Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2020

They provided an outstanding virtual showroom packed full of innovations, product presentations and use cases are exhibited in an exciting real 3D environment. I have been learning what has happened in the past 12 months to change our perception of Manufacturing and the factories we need in the future. Let’s take four.

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ImagineNation

JUNE 1, 2021

This means that every organisation, regardless of its size and specialisation, requires its leaders, and teams paradoxically, to be both competent and confident, to be both human-centred and customer-centric, in effectively managing both the future and the present. Unlearn, relearn, reskill and upskill. Both Human and Customer-Centric.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Is Agility compatible for many working in established businesses? “To To be agile” is often a badge of honor. Agility is today going far beyond just being responsive,it goes into constantly adjusting and being versatile, modifying to meet rapidly changing conditions. We all need to seek out that badge of “agility”.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success. Keynote speakers may present various strategies that have proven successful in cultivating an environment where innovation can thrive.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was privileged to attend one of the first Theory U; Presencing Leadership for Profound Innovation and Change Workshops presented by the Sloane School of Management, in Boston in 2008. Intentional change and learning.

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ImagineNation

JUNE 9, 2020

It was where I learned, the hardest way possible, the most important lesson of body surfing; that if you seek to ride a wave, you have to wait for it, to discover the best opportunity to arise, so you can work or flow with it to let it carry you to the shore. The waves of disruptive change are the masters.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I think of the Gartner Hype Cycle here as we have gone through each of the stages of recognition of the application and the learning from this; we have the innovation triggers first, then a peak or inflated expectations, followed by troughs of disillusionment and finally by the slope of enlightenment, to give a new plateau of productivity.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 4, 2024

I built out a Nine Stages of Dynamic Capabilities for innovation within single organizations and I am presently revisiting this for a fresh perspective of applying a more dynamic ecosystem thinking. Instead of merely responding to market shifts or industry disruptions, they should be the ones driving change and setting the pace.

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 20, 2020

Take Anticipatory Action, Not Agile Reaction. This COVID-19 global pandemic we presently find ourselves in is the perfect example. Crisis is a form of change or disruption coming from outside of your organization that greatly impacts the status quo and must be dealt with. You use disruption to your advantage.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 2, 2016

This past weekend I had an extended period of re-reading about the effects of disruption that seems to be occurring across all points of business, our politics, our governments, it seems across our lives. All good plans sometime get disrupted. Everything invented seems to have been disrupted or seems about too.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

These young companies thrive on adaptability, a drive for growth, and often, a technology-based solution that disrupts existing markets or creates new ones. Startups: The Drivers of Innovation Startups are at the heart of the ecosystem, often characterized by their innovative solutions and disruptive potential.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

In this post I want to explore the potential returns I feel are gained from adopting this “ Final Perspective, the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework” following my recommendation that innovation needs to change, to embrace and adopt a new view of the Innovation Management process to change our present thinking.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Our existing business organizations need to envisage a changing world full of disruption that calls for radical constant change. We need to transform or be (totally) disrupted; this is where knowing your ecosystem and network comes in as the new thinking and design of how this needs to be constructed and understood.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 3, 2021

The growing concerns of several intertwined issues need addressing as they will initiate a significant change to the Business and how it operates and presents itself to the world. There will be constant disruption along the way. Agility Innovation. Sustainability is rising to be top or close to the top of a boards agenda.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 31, 2020

If we remain in our present states, then what I suggest as a ‘frozen state’ remains, we default back to what we know, based more on repeating patterns, believing everything is orderly based on efficiency, effectiveness, and doing what is necessary to manage daily. We need to return to some level of certainty.

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Transformation and change initiatives are usually designed as strategic interventions, intending to advance an organisation’s growth, deliver increased shareholder value, build competitive advantage, or improve its speed and agility to respond to fast-changing industries, in a disruptive business environment.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Dynamic ecosystems are not just about the present but about the future. Within our successful management of ecosystems, those agile and highly responsive will survive and have higher chances of thriving in the face of uncertainty. Dynamic ecosystems are not just about the present. They are about the future.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Both of these are causing disruptive and unpredictable workforce changes, the need for new working practices, and a different set of mindsets and behaviours founded in cultivating an independent will, mental toughness, and emotional agility. Cultivating discomfort resilience, mental toughness, and emotional agility.

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Daniel Burrus

JULY 15, 2020

Complacency is even more detrimental in the environment we live in today, dominated by exponential digital disruption. Your hard work and resulting success can create a level of comfort that blinds you to the Hard Trends predicting incoming disruptions. Agility Without Anticipation. Why Is Complacency Dangerous?

