Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 29, 2024

Breaking down Resistance to Business Ecosystems Resistance to Business Ecosystems does need to be broken down and addressed to realize the power of Ecosystem thinking and Design and its growing value to Enterprises. So why are we not doing this today?

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Collaboration Culture Data 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

From its inception to the current state, the processes governing the development of new products and services have continuously evolved to incorporate new methodologies and technologies. At these gates, decision-makers review progress and determine the feasibility of moving forward to the next stage.

Generative AI 113

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Product Development 113

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

That group should possess a deep understanding of the existing organization’s strategy, business models, operations and culture and a wider appreciation of the innovation landscape, the “fields of opportunity” and the emerging practices of innovation management. What should be in a “typical” innovation mandate?

Innovation Programs 189

Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 189

CMOE

MARCH 6, 2023

An organization’s success depends on a business strategy that establishes the organization’s mission and what decisions or actions must be taken to achieve it. Every individual in the organization, from front-line worker to Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for implementing the strategy and ensuring the organization’s success.

Strategy 98

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Software Review 98

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. The ability to manage innovation design, function, structure and process.

Design 130

Design Creativity Agile Resources 130

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. You use the term “ScaleUp” …how is that different than startup and why does it deserve a special designation? He’s the author of numerous books and an expert on how lean principles can be used to drive innovation.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team LEAN 130

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2022

How often are they missing the strategic mark due to their inability to find that innovative pathway? Firstly the work mat offers an open design that gives a framework for a comprehensive dialogue of what is central to the make-up of innovation. I believe there is a real utility of purpose in this open design.

Design 319

Design Leadership Innovation Engagement 319

Acuvate

MARCH 8, 2023

How will the advancements in low-code/no-code platforms and technologies shape the future of Power Apps and its role in empowering citizen developers and businesses to build custom solutions and automate processes? This will help businesses increase their speed to market and drive digital transformation. Sai Ankith Sr.

Software Review 98

Software Review Technical Review ChatGPT Technology 98

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets. There are so many layers between the Board room and for example a software developer or an industrial designer. You don’t want unconnected strategies and agendas.

Management 52

Management Fractional CTO Technical Review Roadmap 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets. There are so many layers between the Board room and for example a software developer or an industrial designer. You don’t want unconnected strategies and agendas.

Management 52

Management Fractional CTO Technical Review Roadmap 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets. There are so many layers between the Board room and for example a software developer or an industrial designer. You don’t want unconnected strategies and agendas.

Management 52

Management Fractional CTO Technical Review Roadmap 52

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

AI technologies are enabling a more data-driven approach to innovation management, enhancing the ability to predict trends, understand consumer behavior, and generate creative ideas at scale. Streamline the development stage with AI-powered design tools that optimize product features and functionality.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Analysis Technical Review 100

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is a journey of building innovation, fitness and dynamics drawn out in a new way of thinking and design within innovation ecosystems. By showing a more compelling rationale, you can showcase how effective business cases have led to successful change initiatives and increased ROI in the use of human, technology and AI combinations.

Change 173

Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 173

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is where technology enables these connections and triggers different thinking in the quest for moving toward more extraordinary valuable solutions—the “connected” value of behaviours thinking ecosystems and operating on collaborative platforms. The build-up and validation in the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework.

Software Review 246

Software Review Software Innovation Design 246

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Stages and Gates Process Explained The Stages and Gates process, a cornerstone of innovation management, is a framework designed to guide new products and services from conception to launch. AI technologies include machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and computer vision.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Innovation Management Management Generative AI 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In some recent posts, I argued that we need to adopt a broader innovation ecosystem thinking and design. Still, barriers do need to be consciously built into any new thinking as ones “to be resolved” in any new solution design. They need a more fluid, highly adaptive design. Let me outline many of these here.

Software Review 162

Software Review Innovation Design Technical Review 162

Tullio Siragusa

MAY 1, 2023

Embracing the Circular Economy through Enterprise Architecture The concept of a circular economy has been rapidly gaining traction as businesses and governments alike recognize the need to transition from a linear, resource-intensive model to a sustainable, regenerative one.

Technical Review 62

Technical Review System Collaboration Design 62

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 5, 2024

Business Collaborations are needed more today due to growing complexities and challenges requiring a radically different unlocking method. Strong governance within Ecosystems is crucial.” Regularly assess the outcomes of collaboration, identify areas for improvement, and fine-tune the strategy.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Disruption Design Industry 130

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

“Reducing global CO2 emissions will require a broad range of different technologies working across all sectors of the economy in various combinations and applications. These technologies are at widely varying stages of development. Building technology innovation is hard work; it goes through different innovation stages.

