Idea to Value

JUNE 1, 2021

What is actually happening in the brain a complex combination of conscious and unconscious activities that interact with one another, trying to find creative solutions to a challenge. Only when a possible solution is found does the brain become aware of it through an “Aha” or “Eureka” moment.

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Creative Process Creativity Guidelines Examples 210

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

These young companies thrive on adaptability, a drive for growth, and often, a technology-based solution that disrupts existing markets or creates new ones. Startups: The Drivers of Innovation Startups are at the heart of the ecosystem, often characterized by their innovative solutions and disruptive potential.

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Technical Review Agile Collaboration Engagement 113

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 18, 2021

From an investment in an executive work mat exercise you receive four significant benefits. First , as an executive team you will create cohesion and a consistent innovation framework that reduces barriers or uncertainties for innovators. ’s and senior executives play a vital role in the success or failure of innovation.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 15, 2024

Embracing the Future: Fractional Executives and Generative AI The concept of fractional executives has emerged as a game-changer for companies of all sizes. The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has further empowered fractional executives, enabling them to produce full-time results in significantly less time.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Analysis Trends 90

Idea to Value

JUNE 1, 2022

Innovation teams often see a problem and think that the most effective thing to do is to create a solution for it. Often, this involves developing a solution that automates a task that previously had to be done manually by someone, or at least makes the activity significantly more efficient. B: Pass them the salt.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

These stacks follow an established logic, such as working through idea discovery, relating to given problems, exploring solutions, and determining the final model or design and the execution delivery to achieve this. It is by leveraging the platform; organizations can create a more seamless and efficient innovation process.

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Technical Review Software Review Innovation Design 130

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Corporate executives exploring the realm of corporate venture capital can leverage these programs to identify and engage with innovative startups. Each type of accelerator program offers distinct advantages and can be a powerful tool for corporate executives looking to innovate and grow through startup engagement.

Case Study 113

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 18, 2023

Often, starving innovation teams of resources, time and attention will require them to think more creatively and generate ideas or solutions that would not have been generated otherwise. Find the executives and manager who are willing to take risks, to create smaller, sneakier innovation projects.

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Planview

APRIL 15, 2024

By now, many boards have asked their executive teams to create at least one AI use case—if not tens of use cases. These executive insights from a recent panel discussion on AI in the enterprise provide the basis for an AI use case decision-making framework that can be applied to quickly identify the right use case.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

Innovation Ecosystem in thinking and design has been emerging for me The value of ecosystem thinking and design to innovate solutions cannot be overstated. Furthermore, businesses can leverage open business models, which involve openness in solution design and usage, to create and deliver innovative solutions.

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Design Innovation Collaboration Innovation Management 182

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 6, 2023

It requires understanding how individuals, data, and communications connect to contribute to innovation at every stage, from discovery to execution. Regretfully today, many innovation management solutions, especially software solutions, have not successfully addressed this relationship problem across the full innovation management process.

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Flying Fish Lab

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It’s the knowledge of what works and what doesn’t, which enables teams to focus on driving viable solutions. After we have generated the solutions that excite the team, we pause and go back into functional silos. We’ll state the obvious here, by saying that the best idea or strategy, poorly executed… is bound to fail!

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Disruption Project Engagement Strategy 104

Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Capstone Green Energy helps organizations save money and reduce their carbon footprints by strategizing and executing more sustainable energy solutions. Capstone president and CEO Darren Jamison offered his insights into why going green is good for business. Darren Jamison President and CEO, Capstone Green Energy.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 2, 2021

Invention is the development of a solution which is new. Innovation on the other hand is executing an idea which addresses a specific challenge and achieves value for both the company and customer. It is also significantly less likely to succeed than an innovation. It does not necessarily need to add any value.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Key Aspect Description Objective Strategic and financial returns Focus Startups with innovative solutions Goal Long-term corporate success and growth While financial gains are important, the strategic benefits are the primary driver for many corporations. This alignment is the cornerstone of a successful partnership.

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Technical Review Engagement Marketing Competition 100

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

That said, history is full of grand ideas that aren’t executed, or only ever partially achieved. Moving from innovation to execution calls for more than just a good idea; it needs tools like innovation management solutions to guide it. Big, wide-ranging changes, new products, and others can be put to the entire company.

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Case Study Innovation Management Crowdsourcing Industry 211

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By facilitating strategic planning offsites, executives can harness the collective expertise of their team to forge a path toward sustained success. Enhanced Collaboration : Offsites encourage open communication and teamwork, fostering a spirit of cooperation that can lead to innovative solutions.

