Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Involve the Right People : Ensure that all critical stakeholders are involved in the planning process and will be present at the offsite. For guidance on designing a successful offsite, refer to our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning. Step Description Define Objectives Set clear, S.M.A.R.T

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 100

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 15, 2020

Kevin, without doubt, is an outstanding, knowledgeable technology evangelist for all things relating to the Energy Transition. I certainly believe we will see emerging a lot of new inventions and innovations to get the Electrolyzer based on PEM technology Industrial ready. Hydrogen is not an energy source but an energy carrier.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Industry Technology Policies 207

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

For me, the energy transition that the world is undertaking requires all forms of innovation, to offer technically advanced, as well as breakthrough solutions, to an incredibly complex system of energy delivery. Today, renewables (wind, solar, hydropower, biofuels) is presently only supplying around 16-18%.

Management 214

Management Technical Review Innovation System 214

The Inovo Group

MAY 30, 2019

The author presents a clear three-part framework consisting of Innovation Strategy, System and Culture that a large company needs to use to be an innovative organization. This book presents a refutation of this belief. To do so, the author presents the following framework for creating and sustaining a capacity for innovation.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Creativity System 40

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Innovation is struggling to really perform and unleash breakthrough products due to many ‘inbuilt’ inhibitors. Applying technology application to innovation opportunities needs a platform thinking approach. software and mechanical, electrical, and all component parts of a finished product design.

Software Review 222

Software Review Software Innovation Underperforming Technical Team 222

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 21, 2020

Innovation has been central to this for twenty years, but this has ‘funneled down’ into recognizing the value of ecosystems as the business design for innovation to thrive and delivering more significant value creation. But truth be told, we don’t really want to respond with preexisting roadmaps or checklists.

Change 310

Change Roadmap Disruption System 310

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Technology is radically altering our need for innovation. We see increasingly innovation is feeding off the “ digital response rate ” Connecting technology and innovation is altering how we should re-access organizations ability to build out.

Software Review 189

Software Review Software Technical Review Design 189

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Recently I was asked to complete a review of digital transformation, to gauge where it presently is, to take a look at the leading emerging practices and ‘professional ‘wisdom’ and turn these insights into a report due out before the end of the year. So I need to pick it apart. Not easy but a challenge.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Roadmap Agile Engagement 100

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

But, while team members may be offered training or even certification on Agile development practices, the training rarely discusses best practices for integrating UX design into the development process. Both designers and user researchers shared techniques for keeping product owners and developers informed and aware of their progress.

Agile 111

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 111

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Why Psychological Safety is the Bedrock of Innovation In an environment where psychological safety is present, individuals are more likely to share their unique perspectives and contribute innovative ideas. By setting clear expectations and goals, I provide my team with a roadmap to success.

Leadership 100

Leadership Meeting Culture Collaboration 100

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

From start-ups to banks, design has never been more central to business. Yet at conference after conference, I meet designers at firms talking about their struggle for influence. Why is that fabled “seat at the table” so hard to find, and how can designers get a chair? Is design just a service, or can designers* lead?

Underperforming Technical Team 94

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Back in 2014 at the time of the last survey by Altimeter, only 25% of companies undergoing some form of digital transformation had mapped the customer journey, as now 88% cited CX as the driver of change and why technology was the necessary solution. With the runway for disruptive technologies still ahead (e.g., In summary.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Report Survey Artificial Inteligence 100

hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The strategy and the roadmap towards the desired innovation-driven mode are critical. The ‘innovation team’ must identify and provide the right enabling technologies to facilitate day-to-day innovation activities and also to speed up the adoption of the innovation culture. Provide the innovation framework. Measure, Assess, Adjust.

Technical Review 68

Technical Review How To Software Review Ideation 68

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 15, 2018

The most impressive presentation I reviewed in 2017 was the one from Munich Re, held on 21st November 2017 under their investor day event. All I can achieve here is, partly a real praise for the presentation but just a few ‘teasers’ for a presentation deck that is 140 slides long.

Innovation 82

Innovation Technical Review Industry Agile 82

The Inovo Group

MAY 14, 2018

At the time, there were no widely recognized market research reports, customer insights, or technology roadmaps (except perhaps inside Apple) that projected what the world might conceivably look like in 2017. Contain cohesive vignettes – present sensible stories based on plausible trends. Technology roadmapping?

Technical Review 45

Technical Review Trends Underperforming Technical Team Disruption 45

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Innovation Management is about more than just planning new products, services, brand extensions, or technology inventions. It’s about imagining, mobilizing, and competing in new ways,” says Idris Mootee, author of Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation. Reduces risk of becoming obsolete due to competitors. Culture/Country.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Innovation Management is about more than just planning new products, services, brand extensions, or technology inventions. It’s about imagining, mobilizing, and competing in new ways,” says Idris Mootee, author of Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation. Reduces risk of becoming obsolete due to competitors. Culture/Country.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

Often, it’s due to the speed at which they can innovate and this has a lot to do with their size. This tendency is present in teams of companies like Apple, Microsoft or Amazon, and probably in your company as well. In 2016, Harvard Business Review conducted a survey of 3500 company employees from Canada, UK, U.S.,

Company 57

Company Technical Review Software Review Innovation 57

Information Playground

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This week I was in Dublin, Ireland to attend ITAC Europe (EMC's Industry Technical Advisory Council). During the meeting the CTO of EMC shared his thoughts on the technology direction of the company. Review the seven habits of intrapreneurship. Last week I attended a poster session in the EMC cafeteria. Go invisible.

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CTO Technical Review Software Review Meeting 28

hackerearth

MARCH 31, 2017

The talent management and performance review processes are certainly not what we’d refer to as all in a day’s work. Tech companies benefit greatly from holding hackathons for its developers where they have to think outside the box and prove their mettle under time and problem constraints. "It Don’t wait for the flip side.

Software Review 51

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Fractional CTO Engagement 51

Flying Fish Lab

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As digitalisation advances and information becomes easily accessible, consumers can investigate a brand's history and reputation effortlessly through platforms such as social media and online reviews, aiding them in making informed choices aligned with their values and preferences.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Competition Engagement 52

Innovating4Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2022

At present, it does not auger well. So we are pushing more carbon into the atmosphere due to the current Russian position on continuing the war on Ukraine and boycotting supplies. There is still a severe lack of funding for new technologies , renewables etc. It is so complex, challenging and presently in crisis.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Industry Roadmap Change 52

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

There is this compelling and urgent need to accelerate low-carbon technology innovation if the world can achieve decarbonization of the energy sector between now and 2050, to significantly contribute to meet international climate goals set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Are the technology solutions capable to be scaled at this rate?

Technical Review 168

Technical Review Policies System Technology 168

hackerearth

OCTOBER 26, 2018

As technologies and consumer behaviors continue to evolve, new service opportunities and business models will also emerge. The challenge lies in meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future. How might people find solutions that are truly adapted to the context and needs? every year till we hit 2040.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Company Innovation Policies 65

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 23, 2014

By using these nascent user-centered design methods, they were able to meet the expanding needs of their user base and claim over 90% of the small business accounting software market. A noticeable lack of focus prevented them from innovating as a company; their user-centered design DNA was disappearing.

Design 104

Design Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software 104