Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2022

The Executive Innovation Work Mat as a compelling business case. After a series of conversations around the Executive Innovation work mat, Jeffrey Phillips and I decided there was a need to add one more to the series, one that makes the business case for the work mat, one that is more from the leaders perspective.

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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.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 21, 2023

Completing transitions through innovation, ecosystems and sustainability thinking Today, our innovation activity needs to transition through collaborating and co-creating, applying ecosystem thinking and platform designs for business. Capabilities grow through use and application in increasingly intensified ways.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A shift in managing differently , a possible inflexion point We are possibly at a series of inflexion points in our current business environment. Markets are changing significantly, and collaboration and partnerships are rapidly forming and coalescing around the concept of Ecosystem thinking and Platform design.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

6: Design Matters with Debbie Millman. #7: With more than 150 episodes, this podcast seeks to highlight the science of what makes ideas work, by interviewing researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators about what it takes to understand creativity, how it works and how to use it to make your business innovations more successful.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The innovative design has become paramount to these new offerings. Ecosystem design will create new business opportunities. We need to make the business case. The need to search and create new business models needs to be explored differently. What we need to do is change our present constraints.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 21, 2022

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with award winning designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has been voted one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, is a bestselling author, and has won international awards for designing everything from furniture to cars to toilet seats to vegetable peelers.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

My fun has been piecing these together to lead me to my suggested Vertical and Horizontal Framework for achieving a different innovation management design. Innovation Ecosystem in thinking and design has been emerging for me The value of ecosystem thinking and design to innovate solutions cannot be overstated.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2023

Employers are at a critical reflection point where we can look back at the last two years and evaluate what has worked and what hasn’t. What works for one company may not work for another. Ensure your employees can afford care, and evaluate plan design decisions and how they affect outcomes. Jennifer Santisi, M.S.

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2023

How can you differenitate your business from the competition? Let’s look at some examples of lateral thinking in business strategy and innovation. Nintendo Wii’s Motion Controls : What radical feature can we add? Dyson’s Bagless Vacuum Cleaners : What can we remove?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 13, 2023

Multiple alerts to market changes, conditions and customers’ needs can stimulate a growing adaptability and solution design, more modular or progressive in response Greater potential for sustainability and social impact. The post What value does an Innovation Ecosystem offer?

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The building blocks of open innovation building towards Business Ecosystem design. By incorporating Open Innovation Strategies as the next building block, businesses can create a dynamic and expansive innovation ecosystem beyond internal and partnership and certain collaborative boundaries.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design Thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. What is Design Thinking? Empathize : Understanding the needs of those you’re designing for.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 9, 2022

We need to think about designs around innovation ecosystems. In a series that builds the argument so far I have provided the basic context within this post” Please, we need a different innovation narrative ” followed by “ Building out our innovation ecosystem in design and thinking.”

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

I have called this the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework – here is why and what went into this proposal that I feel should be adopted for managing innovation in the future. The principles of this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework are the recognition and value of having a building block and innovation stack design.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. We are moving innovation along but not at a pace or design that reflects the need to connect “it ” into one comprehensive process.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 24, 2021

IdeaScale was introduced to Ibbaka because they are working with us on a very special project to help us innovate on our business model, but we were impressed at their experience, conversancy in design thinking and innovation and passion for subjects like growth models. IdeaScale: So, how did Ibbaka get started and what do you do?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. What do you aim to achieve by the end of this gathering?

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 18, 2023

Building our capacity to innovate needs understanding and reflects the organization’s business activities. ” What is specifically being deployed or recognized needs to change and to get into the necessary detail becomes essential. The needs of Innovation Coherence. Innovation often fails to align with strategic needs.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

Women are among the designers, but we need more to join in the effort if we want to ensure everyone has a say in what the metaverse and what its future technologies will look like. Part of my job is to help fix that — by encouraging girls and women to take their passion for the power of play to the next level.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The building always the Innovation Business Case offers a unique approach to tackle one of the real problem areas within innovation- making the case compelling. One of the toughest aspects within Innovation is making the Business Case. What are the expectations and the environment you chose to compete in3. Examination Mapping.

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Destination Innovation

AUGUST 29, 2022

Rob Law studied Product Design at Northumbria University. One of his course assignments in 1997 was to come up with a new design for luggage. Maybe this was what made him so determined and resilient. In 2002 he was successful in gaining a grant from the Prince’s Trust who also provided him with a mentor and business advice.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Embracing the Evolution: AI Meets Design Thinking The intersection of artificial intelligence and design thinking is poised to redefine the landscape of innovation and strategy. What is Design Thinking? It encompasses five key stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In today’s business landscape, where change is the only constant, businesses that can adapt quickly and effectively will be the ones that thrive. Dynamic ecosystems provide a framework for businesses to do just that. Dynamic ecosystems are not just about the present but about the future.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2024

Implementing and Building Ecosystem Designs While ecosystem-based approaches offer numerous advantages, there are also challenges and potential barriers that organizations may face. The business case adds more value and needs to think more about the impact of ecosystems in highly connected ways.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Strategic planning offsites can be pivotal moments for your company, shaping the trajectory of your business and setting the tone for future growth. It’s an opportunity for you and your executive team to step back, assess the business landscape, and align on the vision and direction of the company.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Exploring the interplay between Humans, Technology and AI for design thinking Why is design thinking regarded as so crucial to the future of innovation in a world of accelerating interplays between humans, technology and generative AI? Operating sustainably is not only good for the environment but also good for business.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. Design thinking involves five key phases: Empathize : Understanding the human needs involved. It helps teams to observe and develop empathy with the target user.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2021

Sustainability is one of the hottest topics in the business world at present. There is a hunt to find a new growth engine for a business and fundamentally show the pathway to a sustainable future. A sustainable design that recognizes the “twin” pressures of moving as rapidly to a net-zero achievement.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” Hence, I often try to build an extended narrative for what makes up the innovation capability building and understanding for the future. Before I get into the linkages for innovating purposes, the other concept that can accelerate and advance understanding of the question “ what makes up innovation?

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

AI Meets Design Thinking: Crafting a People-Centric Business Future Imagine this — a customer service agent can deeply empathize with a frustrated customer because an AI assistant analyzed the customer’s tone and background to provide insights ahead of time. But at what cost? But what drove this change?

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