Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

When they are constantly scanning reports on the “state of innovation” it can often lull them, to give some that warm glow, others quickly being dismissive, disregarding many of the key messages as “not applicable to me”. Then disruption suddenly hits. The article was “ Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

In this guide, we’re unpacking eight critical types of innovation that businesses leverage to carve out their niches, disrupt markets, and write their success stories. Radical innovation is about making significant leaps forward, often creating new industries or reshaping existing ones.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

In fact, according to some estimates by Doblin , 96% of all new innovations which established companies attempt fail to make a return on investment. In this article, I want to show you the 15 most important Innovation Frameworks and Theories which your companies need to be aware of and should be using.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 17, 2023

For vehicle manufacturers and service providers in the global transport industry right now, innovation isn’t so much optional as existentially vital. In this blog, we’ll explore some of these trends and make a case for an effective innovation management program to capitalize on them. Take sustainability.

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Qmarkets

JULY 20, 2022

Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. In this article we will run through each approach and weigh up the merits of open innovation vs closed innovation to help you identify the right paths for your business.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As such, it would be natural to regard both education and innovation as mutually compatible. It's surprising, therefore, that many academic institutions still lag when it comes to implementing well-structured innovation processes. Innovation Managed. DNA, Genetic Fingerprinting, CDs, Computers, and the Internet.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2022

Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. In this article we will run through each approach and weigh up the merits of open innovation vs closed innovation to help you identify the right paths for your business.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 8, 2022

I like to think I am often colliding at the innovation intersections where I keep finding lots of synergies that feed my research and innovative curiosity to support others. I am a great admirer of the work that Itonics offers around Innovation Management. Now that I liked!

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 28, 2016

.” – I believe we need to find a new framing position for innovation as the disruptive forces and challenges we face today are growing and call for new ways of managing. Shifting the innovation mindset, resolving a present day dilemma. “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 17, 2023

For vehicle manufacturers and service providers in the global transport industry right now, innovation isn’t so much optional as existentially vital. In this blog, we’ll explore some of these trends and make a case for an effective innovation management program to capitalize on them. Take sustainability.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 4, 2020

a well-established B2B professional services company, to offer a full-service innovation management package to large organizations in Japan. We immediately saw the incredible potential value that the Qmarkets platform could offer to our clients” said Shunsuke Nagaoka, Global business manager of Ishin Co.Ltd.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 4, 2020

Qmarkets, the leading supplier of collective intelligence solutions, has partnered with Ishin Co, a well-established B2B professional services company, to offer a full-service innovation management package to large organizations in Japan. With this partnership hopefully we can change that.”. About Qmarkets.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

That’s because your pace of innovation, or your rate of improvement, has compounding, exponential, returns and thus a clear competitive advantage. As long as you keep improving at that consistent pace, your competitors can only catch you if they move even faster – or if they change the game entirely by disrupting the market.

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ITONICS

JUNE 11, 2019

Are you still working on ideation or are you actually building an innovation ecosystem supporting the management and the entire company to scale up ? When it comes to proper innovation management , we see more elements in the process than effective and efficient ideation. Innovate or die! #3 Durability.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

This article originally appeared on SalesTechStar. Big, disruptive ideas may grab the most attention, but those come around less often than the ones that lead to incremental changes. Both continuous improvement and disruptive ideas can have a dramatic impact on your company’s bottom line. Get the Ideas Flowing.

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Planview

JULY 15, 2022

The information collected in these Q&As will act as valuable assets for anyone wanting to make clear the real need for more adaptive product development and to show that an accelerated process is still highly possible, even in the face of consistent disruptions.

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ITONICS

AUGUST 3, 2018

In the recently published study by ISG Provider Lens – Digital Transformation Services & Solutions 2018 , ITONICS’ innovation management solution is listed twice as a “High Product Challenger” in the area of Accelerated Innovation (Information & Transformation) among other industry leaders.

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ITONICS

JUNE 24, 2019

Are you still working on ideation or are you actually building an innovation ecosystem supporting the management and the entire company to scale up ? When it comes to proper innovation management , we see more elements in the process than effective and efficient ideation. Innovate or die! #3 Durability.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 20, 2015

Unless we create a strategy to transform, how can we re-imagine our innovation processes? We talk so much about “innovation is critical” today and in our future, but is rarely achieved. We are at a crossroads of determining if the management of innovation should change and if so, how.

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eZassi

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It is certainly not surprising that Defense and Military sectors are leading in the innovation race in robotics. A software platform that connects researchers, governments, and private sector industries throughout the innovation process is a fundamental requirement for technical project management and IP protected technologies.