Policies 189

Policies Technical Review Innovation Report 189

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 15, 2020

Kevin, without doubt, is an outstanding, knowledgeable technology evangelist for all things relating to the Energy Transition. The two briefly discussed green Hydrogen and where Electrolyzers will fit within the future strategy of building a broader Hydrogen business. You can watch the 4-minute chat here on YouTube.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Industry Technology Policies 207

Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Part of CBTW, a global tech & business solution, SteepConsult is a consultancy with a particular expertise in innovation management and strategy, among others. Their approach combines deep industry insights with a broad range of services designed to deliver results for their clients. That’s where we come in.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Software Innovation Programs 40

Acuvate

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for Azure is an industry-recognized methodology designed by Microsoft to help organizations define and implement their cloud adoption strategies optimally. Define Strategy. In the first and the foremost stage, start with defining your business strategy.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Agile Tools Strategy 52

Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 26, 2024

Many of us who work in the consulting and strategy space often talk about the difficulties in understanding and more importantly, changing a corporate culture. Additionally, it was experimenting with new design techniques for the 737. US government testimony indicates that quality issues were rampant in 2016.

Culture 211

Culture Change Leadership Technical Review 211

Planview

MARCH 28, 2024

By identifying key challenges and proposing actionable solutions, we aim to shed light on the strategies necessary for success in the industry’s dynamic landscape. Failure to synchronize these timelines can result in resource wastage, particularly in manufacturing plants where production may grind to a halt due to delays in software delivery.

Software Review 59

Software Review Software Developers Software Development Underperforming Technical Team 59

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

“Reducing global CO2 emissions will require a broad range of different technologies working across all sectors of the economy in various combinations and applications. These technologies are at widely varying stages of development. Building technology innovation is hard work; it goes through different innovation stages.

Policies 130

Policies Technical Review Innovation Report 130

Innovating4Energy

MARCH 17, 2024

Today, this must be done through more outstanding collaborations, especially recognizing the value and benefits of ecosystem thinking and design. Much of this is how you set about the Front End of Energy transition and change and the consideration towards embracing Ecosystem design and thinking has enormous value in this assessment.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Technical Review Creativity Innovation 52

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I am looking at this energy transition through the eyes of the innovator, as it offers so much in new solutions and designs that any innovator would love to be part of. Technology innovation, suggested new business models, outline proposals for changing policies, processes, and market design all are being “sketched out.”

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Software Review Report System 145

Ecosystems4Innovating

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Hence, it has all the technology, governance and structure to enable the group to communicate, exchange and build the (emerging) solution to work and then have the structure for it to (rapidly) scale. The marketplace actually becomes the most valuable part of any newly designed value proposition.

Design 64

Design Agile Software Review Technical Review 64

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

“Reducing global CO2 emissions will require a broad range of different technologies working across all sectors of the economy in various combinations and applications. These technologies are at widely varying stages of development. Building technology innovation is hard work; it goes through different innovation stages.

Policies 130

Policies Technical Review Innovation Report 130

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Each time you are reviewing innovative activity, run through this formula in your head to see if each of the parts is embedded into the work. Looking to achieve better visibility and flexibility, extending collaborations and advancing concepts through technology and structured approaches. Resolve the barriers and concerns actively.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Innovation Collaboration Roadmap 147

Acuvate

APRIL 3, 2023

The introduction of ChatGPT and other cutting-edge AI-led data analytics and visualization tools has sparked a lot of buzz in the tech world. Large Language Models (LLM) are artificial intelligence models specifically designed to understand, interpret, and generate human-like text based on vast amounts of input data.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI ChatGPT Technical Review 52

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The obvious place to turn is innovation approaches such as design thinking , rapid prototyping , and open innovation. A new book by Silicon Valley tech veteran and innovation advocate Ann Mei Chang, Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good explores the unique challenges that can deter social innovation.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review LEAN Innovation Social Innovation 100

CMOE

AUGUST 8, 2019

Military strategy is thousands of years old but the field of business strategy has only been around for about fifty years. Because this field is so new, there’s still a lot of disagreement about how business strategy and business models should be defined—and often among those who write about these topics the most!

Strategy 79

Strategy Strategy Competition Strategic Thinking 79

Innov8rs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

From setting a proper strategy and structuring and organization the function, to having clarity about who makes what type of decisions when, to understanding how to align with and involve business leaders - there's a lot of variables at play. Open Strategy. Formulating and executing sound organizational strategy is difficult work.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Project 52

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Traditional project management and financial management processes and principles are designed to produce robust plans for exactly how a project should run, and select only projects which are likely to succeed. Clear in design ( “we know roughly what the perfect solution looks like and how it needs to be configured “).

Project 241

Project LEAN Management Innovation 241

Acuvate

APRIL 20, 2023

Language models like GPT, LLM (large language models), and other AI-powered technologies have shown tremendous potential in transforming human-machine collaboration, unlocking new levels of efficiency superpowers. It has allowed users to design complex workflows and digital assistants based on natural language.

Software Review 52

Software Review Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Generative AI 52

Innov8rs

JANUARY 17, 2024

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Handbook 59

Handbook Technical Review eBook Innovation 59