ITG Innovation Blog

Tyler Thompson Tyler Thompson

How to Integrate Consumer Insights Into New Product Development

Transform your innovation pipeline by systematically integrating consumer insights into every stage of new product development. Discover how co-creating directly with your target audience empowers your team to build solutions with true speed and substance.

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Adam Hansen Adam Hansen

The Aqueduct and the Mind

Artificial intelligence is flooding our workflows with endless ideas, making human cognition—not technology—the real bottleneck to innovation. To turn AI into a true discovery partner, teams must upgrade their judgment to overcome the cognitive biases that derail swift, substantial decision-making.

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Monica Grant Monica Grant

Great Innovation Takes Work

Innovation shortcuts are tempting, but they run the risk of producing ideas that look just like everyone else’s. The teams generating concepts that actually move brands forward share one thing in common: they do the work. Here are the four ways to truly show up for innovation, and why ITG is designed to make that commitment less daunting and far more rewarding.

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Tyler Thompson Tyler Thompson

The Importance of Specificity in Innovation

Mass appeal doesn't come from the middle—it comes from the margins. When consumer insights get sanded down through layers of research reports, we lose the messy, specific truths that make innovation possible. The paradox? The more specific you are to one person's deep emotional reality, the more universal your innovation becomes.

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Beth Storz Beth Storz

“Yes, And” vs. Forness® Thinking

Is "Yes, And" actually helping during ideation? Learn why Negativity Bias stalls innovation and how the Forness® mindset creates a safe culture for creativity at work and home.

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