Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 21, 2023

The potential returns, including increased agility, improved innovation outcomes, enhanced collaboration, and long-term competitiveness, make this radical change worthwhile for organizations aspiring to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. You need a systematic approach and project staging plan.

Agile 130

Agile Design Innovation System 130

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 148

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 8, 2023

By modularizing these tasks and their interfaces, organizations can assess their innovation progress by having a complete innovation system available to them, designed on specific stack elements to address knowledge operation requirements in the stage of development to commercialization.

Learning 130

Learning Innovation System Design 130

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. Th e challenge faced by innovation software : The post “ Innovation Software, is it Facing the Innovators Dilemma?

Software Review 246

Software Review Software Innovation Design 246

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

A dynamic speaker can transform the atmosphere, creating an engaging and thought-provoking experience for all attendees. When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Case Study Leadership Design Thinking 100

PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

To survive – and even thrive – in the post-Covid economy, companies will have to be faster than ever in responding to change. What will separate those companies that continue to lead and those that falter is their ability to rapidly react to changing circumstances and bring new ideas to the marketplace. Get the Ideas Flowing.

Agile 52

Agile Company Ideation Innovation Processes 52

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

I wonder if that is the current incumbents, be these current innovation management software providers or individuals inside the organizations resisting change, as it brings significant uncertainty of change and disruption to the (inadequate) process, one that I feel is not fit for today’s and tomorrow’s innovation purpose.

Case Study 148

Case Study Innovation Design Collaboration 148

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

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. Our innovation processes stay islands of knowledge stubbornly not flowing across organizations, informing others and giving the right levels of insights, support, or collaboration needed.

Technical Review 209

Technical Review Innovation Software Review Engagement 209

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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? This heightened awareness could contribute to their ability to navigate and adapt to changing circumstances.

ChatGPT 183

ChatGPT Creativity Data Learning 183

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For me, the last six months or so I have been spending increasing time working with ChatGPT to gain different ways to look at focus areas I spend in advising and mentoring and where innovation links into my different work. Recently, I have been looking specifically at the way the (traditional) innovation management process will change.

ChatGPT 183

ChatGPT Technical Review Generative AI Innovation 183

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

How much does a business organization spend on its ERP system compared to its innovation system? The efforts to extract efficiency and effectiveness from operations, supporting services and customer engagements to track productivity, do the same efforts and management focus go into innovation?

Innovation 190

Innovation Design System Software 190

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In my opinion, it needs to be based on the thinking around the shift from products to solutions, from transactions to building far more value-adding ongoing relationships, from a supplier of product services into highly valued network partnerships, exploring innovation across all options. We “pull down” what is needed.

Design 233

Design Technical Review Innovation System 233

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

We are in the middle of it, some of you may not have noticed its impact and change but it is significant on the understanding of innovation, in it’s future design. Often this era of change is not as well-recognized or being faced up to, as you would expect. So the need to innovate comes from digital as the source.

Innovation 186

Innovation Radical Innovation Design Big Data 186

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. This does need a real change but can we achieve it? We need a change, we are facing such constantly changing environments and challenges.

Innovation 179

Innovation Design Agile System 179

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It drives growth, differentiation, and value creation, allowing companies to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market. Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

In short, innovation is the engine of change and in today’s fiercely competitive environment resisting change is dangerous. The key driver of the organization’s ability to change is innovation. However, deciding that the organization has to be innovative is insufficient. This is what needs to change.

Innovation 148

Innovation Competition Resources Technology 148

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

Combining these “building blocks” modularly in innovation stacks creates a unique design that adapts to your specific needs and goals. Today, innovation processes are partly designed this way but are more rigid and hold knowledge often as “islands” within a possible solution.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Software Review Innovation Design 130

Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. They just wanted to know what the process should be, so we can’t change that.

Technical Review 248

Technical Review Innovation Innovation Processes Project 248

IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Innovation is a process that relies heavily on creativity and individual thinking, and these are things that don’t come easily. In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Discovering New Ideas.

Exercises 243

Exercises Creativity Creative Thinking Innovation 243

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 20, 2015

Erosion is everywhere, it just seems inevitable, we somehow get caught up in the process of time and our organizations seem to ‘freeze’ before our eyes, then simply age. They become fixed, rigid and locked into their established ways, not adapting to the changes occurring around them.

Change 100

Change Technical Review Marketing Management 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

There are so many opportunities for innovation well beyond products and services. We can deploy new approaches, seek out new skills, engage different talent, and utilize design and digital capability to realize and leverage the power of connecting all those involved. Innovation emerges out of the Industrial 4.0 deployments.

Industry 290

Industry Collaboration Innovation Design 290

Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This reduces the risk of innovation and increases visibility Introduce the idea of innovation portfolios and the need to innovate across the three horizons. Demonstrate that innovation depends on finding the most innovative people, who by definition are rarely the more efficient people.

