Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We need to get far more comfortable with working in ecosystems, managed in platform designs to work more collaboratively. 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.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

I think with the recognition that innovation occurs across the whole organization the innovation management (IM) providers have to radically alter their business model or recognize they need to broaden out their target market inside organizations as innovation is occurring in all corners of the organization today.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Today, as part of a continued effort to innovate and modernize government operations, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the General Services Administration (GSA), amongst many others, are being directed to migrate their existing systems to the cloud. The new trend? The benefits?

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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. We need a radically different comprehensive innovation system solution. ” explores the potential direction of innovation management software.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

Trend #8: Single System of Record (Product Data) A unified platform to manage the product development process and all the product data necessary for decision-making at the strategy and roadmap levels will be crucial in 2024.

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Planview

OCTOBER 6, 2022

PI Planning in Agile is often held quarterly, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to lay out the product delivery cadence. When scaling agility to your whole organization, it’s important to have an overarching cadence to keep teams in sync. What is PI Planning in Agile? Challenges to Efficient PI Planning in Agile.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

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. The framework proposed is vertical and horizontal, offering an innovative enterprise system architecture.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. Consequently, companies must get agile, and this is used to justify the implementation of so called Agile methodologies, information systems, consultancy and tools.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. Consequently, companies must get agile, and this is used to justify the implementation of so called Agile methodologies, information systems, consultancy and tools.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. Consequently, companies must get agile, and this is used to justify the implementation of so called Agile methodologies, information systems, consultancy and tools.

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IM Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Elijah Eilert speaks to Andy Cars , the founder and CEO of Lean Ventures International, about the ISO standards for innovation management. The aim is to create a long-term innovation strategy and transform an organisation’s culture into a value creation mindset. Managing uncertainty . Systems approach. (15:42)

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management Defining Innovation Management with AI Innovation management refers to the process and activities that organizations use to manage and nurture new ideas into marketable products and services.

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Tim Kastelle

MAY 8, 2016

As reiterated by Tim Kastelle in the previous post , it’s imperative to distinguish discovery from execution when it comes to startup and innovation activities – bearing in mind that both are equally important. This suggests following a dual approach for balanced corporate innovation management.

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Idea Drop

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Agile project management involves dividing tasks into short phases of work, or ‘sprints’, with continuous reassessment and adaptation of plans. Stemming from the word agile, meaning to move quickly and easily, it is no surprise that such a methodology goes hand in hand with innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

How difficult would it be to embrace this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework, as it is often argued that most people want to keep innovation management and its process simple? Any enterprise-enabled framework will require serious change management thinking. Does this solution offer a pathway?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 20, 2024

Adopting ecosystem thinking and design , combined with Generative AI, has the impact of augmenting, automating, and rapidly scaling innovation in significantly different ways than ever before. The deployment of AI-driven thinking utterly alters my perspective of “delivering” innovation. New Areas of Accelerating Innovation Discovery.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

So let me offer what has stood out for me in nearly twenty years of practising, mentoring and advising on innovation. Agile Development : This approach involves having a flexible and iterative development process, where cross-functional teams work together to deliver software or products in short iterations.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

Choosing new innovative approaches to counter the fear of Business Contagion. What has been changing in how we approach innovation, and have we taken the opportunity to radically revise the innovation system and process accordingly? Understand the problem or build your understanding up of its often diverse parts.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

A proven way to do this is through the agile process. First created in the software industry around 20 years ago, the agile methodology is widely seen as the innovation engine that drives Silicon Valley’s success, and it has now been adopted by many companies beyond the tech sector. Be Bold and Experiment.

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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? How feasible is this?

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PlanBox Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Not just managing, but mastering the art and science of innovation, effectively ensuring a continuous and cost-effective approach to value creation and realization. An astronomical force for strategic and boundless innovation. Think of it as a set of practices ingraining innovation deep within the fabric of the organization.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

At the beginning of 2013, Tim Kastelle and I identified four key issues in innovation management for the time to come. Let’s have a brief look at each of them: Differentiating and integrative innovation concepts. A well-suited way to govern this approach is to manage a portfolio of initiatives.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Evolution of Innovation Management Innovation management has undergone significant transformation over the years. Traditional Phases and Gates Processes Traditionally, the phases and gates model has been a cornerstone in structuring innovation management.

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Integrative Innovation

AUGUST 2, 2016

Let’s define agility as an organization’s ability to renew itself, adapt and succeed in a changing, and often highly dynamic and unpredictable, environment. Let’s define agility as an organization’s ability to renew itself, adapt and succeed in a changing, and often highly dynamic and unpredictable, environment.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

He believes that, in the innovation realm, teams’ agility must be measured in every aspect, including: how much time they spend at a particular stage of the product life cycle, how fast they move from the previous stage to the next one, and if they honor the process of getting validated learnings.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It is all about the fit of innovation and the tensions between the design, function, structure, and process needs to manage innovation management. We relate this specifically within our Executive Innovation Work Mat. The ability to manage innovation design, function, structure and process.

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Leanstack

AUGUST 4, 2016

After much deliberation, I’ve settled on the label: “Innovation Management.” ” Yes, I am aware that “innovation” is an already overloaded term and is more corporate sounding than startup-sounding. Innovation Management is the disciplined process of turning inventions into innovations.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I have argued in the past that innovation management needs to radically adjust and needs to be designed differently, it needs to be highly adaptive. I’d like to offer some views, partly looking out to the future, partly considering what is potentially within our grasp, if we step back and rethink innovation design.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 24, 2017

We are living in an age of disruption, where changes are accelerating making innovation a strategic and systemic necessity and competitive lever to ensure your organization's survival and sustainability.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Organizations with strong collaborative practices often see improvements in productivity, efficiency, and agility. For a deeper understanding of enhancing business through teamwork, explore our insights on innovative team collaboration. Agile Teams Adopt iterative processes and frequent communication.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

A real-life example of process innovation is the Toyota Production System (TPS), which was developed by the Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota. Implemented first in Toyota manufacturing plants, this innovative production system dramatically reduced costs while improving product quality and production flexibility.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 13, 2017

Ralph Ohr explores the question: In order to increase agility, should organizations aim to become more nimble across their existing structures or should they capitalize on separated units/ventures - such as innovation or digital labs - being dedicated to initiate and develop explorative ideas and opportunities?

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This follows from several posts in building this into a new approach and thinking over innovation designs. Diving deeper… In my first post, “ Embrace AI-driven innovation, it is the future.” ” I have been looking specifically at the way the (traditional) innovation management process will change.

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Idea Drop

JULY 6, 2017

On the other hand, some law firms are leveraging remote access, deploying algorithms to assess cases and installing new information systems to streamline day-to-day activity. These firms will be more appealing to a new generation of clients who expect technological prowess and innovative capacity.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

The question is, which are critical, which naturally occur when others begin to be put into place, and which seem to have limited or no real effect on changing the dynamics of innovation? Innovation is made up of both tangible and intangible assets. This calls for new ways of collaborative working.

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Integrative Innovation

MARCH 20, 2016

In previous posts, I have shared my view on important cornerstones for successful innovation management systems. In the following, I would like to summarize and complement these thoughts by suggesting an innovation management model that may help organizations to innovate more successfully and sustainably.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 27, 2023

As a leader, you understand the importance of innovation management in maintaining a competitive edge, much like a motorcyclist constantly adjusts their balance and direction when navigating a challenging road. So, how can you ensure that your innovation efforts are positioned for success?

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