Strategy 100

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Introduction: How often have we heard executives and project managers say, “We need to come up with some new ideas” or “We need to find some elegant solutions to this project problem”? The project manager then sends out e-mails to all the team members with the hope of filling every available seat in a conference … Continued.

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Brainstorming Project Conference Management 162

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 19, 2022

Horizon One defines the portion of the potential innovation space that is most similar to existing services or solutions. Innovators working within this space are typically creating small but useful changes to existing products and services, offering new solutions to existing customers and prospects. Good execution. Experiment.

Change 173

Change Technical Review Disruption Innovation 173

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This process is widely adopted by managers, executives, and consultants to drive new product development, service innovation, and business model refinement. Its collaborative nature fosters creativity, leveraging diverse perspectives to uncover innovative solutions. For a guide on the latest tools, visit ai tools for design thinking.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Design Thinking Design Analysis 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Provide guidance on successful implementation and execution. By sharing their knowledge and experiences, keynote speakers can inspire your organization to break out of conventional thinking patterns and embrace new, innovative solutions. Offer strategies for effective prototyping and testing.

Innovation 113

Innovation Leadership Ideation Innovation Processes 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For insights on orchestrating successful offsites, consider exploring leading executive team offsites for business strategy , which delves into best practices and effective leadership approaches. For additional guidance, our article on success factors for executive team offsites offers valuable insights.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. Each step is geared towards understanding the end-user better and crafting solutions that are desirable, feasible, and viable.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Idea to Value

OCTOBER 21, 2020

My top 10 selection of pitfalls can be summarised as missing or improper homework execution related to the following topics: Research before starting. The second potential pitfall is after having avoided pitfall number one and having done the research to prove the viability and market need for your solution, not moving on to the next step.

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Leapfrogging

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Over the last two decades, I have had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s most innovative business leaders to help develop innovative solutions and services for companies big and small. What is White Space Innovation, and what are best practices, tools and online templates for teams and organizations? .

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design Thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. Ideate : Generating a range of possible solutions. Define : Framing the problem in a user-centered way.

Design Thinking 113

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Strategy 113

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 16, 2023

Innovation needs to get out of the laboratories, moved from theory to application, and off the desk of those executives who fail to see the urgency of change we need to achieve the energy transition. We need to find solutions to reliable and sustainable energy solutions that deal with heating, lighting, cooking, and cooling.

Innovation 130

Innovation System Design Technology 130

Exago

APRIL 30, 2020

Because “watching the future unfold without taking part in it is never an option for TOTVS”, the Brazilian technology company leader in the development of business solutions is challenging its staff to find solutions together to thrive in the new business order, says Executive Director Márcio Viana.

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Technology Company Idea Management Software 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

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. Embracing and nurturing the right culture is not merely an HR initiative; it’s a strategic imperative that requires thoughtful planning and execution.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

For strategies on leading this change, delve into lead culture change for greater innovation & business growth and develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change. When your team members freely exchange ideas and work together, solutions to complex problems can emerge more readily.

Agile 130

Agile Culture Underperforming Technical Team Leadership 130

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 30, 2020

Everything we should be aiming at is ‘successful execution’, it’s the last, hard five yards of all the work that went into something, which can be finally realized and come to ‘commercial life’. The back-end of innovation, executing, is the rugged part. wrong; it should be let’s get really busy with our execution plan.

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Marketing Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Resources 235

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I wrote a post supporting this “ Getting back to the future about innovation ” All of these short conversations are drawing out the value of having an integrated approach through the Executive Innovation Work Mat , our central theme of the series and solution to integrating innovation.

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Strategy Strategy Innovation Resources 312

Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 11, 2021

The answer is, yes, you can rank them - I think good scope, executive commitment and the right people are the most important criteria for success - but really good ideas can be killed by other factors. Executive involvement and commitment in an innovation activity is critical for success.

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Innovation Culture Agile Product Development 167

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Today most executives seem to be time-starved. This applies to the top executive down to the most junior. We are far too challenged and driven, often far to inbreed into thinking “our solutions can only be the only solutions to our problems”. Often I am caught in finding better solutions to this trap.

Artificial Inteligence 276

Artificial Inteligence Roadmap Technology Analysis 276

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In the fifth of a series, I am working with Jeffrey Phillips , a long-term collaborator on “all things concerning innovation” we have been discussing the different domains of the Executive Innovation Work Mat we propose as a framework to provide a great chance to bring all the various aspects of innovation together.

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