Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I have argued in the past that innovation management needs to radically adjust and needs to be designed differently, it needs to be highly adaptive. I’d like to offer some views, partly looking out to the future, partly considering what is potentially within our grasp, if we step back and rethink innovation design.

Design 232

Design Technical Review Innovation System 232

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 22, 2024

Deploying a design that recognizes the layers of an Innovation Ecosystem feeds the Business Ecosystem, and these provide the Dynamic Ecosystem to adjust and respond and, when combined, allow the Enterprise Ecosystem to generate collective prosperity, dynamism and a sustaining environment that thrives on its interdependence and interconnectedness.”

Case Study 130

Case Study Design Collaboration Study 130

Ecosystems4Innovating

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Our existing business organizations need to envisage a changing world full of disruption that calls for radical constant change. Connected technology needs to be central to responding rapidly and enabling this more volatile world we are facing. It is highly disruptive to the existing organization’s design.

Disruption 52

Disruption Technical Review Collaboration Design 52

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I wrote a mini-series of three posts to introduce a radical concept that envisions the energy transition as a living, evolving entity that bridges technology and nature, sparking profound shifts in how communities generate, consume, and perceive energy.

Entrepreneurship 147

Entrepreneurship Engagement Collaboration Design 147

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks are designed to provide you with strategies and practical tips that can be applied to foster a more innovative environment within your organization. Disruptive Innovation Disruptive innovation is a buzzword you’ve likely encountered, but understanding its intricacies can be transformative for your business.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Case Study Leadership Design Thinking 100

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I am working through what I think this should become in design and application, involving providing the key innovation building blocks as components of the innovation stack, using the innovation stack to guide platform development and the platform to support this innovation stack.

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Agile Innovation 182

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Any construct of a Strategically designed innovation plan needs to work through different concepts and tools. Taking action in designing your innovation alignment. Often the designers of strategy omit the essential details of “ how we believe we will get there ” and what are the primary resource levers to commit to this.

Strategy 312

Strategy Strategy Innovation Resources 312

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design. So the thinking intent of searching for a new innovation design had some framing assumptions that can leverage where we are to move towards a new future. This is a useful way to think about the initial 3H outcome.

Design 138

Design Innovation Agile System 138

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 6, 2016

Innovation will always create disruption in existing conventions, economies and industries. This doesn't mean that people should simply accept that their jobs are "going away" or, as we've seen with Carrier and Ford, going to Mexico, it simply means that older jobs and older skills will migrate to lower cost, lower technology areas.

Innovation 100

Innovation System Policies Exercises 100

The Inovo Group

MAY 30, 2019

Well-respected Harvard Business School professor and HBR contributor Gary Pisano has weighed in on the topic of large company innovation in his new book ‘Creative Construction’. Disruptive Innovation – Requires a new business model but not a technological breakthrough. The design space is large – but not infinite.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Creativity System 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration in Modern Work Environments In today’s fast-paced business climate, characterized by disruptive technology and virtual workspaces, team collaboration is more crucial than ever. Teams must ensure that all members are adequately trained and comfortable with the new technology.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Software Review Tools Technical Review 100

Ecosystems4Innovating

MARCH 3, 2024

The importance of a radical mindset shift in Business Ecosystem Design What makes Business Ecosystems different in how we approach them, the answer lies in our mindset? Are our existing ways of approaching business design different and within this, how important is a radical mindshift in any Business Ecosystem thinking?

Collaboration 72

Collaboration Design Competition Technical Review 72

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 26, 2015

We need to address this incompatibility, we need to integrate and harness the innovation management system and bring it completely up to date and integrated in design and function. The dizzy array of strategic choices will totally disrupt existing business models if they are right in their design.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Technology Internet of things Innovation 100

Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to the Hierarchy: The Hierarchy of Business Ecosystem Needs is a construct of collaborative ecosystems, navigating complexity with agility, openness, and shared vision. The ability to challenge, seek change, foresee disruption, and respond is paramount. We are navigating complexity in a rapidly changing environment.

Collaboration 64

Collaboration Design Leadership Competition 64

Innovating4Energy

MARCH 17, 2024

Today, this must be done through more outstanding collaborations, especially recognizing the value and benefits of ecosystem thinking and design. Much of this is how you set about the Front End of Energy transition and change and the consideration towards embracing Ecosystem design and thinking has enormous value in this assessment.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Technical Review Creativity Innovation 52

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We need to transform, be disrupted or certainly re-imagine and this is where knowing your ecosystem comes in. Our existing organization needs to envisage a changing world full of disruption that calls for radical change. Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them?

Collaboration 273

Collaboration Disruption Innovation Technical Review 273

Ecosystems4Innovating

APRIL 4, 2024

You need to obtain sound advice, relate to what they can provide, and recognize that they can or might disrupt much of what you have in place. Partners can bring complementary products, services, technologies, or expertise, allowing the business to provide customers a more comprehensive and integrated solution.

Collaboration 64

Collaboration Competition Marketing Resources 64

IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

It is a vehicle for enhancing innovative ideas through constructive dialogue and a process for focusing attention on the fundamentals that make an idea valuable. The latest technologies break down traditional silos and allow for open innovation with large numbers of employees, as well as with suppliers, alliance partners, and even customers.

System 100

System Design Innovation Handbook 100

IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

It is a vehicle for enhancing innovative ideas through constructive dialogue and a process for focusing attention on the fundamentals that make an idea valuable. The latest technologies break down traditional silos and allow for open innovation with large numbers of employees, as well as with suppliers, alliance partners, and even customers.

