Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On this site, I have been exploring issues associated with building Ecosystems, each valuable to read, such as collective learning, resistance, values of interconnected layers, barriers, a blueprint and a base post of “ Why Ecosystems ” and illustrating where and how ecosystems think and design are emerging.

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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.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Introduction to Strategic Thinking in Business The Importance of Strategy in a Disruptive World In today’s business environment, disruption is the new norm. A well-crafted strategy can serve as a compass, guiding your organization through the complexities of a disruptive world and towards sustained success.

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Planview

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Large companies have a harder time creating a culture of innovation than startups – how many times have you heard this? In fact, Spigit customers have been tremendously successful at creating cultures of innovation by focusing on company-wide ideation among employees. Define what “innovation” means to your business.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Encourage executives and managers to utilize crowdsourcing as a part of their toolbox for employee engagement. The first step in getting people to innovate is to create a climate in your companies where all ideas - the good, the bad and the ugly - are celebrated. An experiment is a true failure when nothing is learned.".

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Encourage executives and managers to utilize crowdsourcing as a part of their toolbox for employee engagement. The first step in getting people to innovate is to create a climate in your companies where all ideas - the good, the bad and the ugly - are celebrated. An experiment is a true failure when nothing is learned.".

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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. Enhanced Problem-Solving Diverse perspectives contribute to innovative solutions.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By sharing their expertise and experiences, a keynote speaker can challenge conventional thinking, encourage creative solutions, and stimulate a culture of innovation. A focus on innovation helps companies to adapt to rapidly changing markets, embrace new technologies, and stay ahead of the competition.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

In this guide, we’re unpacking eight critical types of innovation that businesses leverage to carve out their niches, disrupt markets, and write their success stories. Radical innovation is about making significant leaps forward, often creating new industries or reshaping existing ones.

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eZassi

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When internal team members are given the freedom to think like entrepreneurs, they become more motivated, creative, and engaged. They are not afraid to challenge the status quo and are driven to find innovative solutions to problems. Foster a culture of innovation: Create a culture that values and rewards innovation.

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PlanBox Innovation

MAY 10, 2022

Building an innovation management system, on the other hand, helps drive the thinking for the right process to develop as well as the many other critical considerations that normally come into play, such as focusing on the right problems to solve, identifying the grand challenges the company should focus on, and building an innovation ecosystem.

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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.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 31, 2023

The increased interdependence has birthed countless collaboration opportunities, leading innovators to strategically weave a network of partnerships throughout their supply chain to continuously drive better, more sustainable results, especially when it comes to evaluating emerging technologies and engaging with startups.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

The thrust of the framework is “ Organizations can create a more comprehensive and effective innovation ecosystem by utilizing building blocks as components of the innovation stack, guiding platform development using the innovation stack, and supporting the innovation stack with a platform.

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Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Whether we acknowledge it or not, we live in an economy of digital disruption. Innovations happen everyday — one of these days, it might be the next big thing that puts you out of a job. Being pre-active and as it applies to innovation the disrupter, however, is easier said than done. Culture of Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Key Aspect Description Objective Strategic and financial returns Focus Startups with innovative solutions Goal Long-term corporate success and growth While financial gains are important, the strategic benefits are the primary driver for many corporations. This collaboration allows corporations to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

XQ refers to the ability to draw from past experiences, learnings, and insights to make better decisions, solve complex problems, and navigate the uncertainties of the corporate world. By leveraging experiential insights, executive teams are better positioned to anticipate market trends, customer needs, and potential disruptions.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

By engaging in CVC, corporations can also contribute to the development of startup accelerator programs , which are designed to support early-stage companies as they grow. Business Model Innovation Adopting novel approaches to business operations and customer engagement.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 8, 2024

Our role extends beyond the mere generation of new products or services; it involves cultivating a culture of innovation that permeates every facet of the organization, encouraging creativity, experimentation, and a forward-thinking mindset among all employees.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Navigating Innovation Management: Implement a Scalable Process and Engaging Platform for Enterprise Ideation and Collaboration Creating Open Innovation Solutions Regardless of your organization’s innovation portfolio size or scope, every business needs a strategy and competitive advantage for growth and technological advancement.

