Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

Over the years, so much has improved and understood by the explanations, case examples, suggestions, clarifications and ways they were “built into” the individual innovation processes that each company chose to construct their innovation process. Briefly, I summarize what these have been bringing into innovative thinking.

Innovation 183

Innovation Innovation Processes Open Innovation Agile 183

Tullio Siragusa

JULY 24, 2023

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. Employees become mere executors of orders, leading to a lack of engagement and motivation.

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Design Thinking Culture Design Underperforming Technical Team 82

Business and Tech

MARCH 16, 2023

For example, engineers invented the semiconductor in the United States, but the nation produces about 10% of the world’s supply today. The United States is taking bold steps to reinvigorate its economy through game-changing investments in high-tech research and manufacturing. For more than 50 years, U.S.

LEAN 299

LEAN Resources Technology Learning 299

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

This could include difficulties adapting to rapidly changing market dynamics, a lack of collaboration and integration, inefficient resource allocation, or the inability to leverage emerging technologies effectively. Ecosystem design is becoming organizations’ “go-to” solution to accelerate their competitiveness.

Innovation 148

Innovation Innovation Management Innovation Processes Case Study 148

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 21, 2023

The potential returns, including increased agility, improved innovation outcomes, enhanced collaboration, and long-term competitiveness, make this radical change worthwhile for organizations aspiring to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. The ability to build the context and show its (ongoing) value makes the difference.

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Innovation Innovation Management Agile Design 130

Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2020

By having a repeatable method in place to collaborate around ideas and refine solutions for challenges as and when they arise, you can help safeguard your enterprise. All these benefits could contribute towards your business gaining a competitive edge during this uncertain period.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Innovation Brainstorming Crowdsourcing 98

PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As an innovation manager, you’re tasked with the challenging responsibility of leading the development and implementation of new ideas, products, and initiatives that will drive growth and competitiveness for your company. This can help you increase participation and engagement among employees and stakeholders.

Innovation 76

Innovation Analysis Innovation Management Idea Generation 76

Acuvate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In today’s competitive business world employee engagement is an essential element in creating a positive work culture and a productive workforce. Organizations with engaged employees perform better than those without by whopping 202%. This is the reason employee engagement gets top precedence in the workplace strategy.

Engagement 90

Engagement Innovation Study Tools 90

CMOE

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The vast array of challenges teams face creates a vital need for leadership teams to come together, coordinate, collaborate, and get better aligned across all functions within the organization. For example, CMOE’s Team Alignment Survey is a great resource that enables teams to thoroughly assess their development.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Leadership Survey Competition 52

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

The ability to tackle those larger societal problems within an ecosystem, or combine unique resources to overcome a complex challenge you are incapable of solving alone, do have greater potential in a collaborative adaptive system. As we learn we adapt, as we share we grow. But be aware – the challenges are difficult to work through.

Innovation 241

Innovation Collaboration Design Disruption 241

Acuvate

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Capturing innovative ideas from employees at various levels, building an active and collaborative workforce, recognizing employees effort and communicating effectively with all stakeholders are the vital building blocks of innovation management. With incorporating innovation management, decentralization is another added advantage.

Innovation Management 53

Innovation Management Innovation Examples Management 53

Betterific

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Our “ Hacking Civic Engagement ” Challenge was a first for us in many respects. With the help of Deloitte’s Pixel division we collaborated with Topcoder. Quick shoutout to the winners of the ideation competition: Luc Michaud (grand prize winner), Metro Power Yoga , Marla Goodman and Dennis Pitcock.

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Competition Crowdsourcing Engagement Innovation 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. While it may seem counterintuitive, collaborating with your rivals actually makes sense.

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Crowdsourcing Competition Collaboration Open Innovation 63

Business and Tech

MARCH 24, 2022

Well-being isn’t just a perk, it’s a competitive advantage. If you want to build a thriving organization, you need engaged employees, and one of the best ways to support the health of your employees and the growth of your company — especially as the pandemic continues — is by rolling out a wellness program.

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Culture Leadership Engagement Tools 246

eZassi

AUGUST 29, 2023

With Innovation Management In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, staying ahead of the competition requires embracing Industry 4.0 Let’s take a look at two use case examples. Companies are successfully scaling additive manufacturing for mass customization; one relatable consumer apparel product example is from Adidas.

Industry 52

Industry Technical Review Software Review Innovation 52

hackerearth

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

It is hard to put it any better—but there is rarely innovation that hasn’t its origins in collaboration. Innovation and collaboration aren’t separate. Collaboration drives innovation and value creation, thereby helping businesses create wealth. Why collaborate. Distinct advantages of collaboration. Don Tapscott.

Collaboration 58

Collaboration Innovation Open Innovation Crowdsourcing 58

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

Do they make sense and are the suggestions a competitive threat or a trend towards a future that needs fully embracing before others do? Increased integration with other business tools, such as project management and collaboration software. More use of gamification techniques to encourage participation and engagement among employees.

Innovation Management 183

Innovation Management Innovation Software Management 183

ImagineNation

APRIL 9, 2019

Yet, according to Gallup , CEO’s, executive teams and leaders are the key catalysts towards creating a collaborative workplace culture. Compete or collaborate? Some CEO’S, executive teams and leaders mistakenly assume that organizational culture is simply a social phenomenon that they have no control over, and cannot impact.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Culture Agile Creativity 40

Idea to Value

MARCH 9, 2021

She gives examples from her research with children, where she gave a group of students a task which was deliberately too challenging for them to see how they reacted. collaboration across organizational boundaries rather than competition among employees or units. They support.