System 100

System Design Innovation Handbook 100

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 27, 2018

It was nicely put by Joe Kaeser, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG writing an article for the WEF , where he remarked “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution is not just about technology or business. Data can give us the raw material to design our virtual world, to model them. That holds exciting promise.

Industry 238

Industry Technology Disruption Data 238

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I am not sure many of you feel the same, tt seems disruption is in everything, in what we need to undertake, in what is coming towards us in change. To quote Chuck Robbins, the Cisco CEO and Chairman “ We believe that no one company can deliver the full breadth of technology solutions that customers need at the pace the market requires ”.

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Change Collaboration Industry Artificial Inteligence 217

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ecosystem co-operations can allow you to align with others, totally outside your existing relationships, so you can enter new markets, explore new concepts and design, that would have been impossible as an individual organization. Ecosystems are unique in design, relationships and the environment that surrounds them.

Collaboration 241

Collaboration Design Innovation Technical Review 241

mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Design Thinking: Think of solutions, solve situations and problems, close the gaps that need filling in. It is Design Thinking that will pave the way to traveling assertively. Since you have a well-defined idea (through Design Thinking), Agile will clear a path towards your idea by removing obstacles that stand in your way.

Design Thinking 69

Design Thinking Agile Design Technical Review 69

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

High rates of innovation or product extension, often not truly needed, can be disruptive to the larger society as a whole. What is the cost of disruption and destruction of whole communities in social costs, in our investments for the future when we can’t ‘feel’ or see the benefits of “creative destruction” emerging? We somehow must.

Creativity 306

Creativity Innovation Industry Disruption 306

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They may share insights on techniques for effective ideation such as design thinking, mind mapping, and leveraging technology for collaborative brainstorming sessions. Keynote speakers in this niche illuminate the significance of constructing prototypes and the iterative process of testing, learning, and refining.

Innovation 113

Innovation Leadership Ideation Innovation Processes 113

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Suggested viewing: 12 – Disruptive Innovation. Brought to prominence by Professor Clayton Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma , this important theory provides an explanation as to why large, established companies eventually get overtaken by smaller ones, and it introduced the concept of disruptive innovation.

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Company Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming Design Thinking 248

eZassi

JANUARY 24, 2023

Empower Ezassi’s open innovation consulting and technology scouting services to inspire the new energy initiatives your organization requires. The innovation challenge should then be to design future power systems which support an expanding IoT world and that are constructed with more sustainable materials which also optimize functionality.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Software Innovation 52

eZassi

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Revolutionize the Future of Personalized Healthcare with Collaborative Medical Diagnostic & Treatment Technologies. Bioconvergence is the merging and progress of the collaborative knowledge, research, and innovation in the fields of biology and technology. Let’s explore some of these technologies and partnerships.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Collaboration Software Innovation 52

ImagineNation

JULY 23, 2018

Whether you are a company that wants to attract top talent or an individual who is trying to land your dream job, or create a new business, it’s becoming clear that the future of work is both human and technology centred and involves the development of new leadership capabilities. Leadership as a way of life.

Leadership 40

Leadership Disruption Creativity Collaboration 40

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

High rates of innovation or product extension, often not truly needed, can be disruptive to the larger society as a whole. What is the cost of disruption and destruction of whole communities in social costs, in our investments for the future when we can’t ‘feel’ or see the benefits of “creative destruction” emerging? We somehow must.

Creativity 211

Creativity Innovation Industry Disruption 211

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. Innovation is advancing but most of it has been designed for a different time, the old era of stable markets, predictable solutions and having a clear sense of your competition.

Innovation 178

Innovation Design Agile System 178

eZassi

OCTOBER 17, 2023

By fostering intrapreneurship within your organization, you stimulate the development of disruptive ideas and invest in a collaborative work environment. Provide resources and support: Ensure your intrapreneur has access to the necessary resources to develop their ideas, such as funding, technology, and expertise.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Innovation Management Software 52

Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

They are not always intentional or by design. The first step… Re-valuing innovation Innovation is about more than groundbreaking technological leaps or introducing a never-before-seen product. By dedicating resources to these horizons, organisations can future-proof their businesses and stay ahead of industry disruptions.

Innovation 59

Innovation Culture Creativity Disruption 59

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The basics of innovation still form around building the engagement, leadership, and involvement , in constructing a culture, the climate and environment needed , so as to allow innovation to evolve and thrive. It is this ‘raw’ power of technology that is transforming much. The raw power of knowledge needs harnessing and translating.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Innovation System Change 174

Innovating4Energy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This radical concept envisions the energy transition as a living, evolving entity that bridges technology and nature, sparking profound shifts in how communities generate, consume, and perceive energy. By embracing cutting-edge technologies and solutions, you contribute to building a more resilient and adaptive energy ecosystem.

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Engagement ChatGPT Technology 59

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 1, 2017

We need to push well beyond our existing core of (existing) innovation understanding, we actually need a new innovation institutional design that recognizes the “core” lies at the edges of discovery. This is changing as the very core is changing to adapt to more volatile conditions, changing landscapes and more disruption.

Innovation 171

Innovation Collaboration Disruption Engagement 171

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

The care within designing the narrative is you do not want contradictory narratives; they need to be in pursuit of complementary narratives. Prescriptions are focusing on best practices, adopting popular concepts like design thinking, lean startups principles, having innovation boot camps and working through co-creation with customers.

Innovation 318

Innovation LEAN Engagement Innovation Processes 318