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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etventure

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. Proudly, the Head of Production explained to me: “We use Lean Production – meaning we eliminate waste from our manufacturing process.”

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

With lean budgets for innovation a reality at many large organizations, managers are often reluctant to allocate funding and staff to projects they perceive as risky, or that don’t help them achieve their short-term performance metrics. Successful innovation requires aligning your innovation model to your business strategy.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. Consulting Services Stratification.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I have spent years researching what capabilities are actually required to facilitate and deliver innovative ideas, and have tested and refined these ideas with some of the world’s largest companies while I was an innovation subject matter expert at the world’s largest Management Consulting firm.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

However, in every case, it is beneficial for a company to look inwards and see whether their people, processes and leadership are acting more as innovation enablers, or bottlenecks. bringing to light inefficiencies which leadership would not be aware of). 9 – Understanding the science of creativity.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2017

However, there is one more very important aspect to innovation leadership. Almost any new idea and project eventually hits major obstacles or encounters people who say it could never work. when projects do not turn out as expected. Approve experiments and encourage Lean prototyping. Innovation is not easy. Be inquisitive.

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Innovation 360 Group

JULY 10, 2018

Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, which is the highest level of expertise for a consultant, coach and master trainer for improving organization culture of problem solving, continuous improvement and innovation to achieve lower cost, faster delivery time and high customer satisfaction. Leadership. Project Management.

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Moves the Needle

MAY 18, 2015

Perhaps the most common question we hear is, “How do you get started doing Lean Startup in the enterprise?” We always get a kick discussing enterprise lean startup challenges with The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, so welcomed the opportunity to do so during his recent Kickstarter campaign. It made such an impression on him.

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IM Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Susie shares what good leadership behaviour looks like, the problems with short-term thinking and how to carve out the necessary space for a strategic approach to innovation. Co-Founder of Yellow Cat – an innovation coaching, consulting and training company. Founder of Mulberry Retreats – focusing on leadership development.

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Innovation 360

APRIL 30, 2017

Leyla is an executive business development and business model innovation consultant and an experienced trainer specializing in innovation capabilities, Lean leadership, board development, customer relationship management (CRM), supply chains and material planning systems (MPS). Based in Nässjö, Sweden. Background. Manufacturing.

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Allan is a dynamic professional from the field of Industrial Engineering and Management specializing in Project Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Quality Management, Leadership and Change Management. Project Management – IPMA certified. Leadership and Change Management. Areas of expertise.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 17, 2018

Utilizing structured methodologies such as LEAN and Six Sigma techniques, Dr. Satnam have assisted multi-million clients in achieving business process improvements, management strategies and process redesign, leading to their overall enhancement and growth. Lean and Six Sigma (Operational Excellence). Business Transformation.

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Innovation 360 Group

APRIL 3, 2017

Commercial Manager & Senior Consultant. Allan is a dynamic professional from the field of Industrial Engineering and Management specializing in Project Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Quality Management, Leadership and Change Management. Project Management – IPMA certified. Background.

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Innovation 360 Group

JUNE 1, 2018

Krishnan have over 25 years of varied industry experience spanning steel, automotive, FMCG and business consulting. Over 8 years, he had helped Valcon establish itself as a substantial consulting organization in India. Operational performance improvement (manufacturing & service domains) using methods such as Lean, TPM, Six Sigma.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2024

Even those who relish the status quo couldn't help but relax, laugh, and lean into their untapped creativity." - Maureen Toshner, Director, Organizational Development & Learning, Charter Manufacturing "Talk about out of the box thinking, it was out of this world!"

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Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

At our recent Innov8rs Connect on Strategy, Leadership & Organization, Jeffrey Phillips (Senior Strategy and Innovation Consultant) discussed what it takes to build an innovation capability for continuous innovation. Yet sporadic innovation is not enough to keep up with changing markets and evolving demanding customer needs.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Vision & Leadership 1. Senior team not aligned or embracing Involve senior leadership in crafting (or refining) your organization’s innovation thesis. Unrealistic expectations of first projects Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s a management format that draws from the same source as Lean and Agile. refers to the third generation of project management models, considered more suited to current business requirements in the context of Digital Transformation – toting more agile, lean, and modern management values. What is Management 3.0?

