Paul Hobcraft

MAY 24, 2016

A Question: If you could ask those that lead innovation, your senior organizational leadership, a series of questions that might help unlock innovation blockages, now would that be valuable? Getting to a root cause of innovation blockage. So what does block innovation? Arguably there are plenty of things up and down organizations: a lack of resources, an overcrowded portfolio of ideas, a lack of dedicated people, treating innovation as one-off, keeping it isolated and apart from mainstream activ

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Idea to Value

MAY 24, 2016

The next generation of 3D printers has just been released, and they use a liquid technology so futuristic you might think they came out of Terminator 2. The company is called Carbon 3D , and their new M1 3D printers, being shown off in the video above, are not only almost 100x faster than the previous generation’s technology, but finally allow production-quality prints in materials with a wide range of chemical and physical properties.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 24, 2016

A Question: If you could ask those that lead innovation, your senior organizational leadership, a series of question that might help unlock innovation blockages, now would that be valuable? Getting to a root cause of innovation blockage. So what does block innovation? Arguably there are plenty of things up and down organizations: a lack of resources, an overcrowded portfolio of ideas, a lack of dedicated people, treating innovation as one-off, keeping it isolated and apart from mainstream activi

Innovation 145

Innovation Leadership Management Culture 145

Idea to Value

MAY 24, 2016

Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival set forth a fundamental framework of 10 Key Imperatives. These Imperatives were intended to help everyone from novices to experts use a structured, repeatable innovation process to Create and Sustain Innovation in order to Innovate and Thrive in this hyper-competitive marketplace.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

Data

Innovation Excellence

MAY 24, 2016

I was recently invited to be a guest on the Entrepreneur On Fire podcast. During the show I shared my story of how I applied "design thinking" to leverage my strengths and design around my weaknesses. This approach resulted in breakthrough performances as both an athlete and an entrepreneur.

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Design Thinking Design Innovation 72

The Human Factor

MAY 24, 2016

Dr. Seuss has always been one of my favorite authors, especially his book Oh, The Thinks You Can Think. As a child I loved his clever rhymes, wild imagination, and endless array of made-up creatures. As an adult, I love his playfulness with the English language and how he really gets what a marvelous instrument the human brain is – including the fact that we can think up just about anything we want.

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Underperforming Technical Team Data Industry Course 46

The Human Factor

MAY 24, 2016

Dr. Seuss has always been one of my favorite authors, especially his book Oh, The Thinks You Can Think. As a child I loved his clever rhymes, wild imagination, and endless array of made-up creatures. As an adult, I love his playfulness with the English language and how he really gets what a marvelous instrument the human brain is – including the fact that we can think up just about anything we want.

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Underperforming Technical Team Data Industry Course 44