Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 2, 2021

Backcasting is a planning method that starts with defining a desirable future and then works backwards to identify policies and programs that will connect that specified future to the present. Social systems are far more complex. The fundamentals of the method were outlined by John B. Robinson from the University of Waterloo in 1990.

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System Policies Roadmap Technical Review 280

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Ones that get closer to their connected expectations and daily needs for solutions to solve, in far better ways, than that are presently offered. Moving from the present core into new industrial areas and geographical reach is becoming essential to navigate. The need for radical innovation changes the present position.

Radical Innovation 322

Radical Innovation Technical Review Engagement Collaboration 322

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 4, 2017

My feeling is this should change and we establish a “System of Record” that brings the individual learning into a collective one that enables all within the system to gain from and design innovation solutions from a more ‘whole’ system thinking perspective. A common language is essential.

System 140

System Innovation Design Learning 140

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While this can be intrusive, it also presents opportunities for gaining profound insights into employee behavior, such as which applications employees use most frequently or whether employees are at risk of overworking based on their work patterns and productivity.

Management 100

Management Technical Review Engagement Technology 100

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 9, 2020

We are in a very different time, a social distancing time that might lead to a different type of work, one that you will have to be forced to stand out from the crowd as a socially engaged person. You will need to begin to drive your significant engagement, not rely on others but your views and opinions ! What can this teach us?

Engagement 322

Engagement Technical Review Creativity Change 322

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

How much does a business organization spend on its ERP system compared to its innovation system? The efforts to extract efficiency and effectiveness from operations, supporting services and customer engagements to track productivity, do the same efforts and management focus go into innovation? How feasible is this?

Innovation 190

Innovation Design System Software 190

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2020

They provided an outstanding virtual showroom packed full of innovations, product presentations and use cases are exhibited in an exciting real 3D environment. The system is becoming more based on modular, autonomous machines that continuously optimize themselves and operate extremely flexibly and efficiently.

Artificial Inteligence 320

Artificial Inteligence Industry System Agile 320

Stephen Shapiro

JULY 15, 2020

PRESENTATION | DEMONSTRATION | APPLICATION | REFLECTION. ” “I use a 5-point lighting system with green screen and dozens of high-res virtual backgrounds.” ” “I use a 5-point lighting system with green screen and dozens of high-res virtual backgrounds.” The Presentation Only Sets the Stage.

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Video Engagement Tools Learning 52

Acuvate

JULY 7, 2023

These include personalized interactions, optimized marketing strategies, and providing proactive customer support. In this blog, we dive deeper to discover the potential of Generative AI for enhancing customer experience in marketing and customer support/engagement. This will drive deeper engagement, brand loyalty, and advocacy.

Generative AI 52

Generative AI Engagement Marketing Artificial Inteligence 52

Acuvate

JULY 7, 2023

These include personalized interactions, optimized marketing strategies, and providing proactive customer support. In this blog, we dive deeper to discover the potential of Generative AI for enhancing customer experience in marketing and customer support/engagement. This will drive deeper engagement, brand loyalty, and advocacy.

Generative AI 52

Generative AI Engagement Marketing Artificial Inteligence 52

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A speaker’s ability to captivate, engage, and inspire the audience sets the tone and leaves a lasting impression. On the other hand, an ill-suited speaker may lead to disinterest, a lack of engagement, and a negative perception of the event’s value.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Innovation Engagement Conference 100

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

” A groundbreaking report, “ Net-Zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy system “(referred to as NZE here) by the Internation Energy Agency (IEA), has been emphasising that this decade is pivotal to reaching net-zero by mid-century. This requires nothing short of a total transformation of the energy systems.

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Report Innovation Technology Policies 345

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 16, 2023

We must nurture innovation and continuously look for ways to facilitate its pathway in the Energy Transition we are presently travelling. To avoid the predicted consequences of climate change, the global energy system must rapidly reduce its emissions. They all need a purposeful design of a new, cleaner energy system.

Innovation 130

Innovation System Design Technology 130

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The increased ability to deploy, activate and utilize resources and assets requires these digital platforms to constantly exploit latent potential through the network and relationship engagements that engage in mutual pursuit. What is needed is something more radical and cohesive than we presently have. That is my place.

Technical Review 209

Technical Review Innovation Software Review Engagement 209

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

What has been changing in how we approach innovation, and have we taken the opportunity to radically revise the innovation system and process accordingly? We are at the cusp or already into significant changes to how the world, society and we as individuals will manage or engage going into the future.

Innovation 190

Innovation Design Collaboration Engagement 190

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 28, 2021

One of the most important catalysts for changing the energy system into a sustainable green one is by taking our thinking beyond the known into the possibilities we need for a sustaining future, of energy based on the ability for renewables to generate all our electrification needs. There is a world of innovating possibilities.

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System Resources Change Design 332

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2020

All of us are at present, caught up in the terrible spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Although we feel trapped in the present, worried over daily events and what they might mean, we must look beyond, we do need to look towards the future, to recognize there are challenges ahead but equally opportunities.

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Innovation Processes System Innovation Design 244

IdeaScale

APRIL 9, 2020

The FeaturedCustomers report uses a ranking system based on data from the customer reference platform, web presence, market presence, and social presence. This occurs either within the company or through the use of crowdsourcing and presents more opportunities for bringing people together. Report Rankings. The IdeaScale Difference.

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Report Marketing Software Idea Management 246

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 15, 2022

For me, we need to heed the different voices and recognize the dominating systems that need challenging in any change of such magnitude as the global energy system. We also need to think through the desirable future state, the ideal system you desire and the emerging options. Those that can displace what you already have.

