Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The belief that lean management principles will get the innovation out of the door quicker, has been one of those management adoptions that often trick us into believing we are achieving more than we actually are. Designing the complete rapid innovation application process.

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Innovation Processes LEAN Innovation Agile 206

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation thinking in Ecosystem and Gen AI design I believe there is a real need to construct a different innovation process. We are rapidly seeing the past of innovating simply in terms of operating on our own. Earlier this year, I proposed a different framework for the innovation process and thinking.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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Innovation Leadership Ideation Innovation Processes 113

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Quiet quitters are a classic example of poorly engaged employees. Employee engagement refers to the extent to which a company’s staff are invested in their roles and in the success of the business as a whole. Highly engaged employees, on the other hand, are invested in their work. Are Engaged Employees More Productive?

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Engagement How To Idea Management Culture of Innovation 98

IdeaScale

MARCH 9, 2017

Improve your innovation process with gamification. The ideal moment in any innovation process is when innovating becomes fun. That’s where gamification comes in, and it can blast your innovation onto a whole new plane. Gamification is the addition of game-like ideas and rewards to a work process.

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Innovation Processes Crowdsourcing Innovation Examples 145

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

The thrust of the framework is “ Organizations can create a more comprehensive and effective innovation ecosystem by utilizing building blocks as components of the innovation stack, guiding platform development using the innovation stack, and supporting the innovation stack with a platform.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

A dynamic speaker can transform the atmosphere, creating an engaging and thought-provoking experience for all attendees. When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Idea generation is the heart of innovation. Creating this culture in your organization increases employee engagement and promotes collaboration. Innovation increases brand loyalty. One way to inspire the innovation process is to hold an idea generation competition. Here’s how. Create … Continued.

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Competition Idea Generation Innovation Processes Collaboration 246

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 8, 2023

By modularizing these tasks and their interfaces, organizations can assess their innovation progress by having a complete innovation system available to them, designed on specific stack elements to address knowledge operation requirements in the stage of development to commercialization.

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Learning Innovation System Design 130

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

To look forward, I would argue we always need to look back and account for the progress made in managing innovation over the years. Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Agile Innovation 183

BrainZooming

MARCH 2, 2021

In any collaborative meeting, you, as a leader, have an opportunity to foster innovative thinking. Moving to an anonymous, text-based online collaborative environment, though, offers multiple new, intriguing possibilities for leaders to cultivate innovation. 6 Innovative Leadership Possibilities that Anonymity Enables.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 26, 2023

Innovation application and practice seem to have stayed stuck, largely due to how it is organized. For me, it is necessary to grasp what Ecosystem thinking, and Platform design can do through all the connected technology and human collaboration this approach can provide. I have doubled down on innovation more to prompt others.

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Software Review Technical Review Innovation Collaboration 183

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 148

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 26, 2023

Resource allocation: The innovation mandate should outline how resources, including funding, personnel, and technology, will be allocated to support innovation initiatives and where these will be drawn down from and the “equity of resources” shared so this is a collaborative endeavour. Addressing both makes good sense.

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Policies Innovation Programs Innovation Collaboration 148

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 23, 2019

How Should I Use Open Innovation? Open innovation starts with an engaged, interested customer base. Likely you’ve already used a fairly simple form of it, reading customer feedback and asking your innovation team what they think of the responses. That can drive even closed innovation processes in powerful ways.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

Innovation is a complex process that requires effective connections and collaborations among individuals and teams. To build an effective innovation ecosystem, it is crucial to identify the key components that make up the ecosystem, including products, services, channels, partners, regulations, policies, and technology.

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Design Innovation Collaboration Innovation Management 183

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Quiet quitters are a classic example of poorly engaged employees. Employee engagement refers to the extent to which a company’s staff are invested in their roles and in the success of the business as a whole. Highly engaged employees, on the other hand, are invested in their work. Are Engaged Employees More Productive?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 24, 2022

The platform’s ability to offer multiple values will influence many of the client’s adoption decisions over the choices their business will engage with. ” I suggested in this post, “ Platforms allow you the opportunity to innovate in very different ways. The five stages for business platform adoption.

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Technical Review Innovation Engagement Collaboration 183

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Innovation “fights” to attract resources, gain management attention or understand its difficulties in the time it takes, its potential risks and its need for a more ambitious and bold commitment of support. The need for digital platforms and ecosystem designs has grown to achieve this collaborative environment.

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Technical Review Innovation Software Review Engagement 209

IdeaScale

MAY 26, 2021

It can come in many different forms and styles, but regardless of the methods you use, innovation cannot be ignored. However, when working in a digital workspace, creating lasting innovative solutions is much more difficult than usual. This directs contributions and collaboration towards the goals you’re trying to meet.

