Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2022

Over time our organizations are finding increasing reasons to put off the more radical innovation that is needed. Incremental innovation is safe and contains all the risks within acceptable levels, so it allows the organization to keep its fixation on the short-term as its only line of site (and executive pay-off).

Innovation 130

Innovation Radical Innovation Creativity Analysis 130

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Anyone who has felt the ‘full force of the wind’ will know the feeling of how hard it is to keep on your feet, to stay determined to stay upright and true, to hold the course, whatever happens. Constructing a climate for any transformation is hard. Ignoring the power of choice within change is dangerous.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Change System Culture 100

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 5, 2016

Leaders want to hear this, the sad true is getting a ‘decent ROI’ for innovation constructed (note constructed) is really hard. If the innovation is new to the world, how can it have a clear financial return on investment until much later? We need to appreciate new innovation balance sheet thinking.

Innovation 100

Innovation Engagement Technical Review Entrepreneurship 100

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

We need to open up our thinking about risk and innovation management. We should aim for a really healthy construct that does help all involved or associated with innovation and managing risk, that gives a better chance of pushing beyond the incremental innovation that avoids most risk and disappoints those seeking real growth.

Innovation 133

Innovation Guidelines Learning Management 133

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

We need to open up our thinking about risk and innovation management. We should aim for a really healthy construct that does help all involved or associated with innovation and managing risk that better chance of pushing beyond the incremental innovation that avoids most risk and disappoints those seeking real growth.

Innovation 133

Innovation Guidelines Learning Management 133

Innovation 360 Group

MARCH 10, 2019

Leadership styles are critical to innovation efforts, especially when working with uncertainty. In the resulting report, they identified several factors that were positively correlated with the successful execution of innovative concepts. Radical Innovators more adaptive. The Fertile Field. The Pac-Man. The Explorer.

Leadership 61

Leadership Radical Innovation Innovation Project 61

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

In many cases (especially those listed in the book, such as Computer Storage, Department Stores and Construction Equipment), the small company releases a new technology which is inferior in quality or performance to that of the large company, but makes up for it in another way, like a lower price or convenience. Suggested reading: Summary.

Company 248

Company Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming Design Thinking 248