Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Paradigm shifts come from collective learning within a Business to build different Ecosystems. How can we realize the power of ecosystem thinking and design and its growing value to enterprises? This will come through collective learning, exchanging and exploring a diversity of opinions and experiences. Achieving alternative perspectives enables a level of discovery that enables innovation it is the need to embrace new organizational design that Ecosystem thinking needs to be considered for buil

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Destination Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Bayezid II was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1491 to 1512. He worked hard to govern fairly and gained the epithet of “Bayezid the Just” When in 1492, Spain expelled its Jewish and Muslim populations, Bayezid sent the his navy to evacuate them safely to Ottoman lands. He proclaimed that the refugees were to be welcomed. But he did make one far reaching and ultimately catastrophic decision.

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Digital Tonto

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Some years back I was invited to visit the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Over the years many of the world’s greatest minds have taken up residence there. It was where Einstein, along with other giants like Oppenheimer, von Neumann and Gödel, would reside until his death in 1955. It is a place, for me at least, in which stories permeate from every corner and crevice.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Intersection of Corporate Growth and Startup Innovation Defining Corporate Venture Capital Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies. This form of venture capital is characterized by its dual objectives of achieving financial returns and strategic value. CVC can be an integral part of a corporation’s broader innovation strategy, providing both the capital necessary for startups to scale and the strategic support to navig

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Achieving Meaningful Change through Business Ecosystems Achieving Meaningful Change through Business Ecosystems Achieving Meaningful Change through Business Ecosystems Several business organizations have committed to navigating complexity, fostering dynamism and originality in approaching innovation and business ecosystems. These have been addressing and adapting to these rapidly evolving changes by quickly spotting and seizing the potential of exploring new ways to undergo business.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

AI moves quickly, but organizations change much more slowly. What works in a lab may be wrong for your company right now. If you know the right questions to ask, you can make better decisions, regardless of how fast technology changes. You can work with your technical experts to use the right tool for the right job. Then each solution today becomes a foundation to build further innovations tomorrow.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Thanks to the popularity of the First Edition of Charting Change, I am privileged and excited to announce the early availability of the Second Edition of Charting Change, my best selling book on planning and executing organizational change and transformation used as a course book by universities around the world.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

New Business Design- Empower Your Business Ecosystem. When looking at radically different thinking and design in business, where Ecosystems become central, you need to ask yourself what industries would benefit from such an alternative design and thinking due to the changing complexities and challenges they are facing. Are these pressures in their known and emerging markets posing future threats for businesses and whole market sectors?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

When you’re part of a company’s management structure, there will be moments when you’ll have to represent a decision your bosses made that you don’t agree with to your team. Carrying the proverbial flag on behalf of the powers-that-be won’t feel good, but that’s part of the job. Barring a decision or action that is immoral, illegal, or unethical, standing behind decisions that don’t go your way is one of the most challenging things you’ll have to do as a leader.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As the world eagerly awaits the upcoming Paris Olympics, the stage is set for athletes to showcase their preparation, prowess, and determination to clinch the coveted gold medals. In a parallel universe, the world of innovation is no less competitive, with organizations striving to produce winning ideas that yield a high return on investment (ROI). [.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski If you want to make a difference, build trust. If you want to build trust, do a project together. If you want to build more trust, help the team do work they think is impossible. If you want to build more trust, contribute to the project in the background.

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Entrepreneur - Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

There's no need to convince employees of the merits of artificial intelligence — just show them they are about to become more relevant, not less.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many companies sit on piles of cash, even when rates of return suggest they shouldn’t. Why? Researchers have pointed to multiple reasons, including flexibility for M&A and tax advantages. But new research suggests it’s also a form of insurance, especially for smaller firms. Their likelihood of experiencing an adverse event (measured by the chance of being delisted) is significantly higher when they hold less cash.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Innovation is essential for any business that wants to succeed in today's rapidly changing business landscape. But having an innovation strategy framework is even more important. This framework will help you identify the key elements necessary for innovation, and how to implement them to achieve success. What is an Innovation Strategy Framework? This framework is [.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Last week, I introduced you to The Customer Hierarchy of Needs based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This week, we focus on our employees. Before you can have a strong customer experience, you must have a good employee experience.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes. It’s a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial mindset and supports the creation of value through innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro marks the biggest experiment yet in the field of “spatial computing,” which its boosters argue has the potential to be the next era of tech — a shift on par with the emergence of mobile computing. But what are early adopter companies really doing with Apple’s new hardware, and what do they hope to get out of these investments? The piece examines efforts from Lowe’s, e.l.f.

