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Uncharted Waters Disrupting the Corporate Boardrooms

Paul Hobcraft

When you read a report that has within its executive summary this: “ In combination the boards stand unarmed to enter the battlefield of future business creation in a disrupted world ” it makes you want to read on. This is a more than timely report in my view. Is radical innovation a bulleted point at board meetings?

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What do we expect from Innovation? Mostly disappointment

Paul Hobcraft

Those not involved directly within the innovation project constantly remain skeptical or require more proof. The status quo of the existing places an increasing drag on the forces of change. So where does innovation sit within your organization? Two reports recently came out. My second report is the one from CB Insights.

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

We are in the middle of it, some of you may not have noticed its impact and change but it is significant on the understanding of innovation, in it’s future design. Often this era of change is not as well-recognized or being faced up to, as you would expect. So the need to innovate comes from digital as the source.

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Treat Your Innovation Pipeline just like your Sales Pipeline

Destination Innovation

Each sales person has to gather data and input their reports and forecasts. Lessons are learned, and changes are made to constantly improve the sales process. This is reasonably straightforward for incremental innovations but particularly hard for radical innovations. Does the customer need our product?

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Innovation cannot expand without the 4th Industrial Revolution

Paul Hobcraft

In a recent report, jointly from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey called the “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the factories of the future ” t hey made a number of observations. According to a recent Deloitte report: Most manufacturing lines still look a lot the same way they did 10, 20 or even 30 years ago.

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Is Organizational Structure The Secret to Innovation?

Leapfrogging

Change your company’s structure to get bigger and better ideas. Just about everyone wants more creativity and innovation these days. While most companies agree that innovation is vital, few actually spend time creating structures or devising rewards systems hinged on creativity. But what’s the secret to getting it?

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Overcome resistance and capture growth in the Financial Services Industry

Innovation 360 Group

In this blog post we talk about receptivity to change in Financial Services and some thoughts on how to move forward. Going forward, our customers and other stakeholders will be more receptive to change in how we engage with them and what we offer. This can be problematic in a time that demands change. Readiness for Change?