Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

To get to a consistent performance of innovation and creativity within organizations you do need to rely on a process, structure and the consistent ability to foster a culture of innovation. The innovation mandate is often overlooked or undervalued.

Innovation Programs 189

Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 189

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Sometimes creative thinking challenges come from inside your own head. In many organizations, however, substantial creative thinking challenges come from leaders and cultures that may say they want new thinking, but seem to do everything they can to scuttle creativity. Mike Brown.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 31, 2020

In a recent post, I mentioned a labor strike as a productive analogy for developing strategies during this time of global disruption. Facing a complete business shutdown, our team used a combination of strategic thinking and real-time course correction to stay engaged with and attempt to re-win the customers we couldn’t currently serve.

Strategic Thinking 111

Strategic Thinking Disruption Engagement Course 111

BrainZooming

AUGUST 13, 2018

These new disruptive options have caused frequent rideshare customers to forget how cabs operate. Yet, these examples reinforce an important point about strong brands with positive, radically different customer experiences: they can reshape expectations and behaviors even when a customer isn’t using the disruptive brand.

Disruption 45

Disruption Strategic Thinking Survey eBook 45

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Navigating a Disruptive Business Environment In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven landscape, businesses are frequently faced with disruptions that can significantly impact their operations and long-term viability. Recognizing the early signs of these disruptions is key to responding effectively.

Disruption 100

Disruption Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 100

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 5, 2022

About RevelX We are a strategic innovation professional services firm. We excel at disruptive creativity, rigorous analysis and disciplined execution. We add strategic thinking and execution power to your team. Discovering and maximizing opportunities for growth through innovation. That is our playing field.

Software 98

Software Innovation Management Management Crowdsourcing 98

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A speaker’s ability to captivate, engage, and inspire the audience sets the tone and leaves a lasting impression. On the other hand, an ill-suited speaker may lead to disinterest, a lack of engagement, and a negative perception of the event’s value.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Innovation Engagement Conference 100

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Innovation in executive teams is not just about developing new products or services; it’s about fostering a culture of continuous improvement, strategic thinking, and adaptability. By leveraging experiential insights, executive teams are better positioned to anticipate market trends, customer needs, and potential disruptions.

Leadership 113

Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 11, 2022

About RevelX We are a strategic innovation professional services firm. We excel at disruptive creativity, rigorous analysis and disciplined execution. We add strategic thinking and execution power to your team. Discovering and maximizing opportunities for growth through innovation. That is our playing field.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Innovation Management Management 52

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 27, 2017

A good strategy, well outlined should encourage innovation and gain engagement but it can equally determine how we break down our imposed boundaries by its strategic intent, to encourage exploring and extending on what we know into the what we need to know. Is this because innovation is not at the core of the business as it should be?

Strategy 203

Strategy Strategy Innovation Engagement 203

BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

An efficient AND effective innovation strategy adapts to a company’s business objectives, strategic priorities, and team. It doesn’t start with getting everyone together in a room for a creative thinking workshop and expecting innovative ideas to happen spontaneously. Engaging atypical stakeholders and experts for input.

Analysis 66

Analysis Strategic Thinking Survey Innovation 66

BrainZooming

AUGUST 10, 2018

Strategic Thinking Exercises – 8 Ideas for Brand Innovation. 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto. Strategic Thinking – What Kind of Perfection Are You Looking For? Strategic Thinking Lessons – Keeping Your Company Fresh. Sharing an Innovation Vocabulary.

Strategy 45

Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking eBook 45

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

“Buy in from staff on the new vision and the required change” 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto. Engaging Employees in High Turnover Situations. Creative Thinking Skills – 5 People Vital to Critical Thinking, Literally. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy eBook Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 3, 2017

Yesterday, we identified the six types of strategic planning process activities we use to design a client’s strategic thinking workshop. To facilitate you going deeper into thinking about how these activities function within a strategic planning process workshop, here are articles in each of the six areas.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team eBook 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 10, 2017

Employ extreme creativity and disruptive innovation-oriented questions to push your strategic planning vision exercise in bold, future directions. Ensure you have all the strategic thinking perspective and voices we always recommend. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team!