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Rmukesh Gupta

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In this very insightful and a short clip, advertising legend Bill Bernbach talks about the difference between writing and communicating. The writer is concerned with what (s)he puts into his/her writing, whereas a communicator is concerned with what the reader gets out of it. (S)He therefore becomes a student of how people read and listen.

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Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell On April 3rd, 1921, a handful of journalists went to interview a relatively unknown scientist named Albert Einstein. When they arrived to meet his ship they found a crowd of thousands waiting for him, screaming with adulation.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to the Startup Ecosystem Defining the Startup Ecosystem The term ‘startup ecosystem’ refers to the dynamic network of interconnected entities—individuals, organizations, and resources—that collectively contribute to the creation and growth of startups. This ecosystem encompasses a wide array of participants including entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, educational institutions, research organizations, and government entities.

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Technical Review Agile Engagement Collaboration 113

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Many people look at overthinking as a monolith, when in fact there are three different types: rumination, future tripping, and overanalyzing. In this article, the author offers guideance on how to spot and handle each of the three types of overthinking. Identifying the type of overthinking you or your team is dealing with is the first step in breaking free from its grasp — and more crucial than ever when the demand for quick yet thoughtful decision-making is high.

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Rmukesh Gupta

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this conversation with @DrAlanBarnard, we explore how the principles of the Theory of Constraints (originally created by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt) can be used to not only drive significant business results but also to help us make high stake decisions as leaders. In this freewheeling conversation, we explore Dr Barnard’s story about how he met with Dr.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

An Introduction to the FutureHacking™ methodology by Braden Kelley The starting point for becoming your own futurist is of course to first understand what futurology (or a futurist) is. Then we must also understand what strategic and market foresight are as well. What is Futurology (or a Futurist)?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to Startup Accelerator Programs The Concept of Startup Acceleration Startup accelerator programs are designed to foster rapid growth of early-stage companies by providing them with the necessary resources and support. These programs typically offer a blend of mentorship, capital, and networking opportunities to help startups scale quickly and effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Business schools must adapt their curricula in response to the increasing demand for professionals skilled in sustainability and climate change management. This need is driven by evolving global climate disclosure regulations, such as those proposed by the SEC and implemented in California and the EU, mandating corporations to disclose climate-related financial risks and their carbon emissions, including indirect emissions (Scope 3).

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Rmukesh Gupta

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I was surprised today, when I saw this graph on the XKCD blog earlier today. I did some search about the claim and lo and behold, I could find more information about the work of Arvid Högbom and his colleague Svante Arrhenius around the effect of greenhouse gases (not named such at that time) on the climate. As the graph claims, we have known about the harmful effects of the emission of carbon in our environment now for more than 128 years, yet haven’t done much to address the issue.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

or The No-Cost, No-Hug Secret to Smarter Teams GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton Welcome to the exciting conclusion of “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Psychological Safety but Were Afraid to Ask.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Leadership In the dynamic landscape of corporate leadership, emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a critical component of effective management and strategic vision. This section introduces the concept of emotional intelligence and underscores its significance in leadership roles. Defining Emotional Intelligence (EI) Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize, comprehend, manage, and reason with emotions within oneself and others.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Digital nomadism has been on the rise, but the implications of this trend go far beyond post-pandemic location flexibility and remote work. A cultural shift is taking place in developed countries that sees swaths of people becoming disillusioned with the lure of the “good life” available to prior generations. Digital nomadism offers an alternative path away from expensive, long-term mortgages and a raft of possessions and instead opens the door for people to maximize their income by living in co

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Rmukesh Gupta

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

I stumbled onto the scene in which Bruce Lee talks about winning and losing, about the art of dying. Before we go any further, take the time to watch the clip here. The wisdom shared is profound in its simplicity and simple in its profundity. Win or lose, Live or die, creative or boring – they are all two sides of the same coin. One can’t come without the other.

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