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ITONICS

JULY 30, 2018

So why is it so very important to take this upstream step in the innovation process? If a company focuses on incremental innovation and simple stage-gate ideation processes only, it won’t keep up in the long run. The Innovator’s Dilemma. Is there a pattern for disruption & breakthroughs?

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 16, 2020

Having a method in place to capture, refine, and unleash disruptive new ideas is crucial for any innovation strategy. If we compare innovation management to agriculture, we can see some similarities. On the other hand, the lower risk/reward staples are akin to continuous improvement activities.

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ITONICS

JULY 26, 2019

One of the challenges that companies face is understanding how to manage their innovation resources. Should they go after the disruptive and risky idea? Or concentrate more on incremental innovation, improving their current products that already have generated customer interest? 10% | Disruptive Innovation.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 21, 2020

In the interests of futureproofing your enterprise, it’s important to ensure your innovation strategy can accommodate the privations of turbulent economic times. As we saw in 2019 , the business landscape is sufficiently volatile and disruptive even when the market is relatively stable. portfolio scouting campaigns , etc. –

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ITONICS

JULY 25, 2019

One of the challenges that companies face is understanding how to manage their innovation resources. Should they go after the disruptive and risky idea? Or concentrate more on incremental innovation, improving their current products that already have generated customer interest? 10% | Disruptive Innovation.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Yet becoming an innovation leader takes work and studies into the success of efforts towards driving innovation illustrate the difficulty of the process of becoming one. A thorough risk management audit, for example, can help identify a business's blind spots. Skill Three: Thinking with a Strategic Perspective.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Source: 20th CEO Survey, PriceWaterhouseCooper, 2017 [/caption] CEO support for a company innovation program cannot be overstated. Innovation giants like Google or Apple may find that innovation comes naturally, but that’s not the norm for the rest of the business world. As the CEO goes, so goes the company.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Yet becoming an innovation leader takes work and studies into the success of efforts towards driving innovation illustrate the difficulty of the process of becoming one. A thorough risk management audit, for example, can help identify a business's blind spots. Skill Three: Thinking with a Strategic Perspective.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It’s easy to appreciate just how crucial innovation is for evolving your organization so that it remains a force to be reckoned with on the corporate food chain. The hard part is deciding what tools and tactics will help you manage innovation in a way that achieves disruptive results. Here are the major innovation tools.

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ITONICS

AUGUST 23, 2018

The Alexander Wacker Innovation Award recognizes outstanding work in the areas of product innovation, process innovation, and basic research. Note that this source of innovation can be completely internal (only employees of the company are engaged) or mixed (both employees and external experts, startups collaborate).

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Idea to Value

JUNE 4, 2021

So, any new process, or even a change to an existing one, is an innovation. Any incremental improvement to an existing product or service is an innovation. And of course, any technological breakthrough or disruptive new business model is also an innovation. And most of that work just isn’t very glamorous or fun.

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ITONICS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Startup monitoring and potential future partnerships, therefore, play an important role in creating disruptive products and business models. DZ BANK , a central banking institution in Germany, was able to create a transparent and company-wide overview of all innovation activities and fintech cooperations on one central innovation platform.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 18, 2016

Even amongst the group of industry insiders here who teach and author books on innovation methodologies, case studies and thought leadership, there was a huge variety between the responses. What is your definition of “innovation”? What mistake do companies often make when they talk about innovation? Did you like the article?

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

But if you don’t start believing that you need to disrupt yourselves before somebody else does, you’re likely going to get disrupted by somebody else. Lots of times, it’s just too difficult to ask the same people working on what your business is already doing to spend time breaking or disrupting it. Governance & Metrics 1.

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ITONICS

AUGUST 23, 2018

The Alexander Wacker Innovation Award recognizes outstanding work in the areas of product innovation, process innovation, and basic research. Note that this source of innovation can be completely internal (only employees of the company are engaged) or mixed (both employees and external experts, startups collaborate).

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

But if you don’t start believing that you need to disrupt yourselves before somebody else does, you’re likely going to get disrupted by somebody else. Lots of times, it’s just too difficult to ask the same people working on what your business is already doing to spend time breaking or disrupting it. Governance & Metrics.

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ITONICS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Startup monitoring and potential future partnerships, therefore, play an important role in creating disruptive products and business models. DZ BANK , a central banking institution in Germany, was able to create a transparent and company-wide overview of all innovation activities and fintech cooperations on one central innovation platform.

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