Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 10, 2020

Constructing an innovation conversation framework is never easy, we all come at it in different ways and when it comes to those strategic conversations, we feel a sense of panic and growing tension as our messages begin to fray at the edges and slip more into tactical, the more we talk. It forms the required strategic dialogue.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A product roadmap is defined as a strategic planning document or visualization that outlines the high-level goals and objectives for a product or product line over a specific period of time. Table of Content What is a Product Roadmap? It is a communication tool that helps a product team, including product [.]

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of business and strategic decision-making, it's crucial to have powerful tools at your disposal to understand your environment and plan for the future. Two such tools that have proven invaluable are PESTEL and SWOT analysis.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Ten years into the Brainzooming blog , it seemed right to have someone else tell the story from a fresh perspective. Ten Years Now and Mike Brown Has a Blog – Emma Alvarez Gibson. I don’t think I had any clue, at the start, about the impact the blog would have on my life.”. We work well together. Spoiler: I’m not.

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IdeaScale

JULY 7, 2021

The EO “charges all agencies with assessing the current state of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within their workforces and developing strategic plans to eliminate any barriers to success faced by underserved employees.” Integrating Workforce Perspective into Strategic Planning.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you are a somewhat regular reader of this blog or my work generally, you may know that I think talking about innovation strategy conflates two very important ideas that are related but not the same thing. It's just one of several, but I think I like it the best: a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 1, 2023

This blog post delves into key takeaways from the conversation and highlights the importance of integrating these two approaches to foster sustainable growth. As a discipline, EA seeks to create a holistic, strategic view of an organization’s technology landscape, enabling better alignment between business objectives and IT capabilities.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll delve into how to maximize value within the first 12 months of using a value stream management (VSM) solution. Going deep: A strategic approach In our VSM transformation journey, there’s a choice to be made: go broad or go deep. To tackle this issue, the first month focuses on the planning process.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2024

In this blog, we’ll delve into the intricacies of calculating the hidden cost of waste in software development and explore strategies to mitigate its impact, ultimately leading to a more streamlined and outcome-driven development process. Understanding the common areas where waste occurs is the first step toward mitigating its impact.

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Planview

JANUARY 30, 2024

As organizations rush to capitalize on AI strategies, many of them meet the same challenge they’ve met before – strategic drift. Strategic drift could cost organizations up to $1.4 Effective change management is required for sustained success in delivering strategic initiatives. Wayfaring strategies aren’t uncommon.

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BrainZooming

JULY 26, 2021

The board members want to think big on the heels of the organization wrapping up its current strategic plan. In this instance, we’re exploring three strategic thinking variables: The Strategic Thinking’s Intended Target. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 23, 2018

Scenario planning is a great way to visualize how your business landscape may change over time. In Scenarios, Beyond the Design Cycle , Michal Bobick states “Scenario planning creates a space to critically examine assumptions and emerging challenges related to products, users, competitors, or industries. Want to learn more?

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PlanBox Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2024

In this blog, we aim to tackle the ten most commonly asked questions about ISO 56001 by innovation practitioners. ISO 56001 sets a global benchmark for innovation management, but its real value lies in how it can be strategically leveraged to create competitive differentiation. Is ISO 56001 Certification Worth It?

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 25, 2024

This blog explores the role of such leaders in pioneering circular economy initiatives, highlighting the challenges, strategies, and successes that define this journey. Strategies: Build Strategic Partnerships: Work closely with supply chain partners to align goals, share resources, and co-develop circular solutions.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

Vision and Strategic Thinking The Universal Need for Direction: Regardless of the industry, every organization seeks a brighter future. Their strategic thinking ensures that actions taken today align with a brighter tomorrow. From daily operational decisions to game-changing strategic moves, leaders must be decisive.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 7, 2022

The failure rate increases due to insufficient integration design and planning or faulty integration planning. Post-merger integration plans typically require creating lengthy checklists, project plans, activities, and tasks basically focused on estimation upfront. Merging companies is complicated. It is people centric.