Creativity 209

Creativity Innovation Collaboration Exercises 209

Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 17, 2023

Tackling Digital Transformation Challenges with Ease: Strategies for Success The digital transformation journey is essential for businesses to remain competitive and relevant in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world. Engage key stakeholders from across the organization to ensure their support and commitment.

Strategy 62

Strategy Strategy Roadmap Culture 62

Business and Tech

MARCH 25, 2022

Take staffing for example. These systems can now be used to engage the public, sharing information and reducing liability while increasing the overall safety of the business. Fortunately, many retailers are actively engaged in sharing intelligence about these issues with smart technologies that support identifying patterns and trends.

Technology 130

Technology Data Trends Collaboration 130

Ecosystems4Innovating

APRIL 17, 2023

One area of potential to bridge is the collaborations at the multiple firm levels. We need to find new ways of collaborating and that means applying ecosystem thinking and platform solutions. My question is how can we bring together a number of organizations to work in a broader, more ambitious innovation ecosystem of collaborations ?

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Innovation Policies Resources 59

Phil McKinney

AUGUST 17, 2023

For example, while driving, there are areas around your car that you cannot see, whether it's on the sides or behind the car. Confirmation bias, for example, can lead us to favor information that confirms our existing beliefs or ideas, leading us to overlook or ignore potentially innovative ideas that challenge our current view.

Innovation 73

Innovation How To Technical Review Culture of Innovation 73

Qmarkets

JANUARY 8, 2019

In this article, we’ll explore five inspiring examples of innovation in business (both disruptive and incremental ), and what lessons they offer concerning survival on today’s uncertain corporate landscape. Philip Morris International (PMI) presents a prime example of this. custom text, personalization, etc).

Innovation 53

Innovation Examples Disruption Ideation 53

Acuvate

APRIL 24, 2023

Take Amazon , for example. The ecommerce retail giant utilizes data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to deliver personalized content to users, leveraging Cognitive Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) to keep its workforce prepared to take on the competition. Promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Management Learning 52

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. While it may seem counterintuitive, collaborating with your rivals actually makes sense.

Crowdsourcing 40

Crowdsourcing Competition Collaboration Open Innovation 40

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

The report emphasises that the energy transition required is of such scale and speed it cannot be achieved without sustained support and equally significant engagement and participation from citizens, whose lives will be affected in multiple ways. The report uses examples of solar PV. Also, another example in the past has been Lithium?ion

Innovation 345

Innovation Technology Roadmap Report 345

Acuvate

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Generative AI has the potential to reshape the workplace and the way businesses engage with customers. In the fiercely competitive landscape where the war for talent doesn’t seem to relent, these simplification and efficiency superpowers can set apart the celebrated employers from the rest. However, it’s easier said than done.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Data Competition Engagement 52

Phil McKinney

JULY 31, 2023

Take, for example, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Moreover, they understand that leading change is not about imposing it from the top but about engaging the organization in the process. This approach emphasizes the importance of collaboration and shared decision-making. First, it amplifies the diversity of thought.

Leadership 74

Leadership Change Innovation Collaboration 74

Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 15, 2020

Effective Leaders Create Highly Engaged Cultures. Influential leaders focus less on organizing, and more on providing a sense of vision, purpose, mentorship, and are a consistent source of inspiration to others by setting the example. Reward those who go above and beyond to assist their peers by promoting this attitude further.

Culture 50

Culture Engagement Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 50

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2023

For example, the same people in a given innovation team cannot deliver the optimum result for different challenges and problems. In any competitive situation, the survival of the fittest dominates (Darwinian). I keep working on this; I need some partners to collaborate and invest in building this out further.

Innovation 205

Innovation Resources Innovation Processes Collaboration 205

Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 15, 2020

Effective Leaders Create Highly Engaged Cultures. Influential leaders focus less on organizing, and more on providing a sense of vision, purpose, mentorship, and are a consistent source of inspiration to others by setting the example. Reward those who go above and beyond to assist their peers by promoting this attitude further.

Culture 48

Culture Engagement Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 48

Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 10, 2023

As businesses grapple with these emerging technologies, they must be prepared to adapt and leverage them to remain competitive and sustainable. Collaboration platforms like Slack or Asana allow for real-time communication and project management.

Guidelines 62

Guidelines Culture Creativity Collaboration 62

IdeaScale

MARCH 9, 2017

A good example of it can be found in fitness apps. That’s a good example of “gamifying” fitness, an extremely popular strategy. And it absolutely works; it’s been found that gamification can increase engagement by up to 20%, regardless of the audience. So how do you combine fun and work?

Innovation Processes 145

Innovation Processes Innovation Crowdsourcing Competition 145

Acuvate

MAY 31, 2023

GPT’s ability to understand the context and generate human-like responses enables chatbots to engage in natural and personalized conversations. Chatbots can also facilitate seamless communication and collaboration among teams, ensuring smoother workflows and faster decision-making processes.

Industry 52

Industry Competition Collaboration Innovation 52

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

For example, improving battery technology, improving charging efficiencies for an electric vehicle, or exploring different storage capacity for longer times. Any energy transition takes a long time, and it requires a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary approach. Energy is a vital part of any country’s ability to be competitive.

Innovation 181

Innovation System Collaboration Technology 181

Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2019

In this article, we’ll explore five inspiring examples of innovation in business (both disruptive and incremental ), and what lessons they offer concerning survival on today’s uncertain corporate landscape. Philip Morris International (PMI) presents a prime example of this. custom text, personalization, etc).

Innovation 40

Innovation Examples Disruption Ideation 40