Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

Ideas and feedback are flowing back and forth throughout the innovation process. This iterative approach is driving innovation by ensuring that solutions are aligned with user needs and market realities. Everyone in the innovation process can contribute, regardless of their position or role.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. They share insights that can reshape the way your organization approaches creativity and problem-solving.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Discover our guide to human-centered design books, articles, tools, and other resources. One up-and-coming innovation framework is human-centered design, an approach centered around the end user and their unique problems and needs. What is Human-Centered Design? Four Principle of Human-Centered Design.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This, in turn, can lead to the development of groundbreaking products, services, and processes that drive the organization forward. Recognizing these individuals early allows for targeted development, aligning leadership growth with the strategic imperative of fostering an innovation culture.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation thinking in Ecosystem and Gen AI design I believe there is a real need to construct a different innovation process. We are rapidly seeing the past of innovating simply in terms of operating on our own. Earlier this year, I proposed a different framework for the innovation process and thinking.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

Adobe: Originally selling packaged software, the company shifted to a subscription-based cloud service with its Adobe Creative Cloud. 5 Frameworks for Business Model Innovation To effectively navigate the complexities of business model innovation, adopting proven frameworks and methodologies can provide a structured and strategic approach.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 29, 2023

Example ChatGPT Workshop Workshop Title: “Innovating with ChatGPT: A Virtual Workshop on Creative AI” Workshop Description: In this workshop, you will learn how to use ChatGPT, an advanced AI language model, to generate creative ideas and solve problems in your innovation projects.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2021

The Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ) is a short design sprint exercise advanced by the team at AJ&Smart that has since gained popularity across the design thinking and innovation space. For teams who want to collaborate, innovate, and build better together, this format can be incredibly effective – and even fun!

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InnovationTraining.org

APRIL 25, 2022

Whether you are working together in person or remotely, design thinking software tools such as Miro can help make the innovation process easier than ever. Miro is a fantastic resource for finding idea generation activity templates for everything from empathy mapping and design sprints to brainstorming.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

The ultimate manifestation of this is to figure out how to disrupt yourself inside the safety of an innovation process before a competitor (existing or new) does it for you. By dedicating resources to these horizons, organisations can future-proof their businesses and stay ahead of industry disruptions.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

The key is knowing what are the critical factors for your innovation activities and their dependencies for sustaining innovation success? The question is, which are critical, which naturally occur when others begin to be put into place, and which seem to have limited or no real effect on changing the dynamics of innovation?

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Cris Beswick

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To build repeatable capability, organisations need an innovation system made up of innovation strategy, innovation processes, innovation governance, innovation culture and leadership for innovation. Furthermore, all the elements of the innovation system need to be interconnected and equally mature.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

Are you interested in learning more about how to develop an innovative mindset and gain practical skills on developing creative new ideas for implementation? These innovation-focused book recommendations will help teach you the skills and techniques needed to grow your business and improve your company’s innovation efforts.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFi) is offering three public courses in late October and early November. Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking. This deep-dive immersive course in innovation could change the direction of your organization – or career. Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

For results, leaders need to foster innovation fundamentals and integrate them into organizational culture. More structure is needed as fundamentals take hold, and that means an innovation process framework. This series of posts on innovation fundamentals is not about frameworks. Projects change culture.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Image taken from the 2019 Innovation Trends Report. Creating true innovation within larger, established organizations is notoriously difficult. The ability to assemble cross-functional teams, as well as gain input from many different departments and minds, can spur creativity. Design Thinking Still the Most Popular Framework.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

I added my punchline, “because if you’re not doing projects you’re not doing innovation.” Not Design Thinking?” After a bit of gab about projects, Design Thinking, and other industry buzzwords, I promised to get back to him with a more thoughtful answer — and then I changed the topic!

