Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Embracing the Evolution: AI Meets Design Thinking The intersection of artificial intelligence and design thinking is poised to redefine the landscape of innovation and strategy. From healthcare to finance, AI’s ability to process vast amounts of data at unprecedented speeds has revolutionized traditional practices.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Design Thinking draws upon logic, imagination, intuition, and systemic reasoning to explore possibilities of what could be and to create desired outcomes that benefit the end user (the customer). It encourages organizations to focus on the people they’re creating for, which leads to better products, services, and internal processes.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 15, 2024

This technology has become a crucial tool for fractional executives, as it allows for the automation of routine tasks, data analysis, and even decision-making processes, thus amplifying their efficiency and effectiveness. This allows the COO to make swift adjustments to financial strategies, ensuring the company’s healthy financial standing.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Navigating a Disruptive Business Environment In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven landscape, businesses are frequently faced with disruptions that can significantly impact their operations and long-term viability.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management My journey into the realm of innovation management began as I witnessed many clients wrestling with the increasing complexity of developing new products and services. The Rise of AI in Innovation Management What is Artificial Intelligence?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

It serves as a cornerstone for innovation and drives superior business outcomes. Enhancing Innovation and Business Results Effective team collaboration is a catalyst for innovation. For a deeper understanding of enhancing business through teamwork, explore our insights on innovative team collaboration.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Exploring the interplay between Humans, Technology and AI for design thinking Why is design thinking regarded as so crucial to the future of innovation in a world of accelerating interplays between humans, technology and generative AI? This iterative feedback loop keeps users central to the design process.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

This month I am completing a series on cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations do have real differences and my aim is to draw these out in this series. Creativity and innovation : Participants must be able to generate creative ideas and innovative solutions to complex problems.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to High Performing Teams High-performing teams are the engines of innovation and success in any organization. Why Psychological Safety is the Bedrock of Innovation In an environment where psychological safety is present, individuals are more likely to share their unique perspectives and contribute innovative ideas.

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Business Innovation Brief Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article received the 2020 Business Innovation Brief Most Valuable Post Award in the Innovation Strategies category. When it comes to the trifecta of innovative Project Portfolio Management (PPM), PPM, Continuous Innovation and Agile come together to create a complete framework for innovation success.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 17, 2024

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. It’s a classic case of the innovation dilemma: balancing the need for innovation with the limitations of available resources.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2023

I had a most enjoyable and rewarding conversation last week on Innovation and Ecosystem design. The idea of using all our sensory experiences came up, and I started to think, is there such a thing as having an innovator’s sensory profile? Would they be unique and help to unleash your inner innovator?

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Finding the new building blocks of innovation ecosystem design and thinking. Why change our thinking and designing around innovation ecosystems?“. For me, ecosystem thinking and design offer fresh ways for accelerating mutual learning, and through this innovation, outcome potential for sharing and knowledge building.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Effective collaboration harnesses the collective intelligence of the team, leading to innovative solutions and a competitive edge in the market. Managers and leaders must understand the dynamics of team collaboration strategies to foster high performance and innovation within their teams.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 13, 2021

We need to think about a choice-cascade integrative model for innovation. Often we fail to understand our role in contributing to innovation; we need a cascading effect. Here I want to explain my thinking behind this and provide the visual cascading steps I feel help us succeed in innovation. It is complex.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I have been struggling for quite some time with innovation’s increasing difficulties in influencing growth and achieving real impact. I see many comments on the failure of innovation, in its inability to be at the core of an organization’s ambitions for growing and changing.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For 2021, IdeaScale has three new winners of the Innovation Management Awards: TriHealth for engaging nearly 80% of their workforce; Grant Thornton for pioneering work in automation; and Graybar for an exemplary innovation process. Best Innovation Process: Graybar. Best Engagement Strategy: TriHealth.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Impact of Culture on Performance and Innovation Your organizational culture exerts a powerful influence on performance and innovation. As you lead culture change for greater innovation & business growth , you will notice a surge in novel ideas and solutions that can propel your company forward.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 18, 2024

Innov8rs | Mars Inc, Kraft Heinz, RTI and 20 of the world’s largest organizations are joining forces to form Innov8rs CoLab Innov8rs CoLab is an invite-only and member-driven collaboration of senior innovation leaders from the world’s leading organizations. Mike Kaelin, CFO, Strategy, and Transformation Officer of RTI, Inc.