Exercises 91

Exercises Strategic Thinking eBook Trends 91

BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

Topics ranged from entrepreneurship to leading creative teams, from being cognizant of one’s news sources and information suppliers to the factors that make up a creative mindset. Here’s a sneak preview: Deep knowledge of the values of a project, plus trust and freedom, are the “measure twice, cut once” of creativity.

Conference 74

Conference Strategic Thinking Creativity Resources 74

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The most disruptive innovation we ever tried was like a whack to the BLANK.”. I’m thinking we’d print the questions on sheets of orange paper, allowing people to answer them in writing and then hold them up as they introduce themselves. Download our FREE eBook: The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions.

eBook 72

eBook Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 72

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 10, 2017

Here are some of the needs: * We need to build far more serendipity into what we do, also random connections, as well as purposeful discovery, by seeking out increasing connections and engaging in networks of learning and mutual exchange. * We need to embed into our new innovation core new routines and thinking.

Innovation 124

Innovation Agile Change Learning 124

IdeaSpies

JULY 12, 2018

I was blown away by the creativity, and the expression and the imagination of these incredible young people in our country. Over 5 weeks, 61 students and budding entrepreneurs from over 40 nationalities workshopped ideas and creative concepts to rebrand Australia.

Entrepreneurship 57

Entrepreneurship Creativity Course Collaboration 57

Qmarkets

APRIL 9, 2019

To assist clients in overcoming the barriers to achieving digital disruption, and shift to a new paradigm of innovative potential, RocketSource will highlight Qmarkets innovation management software as a resource within their LevelNext programme. About RocketSource. For press inquiries please contact: Mr. Elliott Wilkins.

Company 40

Company Software Training Resources 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

The folks at Armada Corporate Intelligence offered an internal branding strategy take on the United Airlines woes, offering strategic thinking questions you can ask and answer to improve your brand’s resiliency and avoid brand crises. 10 Lessons to Engage Employees and Drive Improved Results.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 72

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Last week, The Brainzooming Group was in San Francisco for the Social Media Strategies Summit , where Mike presented a content marketing strategy workshop and a talk on collaborative engagement. This is true even if you’re an industrial brand, as Mike pointed out: Well, okay, you might be thinking, But there’s nothing cool about our brand.

Strategic Thinking 63

Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Collaboration 63

hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This special team needs to be strategic, tactical, agile and fast. This is the best way to inspire people and drive high-levels of engagement with the overall innovation initiative. Handle the noise, Avoid disruption. Innovation can generate noise and become disruptive (not only to the market but also to the company).

Technical Review 68

Technical Review How To Software Review Ideation 68

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

For insights on building robust business strategies in this disruptive environment, explore our guide on building business strategies for a disruptive world. The integration of AI technologies has led to the emergence of new business models and has disrupted established market dynamics.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Change Underperforming Technical Team 100

BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2017

While a strategic planning process may promise to deliver real objectives and tactics, it often never happens as promised. Senior executives may say they want disruptive ideas, but they really want ideas that are easy to grasp and fit the current system. 80 Fun Strategic Planning Activities and Ideas! 4 Times to Avoid Toys.

eBook 41

eBook Exercises Meeting Strategy 41

Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

As the manufacturing sector speeds into a world of futuristic tech and disruptive business models, creativity and innovation are becoming critical skills for figuring out how to unlock value strategically. Attracting the most skilled talent has already become a strategic focus for future-forward companies.

Leadership 40

Leadership Artificial Inteligence Technology Culture 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 10, 2017

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is targeting both learning and emotion to prompt engagement and risk taking among its nearly 700 employees. To further engage its team, Ironwood asks staff to submit clever early-stage names for products in development. Cultivating a Resilient, Innovative Environment.

Strategy 88

Strategy Strategy Innovation Idea Generation 88