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Brainstorming Innovation Collaboration Ideation 246

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. The shift to platform thinking gives the potential for scalable and flexible foundations for collaboration, integration, and value creation.

Software Review 246

Software Review Software Innovation Design 246

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

Increased integration with other business tools, such as project management and collaboration software. More emphasis on data analytics and reporting to help companies better understand and track their innovation efforts. More use of gamification techniques to encourage participation and engagement among employees.

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Software Innovation Management Management Artificial Inteligence 183

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Other cognitive abilities, such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and the ability to connect disparate ideas, play significant roles in the innovative process. The ability to make novel connections and drive innovation also demands domain expertise. Grabbing the earlier value needs focusing.

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Innovation ChatGPT Trends Creativity 163

Planview

JULY 9, 2019

To help you in your search for the right innovation management platform, we have compiled a checklist of what to look for in an innovation management platform, complete with project collaboration and project delivery capabilities. Crowd endorsements : Recognize others as a Citizen, Maker, Connector, and All-Star.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 22, 2023

Any energy transition takes a long time, requiring a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary approach. Innovation inspires action; it can focus efforts and drive synergies if set up correctly. It is having a well-established innovation process or a clear, transparent one that can engage, communicate and build shared understanding.

Design 130

Design System Innovation Collaboration 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We have to recognize the days of simple product innovation are dwindling. where technology, digital solutions, greater customer insights, where a new breed of designers, engineers, scientists, and software talent are combining built through a platform and new innovation ecosystems thinking, are all emerging. coming from industry 4.0

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Industry Collaboration Innovation Design 290

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 27, 2023

The Learning Components are how we should work through each stage of the innovation process. This framework encourages a shift in mindset, culture, and software solutions, allowing organizations to dynamically assemble and reconfigure their innovation processes and resources.

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Innovation Design Innovation Processes Collaboration 174

Be-novative

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How to engage and motivate people to be open in sharing their ideas and solve challenges your organisation is facing? We are keeping the challenge open until our next session, so more ideas can be captured and participants, also people who couldn’t attend this session due to end-of-year engagements, can re-visit our session.

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Be-novative

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How to engage and motivate people to be open in sharing their ideas and solve challenges your organisation is facing? We are keeping the challenge open until our next session, so more ideas can be captured and participants, also people who couldn’t attend this session due to end-of-year engagements, can re-visit our session.

Ideation 52

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Innovation is one of those activities that constantly “swim against the currents of the dominating culture of the organization” We cripple our creative process as it is often not visible or transparent; the innovative process can be seen as a “black box” by many in the organization; they only can judge the end result.

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Software Review Innovation Design Technical Review 163

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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Agile Design Innovation System 130

IdeaScale

JANUARY 17, 2022

In the last two centuries, these tools have been central to the classroom and the innovation process, but there was once a time before they existed. . These applications are not exclusive to the classroom, and any group of people looking to collaborate or share knowledge with each other is now able to thanks to the whiteboard. .

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Ideation Exercises Brainstorming Collaboration 245

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I want to offer some thoughts that need us all involved in innovation to think about as we finish out 2018. If you are frustrated with your current innovation process then read on. Much of the current innovation process you are currently working with is a Dinosaur, it should have disappeared long ago. I think not.

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Software Review Software Innovation Underperforming Technical Team 222

IdeaScale

MARCH 9, 2021

Whiteboarding is a critical part of the brainstorming and innovation process. Whether you are using Fresco , Mural, or some other virtual whiteboard, these practices should help engage your team. Virtual whiteboards are shared workspaces that people operate through in order to collaborate from anywhere. Exercise #1 ?

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Exercises Brainstorming Collaboration Engagement 130

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 6, 2023

By modularizing these tasks and their interfaces, organizations can assess their innovation progress by having available to them a complete innovation system, designed on specific stack elements to address knowledge operation requirements in the stage of development to commercialization. The innovation stack’s modular nature.

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Design Collaboration Innovation Software 148

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A speaker’s ability to captivate, engage, and inspire the audience sets the tone and leaves a lasting impression. On the other hand, an ill-suited speaker may lead to disinterest, a lack of engagement, and a negative perception of the event’s value.

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Technical Review Innovation Engagement Conference 100

IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

IdeaScale is offering innovators from around the world an extra week to complete their submission for the Innovation Management Awards. This is our fifth annual award series and we honor winners in three categories: best innovation engagement strategy, best innovation process, and best innovation.

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Innovation Management Management Engagement Crowdsourcing 149