The Human Factor

MARCH 2, 2023

image source Introduction Companies rely heavily on hiring talented tech professionals to gain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving technology-driven world. However, finding and hiring the right tech talent can be daunting. A company’s success often hinges on the quality of its tech talent.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I have been struggling for quite some time with innovation’s increasing difficulties in influencing growth and achieving real impact. I see many comments on the failure of innovation, in its inability to be at the core of an organization’s ambitions for growing and changing. ” constrained them.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This venture arm operates at the intersection of corporations and the startup ecosystem , and has become a strategic tool for companies to foster innovation and growth. The core of CVC is to identify and harness external innovation that can contribute to the long-term success of the corporate investor.

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MARCH 15, 2024

With technology advancing at breakneck speeds and market dynamics shifting unpredictably, it’s crucial for you as a business leader to embrace strategic thinking. Having a robust strategy helps you anticipate and respond to changes, whether they come from emerging technologies, evolving customer preferences, or competitive pressures.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Shaping Innovation for a Meaningful Change Following on from my initial post, “ Our Need is to Shape Innovation Dynamically, ” this post outlines the eight value-adding points that I can help build out and deliver alongside you in different delivery modules to fit your circumstances and budgets.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. When teams collaborate innovatively, they leverage individual strengths and compensate for weaknesses, leading to improved outcomes.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Imperative of Culture Change Understanding the Stakes: Innovation and Business Growth Culture change within an organization is not just about altering the workplace environment; it is a strategic imperative. Innovation is not simply about new ideas; it’s about transforming those ideas into value-creating strategies.

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Planview

APRIL 6, 2023

My Thoughts Based on 25 Years Working With Transformations Having worked on enterprise transformations for the past 25 years, it’s not surprising to me that the majority of enterprises have not yet transformed to a product model within the last five years and achieved value delivery at a speed we’d associate with digital natives and tech giants.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Understanding Team Collaboration Collaboration within a team setting is a cornerstone of modern organizational success, driving innovation, problem-solving, and efficiency in today’s complex workplace. Leadership’s Role in Fostering Collaboration Leadership plays a critical role in fostering team collaboration.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

It involves a shift from a fixed mindset to one that is dynamic, encompassing self-awareness, resilience, and the courage to drive innovation and growth. Your journey towards executive mindset transformation can be a pivotal point in your career, setting the stage for enhanced decision-making and leadership effectiveness.

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APRIL 29, 2024

It involves a shift from a fixed mindset to one that is dynamic, encompassing self-awareness, resilience, and the courage to drive innovation and growth. Your journey towards executive mindset transformation can be a pivotal point in your career, setting the stage for enhanced decision-making and leadership effectiveness.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2022

The Executive Innovation Work Mat as a compelling business case. After a series of conversations around the Executive Innovation work mat, Jeffrey Phillips and I decided there was a need to add one more to the series, one that makes the business case for the work mat, one that is more from the leaders perspective.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Unleashing Innovation with the Best Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in corporate events, as they have the power to set the tone and energize the audience. They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

So often innovation struggles to be recognized for what it is. Innovation is a critical source of future competitive advantage. To get to a consistent performance of innovation and creativity within organizations you do need to rely on a process, structure and the consistent ability to foster a culture of innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A culture that is adaptable, innovative, and collaborative can better withstand market fluctuations and respond to challenges swiftly and effectively. For strategies on leading this change, delve into lead culture change for greater innovation & business growth and develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Blending Metrics and Empathy with Design Thinking: The New Paradigm in Leadership The contemporary leadership environment requires a meticulous balance between quantitative evaluations and genuine human connection. With Design Thinking as the tool, a new paradigm is set to emerge, merging metrics-driven and empathy-driven leadership.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC is often characterized by its dual focus on achieving both strategic returns, such as fostering innovation or entering new markets, and financial returns, similar to those sought by traditional venture capitalists. Moreover, through CVC, corporations can tap into the startup ecosystem , leveraging agility and innovative mindsets.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Intersection of Corporate Growth and Startup Innovation Defining Corporate Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies. Corporations can leverage this innovation to drive growth, remain competitive, and enter new markets.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Who is the competition? Estimates for each of these questions enable a total sales forecast to be assembled and reviewed. The pipeline is regularly reviewed at executive level. Is there a customer need for each innovation? What will this innovation compete with? Can we crack the technology?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the daily operations, you and your leadership team can focus on long-term goals, team building, and innovative thinking. These gatherings are critical for aligning leadership on company vision, strengthening interpersonal relationships, and making decisions that will steer the company’s future.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

As someone responsible for organizing corporate events and leadership programs, you know that developing a strategic mindset in leaders is not just an advantage—it’s a necessity. By fostering strategic thinking for leaders , you contribute to creating a leadership cadre adept at navigating uncertainty and spearheading growth.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

As someone responsible for organizing corporate events and leadership programs, you know that developing a strategic mindset in leaders is not just an advantage—it’s a necessity. By fostering strategic thinking for leaders , you contribute to creating a leadership cadre adept at navigating uncertainty and spearheading growth.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 25, 2022

Unlocking Innovation with Data, Creativity, and Automation. For some, it may be through hard work and determination, while others may find success through innovation with creativity, data, and automation. In this podcast recap blog post, we will discuss how innovation derived from creativity, data, and automation can lead to success.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Innovative Solutions for Big Energy. Adjacent technologies impacting the energy industry can be harnessed by collaborative project teams of engineers and leading organizations who seek to modernize power systems and continue to utilize renewable resources. The Innovation Challenge: A Smart Grid Energy System.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. Selecting the Right Venue The venue for your offsite plays a significant role in contributing to its success.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I am on a personal mission to convince innovation software providers, corporations and innovators to change how they undertake innovation. In some recent posts, I argued that we need to adopt a broader innovation ecosystem thinking and design. ” I do think we need to restate the current barriers to innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A formula to build a framework for sustainable innovation. Then apply it to your innovation-building activity as a framework for innovation. 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.

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CMOE

APRIL 22, 2020

In the area of technology, companies need to employ modern methods of retaining customers and employees. Whether it’s building software systems or changing up how workers execute their daily tasks, organizations need to pay attention to the newest trends in technology. The following offers some insight into five emerging technologies.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How and where does innovation fit will clearly depend on this transforming effect. We are fairly clear that incremental innovation is just not cutting through to give the types of growth expected. Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? It needs bold leadership.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Over the years that followed, this venture would overcome significant obstacles and make countless breakthroughs on its journey to becoming the global innovation powerhouse known nowadays as ICL. Innovation is central to the company’s commitment to help humanity meet its sustainability challenges.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Innovation must come from both bottom-up and top-down. Given this, you’d think that the boards of major companies would be working overtime to put innovation strategy front and center. Yet, a Harvard Business Review survey of 5,000 companies found it wasn’t a top strategic challenge, let alone a priority, for most boards.

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eZassi

JANUARY 4, 2023

This year is full of potential for innovative growth in your organization. Ezassi is your partner in measurable and achievable business goals with the help of our innovation software and services. This is a month-by-month prompt to spark the innovative spirit of your company and illuminate a brighter innovation portfolio this year.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How and where does innovation fit will clearly depend on this transforming effect. We are fairly clear that incremental innovation is just not cutting through to give the types of growth expected. Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? It needs bold leadership.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 6, 2023

Innovators are forced to give up on initiatives, projects, and resources. In this context, innovators wonder how to get ideas across, how to continue projects, what back-up solutions to find and how to keep innovation afloat. Why is Innovation Essential During an Economic Downturn?

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