Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

I have called this the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework – here is why and what went into this proposal that I feel should be adopted for managing innovation in the future. The shift to platform thinking gives the potential for scalable and flexible foundations for collaboration, integration, and value creation.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2024

Misaligned Work Misaligned work occurs when tasks are not directly aligned with an organization’s highest priorities, often due to unclear communication or poor understanding of these priorities. The absence of tools to manage and monitor workload exacerbates this, leading to excessive multitasking and reduced efficiency.

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Qmarkets

JULY 31, 2023

Qmarkets’ innovation management software facilitates idea generation, evaluation and implementation, collaboration, and data analysis. OmniStrada will support businesses in tailoring the platform and implementing innovation management programs and processes. That’s where we come in.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

For me, the energy transition that the world is undertaking requires all forms of innovation, to offer technically advanced, as well as breakthrough solutions, to an incredibly complex system of energy delivery. The critical enabler will come from technology and systemic innovation. The societal inhibitor is a real impediment.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Leadership In the dynamic landscape of corporate leadership, emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a critical component of effective management and strategic vision. Self-Regulation – Managing or redirecting one’s disruptive emotions.

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Planview

MARCH 28, 2024

Unlike traditional manufacturing processes characterized by tangible endpoints, software development for vehicles is inherently iterative and demands agility to keep pace with evolving technological requirements. This includes anticipating changes in demand, technology, or market dynamics and adjusting methods accordingly.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

These programs often cover topics such as strategic decision-making, change management, and leadership ethics. Key experiences might include leading a cross-functional team, managing a company-wide initiative, or navigating a merger or acquisition. Managing Initiatives Develops strategic planning and execution skills.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Enhanced Collaboration : Offsites encourage open communication and teamwork, fostering a spirit of cooperation that can lead to innovative solutions. For more detailed guidance on setting strategic goals, review our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Highlighting the importance of collaboration and diversity in driving innovation. They may share insights on techniques for effective ideation such as design thinking, mind mapping, and leveraging technology for collaborative brainstorming sessions. Demonstrating how to embrace failure as a learning opportunity.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 27, 2023

This collaborative approach to innovation – also known as Open Innovation – can come in many shapes and sizes. From CVC funds to joint ventures and from M&A to free and paid pilots, anything is possible when large organizations seek to collaborate with startups. Joint Ventures (e.g.,

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Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The interplays and interfaces available from technology and AI applications available to us today can deliver completely different, more compelling innovations. I have been looking at the combination effect of humans, technology and AI in this new interplay on my paul4innovating.com site.

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Wazoku

MAY 12, 2020

Forrester Reveals The 13 Most Significant providers in Innovation Management “Wazoku has a differentiating vision for idea sharing and innovation collaboration.” Wazoku featured as one of the 13 Most Significant providers in Innovation Management in “The Forrester Wave : Innovation Management Platforms, Q1 2020”.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Each time you are reviewing innovative activity, run through this formula in your head to see if each of the parts is embedded into the work. Looking to achieve better visibility and flexibility, extending collaborations and advancing concepts through technology and structured approaches. Cut the crap.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are great many companies and leaders that obsess about their market share, competitors, or technological prowess. If your technology doesn’t create value for customers, they won’t buy it. With time, patience, and collaboration, those can often be overcome, but not always. Need a contract reviewed by your legal team?

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The Inovo Group

MAY 30, 2019

Creative Construction , by Gary Pisano at Harvard Business School, is such a book, in part due to the preeminence and influence of Harvard in the conversations about innovation that have been taking place since Christenson’s ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’ was published in 1997. Collaborative but Individually Accountable. Conclusion.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Can we manage innovation the way many still are? Innovation is struggling to really perform and unleash breakthrough products due to many ‘inbuilt’ inhibitors. Applying technology application to innovation opportunities needs a platform thinking approach. I think not. Risks are actually rising not falling.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Unpacking Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the collective values, beliefs, and principles of organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

This plan will serve as a roadmap for your organization and a benchmark to measure progress against. This can help maintain energy levels and encourage informal collaboration. It’s beneficial to create a checklist to manage these details effectively. The logistics of the offsite also require careful planning.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Following on from my recent post, “ Managing Energy Transition through Innovation ,” let me build out the innovation argument further. The essential requirement for energy efficiencies and renewable energy needs is to come from significant technology innovation and systemic innovation, so as o achieve these ambitious numbers.