Technology 205

Technology Management System Change 205

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2023

I t looks at the Energy Innovation (eco)system As stated in the opening to this paper, “ Sustainable energy innovation is at the heart of solving many of the world’s toughest challenges and is the key to tapping the full potential of energy as a contributor to future growth and prosperity.”

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Innovation System Collaboration 201

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Future products are increasingly engaging the consumer as they evolve and respond to “data” and knowledge supplied back. We do not offer solutions that achieve a complete solution, we still have a broken innovation system where discreet parts fail to talk to other parts. Do the PLM providers hold the innovation key?

Software Review 222

Software Review Software Innovation Underperforming Technical Team 222

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Innovation impacts new thinking, ideas, concepts, and ways to present something new. Equally, the nature of much of production has been designed “on the fly”, and the equally demanding job of connecting the whole process up in a new integrated, fully connected system meets enormous resistance. That is my place. carpe-diem.

Innovation 242

Innovation Agile Learning System 242

Acuvate

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

One of the biggest reasons concerning millennials’ attrition is their lack of engagement in the workplace. According to research by Gallup , only 29% of millennials are engaged in the workplace, indicating that only three in 10 are emotionally and behaviorally connected to their job and organisation. Create a culture of innovation.

Engagement 72

Engagement Tips Training Collaboration 72

Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 25, 2024

It represents a systemic shift towards sustainability, emphasizing the reuse, sharing, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling of materials and products throughout their lifecycle. Educate and Engage Employees: Foster an understanding of the circular economy’s benefits and engage employees in ideation and implementation.

Leadership 62

Leadership Policies Culture Collaboration 62

TechEmpower Innovation

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This presents businesses with an opportunity to enhance their search functionalities for both internal and external users. While traditional search systems are bound by the constraints of keywords, fields, and specific taxonomies, this AI-powered tool embraces the concept of fuzzy searching.

Artificial Inteligence 207

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI How To Knowledge Base 207

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2018

I am really frustrated by the legacy we have in our processes, systems and the ways we approach innovation, and its development lifecycle. We can for the first time build a system of record, we can through “open” technology provide an approach that is flexible, scalable, upgradeable, and fully visual to all.

Product Innovation 221

Product Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Software Review System 221

IdeaScale

JUNE 23, 2021

One healthcare company, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), engaged employees in the idea-sharing process to create a sustainable operating room. Their goal was to engage staff across the organization to develop solutions to operational challenges. They used a five-star rating system to evaluate the ideas. Public healthcare.

Case Study 195

Case Study Study Brainstorming Engagement 195

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

These barriers do not ‘magically’ change by delivering what I believe moves us to a better system for innovation, that of an ecosystem and platform architecture. Recognizing the present and ongoing barriers to innovation needs solutions to be built into any future design.

Software Review 163

Software Review Innovation Design Technical Review 163

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

As you lead your distributed teams, understanding the nuances of virtual collaboration is crucial for driving innovation, productivity, and engagement. Compatibility with various devices and operating systems. Encouraging Active Participation and Engagement Active participation is vital for the health of your virtual team.

Project 100

Project Management Software Review Technical Review 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

As you lead your distributed teams, understanding the nuances of virtual collaboration is crucial for driving innovation, productivity, and engagement. Compatibility with various devices and operating systems. Encouraging Active Participation and Engagement Active participation is vital for the health of your virtual team.

Project 100

Project Management Software Review Technical Review 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 9, 2019

What fascinates me presently is the energy transition currently being undertaken, due to the enormous amount of innovation options being considered and applied. During the next ten to twenty years, we are in a race to transform our energy system, one that moves from fossil fuel reliant to clean fuels based on renewable energy.

Technical Review 177

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence System Innovation 177

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2024

They are when combined, collective in significance and impact and provide a higher level of radicality to present and offer as an alternative to today’s business and economic growth approach. Radical Nature: Systemic Thinking: The approach challenges the traditional siloed thinking prevalent in many organizations.

Culture 130

Culture Collaboration Disruption System 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2020

We are searching for what makes up the present system and what needs to be part of the future to create a ‘best’ innovation capability environment that is sustainable in the longer-term. Introducing natural tensions into the system to trigger ‘step change.’. The Strategic Architecture – designing the system to perform as needed.

Resources 215

Resources Innovation System Design 215

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Understanding the Challenges of Virtual Team Collaboration Collaborating in a virtual environment presents unique challenges that can impact your team’s productivity. Disparate systems and inconsistent workflows can further complicate collaboration efforts.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Collaboration Tools 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Understanding the Challenges of Virtual Team Collaboration Collaborating in a virtual environment presents unique challenges that can impact your team’s productivity. Disparate systems and inconsistent workflows can further complicate collaboration efforts.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Collaboration Tools 100

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

Presently our Governments are obsessed with innovation- it sometimes feels it is the only game in town for future growth. The problem is we seem to be destroying more than we can build at present, yet a ‘few’ gain from these seeds of “destructive creation” while a majority don’t. The obsession with innovation- myself included!

Creativity 307

Creativity Innovation Industry Disruption 307

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In the past few months, I have been placing an increasing focus on the energy transition we all need to undertake in our energy systems, to build a more comprehensive understanding of the parts that make up the whole of this transition. Today, renewables (wind, solar, hydropower, biofuels) is presently only supplying around 16-18%.

Management 214

Management Technical Review Innovation System 214