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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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Innov8rs

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In fact, a few years ago, the company created i2M, or “Innovation to Market”, an incubator for digital ventures. i2M operates as a separate legal entity, with simple processes and separate financing controls, so innovators can test ideas, fail, and learn without affecting the core business. How to deal with this tension?

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Planview

JULY 11, 2023

I invited Dr. Amisha Boucher, Principal Engagement Manager at Planview, to join me in discussing this topic. The best way to learn what’s on the other side is to open it. Manufacturing companies are comfortable with physical prototypes of products for experiential learning. So how can you make smarter decisions faster?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 10, 2017

Organizations need to pick up the pace, learn to accept a greater risk, experimentation and rapid adjustment on the new knowledge flowing in to build the final outcome to the needs of the market /customer. They need to (re)learn this and build it into their systems and often this realization comes too late.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 7, 2016

In this instant blog, you will learn that encouraging creative error is just one of the ways an organization can fight back (victoriously!) against an organized work culture of fear and innovation assassination. Create a trusted company culture of innovation rather than a paralyzing culture of fear.

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PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When it comes to innovation, sloth is the silent killer. Turning a blind eye to disruptive forces and future evolutions means almost certain death in today’s hyper competitive world. Tying innovation to employee performance objectives and evaluation criteria is paramount in fostering a culture of openness, creativity, and learning.

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Planview

JUNE 19, 2019

Innovation must be a collaborative effort that everyone within your organization contributes to. As such, employee engagement acts as an essential ingredient for creating a culture of innovation within your organization. The silo mentality is one of the biggest obstacles between companies and continuous innovation.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

From aerospace to retail, every industry is impacted by disruption, whether it’s from new technologies, new customer experiences, or even new business models. When the metamorphosis includes an innovation platform, leaders are typically left to determine not only how to leverage the solution, but also how to measure its impact.

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Wazoku

AUGUST 17, 2018

41% of businesses are knowingly at extreme risk of disruption. Ideas can degrade quickly so to be an innovator, you need to move fast. You need to be able to anticipate potential disruption to gain true competitive advantage. Not engaging your ecosystem. Not grasping the true value of ideas. Disregarding your workforce.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

For those that can foster the trait, however, the incentives to become an innovation leader are obvious. A culture of innovation leadership at the helm of an organization is often cited as a key differentiator between companies that excel and fail within the same industry. Innovation carries inherent risk.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 7, 2020

By approaching innovation in this way, Lego also benefit from improved customer engagement and brand loyalty, and save on time and resources that would have been invested in customer research. Breakthrough innovation is rare but from Dyson we can learn that a culture of innovation in essential.

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ImagineNation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

What if there is a way to create coherence, align people’s hearts & minds as well as build an environment that generates learning & results in organizational re-organisation & transformation? Disrupting business as usual. To build receptivity & readiness to enrage in & collaborate with innovation led change.

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Wazoku

MARCH 1, 2019

These concepts apply to your innovation architecture as well. Determine your innovation goal (e.g. To drive staff engagement), look at the organisations’ environment and identify the scale at which you can begin. This demonstrates the requirement for scalability to be considered when deriving your innovation architecture.

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Planview

MARCH 1, 2018

How does a 150 year old consumer packaged good company reinvent itself in an industry that’s seeing an influx of new disruptive startups emerging? We had the opportunity to chat with Jeff George, VP, Americas R&D at Campbell Soup Company, who leads the company’s innovation program. Below is our conversation.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

For those that can foster the trait, however, the incentives to become an innovation leader are obvious. A culture of innovation leadership at the helm of an organization is often cited as a key differentiator between companies that excel and fail within the same industry. Innovation carries inherent risk.

Leadership 49

Leadership Innovation Engagement Examples 49

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2019

There has never been a more critical time for financial firms to prioritize innovation. Rapidly changing customer behaviours, disruptive digital technologies, and the emergence of agile fintech start-ups means that disruption is an ever-present danger. Employee engagement presented the second major challenge.

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Planview

JANUARY 7, 2016

The skinny: These days, crowdsourcing is used to tackle social issues, global concerns, and questions that need a greater diversity of opinions and engagement. 26 Disruptive Tech Trends for the Rest of the Decade. The skinny: Gamification is the use of game mechanics to drive user engagement. Read more ». Read more ».

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