Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I believe today; the innovation management process requires this fresh mandate to drive change to bring the process into today’s more technical period where our systems need to operate seamlessly and flow across the organization and the entire innovation process.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

By identifying signs of low morale and understanding its impact on productivity, you can begin the journey of transforming a potentially toxic workplace culture into a high-performing, collaborative team. Consider organizing regular team outings, workshops, or team-building exercises that focus on collaboration rather than competition.

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

To help you in your search for the right innovation management platform, we have compiled a checklist of what to look for in an innovation management platform, complete with project collaboration and project delivery capabilities. Look for a solution that has project Gantt charts and roadmapping capabilities.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Signs and Symptoms of a Toxic Work Environment A toxic work environment can manifest in various ways, and being able to identify the signs is key to initiating change. Remember, the change starts with acknowledging the issues and taking deliberate actions to create a more positive and productive work culture.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. Highlighting the importance of collaboration and diversity in driving innovation. Fostering Collaboration and Diversity Collaboration and diversity are the lifeblood of innovation.

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PlanBox Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Indeed, in this age of relentless change, the last thing any enterprise wants is a free-falling portfolio of innovative projects. 52% of projects veer off course —either going over budget, missing deadlines, or not meeting the set expectations. And, 19% crash land —either abandoned halfway or completed but left unused.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration. They discuss the challenges of implementing innovation in business and the role leadership plays in driving change. Establishing clear innovation metrics and KPIs to measure progress and success.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

” A groundbreaking report, “ Net-Zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy system “(referred to as NZE here) by the Internation Energy Agency (IEA), has been emphasising that this decade is pivotal to reaching net-zero by mid-century. Most of these projects are concerned with the electrification of end?uses,

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

This sense of safety is critical for high-performing teams, as it encourages open communication, creativity, and collaborative problem-solving. Building Psychological Safety Psychological safety within a team is paramount for fostering innovation, collaboration, and high performance.

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CMOE

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Managing multiple projects, budgets, and tasks is essential for a manager to be effective, but these responsibilities shouldn’t overshadow the importance of team morale and engagement. In this post, we’ll explore the essence of team drive and how to motivate your team as a project manager. Why Is Team Motivation Important?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

To delve further into the developmental aspects of organizational culture and how it can be shaped, explore our article on develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change. Furthermore, in the rapidly changing business landscape, the agility and resilience provided by a strong culture are invaluable.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

By fostering strategic thinking, leaders can better adapt to changes, identify opportunities for innovation, and prevent potential setbacks before they occur. For further insights into adjusting leadership approaches, delve into our resources on helping executives change mindset and mindset shift for senior executives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

By fostering strategic thinking, leaders can better adapt to changes, identify opportunities for innovation, and prevent potential setbacks before they occur. For further insights into adjusting leadership approaches, delve into our resources on helping executives change mindset and mindset shift for senior executives.

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Strategic Thinking Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Resources 100

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Happy workers aren’t just more productive, but they are more loyal to team and business, more innovative in an environment that lets them feel safe to experiment and risk failure, and they are more collaborative. How can creative collaboration help “value, attention, and credibility” to the parts of a partnership?

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Problem: Game-Changing Ideas Get Stuck at Square One Without a reliable system for testing early-stage ideas, orgs are leaving innovation ROI on the table. Gartner has found that business leaders underfund transformational projects by ~33% due to ineffective innovation project evaluation methods.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2024

Whether because of changing priorities, miscommunication among teams, or other blockers, the hidden cost of waste can significantly impact productivity and bottom lines. Leaders should cultivate a culture where strategic objectives guide all work, and regularly align roadmaps and tasks with these goals using solutions like Planview Roadmaps.

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Planview

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Managing this level of complexity and constant change requires a modern approach to PPM – one that positions the PMO to become a more strategic creator of business value. “ For example, a project team focused on tasks and project plans has different needs than Agile teams focused on flow and throughput.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These carefully curated retreats offer more than just a change of scenery; they provide a unique opportunity for senior leaders to step back from daily operations, recalibrate strategies, and strengthen the interpersonal bonds that are critical for cohesive decision-making.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Engaging in exercises that visually and mentally push your limits is important to flex your creative muscles, but also help highlight details or changes in a project that you wouldn’t have noticed before. This connection is very important and provides increased potential for their visual collaboration exercises down the road.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 7, 2024

During a recent Innov8rs Learning Lab, Gina O'Connor's offered a compelling roadmap for companies seeking to navigate the complexities of fostering innovation that transcends incremental improvements to achieve radical, market-shifting outcomes, based on decades of research with large multinational organizations, as summarized below.