Innovation 157

Innovation Culture Training Project 157

Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

At its heart, business model innovation is about change. In this article, we’re going to explore why changing your business model is crucial in today’s world. We’ll look at what business model innovation really means, why it’s important, and how you can start thinking about your own business in new ways.

Software 52

Software Innovation Innovation Management LEAN 52

Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

For companies, embracing incremental innovation means fostering a culture of continuous improvement where even the smallest changes are valued for their cumulative impact over time. Process Innovation Process innovation focuses on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of internal operations.

Radical Innovation 52

Radical Innovation Innovation Disruption Competition 52

Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 10, 2024

Agile Decision-Making: Foster an agile decision-making process that allows for rapid adjustments based on feedback from various ecosystem stakeholders. Agile Innovation Processes: Implement agile innovation processes that allow for rapid testing and iteration of new capabilities within the dynamic ecosystem.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Agile 52

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 26, 2017

Many of those innovation tools that have been emerging in recent years have now built up a powerful body of validation, and they become necessary to know and practice yet often miss the basic building block needs of innovation. A new cycle of innovation. Innovation is seemingly more complex today.

Innovation 160

Innovation Design Innovation Processes Agile 160

Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Your future could be that person who surfs above the waves of massive change. You won’t get any results if you don’t invest in innovation now. In a measurable way, we are hiding our talents under a bushel ( the USA is now #14 in the world in innovation ). There are solutions to climate change. To clean energy.

Roadmap 98

Roadmap Technical Review Technology Innovation Processes 98

Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Within this research, I have been questioning how innovation has changed in the last ten years but, more importantly, how design thinking will adapt due to this technology and AI adoption as the avenue of future exploration. I see four main components within innovation ecosystems that must be expanded to give this framework meaning.

ChatGPT 64

ChatGPT Technical Review Collaboration Competition 64

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

We also know today that innovation management itself must become “fluid” in design, in adaptation so the right approach is to be constantly ‘adaptive’ and put together what is needed to tackle the challenge that needs resolution. Where is innovation within this? These help us to figure out what is changing.

Design 138

Design Innovation Agile System 138

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2023

Innovation is still not treated company-wide holistically, as recognition of the dependencies is poorly understood. This is what needs to change and why innovation is not fully integrated across the organization; it stands alone far too much. What would happen if we ignored certain innovation aspects?

Innovation 205

Innovation Resources System Agile 205

Fehmida Kapadia

JANUARY 3, 2018

We have started integrating the agile and lean methodology (popularized by the IT industry) into our waterfall methodology (popularized by the manufacturing industry). The key tenet of agile and lean development is to quickly and iteratively build?—?test?—?learn. solution fit. Originally published at kapamedinc.com on January 3, 2018.

Engagement 40

Engagement Tools LEAN Design Thinking 40

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 8, 2022

We look to engage in issues and challenges that give value and impact, sometimes it works, other times less so! Storyroom provides a set of unique datasets and AI to meaningfully connect concepts, ideas or thoughts, to drive awareness and engagement. In this group are different voices bringing in their expertise and insights.

Innovation 130

Innovation Artificial Inteligence Tools Innovation Management 130

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The problem of scaling can confuse those innovating and can this be changed? This growing complexity to manage is increasingly moving organizations towards the very traits innovation also requires. It needs to be more agile and flexible. It is being forced back in the production process to meet rapidly changing demand.

Innovation 222

Innovation Software Review Design Engagement 222

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

A few years back, experts noted that the changes associated with the 4IR would come at an unprecedented rate yielding incredible results for those who truly embraced them. The biggest reason is dealing with the fear of the unknown – a lesson in 4IR change management. trillion in value to global manufacturing.

Industry 213

Industry Technical Review Design Innovation 213

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Innovation has been rapidly changing and much of its basics have been swallowed up by some newly defining frameworks that have raced up to the top of the innovation agenda. It is right that we all respond to these but we often forget much of the rest of what innovation needs to be built upon.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Innovation System Change 175

PlanBox Innovation

DECEMBER 18, 2023

10 – The Power of Employee Engagement Employee engagement is a goldmine of innovation. When employees at all levels are encouraged to contribute ideas, it not only leads to a diverse array of innovations but also fosters a sense of ownership and pride in the organization’s achievements.

Innovation Programs 40

Innovation Programs Learning Technical Review Innovation 40

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 26, 2015

It is highly reliant on manual systems with people often disconnected from the real innovation engagement making decisions on inadequate data or insights. Mashing up for explosive change. Innovation will certainly not get any easier; it will be faster, more demanding and a heck of a lot more risky.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Technology Internet of things Innovation 100