Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

Let me summarize where we are today in design thinking. In the past couple of weeks, I have been spending a fair amount of time on investigating design thinking. This is part one of my thoughts that came out of investigating and researching design thinking in the past couple of weeks.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 25, 2022

Let’s review the three stages of this design thinking framework. This article is part 3 in a series designed to explore the design thinking process. Click the link here to read through Part 1: What is Design Thinking and Part 2: Attitudes That Hurt Design Thinking & How to Change Them. .

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InnovationTraining.org

JULY 12, 2022

In 2015, the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) and the Stanford Design Thinking Research Program conducted one of the most extensive global studies looking into the state of design thinking in organizations. 1 – What organizations use design thinking? 1 – What organizations use design thinking?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2017

This is part two of my thoughts that came out of investigating and researching design thinking in the past couple of weeks. Within these two posts, I want to provide my thoughts, bridging the present and pointing towards a better design thinking future, one that in my opinion, is urgently needed. Part one is here.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 20, 2024

So, how do we undertake this need to think through and recognize a new innovative way of discovery. Thinking through any engagement process, one that is required to break through traditional innovation processes needs to break down the new areas of discovery.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For me, the last six months or so I have been spending increasing time working with ChatGPT to gain different ways to look at focus areas I spend in advising and mentoring and where innovation links into my different work. I am going into new versions of PAH-1 , but let me share this opening design for AI-driven innovation.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you’re in the Chicago or Denver areas, check out these innovation training course offerings. Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFi) is offering three public courses in late October and early November. Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking. A truly innovative culture? How do you get there?

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Training Accelerates Innovation. 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. 70% of CEO’s see innovation as a key driver of growth. Why then is corporate America so woefully undertrained in innovation fundamentals? Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation .

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

Do You Wish To Accelerate Innovation? Get Training! When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I always find a great deal of energy. Your innovation efforts will fail without training. Knowledge of frameworks like CPS and Design Thinking are essential.

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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. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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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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Innovation Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Naureen Meraj, a training and digital transformation leader, shares the three components of design thinking that are often over looked in the innovation process.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 15, 2023

A sustainability workshop applying design thinking and an innovation process to create vision, strategy and action Recently we’ve had a number of requests for our design thinking sprints, innovation workshops, interactive training sessions, and strategy hackathons applied for the purpose of environmental sustainability.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

We cannot afford to avoid changing our innovation processes as we deal with a far more complex and challenging world. We seem to be keeping innovation as a disappointing and often frustrating outcome for many leaders of organizations. Indeed our existing innovation processes are doing an (adequate) job. Why change?

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The BMI Lab Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Innovation is all about learning by doing. Training people to be innovative is not just about teaching a specific range of skills. Managers looking to create a high-performance and innovative team will also face several cultural challenges. What is the best way to train these traits? It is far more complicated.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. What most companies get wrong about innovation processes.

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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. He’s not just a theorist, he’s an inventor and innovator in his own right, having built companies from start-up to IPO. This is a compelling and informative training course.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It is where we need to question workflows and processes, as openness has become increasingly central to our thinking and development-building process. You need to consider the following elements to make an ecosystem innovation stand out. Regularly evaluate and adjust these metrics as needed.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2021

Templates to help you conquer this innovative meeting format. 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. Innovative Innovation Meetings: Formats, Designs, and Examples.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Drive Results : Focused on impact, they turn innovative concepts into tangible outcomes that contribute to organizational growth. These programs should focus on enhancing innovation leadership skills that align with the organization’s vision for innovation.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you’re interested in running more effective, innovative meetings with your team, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ll share some tips and hints centered around innovation and design thinking frameworks to help you deliver an engaging and impactful experience. What they worked on yesterday, 2.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 23, 2023

Do you believe that failure is a necessary part of the innovation process? Do they provide resources and support for innovation initiatives? The opportunity now is to get specific with assessments for focused purposes, such as leading or contributing to a more innovative culture.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 26, 2021

Successful organizations understand that innovation should be embedded directly into their culture and way of doing business. This is an individual innovative mindset that also is alive in innovative teams. This article share some basic tips to help your organization innovate through an important dynamic – teams.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

When restaurants have several years of data in the system, the next several weeks of reservations lined up in it, a staff that’s been trained on how to use it, and a large percentage of their reservations coming through it, they’re essentially locked into the model. They didn’t realize how “sticky” their business model would get.

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InnovationTraining.org

MAY 16, 2020

The design sprint is a popular fast-paced innovation approach that’s rapid and interactive. While many design sprints are held in-person, you can also complete the process virtually using a design thinking software tool like Miro. Learn more about this process in our guide to design sprint training.

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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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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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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 21, 2023

Innovation Management Experts : Engaging experts in innovation management can provide valuable guidance and best practices. These experts could be internal resources, consultants, or external advisors who have experience in designing innovation frameworks and managing innovation processes.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

Most innovation toolkits these days have roots in design thinking, and draw inspiration from one of the original freely available toolkits from the Stanford Design School called the Bootcamp Bootleg. The event is much more than training. 6 Steps to Innovation Toolkit Success.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 7, 2022

This would be a company where only a small number of people are trained in innovation capabilities, and their remit is primarily around finding a market, such as through ethnographic research and design thinking. In this organisation, everyone knows that innovation is vital for the growth and success of the company.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2020

I was often happy to take whatever innovation project the leadership team threw my way. And I have done it all – idea jams, hackathons, startup weekends, training workshops and innovation sprints. When you are trying to create a repeatable innovation process, you can’t just start anywhere by doing random activities.

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InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Discover what to expect at a creative problem solving workshop and when your organization could benefit from a training session. Creative problem solving is an innovation framework focused around better ideation and brainstorming sessions. About Creative Problem Solving Training Workshops.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

Most innovation toolkits these days have roots in design thinking, and draw inspiration from one of the original freely available toolkits from the Stanford Design School called the Bootcamp Bootleg. The event is much more than training. 6 Steps to Innovation Toolkit Success.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. Looking for even more literary choices to help you innovate? Check out our list of design thinking books to read. New Releases in 2021.

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Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Using experiential learning tools like drawing isn’t really new in innovation process. Sunni Brown , Dave Gray , Dan Roam, and yours truly all use experiential learning tools in innovation projects. Most corporate innovators have no training in using experiential tools. The reason? Get in touch!

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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.

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