--- title: Business Innovation Blog | capacity-building description: capacity-building | Get tips for implementing a growth strategy within your existing business for designing, launching & optimizing an Innovation Group for any organization. Read our latest blogs here. --- [![Peer Insight](https://blog.peerinsight.com/hubfs/PeerInsight_September2019/Images/peerinsight_logo_white.png)](https://peerinsight.com/) - [ABOUT](https://peerinsight.com/about/) - [SERVICES](https://peerinsight.com/services/) - [TOOLKIT](https://peerinsight.com/toolkit/) - [BLOG](https://peerinsight.com/blog/) - [TEAM](https://peerinsight.com/team/) - [CAREERS](https://peerinsight.com/career/) - [CONTACT](https://peerinsight.com/contact/) [![Peer Insight](https://blog.peerinsight.com/hubfs/PeerInsight_September2019/Images/peerinsight_logo_white.png)](https://peerinsight.com/) - [ABOUT](https://peerinsight.com/about/) - [SERVICES](https://peerinsight.com/services/) - [TOOLKIT](https://peerinsight.com/toolkit/) - [BLOG](https://peerinsight.com/blog/) - [TEAM](https://peerinsight.com/team/) - [CAREERS](https://peerinsight.com/career/) - [CONTACT](https://peerinsight.com/contact/) # Thoughts & Insights on Industries and Trends ## [Podcast: Leadership Makes or Breaks Breakthrough Innovation](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/podcast-ep1) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [corporate innovation](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/corporate-innovation), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [leadership](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/leadership), [Ventures](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/ventures) ## [How to run a successful, human-centered designed, strategy retreat](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/successful-hcd-strategy-retreat) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [design strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-strategy), [design thinking](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-thinking), [entrepreneurship](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/entrepreneurship), [human centered design](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/human-centered-design), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [our story](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/our-story) ## [Getting to Know Us: The Design Strategist Role](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/know-the-design-strategist) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [careers](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/careers), [design strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-strategy), [DIY Templates & Tools](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/diy), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [our story](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/our-story), [Product and Service Development](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/product-and-service-development) ## [Harness Your Inner Intrapreneur: 5 Traits of Effective Corporate Innovators](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/harness-your-inner-intrapreneur) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [corporate innovation](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/corporate-innovation), [design strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-strategy), [entrepreneurship](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/entrepreneurship), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [intrapreneurship](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/intrapreneurship), [venture acceleration](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/venture-acceleration) ## [The Design Brief: a North Star for Any Project](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/design-brief-north-star-for-any-project) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [design strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-strategy), [design thinking](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-thinking), [DIY Templates & Tools](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/diy), [experience design](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/experience-design), [human centered design](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/human-centered-design), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [tools](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/tools), [workshop facilitation](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/workshop-facilitation) ## [How to Sell Design Thinking to Your Boss](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/how-to-sell-design-thinking-to-your-boss) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [design strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-strategy), [design thinking](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-thinking), [entrepreneurship](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/entrepreneurship), [human centered design](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/human-centered-design), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [intrapreneurship](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/intrapreneurship) ## [Ten Risk Factors for Corporate Ventures](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/ten-corporate-new-venture-risk-factors) [capacity-building](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/capacity-building), [corporate innovation](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/corporate-innovation), [design strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/design-strategy), [innovation strategy](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/innovation-strategy), [lean startup](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/lean-startup), [venture acceleration](https://blog.peerinsight.com/blog/tag/venture-acceleration) ## 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