Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation is undergoing a radical change, in opening up to technology, collaborative thinking and the value of generative AI thinking. For me, ecosystem innovation and generative AI have arrived at that pivotal point to significantly influence future innovation design.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It propels companies forward, allowing them to adapt in rapidly changing markets and to respond effectively to evolving customer needs. They are the catalysts who: Champion Change : High potential leaders are often at the forefront of advocating for and implementing new ideas and processes.

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Culture of Innovation Culture Leadership Innovation 113

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 30, 2016

Projects, Projects, Projects. What’s quite simple about innovation is that projects are what make innovation real. Unless they are in the context of an actual project. Thinking about things is not innovation. Having beers and kicking ideas around are not innovation. Innovation is about Projects.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Lots of time, because companies aren't just creating a new product, but a new process, and changing culture along the way. In another chapter, the author notes that BASF expects culture change to take 8 to 10 years. As such, it's not just choosing a subject, but also having a senior sponsor who cares about the success of the project.

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Idea Generation Innovation Leadership Engagement 144

Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From idea competitions and startup incubators to virtual whiteboards and design thinking workshops, there is no shortage of mechanisms for brainstorming what’s possible in an organization. It’s exciting to have so many ideas to work with. It’s not enough to come up with an idea. But what happens next?

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Software Review Innovation Programs Project Innovation 105

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. The value of such gatherings lies in their capacity to refresh perspectives, encourage strategic thinking, and address complex challenges without the distractions of the office environment.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking. This deep-dive immersive course in innovation could change the direction of your organization – or career. This essential training for leaders and project managers provides answers, and from an industry thought leader. Streamlined management of innovation projects.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. Keynote speakers often emphasize the need for creating an environment where brainstorming is encouraged and every idea is valued. Empowerment also means providing the necessary resources and training to turn ideas into reality.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

By fostering an environment where every voice could be heard, they saw a 25% increase in project delivery speed and a 30% improvement in employee satisfaction. This led to cross-departmental projects that leveraged these diverse experiences, resulting in a 15% growth in annual revenue and a significant rise in cross-functional innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 15, 2020

It will require deeper observation, using ethnographic and design thinking skills to uncover unmet needs. Without a bias for innovation, teams and executives will skip past the context setting to get more rapidly to what they consider the main event - the idea generation and validation.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Our favorite part of this innovation test is you receive a very visual 40 page pdf with your results in addition to tips for changing innovation behavior across eight dimensions. you do need a balance of problem finding, idea generation, evaluation and. working and what could change at the micro-scale (weekly) and.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Tips Culture of Innovation 84

Gregg Fraley

APRIL 20, 2021

Accelerate the Momentum of Work and Life Projects With Focused Creativity. MCPS perfectly complements innovation frameworks like Design Thinking, Agile, and Lean, and quality frameworks like Six Sigma. It could be used to start a business, or, for a career change. Mindset is where culture change starts.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

I replied “you need to be thinking about project cycles and measures.” I added my punchline, “because if you’re not doing projects you’re not doing innovation.” Not Design Thinking?” My “projects” reply is a cocktail party answer. ” “What!

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

Design Thinking alone will not guarantee success (or any other framework, Agile, Lean, etc.). Very few organization’s are any good at all at Brainstorming/Idea Generation. If your innovation program doesn’t have a Project orientation there will be no culture change, or innovation.

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Training Innovation Programs LEAN Innovation 58

Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

You will fail with: Lean, Agile, Design Thinking, TRIZ, Stage-Gate, Osborn-Parnes CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail, or a homegrown/blended framework. Creativity, and creative ideas, are essential ingredients, and, without other fundamentals , like projects and implementation — great ideas are a waste of time.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 25, 2022

Let’s review the three stages of this design thinking framework. This article is part 3 in a series designed to explore the design thinking process. Click the link here to read through Part 1: What is Design Thinking and Part 2: Attitudes That Hurt Design Thinking & How to Change Them. .

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 18, 2015

Projects are what change culture. In fact, Nothing changes innovation culture except real world innovation projects. I don’t know how to do innovation — start a project and learn as you go! But at the heart of it, it’s about ongoing projects. It’s the Only Kryptonite.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

“TRIZ is a problem solving method based on logic and data, not intuition, which accelerates the project team’s ability to solve these problems creatively” Using the FORTH Method to Navigate Your Innovation Journey. “The value is that Baldrige is intentionally non-prescriptive. .

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Engagement Design 199

Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

That’s where you start thinking about what you might do, or change, in some area of expertise or knowledge. Generally, you need knowledge of a domain before you can invent within it. Facilitators who scaffold well are master innovation facilitators and their projects achieve better results.

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Ideation Learning Innovation Exercises 85

Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Unrealistic expectations of first projects Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them. What makes this even more dangerous is that the further away the first projects are from the core business, the more likely they are to fail.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 98

Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Unrealistic expectations of first projects. Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them. What makes this even more dangerous is that the further away the first projects are from the core business, the more likely they are to fail. Just tossing money at it.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 109

Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Unrealistic expectations of first projects. Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them. What makes this even more dangerous is that the further away the first projects are from the core business, the more likely they are to fail. Just tossing money at it.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 83

Wazoku

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Companies like Lloyd’s , Oracle , Cisco, SAS, UTS and Allen & Overy all use Innovation Labs – be it to connect with smaller start-ups, test technologies, or to foster ideas and thinking. It could also be a third-party software or consultant running a workshop on design thinking, culture, digital transformation, or more.

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Culture Technical Review Software Review Innovation 85

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Unless this changes it will continue to erode the clients’ confidence in these service providers and they will be seeking increasing internal solutions to tackle their problems. I think if this trend continues it will be a mistaken course. Also innovation itself is going through really a massive change.

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Innovation Collaboration Technical Review Leadership 60

Qmarkets

JANUARY 7, 2020

Too often, companies think of innovation in terms of disparate temporal projects, rather than as a holistic practice that should be permanently embedded within the organization’s DNA. Amplify Idea Generation You can’t address the question ‘what is total idea management’ without emphasising the importance of crowdsourcing ideas.

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Integrative Innovation

MAY 2, 2017

There is a huge noise around what companies should do to find the big ideas. Compared to it, the discussion about the best way of turning those ideas into substantial businesses is almost silent. We think it is high time to change this. We have too many stakeholders with diverse and frequently changing intentions’.

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Ideation Innovation LEAN Disruption 61

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Or, is it the incompetence that underlines the failure to anticipate change and stay ahead of the curve? The rules of the game have changed. Innovation management initiatives focus on disruptive or step changes that transform the business in some significant way.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Or, is it the incompetence that underlines the failure to anticipate change and stay ahead of the curve? The rules of the game have changed. Innovation management initiatives focus on disruptive or step changes that transform the business in some significant way.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For example, a project team with strong capabilities to deliver innovation can be prevented from succeeding by a management team with inappropriate governance processes. Idea Generation: Generate creative new ideas that address the identified challenges, beyond basic brainstorming exercises.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 13, 2017

Mobile devices, apps, commerce, and location have already changed our daily lives. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, sensors, and wearables introduce game-changing opportunities. Things are moving too fast for 24-month stage-gate innovation project cycles. We constantly witness the global reach and influence of social media.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Internet of things Big Data 40

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 16, 2016

For results in idea generation you need a system, a framework, and a wide, deep chest of tools. How can you generate great ideas with a more systemic approach to “brainstorming”? But wow, this is just the tip of the iceberg with regard to effective idea generation.

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