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ImagineNation

JUNE 3, 2019

In the same way, new platforms, products and services, business models and other emerging creative surprises are, disrupting the learning game. To also develop the skills required to surmount future challenges, so what then, is the role of continuous learning? Who presented a new model of education, launching soon in Victoria.

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Fehmida Kapadia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Fast forward to present day : Industry 4.0 Companies today need to be agile, customer-centric and empathetic. The very first step of the process is empathy, which requires us to leave our assumptions aside and learn about our user/customer’s needs. And that has served us well for the last few decades.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Adopting this approach supports your human-centricity and enables you to become future-fit through developing your set of 21st-century superpowers in the face of the acute disruption of COVID-19. Re-thinking in a disconnected and disruptive age. Critical art of re-thinking. Thinking, fast and slow. Initiating your re-thinking strategy.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

XQ refers to the ability to draw from past experiences, learnings, and insights to make better decisions, solve complex problems, and navigate the uncertainties of the corporate world. By leveraging experiential insights, executive teams are better positioned to anticipate market trends, customer needs, and potential disruptions.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 30, 2020

In our blog “Leading and Managing Transitional Change” we described how leaders could help their people to transition through the fears and challenges they are experiencing as a result of the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic , by cultivating their mental toughness. This was reinforced by Mc Kinsey & Co.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We need to transform, be disrupted or certainly re-imagine and this is where knowing your ecosystem comes in. Our existing organization needs to envisage a changing world full of disruption that calls for radical change. It calls for bold management to instigate such a transformation.

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ImagineNation

JULY 26, 2023

Taking a neurological approach Research presented by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and Dr Martin Seligman, in their recent book “Tomorrow Mind” enables us to take a neurological approach towards igniting people’s imagination to arouse our curiosity and co-create ideas, that may result in collective innovation.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the dynamic world of technology, where the pace of change is relentless and the demand for agility is non-negotiable, how do enterprises ensure they’re on the path to success? It’s a paradigm shift that promises reduced time-to-market, heightened agility, and an unwavering focus on delivering value.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

The four interwoven catalysts are recognizing we are moving from complicated to complex ; we have different collaboration tools to be more agile and adapt, we need to adopt a clearer mindset to working in innovation ecosystems , and we need to leverage the digital transformation we have been undertaking. ” In summary.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 3, 2020

In our last blog “Leading and managing human transitions through disruption and adversity,” we described the importance of leaders and managers becoming more generous, tolerant, caring, empathic not only with themselves, and also with others they interact with. Learnings from the wilderness. Mining decades of stability.

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ImagineNation

JANUARY 26, 2022

Where constant and accelerating change, coupled with uncertainty are the harsh realities of today, and of tomorrow, in the decade emerging as one of both disruption and transformation. Exploring possibilities and unleashing opportunities available in this moment in time as a turning point to learn and grow , as a coach, leader, or team.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

AUGUST 3, 2023

So the challenges in the past year have been highly focused on supply chain disruptions , plugging gaps in technology solutions that can provide a higher flexible, agile, and advanced planning and production environment and continue to keep moving towards securing a more sustainable future that reflects the need to become carbon neutral, net zero.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 22, 2024

My conclusions from that final post was “The Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs presents a holistic approach to navigating the complexities of the modern business landscape. It emphasizes collaborative ecosystems as the key to unlocking untapped potential, driving sustained growth, and achieving collective prosperity.

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Innovating4Energy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Adaptive Strategies: Stay agile, adjusting strategies based on real-time feedback and emerging opportunities. Networked Learning: Foster continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the community for ongoing improvement.

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ImagineNation

JULY 6, 2021

Where managing both the future and the present simultaneously requires people to unlearn what has worked in the past and relearn new mindsets and behaviours as to what might be possible, useful, and relevant in the future. Prioritizing continuous learning, reskilling and upskilling. Continuous learning.

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Technical Review Agile Collaboration Learning 52

ImagineNation

MARCH 7, 2023

Despite being intrinsically motivated to meet our deadlines, and being self-aware of needing to focus on completing the tasks in front of us, many of us often still struggle to disrupt and stop our thoughts from wandering randomly and haphazardly. Natural and human-made disruptions will only persist.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 3, 2024

Simultaneously, technological-induced disruptive innovations and the climate crisis are impacting every aspect of our daily lives. We are living in a world, with less stability, certainty, simplicity, and predictability, where regional conflicts, societal divisions, and civil unrest are increasing globally. Upskilling our brains!

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration in Today’s Business Landscape The business world today is characterized by constant technological disruptions, the rise of virtual workplaces, and the globalization of talent. Knowledge Sharing: Collaboration encourages the exchange of knowledge and skills, leading to continuous learning and improvement.

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