Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

These are essential steps in any transformation work, in any innovation undertaken to take discovery through to commercialisation. Applying the innovation lense to the energy transition requires a significant need for innovation in all it does to undertake the transformation needed.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 9, 2019

I wanted to write today about AI and ML, and take a day or two off from my recurring posts on lessons learned from many years of leading corporate innovation. One commonality they both share is the "shiny object" problem - that is, it's cool to be "doing" innovation or digital transformation, but to what end or what purpose?

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But if you do not have such an app or you just want something more immediate and engaging then try setting up an innovation market. These might be the top choices from brainstorm sessions or from your internal suggestions scheme or from external contributors. What sorts of innovations does the organisation need?

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IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2019

Before you can assess your organization’s innovation maturity, you have to ask and answer the question, “What does innovation mean to us?”. Unless your organization has deliberately built a culture of innovation throughout, answers to that question will vary – perhaps widely – among those you ask.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The image here is the list of exactly which capabilities your company needs to succeed at innovation. Almost every business leader will tell you that they value innovation and that it is a positive & important factor for their company. However, why is it then that approximately 96% of innovation efforts fail ?

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Enterprise businesses are constantly on the lookout for their next ‘eureka’ moment – an innovative solution to a strategic business problem. Of course, most recognize that simply happening upon these solutions is not an option, and that innovation needs to be cultivated and managed effectively in order to become sustainable and repeatable.

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 1, 2023

From the iPod at Apple to the Happy Meal at McDonald’s—both digital and physical innovations in all industries have often stemmed from collaborative creativity at all levels. Most likely, at first the answer will be no, but you can change that! What Are Some Company Pain Points Innovative Employees Can Solve?

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. The answer I received was painful: That’s not what the client asked for. And the reason is simple.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 12, 2022

In what is probably one of the most revered books among innovators, Edward De Bono wrote about six "thinking" hats. Every growing business needs someone, internal or external, who is willing to contribute insights and ideas that are outside the norm. Why can't we innovate? How long can someone last in that role?

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IdeaScale

JULY 18, 2019

Making the best use of digital technology supports innovation tremendously. Likewise, companies that innovate more and innovate better embrace technology. A 2019 study by MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte found that 81 percent of digitally mature companies believe innovation is essential to their success.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

These are essential steps in any transformation work, in any innovation undertaken to take discovery through to commercialisation. Applying the innovation lense to the energy transition requires a significant need for innovation in all it does to undertake the transformation needed.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 6, 2021

Crowdsourcing can influence innovation. Data gathered from IdeaScale’s innovation communities provides benchmarks and insights for innovators creating new crowdsourced innovation programs. It answers questions such as: How many resources will they need? What sorts of results can they expect?

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Some of the key actions in managing the pipeline include: Qualification questions have to be answered. Estimates for each of these questions enable a total sales forecast to be assembled and reviewed. Is there a customer need for each innovation? What will this innovation compete with? Do we need external help?

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Crowdsourcing and open innovation initiatives are vital by bringing vast stakeholders together to share ideas on complex problems and opportunities. One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. Idea’s affecting external communities will likely incur some costs. .

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 22, 2018

How do we find answers to knowing what measures give us for success in any digital transformation? How they evolve, in new growth, in their changing business model, in their innovation, in their capabilities to manage the “spread” of activities required to transform. Does digital transformation have any easy answers?

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CMOE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To understand your learning journey in 2023, record your answers to the following questions: 1. As you consider these questions, think about how your responses can shape your goals and guide your adjustments to your strategy for the upcoming year. What new skills and knowledge did you learn throughout the year?

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 28, 2020

It’s more difficult to embrace failure when you’re aware — either internally or externally — of the pain, suffering, and even lost resources that an incomplete attempt can incur. If you’re asking for permission to innovate with a project or process at work, remember that you’re asking your manager to take on the responsibility alongside you.

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Stephen Shapiro

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Another client wanted me to speak at their innovation conference the following morning, but my travel schedule wouldn’t have allowed me to arrive at the second event on time. Let’s turn to monitors as there were many questions on this. I use an external keyboard, mouse, and mousepad. I am sure you have questions.

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100%Open

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If the most important facet of recruitment is the candidate, how can Open Innovation help improve the process? To answer this question, recruitment itself has to be explored from both sides of the interview table (or zoom window). The post How Open Innovation Opens the Door to Successful Recruitment?

