Paul Hobcraft

MAY 7, 2024

This is the first of these posts looking at the development, thinking and design of innovation from 1999 to today 2024, twenty-five years. Innovation can be both highly frustrating and rewarding. My question to Gemini was, “Since 1999, what main aspects of innovation in its management, design and thinking?”

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

I proposed a new Framework for managing innovation this week, called the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework. This is approaching innovation and its management in more of a holistic, technology-enabled way based on the use of a cloud-enabled Platform and Ecosystem thinking and design.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. Design thinking involves five key phases: Empathize : Understanding the human needs involved. It helps teams to observe and develop empathy with the target user.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2020

When do we ramp up and scale in a competitive marketplace. Regretfully we are still in the chase for “individual defining technologies” that give a competitive advantage. We need to shift our validation into implementation and then refinement, through innovation. We need innovation to drive change and behavior.

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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

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions. Nothing can work in isolation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

I wonder if that is the current incumbents, be these current innovation management software providers or individuals inside the organizations resisting change, as it brings significant uncertainty of change and disruption to the (inadequate) process, one that I feel is not fit for today’s and tomorrow’s innovation purpose.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

This model segments the innovation process into distinct phases, each culminating in a gate. It’s a systematic approach designed to minimize risk and allocate resources effectively. The typical stages might include concept development, design, testing, and launch. Rapidly adapt to new information and market trends.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 14, 2021

It can also refer to innovations that have a social purpose, such as distance learning and online volunteering. Process Innovation. 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. Value Innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I am on a personal mission to convince innovation software providers, corporations and innovators to change how they undertake innovation. In some recent posts, I argued that we need to adopt a broader innovation ecosystem thinking and design. They need a more fluid, highly adaptive design.

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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

AUGUST 4, 2017

Let me summarize where we are today in design thinking. In the past couple of weeks, I have been spending a fair amount of time on investigating design thinking. This is part one of my thoughts that came out of investigating and researching design thinking in the past couple of weeks.

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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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Innov8rs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

By definition, innovation involves continuous reinvention. A well-designed organization attracts and retains top talent, just as better-designed products and services attract customers. Yet organizations resist change and lack the courage to re-design themselves and adapt to uncertain socio-economic conditions.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Innovation “fights” to attract resources, gain management attention or understand its difficulties in the time it takes, its potential risks and its need for a more ambitious and bold commitment of support. The need for digital platforms and ecosystem designs has grown to achieve this collaborative environment.

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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. The ability to build the context and show its (ongoing) value makes the difference.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Within this research, I have been questioning how innovation has changed in the last ten years but, more importantly, how design thinking will adapt due to this technology and AI adoption as the avenue of future exploration. I provided the story for Innovation Ecosystems as needed to be explained in a previous post.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Impact of Innovation on Organizational Growth Innovation is the driving force behind sustained organizational growth and competitive advantage. It propels companies forward, allowing them to adapt in rapidly changing markets and to respond effectively to evolving customer needs.

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Qmarkets

MAY 2, 2024

From centralizing idea collection to enhancing collaboration and accelerating the innovation process, these benefits demonstrate why enterprises are increasingly turning to idea management software to fuel their innovation engines. What is an Idea Portal?

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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. These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

Business model innovation involves changing these aspects significantly to respond to shifts in the market, technology, or customer preferences. Lego’s adaptation to the digital age helped it to remain relevant and grow in a market where digital entertainment increasingly competes with physical toys.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s the secret sauce that has transformed startups into tech giants and turned traditional businesses into market leaders. Innovation isn’t just about the next big idea; it’s a multifaceted strategy that businesses employ to navigate through the twists and turns of today’s dynamic markets.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

An integrated innovation system covers the full end-to-end innovation process and ensures the practices and tools are aligned and flow easily from one to the other. Select and fund the best : To understand the process for competing for approval and funding. Innovation Processes . Organizational Alignment .

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

An integrated innovation system covers the full end-to-end innovation process and ensures the practices and tools are aligned and flow easily from one to the other. Select and fund the best : To understand the process for competing for approval and funding. Innovation Processes . Organizational Alignment .

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

As I delved deeper into the processes that underpin effective innovation management that AI could transform, I realized the potential for even greater disruption than I had thought. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence in innovation management , these stages and gates are being reimagined.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 26, 2024

From centralizing idea collection to enhancing collaboration and accelerating the innovation process, these benefits demonstrate why enterprises are increasingly turning to idea management software to fuel their innovation engines. What is an Idea Portal?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 26, 2024

From centralizing idea collection to enhancing collaboration and accelerating the innovation process, these benefits demonstrate why enterprises are increasingly turning to idea management software to fuel their innovation engines. What is an Ideas Portal?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 3, 2019

The powerful effects of digitalization are opening up different business opportunities, the chance to design different business models and get far closer to the ultimate need, to understand the customers wishes from the products and services they are wanting to buy. We need to digitize our innovation activities fully.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

In short, innovation is the engine of change and in today’s fiercely competitive environment resisting change is dangerous. The key driver of the organization’s ability to change is innovation. However, deciding that the organization has to be innovative is insufficient.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I would argue we need to go deeper to build out innovators’ skills and abilities to provide distinctive value; value gives us worth! So, what contributes to having enhanced innovation capabilities to gain a potential competitive advantage? Highly valued in a competitive world. Nothing is set in stone.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 27, 2017

We need to get closer to ‘real-time’ This reliance on rapidly out-of-date understanding cannot be the basis for any justifications for high-stake bets when it comes to innovation. We need to change our thinking and design in the digital insight part more specifically within and along the innovation process.

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PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As an innovation manager, you’re tasked with the challenging responsibility of leading the development and implementation of new ideas, products, and initiatives that will drive growth and competitiveness for your company.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2017

These changes are influencing all of our worlds, allowing a very different “connecting” innovation to come into play and provide ‘greater value’ Nothing succeeds in isolation anymore, it needs fully connecting up, to bring increased value to the market and customer needs. What is radically changing how we innovate?

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PlanBox Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mark your calendar; 2024 is the year when Innovation Management takes a giant leap forward with the introduction of ISO 56001. This long-anticipated standard is set to revolutionize how organizations conceive and bring innovations to market. Instead, it’s a framework designed to enhance the innovation process.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As AI advances, we find ourselves heading towards a new era — one where innovation is not just constant but autonomous, as Board of Innovation's founder Philip de Ridder explains below. Both paradigms transformed innovation approaches worldwide. The emergence of Creative AI now marks a new,historic development in innovation.

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