Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

Innovation is a critical source of future competitive advantage. The innovation team will consist of experts in various fields, including technology, design, marketing, and finance but will not be mutually exclusive but open, encouraging and seeking consistent engagement and alignment across the organization and beyond.

Innovation Programs 189

Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 189

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

This realization and reality demand that all global governments quickly increase and reprioritise their spending on research and development and demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies – putting them at the core of energy and climate policy. To 2030 , government action focuses on bringing new zero? A three horizon timeline.

Report 345

Report Innovation Technology Policies 345

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2024

Barrier: Building and maintaining trust may take time, and concerns about data security, intellectual property, or competition could impede collaboration. Barrier: Legal and regulatory barriers may limit the speed and flexibility with which organizations can collaborate, share data, or engage in certain activities within the ecosystem.

Design 130

Design Collaboration Resources Data 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A positive organizational culture can lead to improved employee engagement, higher levels of innovation, increased agility, and better adaptability to change. Understanding how organizational culture intersects with employee engagement, innovation, and agility can equip you to foster an environment ripe for success.

Culture 100

Culture Underperforming Technical Team Agile Leadership 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC units often focus on securing a competitive advantage by investing in startups with innovative technologies or business models that align with the corporation’s strategic goals. By engaging with and investing in startups, companies can gain insights into emerging technologies, trends, and business practices.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Engagement Marketing Competition 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This ecosystem encompasses a wide array of participants including entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, educational institutions, research organizations, and government entities. The ecosystem offers corporate entities various avenues for engagement, such as startup investment , partnerships, and acquisitions.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Agile Collaboration Engagement 113

Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Interconnected solutions and systems contribute to overall growth and competitiveness. Driving Sustained Growth and Impact: Active engagement in ecosystems drives sustained growth and impact; it connects a collaborative vision and drives engagement and return. I firmly believe Business Ecosystems can deliver on that.

Collaboration 64

Collaboration Design Leadership Competition 64

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2023

As the energy transition requires real step-changes, the collaborative effort, the need for an Energy Ecosystem approach to allow multiple stakeholders to become engaged, and the suggested adoption of these approaches make so much sense.

Technical Review 200

Technical Review Innovation System Collaboration 200

Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 29, 2020

Three scenarios What I found especially interesting was the last third of the book, where Webb creates three alternative scenarios for the future based on key trends and potential actions taken by the GMAFIA, the BAT, governments and consumers. Is market competition the right way to encourage digital transformation?

Data 160

Data Competition Marketing Artificial Inteligence 160

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The third ( LINK ) was on “managing governance within innovation” I have written supporting posts to these conversations, more to flesh out many different pointers to add more value and awareness of the importance of having a clear, integrated solution for innovation in the solution we offer, the Executive Innovation Work Mat.

Design 130

Design Creativity Agile Resources 130

Destination Innovation

AUGUST 10, 2017

This is the key reason why wages, growth and competitive performance are all held back. Local government has had to introduce many innovations in order to cope with cuts but central government, the NHS and major state bodies are just not innovating fast enough (or at all). Employees who are not engaged. Poor management.

Underperforming Technical Team 0

Underperforming Technical Team Survey Leadership Training 0

Idea to Value

DECEMBER 22, 2021

leadership doesn’t know if they are falling behind their competition. Companies like BP, Sanofi, Barclays, Deloitte, Havas, Zeppelin, the NHS, the New South Wales Government and many more. For consulting engagements, travel is of course possible ( of course respecting COVID safety travel restrictions ). What did I find?

Video 257

Video Innovation Creativity Course 257

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Importance of Innovation in Business Innovation is the cornerstone of competitive advantage in business. As AI technology becomes more sophisticated, the synergy between AI and Design Thinking will undoubtedly grow stronger, offering an array of ai tools for design thinking that can be leveraged for competitive advantage.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The recognition that social responsibility and environmental sustainability factors are rapidly becoming part of the world’s agenda will be driven by the forces of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in portfolio selection and management. it fits with consumer demand and a “life choice” surge.

Innovation 328

Innovation Change Disruption Resources 328

CorporateIntel

MAY 25, 2023

Smith has transitioned to executive chairman but is every bit as engaged in the company’s direction as he was at the outset. The culture of FedEx remains focused on innovative practices as a competitive platform that is rooted in the company’s founding and ingrained in the necessity of proactive thought leadership.

Artificial Inteligence 110

Artificial Inteligence Leadership System Technology 110

Betterific

AUGUST 24, 2016

We’re really excited to announce our newest innovation competition centered around hacking civic engagement. In a first for Betterific, we are also partnering with TopCoder to develop the best ideas that are submitted through the competition. Come join the innovation competition.

Engagement 40

Engagement Competition Crowdsourcing Policies 40

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The ability to tap into others to learn and be informed External Change & Compliance : Stay informed and engaged about changing regulations, market differences, compliance standards and customer differences to ensure your business operates within changing boundaries with growing understandings.

Change 173

Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 173

IdeaScale

MARCH 14, 2018

This year, Amway won the Innovation Management award for best innovation engagement strategy. Amway : Collaborative Innovation is vital to Amway because it keeps our direct selling opportunity and products competitive and relevant for our Amway business owners. Taking the time to plan ahead, will save time in the future.

Case Study 113

Case Study Collaboration Ideation Video 113

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 18, 2023

Innovators often lack the clarity or governance guidelines to know if they can or can’t ‘push’ for groundbreaking innovation. In the process, they are losing out financially, forgoing huge opportunities in not achieve future competitive positions or foregoing the chances to alter their market position radically.