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Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 23, 2022

What we have is just simply not good enough; our innovation processes included. So I need to stop my opening rant, but it does have multiple purposes here relating to innovation. New innovation is the lifeblood, it is the living proof, the tangible sign we are progressing. We need to change that! ” So in summary.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 13, 2022

KPI’s linked to innovation for (middle) managers and understanding of exploration activities. Sufficient budget and resources. A company culture in which innovation is supported and encouraged. Willingness to experiment and learn, and accept risks (Innovation culture). Establishing an Ideation Platform Process.

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Imaginatik

JANUARY 13, 2017

Yet the methods they employ subconsciously derive from talents wired into human nature, accessible to us all – creativity, imagination, the ability to dream. These skills are often overlooked or underutilized by innovation and R&D teams. Both are integral components of the visionary innovator’s creative process.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The pro’s and con’s of deliberate processes and frameworks versus organic innovation. Power tools and techniques for identifying new markets (Design Thinking). Pitching ideas, prototyping, and resourcing innovation. Making innovation a continuous effort.

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Gregg Fraley

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is not as simple as it sounds because you’ll need resources and involvement across the silos in your organization to enable the projects. Don’t be held back by a restrictive innovation process model; be flexible on new ways to innovate. You can’t think up ideas for something you don’t understand.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 13, 2022

To work according to the most effective innovation management principles, both the structure and the culture of an organisation need to support innovation. We believe it is important to make a distinction between ‘standard’ product development for less risky projects and ‘new innovation’ for projects that involve more insecurities.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 22, 2019

The Basadur Profile , available for both individuals and team purchasing, measures a person’s unique preferences during the four stages of the innovation process – generating, conceptualizing, optimizing, and implementing. Find more design thinking and innovation resources on our blog.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. In fact, creativity is becoming a core skill which companies know they need in the future. Suggested reading: There are not that many resources out there about this theory yet as it is quite new.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Today, the business world recognizes that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term sustainability and success. Design Thinking is NOT a New Concept. With all the hype around design thinking, one would think that it is a new concept. What is Design Thinking?

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 15, 2021

Oftentimes when you say entrepreneurial mindset or entrepreneurial thinking people assume it’s about having the skills needed to open a business. Entrepreneurial thinking is really about getting a new lens on things, about turning problems into possibilities. Providing structure to the innovation process does not need to be difficult.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

We are headed towards a co-creative platform economy. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Tip: Tim Kastelle has posted a worthwhile series on how to implement lean startup for innovation initiatives.

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Wazoku

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Many companies are creating, adapting or partnering with others to provide an innovative space for fostering ideas, creative thinking, exploring new technologies and prototyping. They’re often called Innovation Labs. Goals and strategy mean nothing if there is no accountability or resource to achieve them.

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Planview

MARCH 29, 2019

From inception, innovation has been at the core of Cambia Health—it’s truly in their DNA. Cambia is an exemplary example of how organizations can create a culture of innovation by engaging their most valuable resource—their people. These were clear successes, and an exciting cultural evolution was underway at Cambia. The Result.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 1, 2018

This shaping of vague ideas into resource-worthy innovation projects is the final step of the MoshPit process. MoshPit integrates well with other innovation frameworks and methods. Ideas are perfected using story telling techniques and paper prototyping.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

It includes an overview of key frameworks ( Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, CPS ) and their essential tools. In addition, it covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The important thing is clearly defining what you’re trying to do within your organization– What does it mean to innovate successfully? 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. Innovation needs structure.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

The important thing is clearly defining what you’re trying to do within your organization– What does it mean to innovate successfully? Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them. Innovation needs structure. What are your objectives and intended results?

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Gijs Van Wulfen

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

It is in the front end where the organization formulates a concept of the product or service to be developed and decides whether or not to invest resources in the further development of an idea [i]. The ‘front end’ is the informal start of innovation and defined as “fuzzy” by many due to its lack of process and structure.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The important thing is clearly defining what you’re trying to do within your organization– What does it mean to innovate successfully? Out of the gate, most organizations put too few resources on too few ideas and expect too much out of them. Innovation needs structure. What are your objectives and intended results?

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