Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

If we are to meet the mandated Paris Agreement of 2015, where member states agreed to limit global warming to 2 degrees C versus pre-industrial levels by 2050, we have to look at every climate change mitigation we can find. It builds mutual learning that adds more momentum to solve the problems and improve the designs.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

According to Global Human Capital Trends 2015 pg 36, “Organizations that create a culture defined by meaningful work, deep employee engagement, job and organizational fit, and strong leadership are outperforming their peers and will likely beat their competition in attracting top talent.”.

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Innov8rs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

To stay competitive, the entire organization needs to become more innovative and innovation can’t be delegated and/or relegated to the Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) alone. Here’s a summary of what we learned. To stay competitive, companies started to embrace platforms and ecosystems as part of their strategy and innovate with others.

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Innovation Tools Competition LEAN 52

Norbert Bol

JUNE 7, 2015

In order to innovate, companies must find new possibilities and learn how to apply these possibilities. Sometimes this learning is by trial and error (experiential learning), by learning from external sources (vicarious learning) or by a combination of the former types of learning (inferential learning).

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Innovation Social Innovation Trends Learning 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 27, 2016

What’s the story on the innovation strategy for beer? Rather than playback the various innovation strategy stories Pat McGauley shared, here is a sampling of quotes and points he made that stood out as great thought starters: Not all innovation strategy inside a company is created equal. Pat formed two innovation teams.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Is innovation a superfluous fad that just won’t go away, or is learning how to be innovative crucial for futureproofing an enterprise? In 2014 Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion, and it is now on target to hit one billion active users by the end of 2015. So which one is it?

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Ideation Company Learning How To 40

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

Interestingly, the pace of innovation stands among the top three risks in 2015 and tops along with regulatory risk, the list foreseen in 2018. With technology disruption, business model disruption and growing competition, social and customer engagement challenges the ability to manage innovation is growing as a concern and in risk management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Strategy Strategy 124

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

Interestingly, the pace of innovation stands among the top three risks in 2015 and tops along with regulatory risk, the list foreseen in 2018. With technology disruption, business model disruption and growing competition, social and customer engagement challenges the ability to manage innovation is growing as a concern and in risk management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Strategy Strategy 124

Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Once again the power of Prediction Markets was displayed last week, as it correctly predicted 19 out of the 24 winners at the 2015 Oscar awards; an accuracy level of 79%. Prediction Markets can be used to pre-emptively ascertain the value of any idea, strategy, policy or action, which makes it an invaluable tool to many of our customers.

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Marketing Policies System Tools 52

Idea to Value

JULY 8, 2016

While a structured, repeatable innovation process is critical to create and sustain innovation in a competitive, dog-eat-dog marketplace, it alone is not always sufficient to turn a great innovative idea into a profitable “on-the-store-shelves” reality. Millennials, whom we define as those ages 18-34 in 2015, now number 75.4

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Survey Innovation Tips Idea Generation 102

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

In the previous Strategy Blog the importance of education was discussed and I added a poll with the question: “Do you think decision makers educate themselves enough about sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship?” Life long learning or permanent education is in most professions a requirement.

Entrepreneurship 40

Entrepreneurship Report Analysis Study 40

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 14, 2016

There are management tools that have become ‘enshrined’ in organizations and many of the executives become settled on the ones they have bothered to learn or seemingly do the job. The latest one for 2015 is here. How do we pick through all the tools, let alone keep up with all the new ones emerging? No tool is a cure-all.

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Tools Management Innovation Management Underperforming Technical Team 100

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It can give you a real competitive advantage by translating what you learnt in applying analogies to solutions that solve your customer problems. Enjoy the ride! Their 101 Cross Industry Super-Sites is superb to delve into and be inspired and amazed at all the approaches of cross-industry approaches moving from one industry to another.

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Industry Trends LEAN Change 215

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2016

In this report, they surveyed 614 global board professionals from a total of 50 countries during the period covered from November 2015 through to February 2016 and then published in February 2016. They can’t seemingly handle radical innovation and there is even more of an imperative to learn.

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Disruption Radical Innovation Survey Report 100

mjvinnovation

JANUARY 22, 2021

.” A phrase by Satya Nadella, former executive president of Microsoft, during an event at the American Chamber of Commerce (Ancham), in 2015, became one of the biggest technology hits of the decade. In the old years of 2015, the phrase left everyone speechless. Stay with us to learn more! Check it out! Cost reduction.

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

The Creativity Era: fast-moving markets, hyper competition and companies’ shrinking lifespan…. The era of creativity, also referred frequently by Philips and ADLittle, to mention two examples, presents the following characteristics: Rapidly expanding global competition , pushing companies to find new competitive advantage quicker.

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Michael Roberto

JUNE 2, 2020

He was #1 in the world in the fall of 2015. What can we learn from these types of intense rivalries in sports, and how can they help us understand competitive dynamics in the world of business? However, he hasn't won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship. The rivalry has been intriguing.

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Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In fact, sales fell by 10 percent in the first few months of 2015. Meanwhile, the American Booksellers Association grew to 1,712 member stores in 2,227 locations in 2015, up from 1,410 in 1,660 locations five years earlier. In another blog entry, I discuss the value of collaboration as opposed to competition.

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Collaboration System Competition Learning 47

Anaqua

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

However, there is one ongoing development that’s consistent across the region: the greater recognition by Asian companies of the need for better, more effective IP management to help them align their IP rights with their business strategies for commercial success. Globalization brings both commercial opportunity and increased competition.

