Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. You can look to history to see that mature industries become ripe for disruption as they age.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

From my perspective I’ve been looking at a real challenge today, that many consultants offering innovation services are not providing real sustaining consulting value to clients, only ad-hoc services. In many ways, the consulting industry specializing in innovation is its own worst enemy.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

An innovation strategy is a key business asset, and innovation leadership is no longer nice to have, but necessary. Innovation leadership can make the difference between an innovation strategy that actually produces results and one that languishes on paper. Innovation Consultant. Chief Innovation Officer. Innovation Engineer.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 8, 2020

That’s similar to today, where the disruptive waves of COVID-19 and a range of chaotic global events are causing massive social unrest that is hard to resist. – Be willing to be playful and imaginative and seek possibilities and opportunities for disrupting the old normal and effecting positive change.

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Daniel Burrus

JANUARY 22, 2020

Being anticipatory is a multifaceted offense in a world of rapid digital disruption. In some cases, it’s about identifying opportunities for major disruptions within your industry that you yourself can introduce, such as Airbnb did to the hotel and timeshare industry or Uber did to the taxi and rideshare industry.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 24, 2024

In the modern business world, where disruption is the norm and change is relentless, the ability to continuously drive innovation-led growth has become the ultimate competitive advantage. This sluggishness in execution can have far-reaching consequences. This sluggishness in execution can have far-reaching consequences.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 17, 2024

As Mattia Visigalli, Innovation Consultant - Group Strategy and Innovation at Zurich Insurance Group, says: "Future-proofing our organization involves falling in love with problems because these problems are the key to finding innovative solutions.” With so many applicants to sift through, a rigorous selection process is crucial.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2016

When you read a report that has within its executive summary this: “ In combination the boards stand unarmed to enter the battlefield of future business creation in a disrupted world ” it makes you want to read on. Do boards spend enough in terms of man hours, consultants or other expenditures on new initiatives?

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Leapfrogging

JULY 15, 2022

In today’s disruptive world, competitive advantage relies as much on people as it does technology. Will likely become part of the future leadership team. Will most likely advance in current or future roles and may become part of the future leadership team. Hiring good people is tough. The post Don’t Lose Your Best People.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 19, 2020

Why good leadership is based on trust. Disruption, by definition challenges an existing order in new and surprising ways. These days, we value disruption – at least the one caused by humans – for the benefits it brings. This is especially so when people are not themselves the prime instigators of disruption.

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 21, 2018

In some cases, it’s about identifying opportunities for major digital disruption that you yourself can introduce (think Uber, Kickstarter and other innovations that set entire industries on their ear.). But being anticipatory also means being aware of outside disruptions that may impact you—and how to prepare accordingly.

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Announcing Innovation & Growth Leadership Summit Speakers Lineup. Today we are excited to announce the Innovation and Growth Leadership Summit Speakers. Specialties: Innovation and New Product Development Consulting, Strategic Insights. The post Innovation & Growth Leadership Summit Speakers appeared first on Ezassi.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

In the intervening time, I have gotten to know dozens of smart, strong female leaders and innovation experts, as part of my consulting and speaking work, as well as by interviewing them for the Idea to Value Podcast. One of the top ten business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership.

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ImagineNation

JULY 5, 2020

Connecting with a diverse range of my coaching and consulting clients over the past few weeks, has seriously deepened my understanding of the impact of disruption and adversity, on our stress levels and neurology, and the importance of leading and managing these factors, from both the business and the human perspective.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 31, 2016

The same technologies that have led to the growth of consulting companies over the last couple of decades, will begin to lead to a shrinking of those same consulting firms.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 25, 2016

There is one rich source of knowledge that comes from many of the larger consulting firms. The emphasis from many of these leading consultancies has been on establishing a clear “thought leadership” approach to underpin their expertise and attract as a ‘go to’ resource. But not all thought leadership is equal.

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Innovation in Practice

AUGUST 8, 2016

In Cragun and Sweetman's upcoming book, Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption [Greenleaf Book Group Press, July 2016] , the authors propose a simple formula, common principles, and set of tools for individuals and organizations facing disruptive and radical change.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

MARCH 18, 2023

My journey began in software development and IT consulting, where I co-founded a software development company and later founded a social media for a business agency in Ireland. TR: Since transitioning from my role at SAP, I have been working as a self-employed consultant while actively seeking new opportunities.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 8, 2015

One really rich source of knowledge comes from the consulting firms. The emphasis has been on establishing a clear “thought leadership” approach to underpin the consulting expertise. Many of the bigger consulting companies highly value their “thought leadership”. But not all thought leadership is equal.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 4, 2022

We had a target to hit, and I was responsible for producing the reporting for the rest of the leadership team (of which he was one), but as time went on it became clearer and clearer that it would be impossible to hit the target, which would have an impact on the overall team budget. In essence, ignore problems instead of acknowledging them.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 15, 2020

More than two thirds of executives surveyed in IBM’s latest research report said that HR is ripe for disruption – and the time is now to make a move to fundamentally change the way organizations think about their human resources department. Invest in the new role of leadership. Image courtesy of IBM study.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Strong leadership is key to enterprise innovation. Remember that goals are to be reached for, and you don’t get there in one stride, but a careful consultation of your business strategy will offer some drivers for your innovation strategy. Enterprise products are a complicated sector of any industry. Select A Leader.

