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Planbox Acquires Imaginatik Creating an Agile Innovation Powerhouse

Imaginatik

Planbox, the pioneering provider of AI-Powered Agile Innovation Management software, and Imaginatik, the #1 ranked leader in Corporate Innovation Management according to Forrester Research, will join forces to seize on the innovation boom. This transaction is pending the final approval of Imaginatik shareholders by January 31, 2019.

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Moving innovation even more in 2016

Paul Hobcraft

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? Design is increasingly to the fore in many organizations. Innovation design needs both. •

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Leading with Lean Agile Principles: What the 2019 NBA Finals Can Teach Businesses About ‘Winning on the Rebound’

Qmarkets

Think of Leicester City winning the 2016 Premier League, the “Miracle on Ice” performed by the USA Ice hockey team in 1980, or Ben and Jerry turning a converted gas station into a global ice cream empire in 1978. This is where Lean Agile principles come into play. Keeping the Ball in Your Court: Understanding Lean Agile Principles.

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Relating to the New Innovation Era

Paul Hobcraft

When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. Innovation is advancing but most of it has been designed for a different time, the old era of stable markets, predictable solutions and having a clear sense of your competition.

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Forget Best Practice, Think Always Of Learning Next Practice

Paul Hobcraft

Agility, adaptability & innovation. As-Is and To-Be grand designs. Agile product development. Network analysis and social capital. Enterprise Architecture. Behaviour Based Systems. Stability & predictability. Change Management. Adoption Engineering. Next state, evolving, “adaptive change”. Discipline specialization.

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Building the Core Competencies for Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

Competencies that are going to be built need to fit the core design and aspirations of the organization. Knowing the vision, direction and intent of the organization will enable innovation to be designed top work with these. The Well-designed competencies that emerge due to the working through the above.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

In the course of this first month of 2016, I was asked a couple of times what my prospects are for the year ahead when it comes to key innovtion issues. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof.