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Recognizing the Building Blocks of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. We are moving innovation along but not at a pace or design that reflects the need to connect “it ” into one comprehensive process.

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Jumping to a fresh cycle of innovation design

Paul Hobcraft

We design the innovation system we need after we know what we are trying to achieve in the challenge or idea. Can we design a totally ‘adaptive’ innovation process to fit the specific need? A radically different orchestration of innovation – highly networked, fully connected-up. We “pull down” what is needed.

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The core principles of Leading FOR Innovation

Cris Beswick

The ultimate manifestation of this is to figure out how to disrupt yourself inside the safety of an innovation process before a competitor (existing or new) does it for you. By dedicating resources to these horizons, organisations can future-proof their businesses and stay ahead of industry disruptions.

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Spotting Innovation Opportunities

ITONICS

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. Is there a pattern for disruption & breakthroughs?

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Applying the Three Horizon Thinking to a Fresh Perspective of Innovation Design

Paul Hobcraft

I would argue this fits within a constellation of partners all working towards delivering innovation that is highly valuable, radical, disruptive and distinctive. This needs designing in unique ways, not in rigid processes and structures. Where is innovation within this?

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Technology leads, innovation exploitation is lagging

Paul Hobcraft

It is still managed mainly through a linear process of stage-gates and investigation / validation to decide to move on or not. This merging of cloud, big data, social, and the internet of things is becoming the new system of discovery according to some. The balance in innovation activity is changing.

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7 Habits of Highly Innovative Companies

ITONICS

Nevertheless, many market participants still face the enormous challenge of figuring out the blend of all necessary elements and the right mix for a successful innovation process. Even fewer have persistently developed and implemented habits and processes that foster sustainable innovation.

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