why innovation

04/05/2023

Since 2021, after our acquisition, we've been working hard on developing our services for the next chapter in our life as why innovation!

That chapter is now concluded as we begin life anew as Wavestone!

You can discover more about the company and keep up to date by following the official Facebook account of Wavestone.

We'd like to thank all our partners, clients and consultants, past and present, who have helped us get to this point. We are excited to embark on a new journey in 2023 and beyond.

As part of our rebranding, we will be shifting to the new Wavestone account and therefore will cease activity here.

18/11/2022

Innovation and leadership are two of the often most discussed topics today.

Why? Statistics show that 80-95% of all products launched fail.

From lack of customer understanding, high risk-aversion to poor leadership, the reasons are often multi-faceted and seemingly endless.

Furthermore, 54% of of organisations struggle to bridge the gap between innovation strategy and the larger business strategy.

Suffice to say, there is a dire need for innovators and innovation leaders.

To solve those issues & more, we are organising a Leadership Innovation training in 2023.

To create the best possible training for you, we hope you'll spend some time (5-10 minutes) to answer our poll by clicking the link below.

Thank you and we look forward to reading your replies!

Click:

A comprehensive training course to develop  strong, capable Innovation Leaders

20/10/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Design Sprint
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Arc 380, Jalan Besar, Singapore (why innovation! office)
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 7th - 11th Nov 2022
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://www.why-innovation.com/design-sprint

*IBF Funding up to 90% off for Singapore citizens (40 years and above) & 70% for PRs
(Subject to eligibility checks)

Acquire practical hands-on experience & coaching with this popular framework! Created by Google Ventures, it is used by organisations like Uber, Slack, NTUC Income and many others in Singapore and around the world.

This 5 day training covers market understanding, prototyping and user testing on a real case-study. You will learn how to rapidly develop a first prototype with user feedback and go to market fast.

Set yourself up for success today!

Current IBF-funding promotion is valid only for 2022. Click the link to register your interest now!

23/09/2022

19/09/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: PSPO II
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Arc 380, Jalan Besar, Singapore (why innovation! office)
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 19-21st Oct 2022
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://www.why-innovation.com/advanced-product-owner-with-pspo-2-certification

Product Owners stances are an integral part of PSPO II training. With stances, you're able to answer any business challenge or requirement.

why innovation!'s advanced Product Owner training imparts important knowledge of these various Product Owner stances, including how & when to switch between them. As a PSPO II certified Product Owner, you will have the unique ability at the end of the training to utilise the stances to fulfil different business needs.

Reach higher levels of performance and climb the corporate ladder faster as an advanced Product Owner.

Learn more about these stances and sign up for our PSPO II training today: https://www.why-innovation.com/advanced-product-owner-with-pspo-2-certification

15/09/2022

We are hiring for a new and exciting role covering a broad range of IT transformation; from Agile, DevOps, Cloud Computing to Smart Network and more.

As the Analyst/Consultant for CIO Advisory services, you will be at the forefront of helping our Singapore office expand new services to new markets.

If you have interest or experience in digital, infrastructure and consulting, we want to hear from you.
This position is open to entry-level university graduates.

Click the link to apply:

We are a global consultancy that provides connected thinking, insight and capability to Fortune 500 organisations. We work collaboratively with our clients to plan strategic business transformation and seamlessly turn strategy into action. We have the unique capacity to combine industry expertise...

05/09/2022

Last Friday (2nd Sept), the team, as part of Wavestone's annual, global Power Day event, organised a beach cleaning session at East Coast Park.

Not even the heavy rain before the event could stop the team from participating to clean over 2km of shoreline. We ended with a total haul numbering 8 filled garbage bags threatening to break.

We definitely felt we left that part of the beach cleaner when we left!

It was a fun day over all and we are happy to have been a part of it. We look forward to next year's event!

About Power Day: Every year, Wavestone organizes a day entirely dedicated to the support of associative projects, called Power Day.

Helping an association, contributing our time for a cause or participating in community-run events that benefit the environment is in line with our values. 😊

16/08/2022

We are excited to announce that we are conducting an in-person, 2-hour workshop on how to 'Continuously Grow with Business Agility'. This event will be held at the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Hong Kong.

Join Senior Agile and Innovation Consultants Garfield Ying & Dao-Wen Chang on the 5th of September. Seats are limited so secure yours by signing up today!

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/continuously-grow-with-business-agility-tickets-403267352507

When: 5th Sept (Monday)

Time: 7pm-9pm (Please arrive by 6:50pm)

Where: French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hong Kong

21/F, On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace Central, Hong Kong

Cost: Free

Refreshments will be provided.




𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Is your organisation adaptable, flexible and resilient to external factors? Do you want to be?

02/08/2022

In this interview conducted and first published in French by Wavestone, why innovation! co-founders Yann Hamon and Joy Wang discuss joining Wavestone, and offer a tantalising tease of what is to come for the organisation's expansion into Asia.

Read: https://www.why-innovation.com/interview-why-innovation-and-wavestone-open-a-new-chapter-of-growth-in-asia






𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Yann: Founded in 2011, why innovation! is a digital consulting firm based in Singapore and Hong Kong, specialising in agile transformation and digital innovation. Over the past years, has helped major clients in Finance, Transport, Retail and Healthcare industries in Asia. We have been delivering su...

28/07/2022

An agile transformation is a very involved process, between agile consultant and the organisation. But, even under the guidance of an expert professional, it is possible for the organisation to interfere with the success of the transformation if they fail to understand these important things.

For more, read: https://www.why-innovation.com/5-reasons-your-agile-transformation-is-failing






𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

26/07/2022

Agile is not a goal that you reach, it's a journey that transforms your organisation to be able to continually adapt to a changing environment," says Principal Consultant, Laurent Basset.

Undergoing an agile transformation for your team or organisation is worthwhile. But as the saying goes, nothing worth doing, is easy.

In fact, it's easy to fail the transformation if certain important things are missed. In this article, we explore just five possible reasons why your agile transformation is failing or have failed.

Read: https://www.why-innovation.com/5-reasons-your-agile-transformation-is-failing





𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.

21/07/2022

Being customer-centric is an an integral part to a business's success. When the business doesn't put the customer at the forefront of business decisions, it can end up losing their trust.

To become customer-centric, it's necessary to develop agility across systems, processes and people within your organisation.

Which is what one of our clients, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer wanted to do.

In this free to download paper, you'll learn the challenges they faced, and the plan we put in place to help them achieve their goal.

Click: https://www.why-innovation.com/developing-agility-across-systems,-processes-and-people-whitepaper






𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞s 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 - 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬.