpose, audience and constraints (e.g. budget,
pre-existing logos etc.) that make it a good choice.
Of
course, as the saying goes, when all you have is a hammer, everything
looks like a nail. Thus, experts in a particular
style may be very vocal (and persuasive) proponents of that style
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but that may not be because it is the best choice for you or your
users. [That
goes for technology as well!]
Thus, it is very valuable (both as
a user and site publisher) to remember to consciously look
beyond the visual design and focus
on all the factors that influence the "effectiveness" of
the site - i.e. whether the site meets the goals of the site
publisher and the targeted audience / stakeholders.
In case you were wondering, here is
a quick list of
some of these other influential aspects (other than visual appeal): content
/ writing
style,
features,
ease-of-use, freshness of content, responsiveness & absence
of technical problems, site navigation
/ structure, ease of searching / finding specific items, how the
site fares in comparison to similar sites ... to name a few.
That was a quick summary/ overview of what
to look for / strive towards when you are building an effective
and compelling website / portal - or when you are assessing a site's
potential.
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How
do you take your Business / Website to the Next Level? |
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Craft
/ ReDesign your Web
DNA - leveraging these inputs and insights - for an
outstanding Site / Portal.

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Art-of-Innovation
Consulting can help you with insightful analysis & planning
for both your business initiatives as well as your website / portal
development and redesign efforts.
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How
does innovation contribute to the success of a business
/ website? |
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i.e. the
Scope / Role / Benefits of INNOVATION
Find
Smart / Creative / Unique Ways to:
- Increase Customers
/ Users / Revenues
and Opportunities
- Reduce Your Costs
/ Wasted Efforts
/ Vulnerabilities
- Stay ahead of
your competition & survive tough times
- Shape & Present your business, offerings and image for
maximum impact
Driven by a
solid understanding / analysis of:
- Your customers/ users
- markets, segments and
opportunities
- trends (business & technology)
- competitive strengths
/ weaknesses, positioning
- current environment / metrics and targets
Giving you a
solid arsenal of:
- Improvement opportunities &
plans (big and small)
- Well defined & articulated
Unique Value Proposition
that your customers/users
find convincing and appealing
(driving them to action.)
- Web, Marketing & other Communications
that present
your
business and offerings in a very
compelling way.
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get started with a free initial consultation,
or for any other queries: Contact
Us today.
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