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

When it comes to innovation, building capabilities and applying the right leadership style give top performing manufacturers the edge over skills-focused peers. Very often the talent equation can be solved by finding and activating radical pockets within the organization and supporting them with the right leadership and structure.

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ImagineNation

MAY 3, 2022

This principle has since evolved as the foundation for conscious leadership by encouraging people and teams to step up and not blame, justify or deny what is really going on, and not defend their position or role in contributing to the problem or situation. Back to Leadership Basics. Putting the maturity continuum to work.

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ImagineNation

JULY 4, 2022

Taking personal responsibility is an especially crucial capability, for entrepreneurs and innovators to develop in the decade of both disruption and transformation. Back to leadership basics. Perhaps these times are simply doorways into the heart of the storm, a necessary journey through the cycles of time required to create change”.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 18, 2018

Background: Khaldoun is an experienced, executive, design thinking, User Experience, leadership and change management consultant, who provides consulting and coaching for executive clients and business units. Leadership Development. Disruptive Strategy. Area of expertise: Change Management. Conflict Management.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

APRIL 18, 2024

We specialize in B2B strategic marketing, B2B analyst and influencer relations, and B2B thought leadership marketing putting your brand in front of active B2B buyers, analysts and influencers worldwide – Explore membership today !

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Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Being Anticipatory as a leader or an organization is not necessarily a sole act of seeing the future, although paying attention to Hard Trend future certainties and seeing disruptions of any kind before they occur may make it seem so. Even if you think that your cash cow cannot possibly be disrupted, it will.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

I have been spending some significant time on questioning the current innovation business model, from both the customers (clients) perspective and the innovation consultants’ one. In my research I certainly felt also the innovation consultant is struggling. The innovation consultants’ dilemma. It simply pisses the employee off.

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Moves the Needle

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, innovation labs and teams were never (or at least rarely) going to create breakthroughs or disruptive innovations. It was a myth perpetuated by popular books, canvases, academia, and consultants. The “disruptive innovation” era is over. How to deal with disruption, complexity, and uncertainty is baked into the culture.

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Innovation 360 Group

JANUARY 23, 2019

CEO & President, Director-Level Consultant. Innovation360 Group Licensed Practitioners for Innosurvey presently consult in an ever-increasing number of countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Portugal, Dubai, and Qatar. Disruptive technology.

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Innovation 360 Group

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Background: Marc Dellaert is a global senior leader, inspirational speaker, author, board advisor and practitioner in Leadership, Innovation and Transformation. Marc has more than 25 years of experience in financial services, consumer goods, telecom, consulting and executive education in Europe, the Middle East and the CIS Region.

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ImagineNation

JULY 7, 2019

Innovation consulting can be a lonely place for a woman to play, especially in a conventional, male-oriented, and competitive marketplace like Melbourne is today. By awakening states and qualities of mind, heart and will that help creativity flourish, and to disrupt and interrupt those that kill our creativity. Taking the first step.

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Innovation 360 Group

OCTOBER 4, 2018

CEO & President, Director-Level Consultant. Innovation360 Group Licensed Practitioners for Innosurvey presently consult in an ever-increasing number of countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Portugal, Dubai, and Qatar. Disruptive technology.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

I say ‘Leading FOR Innovation’ instead of the usual narrative of ‘Innovation Leadership’ because it’s not about making the leaders themselves ‘innovative’ but about leaders being able to build and lead an organisation where genuine innovation (not innovation theatre!)

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The Direction Setter Leadership Role. In addition, leaders help innovators know how far to stretch: Are incremental solutions needed that can be implemented simply and quickly or should innovators reach for bold, disruptive ideas that enable the organization to stake out new territory? Establishing a Future-driven Business Strategy.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 10, 2016

In H1 you need traditional leadership styles, such as the Spiral Staircase (Loewe, Williamson, Chapman and Wood, 2001), focusing optimization of existing business and incremental innovation. Figure 2, Applying the Three Horizon Model. in all three Horizons at the same time!

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