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IdeaScale

MAY 23, 2018

But considering this is a special article written in collaboration with our friends at IdeaScale and the fact that I’m an innovator and not a math whiz, I’m allowing it. AND, they compliment the value that we provide our partner clients, meaning, we have an opportunity to work collaboratively with them often. Technology.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Tools 145

Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

This means not only keeping abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies but also refining leadership skills and strategic acumen. Collaborate Across Departments Breaks down silos and combines diverse perspectives. Then, break these down into more manageable tasks that can be tackled incrementally.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

This means not only keeping abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies but also refining leadership skills and strategic acumen. Collaborate Across Departments Breaks down silos and combines diverse perspectives. Then, break these down into more manageable tasks that can be tackled incrementally.

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Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking Leadership 100

Information Playground

JUNE 4, 2015

I recently attended an all-hands meeting for the Office of the CTO sponsored by Chief Technology Officer John Roese.    One of John's call to actions was as follows: "Submit ideas" John was referring to EMC's annual Innovation Roadmap contest in which employees worldwide submit ideas against corporate challenges.

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eZassi

JULY 23, 2020

Growth of World Population and the History of Technology. Globalization and the Internet have dramatically accelerated technology development. There are three challenges to address if one is to keep abreast of technology development for investments, optimal partnership selection, or roadmap planning. Who should I watch?

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Technology is radically altering our need for innovation. We see increasingly innovation is feeding off the “ digital response rate ” Connecting technology and innovation is altering how we should re-access organizations ability to build out. That got my attention.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Design 189

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Recently I was asked to complete a review of digital transformation, to gauge where it presently is, to take a look at the leading emerging practices and ‘professional ‘wisdom’ and turn these insights into a report due out before the end of the year. So I need to pick it apart. Not easy but a challenge.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Organizations can mature their approach to product portfolio management by embracing change as an opportunity. But as the world becomes more connected and technologies become more advanced, disruptive elements that may have concentrated on a specific region or industry have developed a far greater reach.

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CMOE

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Establishing the right department goal and roadmap is key to overcoming companies’ execution challenges and obstacles. Learn what department goals are and why they are essential and review a five-step plan to actually execute them. For example, “improving project management” is a rather broad goal. The results?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This process is widely adopted by managers, executives, and consultants to drive new product development, service innovation, and business model refinement. Its collaborative nature fosters creativity, leveraging diverse perspectives to uncover innovative solutions.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Once a well-defined innovation strategy that aligns with business goals is in place, the next step will entail managing it effectively. Like any business function, innovation can be managed. Innovation management programs for different companies will vary significantly.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Once a well-defined innovation strategy that aligns with business goals is in place, the next step will entail managing it effectively. Like any business function, innovation can be managed. Innovation management programs for different companies will vary significantly.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

Acuvate

MARCH 16, 2022

Specifically, in the post-pandemic era, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may often find themselves juggling resources and attention between building resilient technological infrastructure and delivering superior customer experiences. Build with open, flexible technology - Choose the cloud environment you need!

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Acuvate

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Gartner’s latest survey reveals that 95% of CIOs expect their jobs to change or be remixed due to digitalization and technology influx. In times when technology has spread its roots and wings in every aspect of the business, CIOs are at the core of critical decision making. Some key Priorities of today’s CIO include.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Hence, it has all the technology, governance and structure to enable the group to communicate, exchange and build the (emerging) solution to work and then have the structure for it to (rapidly) scale. The Power of Network Effects: As more participants join the marketplace, the value for each participant increases due to network effects.

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Acuvate

JULY 15, 2019

Over a decade, tectonic changes in the technology ecosystem have transformed the way enterprises work. With the advancement in technologies, the need to embrace digital transformation is no longer optional. On the flip side, many organizations are not decked up to face the new reality of these changing technological landscape.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The strategy and the roadmap towards the desired innovation-driven mode are critical. The ‘innovation team’ must identify and provide the right enabling technologies to facilitate day-to-day innovation activities and also to speed up the adoption of the innovation culture. Provide the innovation framework. Technologists.

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Technical Review How To Software Review Ideation 68

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

In my experience, when product development is managed with an Agile development approach, user experience professionals are expected to find a way to work within the Agile framework to succeed. And other problems stemmed from UX practitioners feeling disconnected from the daily life of the development teams they supported.

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