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

If we are to discover a prosperous future path, innovation is no longer optional. With a potential recession in sight and inflation, layoffs, and other geopolitical issues challenging the ability to protect traditional forms of competitive advantage, innovation is our only option. How To Define A Strategy For Innovation In 2023. “A

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Taivara

APRIL 8, 2024

Digitally innovative brands often outgrow others when it comes to revenue. In this paper we will take a deep dive and explore the decision-making process of creating innovative digital products within your organization. The answer seems quite simple and can determine the future of your organization.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2020

To build a pathway to enabling more dynamic innovation capabilities needs to go through Nine Stages. These nine stages are, in my opinion, needed for developing an understanding of your innovation capabilities, so as to make them more dynamic and, as a result, to be at the top of your innovation game.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 12, 2023

Connect and collaborate with other innovators to learn new approaches, solve challenges and improve outcomes. For anyone leading and doing innovation in large organizations, we offer a community of peers to learn from and collaborate with. In your day to day, you face many challenges and have many questions. Innov8rs |.

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Yet2

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s true in daily life and innovation. However, it can be difficult to market innovation needs efficiently and attract the right submitters. However, it can be difficult to market innovation needs efficiently and attract the right submitters. What is an Open Innovation (OI) Portal? How Can yet2 Help?

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Guide 4 Innovating

JUNE 27, 2018

Innovation can be fairly complex in what needs to be pulled together, as often it ‘flies’ in contradiction to the normal organizations ways and wishes to work in structured, efficient ways. Innovation can often be rather chaotic and discovery driven. I like practical advice with evidence, it helps bridge misunderstanding.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

They support employees develop innovative solutions, often informed by their daily interactions with customers, partners and other stakeholders. Yet not every intrapreneurship program leads to successful outcomes beyond innovation theatre. The aim was to empower intrapreneurs to run through the same process as external startups.

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Imaginatik

AUGUST 13, 2015

Idea challenges is one of them and a good starting point to involve employees in improving your innovation pipelines , or even attracting external ideas and innovation practitioners. Still, is this the most suitable engagement program for your innovation outcomes? That's the first question any organization must ask.

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IdeaScale

MAY 2, 2017

This system was an early answer to a question we still ponder today: how can we best foster environments of invention and innovation? Now we must consider not just how to protect an invention once it is patented, but how to encourage innovation, openness, and collaboration given the cybersecurity landscape today.

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2023

That’s the question posed by Professor Linda A. Examining the question through the lens of innovation, the authors spell out the answer for us by introducing their “ABCs”, three key roles that drive innovation at scale. Innovation management software provides the technological infrastructure to make that happen.

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PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Open innovation (OI) can be a powerful approach for organizations to find groundbreaking ideas, develop new products and solve difficult problems. I have been involved in hundreds of open innovation projects — I have seen huge successes and, of course, many failures. Don’t Do it Once. Don’t Do it Yourself.

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Stephen Shapiro

JUNE 28, 2022

TO COMPETE OR NOT TO COMPETE: THAT IS THE QUESTION (part 1 of 3). As we saw in the previous tip, innovation tournaments and bounties can be run either competitively or collaboratively. The Netflix Prize and X Prize (both innovation bounties) were run as competitions, yet allowed for collaboration within each submission.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

Where will Innovation Management Software go? This morning I decided to have a chat on ChatGPT on the future of Innovation Management Software, I asked a number of questions in a short series and can well-relate to the answers provided incredibly quickly. chat.openai.com/chat Where will Innovation Management Software go?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2019

Decide – Regularly asking and answering a set of strengths- and weaknesses-oriented questions to help identify important strategic drivers and priorities. The challenge lies in how to innovatively bring the acronym to life. Their answers should unveil insights into where your broader market will head in a few years.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 6, 2017

It’s a tough question, and if you’re looking to boost crowdsourcing as a solution, it can seem a tough obstacle to overcome. Crowdsourcing doesn’t have to be external at first, and trying it internally will help you refine your process and address any objections the executive suite might have.

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Brunner

MAY 9, 2020

Below, we share some of the great questions along with Jay’s responses from this webinar: QUESTION: For a company just starting to build out in-house capabilities, what is the right mix of capabilities/specializations and personnel to start, and who is the best stakeholder to lead the development and management of an in-house agency team?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 5, 2020

Now that can be dangerous, and I am not too sure it gave me answers, just more questions. My starting point was the endless journey of innovation. We seem to be confronted with an endless journey when it comes to innovation. So I started to think a little more. Changing our ways.

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Imaginatik

AUGUST 10, 2016

Mark, CEO of a Fortune 50 company, was fielding questions from Wall Street regarding the amount of investment he was putting into different types of innovation, particularly what his company calls “WoW-based Innovation” – e.g., breakthrough innovation designed to create net new lines of business greater than $500 million / year.

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