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Planview

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Agile typically starts in pockets, with teams organizing around key initiatives or projects that the organization needs to deliver more rapidly. For Agile leaders that were seeking to understand more about their path to Agile at scale, many started with the session, “ How to Build High-Performing Agile Teams. ” . See you next year! .

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eZassi

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The Race to Space : Launch Collaboration. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know it takes a unified, collaborative effort to achieve projects of this scale. But if robots could also change their shape, do different things … it gives you more possibilities. The appearance of U.S.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Leaders who exhibit high levels of emotional intelligence are more likely to engage their employees, foster a collaborative culture, and navigate the intricacies of organizational dynamics successfully. This two-way communication fosters an atmosphere of mutual respect and collaboration.

Leadership 100

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InnovationTraining.org

JULY 18, 2022

The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide. This project guide is a stand-alone workbook with a step-by-step framework for applying the Design for Growth process to a particular project. Real world examples pave the way for a practical roadmap to implement these tools. Find it here on Amazon.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. This plan will serve as a roadmap for your organization and a benchmark to measure progress against. This can help maintain energy levels and encourage informal collaboration.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Equally, the more you fail to project something into a situation you have observed, the more you ignore the opportunity for change or at least challenging a situation. This time-starved environment has real implications for innovation. We have such a limited amount of time to pause, evaluate, or redesign.

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Artificial Inteligence Roadmap Technology Analysis 276

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

” A groundbreaking report, “ Net-Zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy system “(referred to as NZE here) by the Internation Energy Agency (IEA), has been emphasising that this decade is pivotal to reaching net-zero by mid-century. Most of these projects are concerned with the electrification of end?uses,

Report 130

Report Innovation Technology Policies 130

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

” A groundbreaking report, “ Net-Zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy system “(referred to as NZE here) by the Internation Energy Agency (IEA), has been emphasising that this decade is pivotal to reaching net-zero by mid-century. Most of these projects are concerned with the electrification of end?uses,

Report 130

Report Innovation Technology Policies 130

CMOE

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Establishing the right department goal and roadmap is key to overcoming companies’ execution challenges and obstacles. Some examples of goals that align with the vision and mission of the organization include: Improving project completion by X% by the end of October. Metrics vary depending on the project. The results?

Tips 52

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 11, 2019

It is the pervasive power of technology integration that will change the business models of all industries. We need to understand how to become more intrapreneurial, agile, and adaptable, and continuously seek out a diverse set of collaboration spaces as places where we can be seen, appreciated, and valued.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

After the famous and groundbreaking 2015 Paris Agreement, where we witnessed for the first time, all nations agreeing to a common cause, one to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects. For such a significant change to happen, we need to focus on a massive global scale. The question is, will we?

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Planview

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Organizations can mature their approach to product portfolio management by embracing change as an opportunity. It must: Support optimization of ideas Maximize value Clarify resource allocation Empower collaboration. Accelerate cycle times and enable cross-collaboration. The Constant and Evolving State of Disruption.

Product Development 52

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Innov8rs

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Here, different roles have ‘innovation’ in their job title, and the company is also very open to collaboration with others. From being an early adopter of Apple Pay in its stores to making voice ordering available through the Google Assistant, the company has been nimble and fast in making changes over the years.

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IdeaScale

MAY 23, 2018

But considering this is a special article written in collaboration with our friends at IdeaScale and the fact that I’m an innovator and not a math whiz, I’m allowing it. AND, they compliment the value that we provide our partner clients, meaning, we have an opportunity to work collaboratively with them often. Which is awesome!

Technical Review 145

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

There is a real Quest for Agility: Agility seems the new Holy Grail and you can hardly find an article or blog post without a reference to “the fast changing circumstances” of the business. The speedboat can accelerate, stop, or change its route very quickly. No problem to change the course if required. Compared to the tanker….

Agile 52

Agile Strategy Strategy Roadmap 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

There is a real Quest for Agility: Agility seems the new Holy Grail and you can hardly find an article or blog post without a reference to “the fast changing circumstances” of the business. The speedboat can accelerate, stop, or change its route very quickly. No problem to change the course if required. Compared to the tanker….

Agile 52

Agile Strategy Strategy Roadmap 52