Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 21, 2023

The potential returns, including increased agility, improved innovation outcomes, enhanced collaboration, and long-term competitiveness, make this radical change worthwhile for organizations aspiring to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. To look forward, I would argue we always need to look back and account for the progress made in managing innovation over the years.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. We relate this specifically within our Executive Innovation Work Mat.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I have argued in the past that innovation management needs to radically adjust and needs to be designed differently, it needs to be highly adaptive. I’d like to offer some views, partly looking out to the future, partly considering what is potentially within our grasp, if we step back and rethink innovation design.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

I think with the recognition that innovation occurs across the whole organization the innovation management (IM) providers have to radically alter their business model or recognize they need to broaden out their target market inside organizations as innovation is occurring in all corners of the organization today.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I am suggesting a vertical and horizontal design applying innovation stack and building block approaches, all “housed” on a technology platform. Are we leveraging fully what is available to us to build better innovation concepts? I believe we need to leverage technology, concepts, and design thinking.

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Imaginatik

JANUARY 10, 2019

Planbox, the pioneering provider of AI-Powered Agile Innovation Management software, and Imaginatik, the #1 ranked leader in Corporate Innovation Management according to Forrester Research, will join forces to seize on the innovation boom. said Angus Forrest, CEO of Imaginatik. “We About Planbox.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

How difficult would it be to embrace this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework, as it is often argued that most people want to keep innovation management and its process simple? Here I will offer up some thoughts on how to make this change and who should be involved, as it is a more radical design of a holistic nature.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We used AI to identify the most frequently asked questions about design thinking. Here are your design thinking FAQs and answers. You can also see our “human” responses to the big question: what is design thinking ? Design Thinking Frequently Asked Questions 1. Design Thinking Frequently Asked Questions 1.

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PlanBox Innovation

MAY 10, 2022

This article originally appeared on Innovation Leader. Launching an innovation management system does not have to be guesswork, and it is a lot easier than most organizations imagine it to be. Innovation by definition is very different from typical business processes, and it should be in a constant state of flux.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

MAY 6, 2024

We need to open up our thinking to collaborative ecosystems. Fosters innovation : By promoting open collaboration and co-creation across diverse entities, ecosystems can drive higher rates of innovation that individual organizations may struggle to achieve. That needs to change.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

These do not stand alone, they make up the new strength within the fabric of innovation management, hence my interwoven application. The need is for a very fluid, dynamic, constantly evolving approach to design and solutions. Connecting up and Deploying Collaboration Tools. Digital Transformation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

Thinking in different horizons prompts you to go beyond the usual focus of fixing innovation just in the present it provides the connections of the present with the desired future. I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design.

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Innov8rs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Paul navigates the technology landscape for both Sopheon and its customers and identifies the business values linked to investments in innovation management systems and processes. He advises executives on how to be more successful in innovation and execution of strategies such as sustainability.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management Defining Innovation Management with AI Innovation management refers to the process and activities that organizations use to manage and nurture new ideas into marketable products and services. Tailor products and services to specific market segments.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

So often innovation struggles to be recognized for what it is. Innovation is a critical source of future competitive advantage. What should be in a “typical” innovation mandate? We will also collaborate with customers and suppliers to co-create new solutions and enhance existing products and services.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the ever-changing and fast-paced world of business and innovation, the paradigm is shifting towards collaborative ecosystems. Introduction to the Hierarchy: The Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs is a construct of collaborative ecosystems, navigating complexity with agility, openness, and shared vision.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We’d recommend creating channels for collaboration – crowdsourcing via the web – at all junctures in the work management lifecycle. Let’s break down the innovation lifecycle and consider the options for establishing managed internal and external collaboration channels. Hmmm, crowdsourcing. “Oh,

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

The market for investing in innovation management tools remains fragmented. Many small vendors provide limited scope to grow innovation in organizational ways; they “sweat” the one idea or big challenge. Is that really the sum of innovation? We are all operating in a different era. I am only partly there.

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Tim Kastelle

MAY 8, 2016

As reiterated by Tim Kastelle in the previous post , it’s imperative to distinguish discovery from execution when it comes to startup and innovation activities – bearing in mind that both are equally important. This suggests following a dual approach for balanced corporate innovation management.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This is rethinking the innovation process, how ecosystem thinking and design can shape our collaborative worlds differently, looking much harder at innovation ecosystems and applying different triggers of thought in how AI generative thinking will influence and shape much of the Energy Transition, as my endpoints.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Qmarkets and Wise Ocean have partnered to tackle the challenges organizations are facing by leveraging internal and external ecosystems with an agile strategy. The speed of innovation, competition, and change is unprecedented, and advancing technologies mean exponential competitor and employee augmentation growth opportunities.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Qmarkets and Wise Ocean have partnered to tackle the challenges organizations are facing by leveraging internal and external ecosystems with an agile strategy. The speed of innovation, competition, and change is unprecedented, and advancing technologies mean exponential competitor and employee augmentation growth opportunities.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

A proven way to do this is through the agile process. First created in the software industry around 20 years ago, the agile methodology is widely seen as the innovation engine that drives Silicon Valley’s success, and it has now been adopted by many companies beyond the tech sector. Bring in Collaborators.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties. Let’s talk about open innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I have written extensively, certainly over the past eighteen months, about our need to take innovation into a new era, designed for today and tomorrow’s “fit for purpose” Below you will see my view of how I see this sketched out, as my suggested concept outline. Does it make sense?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties. Let’s talk about open-source innovation.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Many informal and formal approaches can be then taken to foster the internal innovation muscle and desire. For example, the program “Wiley Hacks” isn't designed for employees to share new ideas but to share how they work and interact with customers. What makes a big corporate seek out partnerships with external innovators?

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

At the beginning of 2013, Tim Kastelle and I identified four key issues in innovation management for the time to come. Let’s have a brief look at each of them: Differentiating and integrative innovation concepts. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 30, 2016

I believe within our human resource groups they must provide the people solution to building innovation capacity, they should contribute to providing lasting design impact and central engagement role in building innovation into the core fabric of the organisation. They can help deliver the dynamics needed in innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 30, 2016

I believe within our human resource groups they must provide the people solution to building innovation capacity, they should contribute to providing lasting design impact and central engagement role in building innovation into the core fabric of the organisation. They can help deliver the dynamics needed in innovation.

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Resources Design Innovation Engagement 100

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 8, 2022

Siemens has a collaboration with Storyroom.ai. I am a great admirer of the work that Itonics offers around Innovation Management. That got my interest up as I show here in this adopted visual of the Hype Cycle for Innovation Management. Storyroom is a venture-backed AI startup, based in California.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 26, 2017

We have never ‘cracked’ the full innovation management system. Many of those innovation tools that have been emerging in recent years have now built up a powerful body of validation, and they become necessary to know and practice yet often miss the basic building block needs of innovation.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s about introducing features, functionalities, or designs that meet emerging customer needs or tap into uncharted market segments. Employing user-centric design and iterative development processes, businesses can ensure their product innovations resonate with their target audience and stand out in the marketplace.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 23, 2021

For example, February’s focus on startup collaborations, agile mindsets, and innovation in sustainability practices. These two-hour sessions are perfect to step away from the desk and refresh your innovative energy. TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo: October 18-20, 2021, Washington, DC.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

It offers a straightforward way to understand, design, and pivot your business model. By mapping out each component, companies can identify areas for innovation and explore how changes in one area may impact others.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A new partnership between Qmarkets and boutique management consultancy SteepConsult will enable enterprise companies across Europe to benefit from a 360-degree service combining SteepConsult’s extensive innovation expertise with our own innovation management software solutions.

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