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Flying Fish Lab

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In this article, we'll compare three distinct strategies—value-based positioning, emotion-driven positioning, and competitive positioning—that intricately shape the narrative of corporate branding. Emotion-Driven Positioning Emotions play an important role in shaping consumer perceptions.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With Design Thinking as the tool, a new paradigm is set to emerge, merging metrics-driven and empathy-driven leadership. Termed “Metrics-Driven Leadership”, this approach has become the cornerstone for many organizations seeking clarity, direction, and a strong foundation in their strategic endeavors.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Speed-to-market is a primary driver for innovation.?. Hill talked to the Harvard Business School publication Working Knowledge about embracing the digital transformation and creating an innovation management strategy based on “ecosystems” of innovation. How to Build Ecosystems as Part of an Innovation Strategy.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 16, 2022

In a previous blog post, I wrote about the differences between working "in" the business for strategy and innovation versus working "on" the business for strategy and innovation. Good outcomes don't happen by accident, or simply by having a good roadmap. You can read that previous post here to get more detail.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This shift not only democratizes the organizational process but also nurtures a culture rich in collaboration, innovation, and shared responsibility. In contrast, bottom-up systems involve employees at all levels in the decision-making process, right from the initial stages of goal setting.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There is a fascinating change by embracing Design Thinking principles differently in the future of innovation; organizations can foster a more profound culture of creativity, empathy, collaboration, and user-centricity, one we have often dreamed of in embracing design thinking but so often never achieving.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

It’s no secret that in today’s dynamic business landscape, for some, innovation is still just a buzzword – but for others, it’s the lifeblood of their organisation and an antidote to remaining relevant. Undoubtedly, transformation in pursuit of innovation within established corporations is a significant challenge.

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IM Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2023

About the Episode Elijah Eilert is talking to Kumuda Suppayah an Innovation strategist, and business transformation expert in the Oil and Gas sector. Part 1 of the episode is designed around three main questions: What is innovation? How should innovation be measured? Topics and Insights [02:28] What is Innovation?

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PlanBox Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Unifying the PMO and Innovation Team through ISO 56001 to Move the Business Forward. Indeed, in this age of relentless change, the last thing any enterprise wants is a free-falling portfolio of innovative projects. What’s more, 90% anticipate ramping up their innovation budgets, with nearly all increasing by more than 10%!

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Innov8rs | Innovation departments are continuing to fail. Of course, innovation projects are supposed to fail in great numbers, but the idea of a corporate innovation department itself is under tremendous pressure. Too many projects lack concrete outcomes and stubbornly refuse to discuss ROI.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Central to the ecosystem’s functionality are the startups themselves, which are typically characterized by their innovative approaches to solving problems and capitalizing on market opportunities. For a deeper dive into how startups can catalyze corporate innovation, explore our insights on startup innovation.

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PlanBox Innovation

MAY 10, 2022

This article originally appeared on Innovation Leader. Launching an innovation management system does not have to be guesswork, and it is a lot easier than most organizations imagine it to be. Innovation by definition is very different from typical business processes, and it should be in a constant state of flux.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A formula to build a framework for sustainable innovation. Then apply it to your innovation-building activity as a framework for innovation. Each time you are reviewing innovative activity, run through this formula in your head to see if each of the parts is embedded into the work. The scale of innovation impact desired.

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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

JULY 13, 2021

We need to think about a choice-cascade integrative model for innovation. Often we fail to understand our role in contributing to innovation; we need a cascading effect. Here I want to explain my thinking behind this and provide the visual cascading steps I feel help us succeed in innovation. It is complex.

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Innovation Engagement Resources Strategy 130

Planview

APRIL 24, 2024

Without clear visibility into these areas, it becomes increasingly difficult to prioritize tasks effectively, ensuring that outcomes align with top business priorities. How to reduce this type of waste To reduce misaligned work, organizations must clearly define, communicate, and ensure understanding of their strategic goals at all levels.

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