Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2016

Are we entering 2016 with an innovating mind-set? As we look to enter into 2016 what is top of mind for innovation to take hold and become the real core within our business organizations? Moving innovation from just being symbolic to essential. Moving innovation from just being symbolic to essential.

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Innov8rs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Innovation is evolving, and so is the role of the Chief Innovation Officer. A few decades ago, innovation was just a matter of inventing new products. 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.

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Adam Hartung

DECEMBER 13, 2015

But in a series of fast actions during 2015, DuPont as it has been known is going away. And it is too bad the leadership wasn’t in place to save it. Now there will be a short-term bump to investors, but long-term cost cutting will decimate a once great innovation leader. But this victory was quite short-lived.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 18, 2018

” Outgoing Cisco CEO, John Chambers, told the company’s customers that in 2015. Three years hence, is your leadership team challenging itself to think, plan, and innovate strategically to land on the right side of future success? Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

AUGUST 18, 2023

As the driving force behind Corix Partners, Jean-Christophe has demonstrated visionary leadership, shaping the company into a reputable entity known for its innovative solutions and strategic insights. Real thought leadership, in my view, lives in the solution space.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I rise today to praise Innovation Leader and Innosight on their publication of the 2015 Innovation Benchmarking Report. Even corporations with long time commitments to innovation find it difficult to sustain an innovation team or capability. The reporting is fantastic.

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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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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 3, 2016

At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 10 as part of our free Innovation Excellence Weekly magazine and email newsletter. Drum roll please. Did your favorite make the cut? Continue reading →

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 1, 2015

At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 10 as part of our free Innovation Excellence Weekly magazine and email newsletter. Drum roll please. Did your favorite make the cut? Continue reading →

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Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 1, 2015

At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 10 as part of our free Innovation Excellence Weekly magazine and email newsletter. Drum roll please. Did your favorite make the cut? Continue reading →

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

At the beginning of each month we will profile the twenty posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Innovation Excellence. We also publish a weekly Top 10 as part of our free Innovation Excellence Weekly magazine and email newsletter. Drum roll please. Did your favorite make the cut? Continue reading →

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Taking place on the 8th of November at the cutting edge Lufthansa Seeheim facility near Frankfurt, the Lufthansa Business Innovation Forum 2016 brought together over 80 senior representatives to recognize and promote innovative activity within Lufthansa Group.

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Be-novative

MARCH 7, 2019

We are going to empower more organisations with the AI-based gamified ideation process, that we will further develop for high usability and the global networking of innovation teams to get methods, connections and resources to make their idea happen in real life. About startup300 Startup300 AG (www.startup300.at)

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Norbert Bol

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

In the December edition of Research Policy there is an interesting article by Tavassoli & Karlsson (2015) about the persistence of innovation. The research of Tavassoli & Karlsson (2015) shows that innovation is persistent. Product innovation shows the most clear path-dependency. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Values Centered Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Such is the story of innovation today… and tomorrow. Innovation is a top-3 strategic priority for executives worldwide, with the power to change our lives for the better – or not. So, how do we effectively coordinate and focus our innovative efforts towards positive benefits for all stakeholders? The times they are a-changin'.

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Innovation IQ. 0 2015 0 2016. Prepare to regularly revitalise your core value proposition through internal and external innovation. How innovative is your organisation in comparison with the rest of your industry? They can begin developing a long-term Innovation Culture that is conducive to practical creativity.

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The Inovo Group

OCTOBER 16, 2019

A successful, Fortune 50, corporate innovation group has been continuously creating strategic innovations for almost two decades – through numerous leadership and organizational changes. It can reveal what it takes for an innovation system to be persistent. Persistent innovation is the antidote. Highlights.

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Values Centered Innovation

MARCH 17, 2017

Part 1 of 3: Innovation is the core driver to meet critical business needs. In a 2007 McKinsey Quarterly article on “Leadership and Innovation,” the authors made it quite clear that “Innovation is a core driver of growth, performance and valuation.” Enable innovation throughout the entire organization.

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Wazoku

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

What is coaching, if not an enabler to innovation? In a January 2015 post on Artificial Intelligence he references “what futurist Ray Kurzweil calls human history’s Law of Accelerating Returns”. By definition, innovation is a new outcome that we have not experienced before.