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PlanBox Innovation

JULY 5, 2023

ISO 56006 , the international standard for Strategic Intelligence Management, can play a vital role in helping organizations navigate this fast-changing environment. By implementing this standard, organizations can optimize their strategic approach and operational procedures to bolster their innovation capacities.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 27, 2021

Successful innovation requires strategic planning and idea management. Stratnovation advises companies on innovation by focusing on strategic planning, training entire workforces, providing new insights, and project management. They go hand in hand and need to be managed strategically to realize tangible results.”.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. Consultants are increasingly being pigeonholed as either “strategic” (and worth the high price) or basic “resources” for implementation (and not worth more than a modest hourly rate). percent in the U.S.,

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Transforming Challenges into Strategic Opportunities: The Power of Force Field Analysis and OKRs In the ever-evolving terrain of business, leaders constantly seek the alchemy that turns challenges into strategic opportunities. It provides a framework for identifying the forces that either drive progress toward a goal or hold it back.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Striking a delicate balance between innovation and the intricacies of managing legacy code demands strategic foresight, requiring a keen understanding of the evolving technological ecosystem. Simultaneously, the divide between business leaders and IT presents a significant hurdle in the dynamic landscape of automotive innovation.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We have released a host of eBooks on strategic planning exercises and ideas to increase collaboration, creative thinking, alignment, and successful implementation. Results – Creating Strategic Impact (Download). The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions (Download).

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 2, 2017

Is there such a thing as a quick check to determine whether a strategic plan is on the right track or not ? While reviewing mini-strategic plans attendees developed at a recent logistics company customer event we facilitated, I relied on one that works well. 1 Question to Test Effective Strategic Plan Development.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

10 Employee Engagement Ideas to Improve Strategic Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategic planning and then turn it into results. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2020

Objectives are descriptions of the organization’s strategic goals and should be concise, motivating, and challenging. This one is based on an annual plan and includes the following sections: Objective – What is the strategic goal you want to achieve? Real innovation happens when you have both vision and results.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 4, 2017

While everyone hopes these meetings are smart, strategic, and have a meaningful impact on the business , that rarely seems to be the case. 12 Reasons Budget Meetings Aren’t Strategic. Too often, budget meetings aren’t strategic. Budget meetings are not integrated with strategic planning and business strategy.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

MARCH 22, 2024

Navigating AI in Contact Centers with NICE’s Carmit DiAndrea , Lopez Research Analyst Perspective: AI and Growth Drive HPE’s Strategic Acquisition of Juniper, But It’s Too Early to Declare Victory. Highlighted Content : 33. Thinkers360: Tell us a bit about your background and areas of expertise. I read constantly.

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Focused Momentum

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In the last blog post , I discussed how necessary it is to set strategic context repeatedly during the early stages of implementing a new strategic direction. In this blog post, I want to expand on how to bring strategic thinking to life by actively connecting, problem-solving, and planning in detail.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Create a new set of templates quarterly or annually as part of your overall strategic planning process. For the past 25 years, I’ve worked with hundreds of groups across dozens of big companies and startups. But in my experience, things get muddy when it comes to just how you do all this. Strategies.

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BrainZooming

MAY 16, 2017

Are you involved with the strategic planning process for your organization? That could involve leading it, participating in it, or trying to influence the strategic planning process so it delivers more value and better results for the organization? 7 Strategic Planning Process Challenges You Can Fix!

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2017

We wanted a strategic target to align IT strategy and innovation initiatives to support the organization in realizing its overall vision. We instead used previous exposure, strategic thinking exercises with the IT team and others, and strategic business sense to describe what it seemed a corporate target would encompass.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 23, 2022

Finally, many asked for more “insights for the future” (11%), such as ideas around future planning and research insights that you can apply now for the future. When we asked respondents for “Any suggestions for how we can improve the relevance of our blogs or research for you?” Are we having an impact in the field?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Planning for next year is well under way. This article was originally published on Inc.com and has been syndicated for this blog. The post Turn Overwhelming Data into New Insight to make Strategic Decisions first appeared on. Focused on insight, not numbers. Makes sense. While data exists, many teams lack insight.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2017

One of the most popular Brainzooming blog posts the past few years is rich in strategic thinking tools. It features more than 200 strategic thinking questions we’ve gathered, envisioned, and created going back to The Brainzooming Group origins as a corporate strategic planning department. Innovation. Creativity.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Every now and then, we’ll run a post that recaps Facebook and Twitter updates, blog post scraps, and other random creative thinking, all smushed together, Larry King-style. Travel Blogging at an Airport Bar. You gotta love travel blogging! – Mike Brown. If you enjoy those, today’s your day! Traveling Deep in the Heart of Texas.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Chuck Dymer and I led the first step in a client’s multi-day strategic planning process this week. And fun was an important expectation since they found us by Googling “strategic planning fun” and downloading our eBook on the topic of fun strategic planning. Yes, strategic planning can be fun.

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Christensen Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2023

From completing an MCI bootcamp for policymakers in Uganda and finishing a report on market-creation for Nigeria’s solar sector by breaking down the large projects into weekly tasks that I could easily allocate time and attention to, to launching a Thursday Theory Tips blog series by establishing a disciplined and regular writing schedule.

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