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. Nothing can work in isolation.

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Board of Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

For us, Agile still operates very well at the end of the innovation process – where it needs to be. The post The end of Agile? No, quite the opposite appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation thinking in Ecosystem and Gen AI design I believe there is a real need to construct a different innovation process. We are rapidly seeing the past of innovating simply in terms of operating on our own. Innovation needs reinventing. The building out of the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Unleashing Innovation with the Best Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in corporate events, as they have the power to set the tone and energize the audience. They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Embrace the future if AI-driven innovation. As he points out, “Today, Generative AI stands as a testament to the power of human imagination and technological innovation. As he points out, “Today, Generative AI stands as a testament to the power of human imagination and technological innovation.

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Board of Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. The post Shifting gears between design thinking, lean startup, and agile appeared first on Board of Innovation. Continue reading. Continue reading.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

From new medical devices to new banking products, to new consumer appliances and more, I've worked on a number of innovation projects in a wide range of industries. Over time, as innovation has matured somewhat, many innovation consultants began to reference Doblin's Ten Types model.

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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? We cannot afford to avoid changing our innovation processes as we deal with a far more complex and challenging world. Why change?

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Evolution of Innovation Management Innovation management has undergone significant transformation over the years. From its inception to the current state, the processes governing the development of new products and services have continuously evolved to incorporate new methodologies and technologies.

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Board of Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. The post Shifting gears between design thinking, lean startup, and agile appeared first on Board of Innovation. Continue reading. Continue reading.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 8, 2023

Within the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework lies the core, the different innovation stacks, and the learning components. Here, I want to briefly talk about the importance of the learning components that support the innovation design and especially the different innovation stacks.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

Developing the innovation stack takes the view that innovation is a series of building blocks stacked on top of each other with different layers to work through. Combining these “building blocks” modularly in innovation stacks creates a unique design that adapts to your specific needs and goals.

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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.

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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

Why have we not embraced innovation? I will not apologize here; this will partly be a “rant” and then begin to suggest a way forward on embracing innovation fully. I was thinking of having the headline “Innovation as our eternal doom or shame” or “innovation groundhog day” Let me begin in why.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. AI complements human creativity, enabling teams to translate complex data into meaningful insights and innovative solutions.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2023

So why is finding the right skills and competencies for innovation a real challenge but so essential? How do we know the critical skills, competencies and capabilities for innovation? We often miss or fail to ask which skills or attributes are critical to providing a more significant impact for a successful innovation solution.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 27, 2017

Digital technologies are beginning to have a real impact on the methods, approaches, and rates of our innovation outputs. We need to get closer to ‘real-time’ This reliance on rapidly out-of-date understanding cannot be the basis for any justifications for high-stake bets when it comes to innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I've been writing an occasional series on some of the fundamental building blocks for innovation success - at least those that I think are critical, intangible and often overlooked. All are important to understand and all are critical to successful innovation. There's another time that is also important.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 2, 2019

Everyone is talking about how to speed up their innovation process. And with good reason… Starts-ups and digital business models are proving over and over again that they are winning at the innovation game. Or, at least make it more efficient. It is the current hot topic, especially amongst the multinational Goliaths.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Introduction to Innovation Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in the success of corporate events. They are the linchpins that can inspire, motivate, and ignite a passion for innovation within your organization.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Everyone is talking about how to speed up their innovation process. And with good reason… Starts-ups and digital business models are proving over and over again that they are winning at the innovation game. Or, at least make it more efficient. It is the current hot topic, especially amongst the multinational Goliaths.

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ITONICS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Once again, the Innovation Alliance successfully trained employees as Agile Innovation Managers. The participants furthermore learned all about the most recent and effective innovation tools alongside the whole innovation process. Innovation Alliance c/o ITONICS GmbH. From Opportunities To Ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I have been struggling for quite some time with innovation’s increasing difficulties in influencing growth and achieving real impact. 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. ” constrained them.

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management My journey into the realm of innovation management began as I witnessed many clients wrestling with the increasing complexity of developing new products and services. The Rise of AI in Innovation Management What is Artificial Intelligence?

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Ecosystems4Innovating

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Innovation needs reinventing. Adopting ecosystem thinking combined with Generative AI will augment, automate and rapidly scale innovation. For me, ecosystem innovation and generative AI have arrived at that pivotal point to significantly influence future innovation design.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be these “innovation ecosystems”, “business ecosystems” or “dynamic ecosystems.” Before I get to explaining and exploring this overarching “ Hierarchy of Ecosystem Needs “, I wanted to describe a step-by-step way of building out the needed dynamic innovation ecosystems.

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Wazoku

JUNE 15, 2016

Just a few examples of high-profile market leaders that publicly attribute their ongoing innovation successes to their commitment to digital experimentation. Google understands that an innovator wants to see his/her idea all the way through to completion. Incremental innovation over radical innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 21, 2021

The debate is about whether or not to fund innovation work, and if the decision is positive, how much to spend or invest in innovation. In this regard, there is clear demand for innovation, for new products, new services and experiences and consumers have the funds to spend on new things. But we are asking the wrong question.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

I firmly believe we are on the cusp of a new innovation era. When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. We are still in need of finding innovations that provide new products, services or business models.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

At its heart, business model innovation is about change. Business model innovation is about drawing a new map that shows the current landscape, with all its new opportunities and challenges. What Is Business Model Innovation? It’s a way for businesses to look at what they do and ask, “Can we do this differently?”

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 27, 2023

This article originally appeared on Innovation Leader. 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. The road ahead will have twists, turns, bumps, and potholes.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

Even though this was over 20 years ago, OpenTable’s “backstory” demonstrates tried and true practices for innovators that remain important today. The process went on for three hours. Many innovators agonize over the name of their company. Two decades ago, OpenTable proved out these five important innovation lessons.

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