Guidelines 342

Guidelines Innovation Strategy Strategy 342

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Understanding the ‘possible’ boundaries and learning to build and compete in Ecosystems is a global competitive imperative” China has a vast connected consumer space that is comfortable to trade, link and correspond online. The whole social life of living in China is becoming governed by your smartphone.

Disruption 290

Disruption Innovation Technology Creativity 290

Ecosystems4Innovating

APRIL 4, 2024

Companies must carefully select partners, establish clear governance structures, align incentives, and foster trust and transparency within the ecosystem. This can lead to cost savings and improved competitiveness. Highlight competitive advantages : Emphasize how a robust partner ecosystem can provide a competitive edge in the market.

Collaboration 64

Collaboration Competition Marketing Resources 64

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

This realization and reality demand that all global governments quickly increase and reprioritise their spending on research and development and demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies – putting them at the core of energy and climate policy. To 2030 , government action focuses on bringing new zero? A three horizon timeline.

Report 130

Report Innovation Technology Policies 130

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

This realization and reality demand that all global governments quickly increase and reprioritise their spending on research and development and demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies – putting them at the core of energy and climate policy. To 2030 , government action focuses on bringing new zero? A three horizon timeline.

Report 130

Report Innovation Technology Policies 130

Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

This is because there is little management engagement or support, a lack of preparation and skills, and a narrow definition of discovery and risk. Without an existing innovation capability or competency, all innovation will struggle as a one off activity or project without the proper tools, language, structure and governance.

Project 209

Project Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training 209

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

We are at the cusp or already into significant changes to how the world, society and we as individuals will manage or engage going into the future. ” and need to encourage activism to “collide and build”, to “network and engage”, and “relationship builds” around a common purpose and desire.

Innovation 189

Innovation Design Collaboration Engagement 189

Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here a few benefits that organizations are most likely to achieve from innovation: Competitive Edge There are many examples of new businesses taking over the market and killing their competitors, but perhaps one of the most well-known is Blockbuster vs. Netflix. “In What are the Various Approaches to Innovation in Business?

Innovation Programs 98

Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Open Innovation 98

IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Maybe last year you focused on developing innovation leadership skills within your workforce, but this year you need to focus on nurturing diversity and developing rules for innovation governance. Here are just a few things it might impact: Employee Engagement. Idea Quality. How will you keep innovation top of mind?

Culture 100

Culture Crowdsourcing Engagement Innovation Programs 100

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2021

For me, this can come from engaging and mapping ideas that have sustainability within them into a Three Horizon Sustainability Framework. Any journey needs a clear sense of purpose or governance; it needs resources and discipline to bring the ideas and concepts to fruition. To get to this new design, we need different thinking.

Design 306

Design Resources Technology System 306

Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Strategic Architecture – designing the system to perform as needed in Ecosystems: Dynamic Governance Structures: Establish adaptable governance structures that can evolve to accommodate the changing needs and goals of the ecosystem.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Agile 52

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We do need to recognize innovation carries more risk and uncertainty and should have a much “higher share of voice” in the organization for constant awareness, engagement and being informed. Throwing in that amplified scrutiny required in good, robust business governance makes it even harder. The pressure of pace and time.

Software Review 162

Software Review Innovation Design Technical Review 162

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Finding technology solutions that allow dispensary owners to focus on running their businesses effectively is key to succeeding as competition heats up in the industry. But this will all go away if governments don’t provide tax and banking relief to licensed businesses, because the legal industry will be subsumed by illicit sales.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Survey Software Review Industry 130

Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here a few benefits that organizations are most likely to achieve from innovation: Competitive Edge There are many examples of new businesses taking over the market and killing their competitors, but perhaps one of the most well-known is Blockbuster vs. Netflix. “In What are the Various Approaches to Innovation in Business?

Innovation Programs 95

Innovation Programs Innovation Open Innovation Technical Review 95

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The Innovation Management Awards are in their fifth year and we thought it would be good chance to look back at all the past winners as we prepare to receive submissions from around the world in this year’s competition. Connecting citizens in the global south to their governments. Finding the top-selling product of all time.

Innovation Management 0

Innovation Management Management Crowdsourcing Innovation 0

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 19, 2017

The customer has become absolutely central to this transformation and the drive towards the 4th Industrial revolution is driving this transformation wholesale across all industries and services engaged in business. We need to fundamentally transform our processes by opening up and engaging with customers.

Report 168

Report Technology Engagement Data 168

Christensen Institute

MARCH 14, 2023

Rising Academies , a fast-growing education company in Africa, works with the village-based government school to do everything from improving its teaching and learning to implementing more humane disciplinary practices—and now, implementing this child-directed learning program. I must try again.” million children over the next six years.

Learning 98

Learning System Examples Training 98

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

Presently our Governments are obsessed with innovation- it sometimes feels it is the only game in town for future growth. Competition fell away; they went into troughs of uninspiring innovation for some time. The obsession with innovation- myself included! Often this was not the intended path, but it became the consequence.

Creativity 306

Creativity Innovation Industry Disruption 306

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2017

We need to fundamentally transform our processes by opening up and engaging with customers in dramatically different ways, in real-time, in constant exchanges and connected ways. The worry becomes with customer engagement there is this risk that senior executives will let transformation fail. Everything needs to be tracked and traced.

Technology 153

Technology Engagement Collaboration Design 153