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eZassi

APRIL 3, 2017

New Chief Innovation Officer Signals Bright Future for Ezassi. Ezassi, a leader in open innovation and idea management software, is excited to announce that Denise Fletcher will be joining the company in the newly created role of Chief Innovation Officer.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 18, 2016

I spoke to 15 of the world’s leading innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. The ultimate definition of innovation. Innovation is truly a confusing buzzword which many people love to hate. Introduction. Nick Skillicorn. David Burkus.

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100%Open

AUGUST 27, 2019

100%Open is not a culture change agency, it’s an open innovation company whose mission is to connect the suits and the sneakers. The answer to this question provides a clue as to what innovation culture is and how to change it. For these cultural reasons, open innovation comes as a bit of a shock. Permanently. In a good way.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Bringing together customers, Planview SMEs and prospects alike for a full day of great thought leadership content. Understanding that the traditional “fixed scope, fixed budget” project execution model would no longer fuel the innovation needed to achieve growth and support speed to market.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Taking place on the 8th of November at the cutting edge Lufthansa Seeheim facility near Frankfurt, the Lufthansa Innovation Forum 2016 brought together over 80 senior representatives to recognize and promote innovative activity within Lufthansa Group.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Taking place on the 8th of November at the cutting edge Lufthansa Seeheim facility near Frankfurt, the Lufthansa Innovation Forum 2016 brought together over 80 senior representatives to recognize and promote innovative activity within Lufthansa Group.

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ITONICS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Spotting efficient sources for different types of innovation is a challenge for innovation leaders. We took a closer look at the most important sources of innovation in large companies: The Leadership. Corporate Innovation Board, Chief Innovation Officer, or other senior executives.

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Be-novative

MARCH 7, 2019

We are going to empower more organisations with the AI-based gamified ideation process, that we will further develop for high usability and the global networking of innovation teams to get methods, connections and resources to make their idea happen in real life. About startup300 Startup300 AG (www.startup300.at)

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Lean Startup Week - this year known as Lean Startup Conference - has traditionally been a staple in the innovation industry for bringing both startups and enterprise companies alike into the same sphere in order to discuss advancements in strategy, tactics, ideas, and social impact. Warm-Up Week: November 5th, 6th and 7th.

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Peer Insight

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Breakthrough growth , however, demands that we continually explore ways to reinvent the core business or enter adjacent markets. This process – the transition to scale- up – is a common failure mode for innovation. Similarly, many innovations fail after they have been validated in the incubator. Think of it as Make vs. Stake.

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Tim Kastelle

APRIL 30, 2016

The first time I was advocating the idea of a dual innovation approach, here also referred to as organizational ambidexterity, is now more than 5 years ago. As recently outlined, I consider organizational ambidexterity to be a key innovation issue for organizations in 2016 and beyond.

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CREATORS

JUNE 19, 2017

Today’s competitive market has made it both trendy?—?and for corporations to invest in digital transformation and innovation. However, the ways in which they focus and collaborate with the innovation ecosystem can be very different. Most corporations using the “spray and pray” method have disorganized innovation strategies.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

I believe we need a new way to manage risk within our innovation activities. This post here is the third and last part , part three, where I lay out different mechanisms and framing of risk and innovation. We need to formulate a more robust risk innovation framework. Risk is becoming an evolving capability.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

I believe we need a new way to manage risk within our innovation activities. This post here is the third and last part , part three, where I lay out different mechanisms and framing of risk and innovation. We need to formulate a more robust risk innovation framework. Risk is becoming an evolving capability.

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Your Ideas are Terrible

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Creative leadership isn’t about leaders simply becoming more creative. We see a lot of myths about creativity’s role in innovation. Innovative companies have some secret tactic to fostering creativity like Google’s 20% time. Companies like Google, Apple, and Disney innovate because their environment fosters creativity.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

You’ve heard this cliché many times before: innovation is all about people. Even if you’re an avid fan of artificial intelligence, you hardly expect robots replacing humans as innovators any time soon. Do you need an innovation team? Even some innovation experts claim that “ innovation is everyone’s job.”

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ITONICS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Spotting efficient sources for different types of innovation is a challenge for innovation leaders. We took a closer look at the most important sources of innovation in large companies: The Leadership. Corporate Innovation Board, Chief Innovation Officer, or other senior executives.

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In her new role, Jennifer will be responsible for the launch of the next iteration of the Company’s innovation management software platform, as well as overseeing all aspects of the Company’s global expansion effort. Prior to joining eZassi, Creech was the CEO and President of InHouse, Inc., About eZassi.

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