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 11, 2020

Senior leadership must establish the mindset of, “We need to be entrepreneurial. If people are acting entrepreneurial in a grassroots way and leadership sees that this can be done, that's how momentum for change happens. Killing failed projects is a success. We need to move faster. We need to be agile.” This is what we do.

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Innovation 360 Group

JANUARY 28, 2016

He has a background as a consultant and market researcher for SME’s as well as large, publicly traded, multinational companies. Project Management. Awarded to the President’s Honor roll and held a leadership position in the Honor Society of Phi Theta Kappa for academic excellence. Areas of expertise. International Economics.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Klaus is a computer scientist with more than 10 years’ experience as a top management consultant for companies across the globe. As an author, he has written two standard works on Kanban — Practical Kanban and Kanban Change Leadership. Finish these projects and have fun. I sat down recently (and virtually, of course!)

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Vision & Leadership. Involve senior leadership in crafting (or refining) your organization’s innovation thesis. If you absolutely can’t get alignment across the senior leadership team, find the champion(s) that most align with your innovation thesis and partner with them to get some early success stories.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

This essential training for leaders and project managers provides answers, and from an industry thought leader. Innovation Intensive will help you improve the effectiveness of innovation projects. Streamlined management of innovation projects. This is a one day deep-dive, hands-on workshop in facilitation of innovation projects.

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Moves the Needle

JULY 31, 2018

David pointed out that startups or innovation initiatives in the Explore phase are essentially H3 projects. Those in Expand have found some traction and are, therefore, “emerging” H2 projects. You can’t create a Return on Investment (ROI) estimate without a stream of projected cash flows far into the future. What’s the ROI?

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2019

In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at how TSYS launched their revolutionary Project WOW (War on Waste) – a ground-breaking process improvement methodology developed by management consulting firm Above + Beyond and powered by Qmarkets software. This left employees sceptical of the idea that future programs would be any different.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 11, 2018

In this article, you are going to learn exactly what Loss Aversion is, why is creates crippling fear in middle managers and decision-makers, and a simple model for how you can reframe your company’s thinking which encourages more innovation projects to thrive.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Vision & Leadership. Involve senior leadership in crafting (or refining) your organization’s innovation thesis. If you absolutely can’t get alignment across the senior leadership team, find the champion(s) that most align with your innovation thesis and partner with them to get some early success stories.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

He’d asked me what I did and when I told him I was an innovation consultant, his eyebrows raised. I replied “you need to be thinking about project cycles and measures.” I added my punchline, “because if you’re not doing projects you’re not doing innovation.” Are you doing continuous projects?

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Inceodia

MARCH 18, 2019

You’ve gone through training or read about things like design thinking and lean startup. But somehow the project doesn’t go as smoothly as the exercises and cases studies you read through. Tell me about your project,” I said, “What does success look like in 3 months when the program ends?”

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Moves the Needle

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It was a myth perpetuated by popular books, canvases, academia, and consultants. Many helped identify future opportunities, built minimum viable products, and supported internal projects that led to new revenue. Leadership changes, but the new way of working endures.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

— I just watched a very smart company try to manage innovation by hiring a global consulting firm to offload engineering from “distractions.” So, in response the company had hired a global consulting firm to help solve the problem. Internal projects already in existence. There’s a much better way. What went wrong here?

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Boxes and Arrows

MAY 5, 2015

Have you ever asked for an update on a project you’d invested a great deal of time and energy in, only to hear “they have completely redesigned it since then”? After some wallowing, I realized I needed to discover a new way to think about the way I work and what really matters in my consulting career. Client mentoring as an investment.

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IM Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Jael has recently stepped down from a full-time corporate innovator leadership role in a leading FMCG company and started her own consultancy LevelUPPP to dedicate more time to supporting teams, leaders, and individuals to better achieve their goals in a sustained manner. Pitch Projects & Manage Stakeholders. learn more.

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Innovation 360 Group

JANUARY 24, 2017

Many, but not all, of these project leads lacked a proper network of VCs and investors. Many, but not all, of these project leads lacked a proper network of VCs and investors. Hypothesis-based Innovation and the Lean Startup. It can start on any level: from a single project (i.e.

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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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Innovation 360

JANUARY 25, 2017

Many, but not all, of these project leads lacked a proper network of VCs and investors. Hypothesis-based Innovation and the Lean Startup. If the hypothesis-based approach to innovation looks familiar, it’s most probably because it is closely tied in with two of the principles of the Lean Startup by Eric Ries.

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