Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

This is approaching innovation and its management in more of a holistic, technology-enabled way based on the use of a cloud-enabled Platform and Ecosystem thinking and design. By dynamically assembling and reconfiguring innovation processes and resources, companies can quickly adapt their strategies , products, and services.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. The ability to manage innovation design, function, structure and process.

Design 130

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 7, 2022

Design Thinking Applied to M&A Integration. However, if merging is done right, it might lead to competitive advantages. The failure rate increases due to insufficient integration design and planning or faulty integration planning. Most of the failures point to a lack of design and alignment with people’s needs.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 29, 2019

What is the Agile Innovation Process, and what are best practices, tools and online templates for teams and organizations? Today, everyone wants to be agile. It’s seen as sexy and cool to be agile, but most people don’t know what the term really means. There’s little surprise that the agile framework has taken off.

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Planview

APRIL 6, 2023

This debunks the perspective that business agility and successful transformation are limited to companies of a certain profile. I am not just referencing improvements via Agile and DevOps, although they are a piece of the puzzle. They designed intentionally for the success of their transformation.

Competition 52

Competition Technical Review Software Review Agile 52

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. You use the term “ScaleUp” …how is that different than startup and why does it deserve a special designation? Competition aside, both face opposing physical forces that must be overcome to win.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Unpacking Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the collective values, beliefs, and principles of organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 21, 2024

Why Ecosystems are valuable Being explicit about ecosystems in the context of organizational strategies provides several distinct advantages compared to traditional approaches. We increasingly need to consider ecosystems in our thinking and design. Agile Responses: Why Ecosystems? Ecosystems support agility.

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ChatGPT Collaboration Agile Design 162

New Markets Advisors

MAY 29, 2019

For years, Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath has been telling us that the traditional strategy of finding and exploiting a sustainable competitive advantage is becoming outdated. The world is evolving too quickly for competitive advantages to last for a meaningful amount of time. Or so the argument goes.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is a journey of building innovation, fitness and dynamics drawn out in a new way of thinking and design within innovation ecosystems. Within the value proposition, we actively shape these journeys, building adaptability, agility and innovation for long-term success in the changing business environment we all face today.

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Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 173

IdeaScale

APRIL 7, 2020

Recent research suggests that some key learning and development (L&D) strategies hold the answers you’ve been searching for. Having a well-strategized innovation strategy is the key to maintaining your company’s competitive advantage. requires having first established an effective innovation strategy within your office.

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Training Learning How To Agile 182

Planview

APRIL 26, 2022

One thing has become clear for organizations in this pandemic era – change is hard, and if you don’t have a transformation plan, you’re more likely to fall victim to one of these common Agile transformation challenges. At the start of 2020, the need for Agile transformation was already knocking on the door of most major organizations.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I am suggesting a vertical and horizontal design applying innovation stack and building block approaches, all “housed” on a technology platform. We need an Innovation Mandate calling for a Radical Re-design of how we undertake innovation management, it is needed to bring innovation management into the 21st century in design and approaches.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 147

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC can be an integral part of a corporation’s broader innovation strategy, providing both the capital necessary for startups to scale and the strategic support to navigate the complexities of their respective industries. Corporations can leverage this innovation to drive growth, remain competitive, and enter new markets.

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Collaboration Innovation Agile Technical Review 147

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A culture that embraces change and is open to new ideas will naturally drive innovation, leading to greater business growth and the development of competitive advantages. Moreover, in today’s fast-paced business environment, agility and resilience are essential for long-term success.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We used AI to identify the most frequently asked questions about design thinking. Here are your design thinking FAQs and answers. You can also see our “human” responses to the big question: what is design thinking ? Design Thinking Frequently Asked Questions 1. Design Thinking Frequently Asked Questions 1.

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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. The ability to build the context and show its (ongoing) value makes the difference.

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Integrative Innovation

JULY 16, 2020

Both capabilities may exhibit some overlap, yet can basically be considered independent from each other: a company can be highly agile while lacking ambidexterity and vice versa.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 19, 2023

These are connecting value creation, knowledge transfer, co-creation and competitive positioning. Competitive Positioning : Realizing an organisation’s standing within the ecosystem can significantly impact its competitive advantage.

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Competition Collaboration Innovation Strategy 111

Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 30, 2024

As I have previously mentioned, the design of this Hierarchy of Ecosystems is modular; each Ecosystem can stand alone and offer significant value, but it is part of a more extensive cohesive system where each layer contributes to the overall success of collaborative ecosystems. Market Expansion: Leverage partnerships for market reach.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Design Thinking for Startup Sales Success: A Step-by-Step Guide. Other challenges that startups may face when it comes to sales include competition from larger companies, limited brand recognition, and difficulty in differentiating their products or services from those of their competitors.