Trends 40

Trends Technology Management Marketing 40

hackerearth

MARCH 29, 2018

The startup scene is China, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries is flourishing because of changing attitudes, untapped local markets, huge human resources, fierce competition, and foreign investment. Private equity and VC continue to be primary sources for funding in China; most firms see an IPO as the exit strategy in the long term.

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Artificial Inteligence Innovation Technology Engagement 72

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Once again the power of Prediction Markets was displayed last week, as it correctly predicted 19 out of the 24 winners at the 2015 Oscar awards; an accuracy level of 79%. Prediction Markets can be used to pre-emptively ascertain the value of any idea, strategy, policy or action, which makes it an invaluable tool to many of our customers.

Marketing 40

Marketing Policies System Tools 40

KindlingApp

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Caretakers, individuals who are ill or injured, or those of a less competitive cast are at a disadvantage at Amazon, and eventually get dismissed or leave of their own volition. Amazonians take harsh feedback as fuel to improve, but to many people (ex-employees of Amazon, for example), this strategy feels excessive.

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Collaboration Culture Competition Creativity 45

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Once again the power of Prediction Markets was displayed last week, as it correctly predicted 19 out of the 24 winners at the 2015 Oscar awards; an accuracy level of 79%. Prediction Markets can be used to pre-emptively ascertain the value of any idea, strategy, policy or action, which makes it an invaluable tool to many of our customers.

Marketing 40

Marketing Policies System Tools 40

New Markets Advisors

DECEMBER 10, 2018

They assume that the customers who are buying their products today will continue to buy from them as long as they do a reasonable job keeping up with the competition. In my book on Jobs to be Done , I outlined five strategies that companies can use to combat inertia. These strategies aren’t simply theories or historical anecdotes.

Innovation 40

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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

After the lackluster earnings from Apple and Microsoft recently, it appears that Amazon is bucking the current trend by surging ahead of the competition and many technology giants. Before going into this powerful strategy in more detail, let’s look at what Amazon is doing that’s invisible to most.

Trends 40

Trends Agile Disruption Technical Review 40

Tim Kastelle

APRIL 30, 2016

Accenture: 2015 US Innovation Survey. When executed correctly, these innovations deliver a step-change improvement in organizational performance and competitive advantage. Explorative initiatives and strategies should be pursued in dedicated units, decoupled from core business. Learn to embrace disruption through collaboration.

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 6, 2017

By learning how to accurately anticipate much of the future before it happens, you can accelerate innovation and competitive advantage. Accelerate innovation by learning how to accurately anticipate the future. One of the categories of Hard Trends—government regulations—might surprise you.

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CREATORS

JUNE 19, 2017

Today’s competitive market has made it both trendy?—?and a strategy known as “spray and pray” in the venture capital world, which has been adopted by a myriad of companies. Most corporations using the “spray and pray” method have disorganized innovation strategies. and necessary?—?for It cannibalized its own core business.

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

0 2015 0 2016. It is an essential survival skill in a hyper-competitive world. Fortunately, an Innovation Capability is something that can be learned and improved on through iterative practice. It starts by reviewing your strategy, leadership, culture and capabilities for innovation – all summarised within the InnovationIQ.

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Strategos

MAY 5, 2016

Recently, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Michele Zanini, and to learn more about their most recent work in Management Innovation. remain competitive if more than two thirds of the workforce leaves their brains, their commitment, and their passion at home? Engaging Employees. According to Gallup¹, only 31.5% Hamel, Gary.

Management 40

Management Innovation Engagement Product Development 40

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It can give you a real competitive advantage by translating what you learnt in applying analogies to solutions that solve your customer problems. Enjoy the ride! Their 101 Cross Industry Super-Sites is superb to delve into and be inspired and amazed at all the approaches of cross-industry approaches moving from one industry to another.

Industry 100

Industry Trends LEAN Change 100

KindlingApp

JANUARY 24, 2016

This is the second entry in the “Sincerely Sima” blog series which takes a look back at the most frequently asked innovation management questions our customer success team encountered in 2015. Their first Campaign was a competition to submit a revenue-driving idea to develop into a project pitch for an organization-wide competition.

Engagement 40

Engagement Guidelines Competition Tips 40

Adam Hartung

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Since the beginning of 2015 Wal-Mart has lost 1/3 of its value. In January, 2015 I pointed out that retail sales were actually down 1% for December, 2014. By July, 2015 we learned that the market cap of Amazon now exceeded that of Wal-Mart. From October of 2010 through January, 2015 I looked dead wrong on Wal-Mart.

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Marketing Company Software Report 36

Wazoku

JANUARY 9, 2020

1880s and 1890s – Efforts to raise productivity A growing concern about the standard of Britain’s labour force, particularly when compared with Germany and the other industrial nations, led to a rise in an emphasis on training to increase productivity and competitiveness. This opened up new possibilities for online social learning.

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Training Technical Review Innovation Technology 52

Innovation in Practice

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Understand the creative and emotional impact of everything you do when it comes to your brand and learn how to create experiences, messages, stories, systems, services, and products that express the essence of that artistic vision. So modern-day artists of business can learn a lot from Warhol’s approach to sharing.

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Creativity Collaboration Engagement Conference 40

Innovation in Practice

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Understand the creative and emotional impact of everything you do when it comes to your brand and learn how to create experiences, messages, stories, systems, services, and products that express the essence of that artistic vision. So modern-day artists of business can learn a lot from Warhol’s approach to sharing.

Creativity 40

Creativity Collaboration Engagement Conference 40

Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 16, 2015

A rapidly increasing number of companies are learning the importance of identifying Hard Trends that are both predictable and measurable. This gives companies a competitive edge in a world where thriving on change has become necessity. Technology has become everyone’s business as we enter the next stage of digital transformation.

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