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. Interconnected solutions and systems contribute to overall growth and competitiveness. We are navigating complexity in a rapidly changing environment.

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In this era where every business is intricately interwoven with technology, understanding the nuances, challenges, and opportunities presented by VSM is not just beneficial—it’s imperative. By interconnecting value streams, organizations can drastically reduce lead times, making delivery more predictable and agile.

Report 64

Report Technical Review Management Software Review 64

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 11, 2019

We need to manage reskilling and upskilling to mitigate against both job losses and talent shortages but prepared the future workforce to be more nimble, agile and fluid. Innovation is central to surviving in the future; it is where we provide not just something new but a better advancement on what we presently have.

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Artificial Inteligence Innovation Agile Engagement 263

Innov8rs

APRIL 7, 2024

Innov8rs | Breakthrough innovations are characterized by their ability to disrupt or redefine the competitive landscape, often rendering existing solutions obsolete. This dual focus is essential for sustaining growth and competitiveness. Here again, leaders have a critical role to play.

Radical Innovation 72

Radical Innovation Innovation Culture Project 72

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Recently I was asked to complete a review of digital transformation, to gauge where it presently is, to take a look at the leading emerging practices and ‘professional ‘wisdom’ and turn these insights into a report due out before the end of the year. Forming a strategy, roadmap and business case needs real considerations.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Roadmap Agile Engagement 100

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

Equally nearly all our larger business organizations are still locked in the past, or attempting to catch up to the present but in random ways. 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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Innovation Design Agile System 178

Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

I had worked with SCRUM before, done training with Ken Schwaber (author 1 and co-founder of the Agile Alliance) and knew a few things from experience about how to achieve some success integrating a design team within SCRUM. Where did Agile come from? Agile can be thought of as a risk-management strategy.

Agile 108

Agile Design Underperforming Technical Team Software 108

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 15, 2018

The most impressive presentation I reviewed in 2017 was the one from Munich Re, held on 21st November 2017 under their investor day event. All I can achieve here is, partly a real praise for the presentation but just a few ‘teasers’ for a presentation deck that is 140 slides long.

Innovation 82

Innovation Technical Review Industry Agile 82

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

While CX was initially the primary catalyst for digital transformation, innovation, agility, and the pursuit of digital relevance are the new factors driving companies along the maturity model. For executives and senior leadership, the need to accelerate innovation (81%) was at the top of the digital transformation agenda.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Report Survey Artificial Inteligence 100

hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This special team needs to be strategic, tactical, agile and fast. The strategy and the roadmap towards the desired innovation-driven mode are critical. The team must be capable of capturing and interpreting market and competition insights, trends and predictions. Handle the noise, Avoid disruption. Product experts.

Technical Review 68

Technical Review How To Software Review Ideation 68

MSSBTI

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

While the number of stages or the terminology may vary, most vendors will present some variation the process in a way that enables them to highlight their particular approach. At MSS, we boil them down to: Digital Strategy & Technology Roadmap. Evaluation & Selection. Requirements. Development. Deployment/Application.

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Roadmap System Strategy Strategy 40

Innovation in Practice

AUGUST 8, 2016

Leaders must change before they have to, and they must enable their organization to surf the incoming global shockwaves with intelligence, agility, strength, and command.”. “When they do, leaders and organizations can actually accelerate performance,” adds Sweetman. “It’s no longer enough to change when you have to.

Disruption 40

Disruption Technical Review Software Review Agile 40

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In years of presentations working at an agency, I learned to sense the tension building before a design was revealed. One team I’ve worked with helps bridge this gap on strategic projects by maintaining an “experience roadmap.” The roadmap is a collection of prototypes showing what each release will look like.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

David Marks

MAY 19, 2017

When published, in November 1859, “On the Origin of Species” stunned a bewildered and reluctant public with its audacious claim: Life was not created in its present form but is a result of gradual evolution. The Natural monopoly axis measures the degree of which a company is shielded from competition.

Company 40

Company Analysis Competition Comparison 40

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We are increasingly recognizing all the different collaborative tools increasingly at our disposal We are exploring both platforms and forming ecosystems to radically alter the competitive edge previously seen to reside inside the single company. For some time we have recognized the present innovating was simply not working.

Innovation 299

Innovation Design Collaboration Roadmap 299

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Presently we are failing behind this “two-degree pathway” deemed as essential, and we are currently forecasted to release more carbon and gases into the atmosphere, and that has severe repercussions for our planet. There is a compelling need to design a roadmap for changing the energy system in nearly all cases.

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Roadmap Design Industry System 215

David Marks

MAY 19, 2017

The Disruptability Curve presented in my previous blog , is a modest addition to this collection. In this blog post I’ll explain how it can be applied to explaining the competitive position of companies. This company has little protection from competition, and surely enough, soon appears company B. But those are the lucky few.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review Competition Comparison 40

Acuvate

JUNE 1, 2022

Industries worldwide are implementing digital technologies to use data as a competitive advantage. However, legacy systems do not provide a flexible and agile analytics ecosystem and lack the capability to handle modern-day data complexities. Being scalable is imperative for surviving in the present-day competitive landscape.

Data 52

Data Roadmap Tools Competition 52

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 23, 2014

After enjoying almost total market domination, Intuit finally was beginning to face some competition. Undaunted, Cook had a consulting associate professor at Stanford named Alex Kazaks give a second presentation. Intuit had developed its mobile platform late in the game, creating an inconsistent experience.

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Design Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software 104