Design Thinking 62

Design Thinking Design Brainstorming Culture 62

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Impact on strategy and innovation What does this mean for two concepts near and dear to my heart - strategy and innovation? If strategy is a "plan of action designed to achieve a major aim" then what should our strategies look like as we encounter a competitive environment with little stability and a significant amount of change?

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mjvinnovation

DECEMBER 27, 2019

By dealing with requests from several sectors of the company, acting as an internal agency and executing the entire marketing strategy, the prioritization of demands was always complicated. Before Agile, MJV’s marketing team encountered many difficulties in dealing with its routine challenges. An Agile Coach for Agile Marketing.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

For me, ecosystem thinking and design are accelerating mutual learning, and through this innovation, outcome potential for sharing and knowledge building. “ Organizations today are no different from the past; they seek fresh growth and establish new competitive positions. Ecosystems and platforms become the core of any design.

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Technical Review Innovation Software Review Engagement 208

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design. So the thinking intent of searching for a new innovation design had some framing assumptions that can leverage where we are to move towards a new future. This is a useful way to think about the initial 3H outcome.

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Design Innovation Agile System 138

Ecosystems4Innovating

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Thinking of innovation as an innovation ecosystem in design. In designing these innovation ecosystems, we might have the potential answer to overcoming and giving innovation that chance to be more central to the core of the business. We need to re-think innovation and provide a new level of innovation integration and optimization.

Design 52

Design Innovation Artificial Inteligence Collaboration 52

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

It helps in identifying opportunities that might not be apparent through traditional analysis and provides a competitive edge by speeding up the development cycle. Streamline the development stage with AI-powered design tools that optimize product features and functionality.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Analysis Technical Review 100

Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall ecosystem; I would argue it is the unique essence of this design. It sets the stage for an ecosystem that operates with responsiveness, innovation agility, and risk-sharing mechanisms. Innovation Agility: Processes that allow for rapid prototyping and iteration.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks are designed to provide you with strategies and practical tips that can be applied to foster a more innovative environment within your organization. Strategies for Fostering Innovation Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it requires a deliberate approach.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Case Study Leadership Design Thinking 100

Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 10, 2024

I have gotten relatively excited about this strand of thinking and ecosystem design as it has been a reasonably extensive period of research building this out to a validation point. Agile Decision-Making: Foster an agile decision-making process that allows for rapid adjustments based on feedback from various ecosystem stakeholders.

Collaboration 52

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

Innovation isn’t just about the next big idea; it’s a multifaceted strategy that businesses employ to navigate through the twists and turns of today’s dynamic markets. It’s about introducing features, functionalities, or designs that meet emerging customer needs or tap into uncharted market segments.

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Radical Innovation Innovation Disruption Competition 52

Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to the Hierarchy: The Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs is a construct of collaborative ecosystems, navigating complexity with agility, openness, and shared vision. Builds out the open environment in sharing knowledge and diversity of experiences Business Ecosystems: Focus on collaborative growth strategies.

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Collaboration Design Leadership Competition 64

Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

I built a team with a dedicated user researcher; information architect; interaction and visual designers and we even made a guerilla usability lab and had regular test sessions. This required the design team to work a “Sprint&# (month long iteration) ahead of the development team. Where did Agile come from?

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Agile Design Underperforming Technical Team Software 108

Idea to Value

MAY 27, 2019

Start-ups are more agile because fewer people decide. The mindset of competition and customer satisfaction in known areas is different from that of creating new business models. To survive and thrive established companies have to choose between two sets of strategies – tart-up or start-up. Tart-up strategies.

Strategy 126

Strategy Strategy Company Innovation 126

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

Innovation is a critical source of future competitive advantage. The innovation team will consist of experts in various fields, including technology, design, marketing, and finance but will not be mutually exclusive but open, encouraging and seeking consistent engagement and alignment across the organization and beyond.

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Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 189

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s a systematic approach designed to minimize risk and allocate resources effectively. The typical stages might include concept development, design, testing, and launch. Integrating AI into the phases and gates processes is essential for organizations striving to maintain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced market.

Generative AI 113

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Product Development 113

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to Startup Accelerator Programs The Concept of Startup Acceleration Startup accelerator programs are designed to foster rapid growth of early-stage companies by providing them with the necessary resources and support. Startup accelerator programs often form a crucial component of a corporation’s broader CVC strategy.

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