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The Challenges being Faced by Innovation Consultants

Paul Hobcraft

From my perspective I’ve been looking at a real challenge today, that many consultants offering innovation services are not providing real sustaining consulting value to clients, only ad-hoc services. In many ways, the consulting industry specializing in innovation is its own worst enemy.

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12 Types of Innovation You Should Know in 2021

IdeaScale

Process innovation is the development and application of technology, production method, or method of delivery that’s newly introduced or improved to a notable degree. This includes changes in technique, equipment, or software that help an organization remain competitive in the marketplace. Product Innovation.

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What to innovate now

Jeffrey Phillips

From new medical devices to new banking products, to new consumer appliances and more, I've worked on a number of innovation projects in a wide range of industries. Over time, as innovation has matured somewhat, many innovation consultants began to reference Doblin's Ten Types model.

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Innovative Strategies for Effective R&D Budgeting

Innov8rs

Now, imagine that something special is a groundbreaking innovation that could change the world. But here’s the catch: you don’t know how much that innovation will cost, or how long it will take to achieve. Welcome to the world of R&D budgeting.

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Shifting Radically the Innovation Business Model

Paul Hobcraft

Shifting Radically the Innovation Business Model. I have been spending some significant time on questioning the current innovation business model, from both the customers (clients) perspective and the innovation consultants’ one. Perhaps we are in urgent need to change the very dynamics of how we undertake innovation.

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HUMAN CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING WITH GENERATIVE AI

ImagineNation

( Ideascale ) How might we develop AI as a creative thinking partner to effect profound change, and create innovative solutions that help us build a more equitable and sustainable planet for all humanity? ( But for business problem solving, using GPT-4 resulted in performance that was 23% lower than that of the control group.

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The Path to Innovation: Implementing Effective Team Collaboration Practices

Leapfrogging

Improved Productivity Synergy among team members enhances performance. Greater Flexibility Teams that collaborate well can adapt to changes quickly. Organizations with strong collaborative practices often see improvements in productivity, efficiency, and agility. Collaboration also influences tangible business results.