Idea Drop

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Agile project management involves dividing tasks into short phases of work, or ‘sprints’, with continuous reassessment and adaptation of plans. Stemming from the word agile, meaning to move quickly and easily, it is no surprise that such a methodology goes hand in hand with innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

Organizations in today’s business environment need to adapt rapidly and dynamically, the need to bring the innovation management process is a constant technological advancement. We cannot afford to avoid changing our innovation processes as we deal with a far more complex and challenging world. Why change?

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

A proven way to do this is through the agile process. First created in the software industry around 20 years ago, the agile methodology is widely seen as the innovation engine that drives Silicon Valley’s success, and it has now been adopted by many companies beyond the tech sector. Be Bold and Experiment.

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Qmarkets

MAY 29, 2024

Innovation is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge, yet many enterprises struggle with disjointed efforts that don’t deliver consistent results. The key to overcoming this challenge lies in leveraging an innovation ecosystem—a strategic approach that aligns all innovation activities with the company’s objectives.

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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. Traditional Phases and Gates Processes Traditionally, the phases and gates model has been a cornerstone in structuring innovation management.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 21, 2023

The potential returns, including increased agility, improved innovation outcomes, enhanced collaboration, and long-term competitiveness, make this radical change worthwhile for organizations aspiring to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 10, 2024

Agile Decision-Making: Foster an agile decision-making process that allows for rapid adjustments based on feedback from various ecosystem stakeholders. Coopetition Strategies: Explore coopetition (cooperative competition) strategies that leverage both collaboration and competition for mutual benefit.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Importance of Innovation in Business Innovation is the cornerstone of competitive advantage in business. Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 27, 2017

We need to get closer to ‘real-time’ This reliance on rapidly out-of-date understanding cannot be the basis for any justifications for high-stake bets when it comes to innovation. We need to change our thinking and design in the digital insight part more specifically within and along the innovation process.

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Wazoku

JUNE 15, 2016

This is known as differentiated innovation; it usually focuses on a mix of efficiency increase/process improvement combined with user experience/proposition development. Innovation agility enables reduced times to market. Role of culture in innovation. Reviewing strengths and weaknesses across the business.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

In short, innovation is the engine of change and in today’s fiercely competitive environment resisting change is dangerous. The key driver of the organization’s ability to change is innovation. However, deciding that the organization has to be innovative is insufficient.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I provided the story for Innovation Ecosystems as needed to be explained in a previous post. I see four main components within innovation ecosystems that must be expanded to give this framework meaning. Value creation, knowledge transfer, co-creation and competitive positioning. Why these four components?

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

Razors have undergone incremental innovations over time Source: The Hustle Incremental innovations may not make headlines, but they’re the steady pulses that keep businesses competitive and responsive to market demands.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Innovation “fights” to attract resources, gain management attention or understand its difficulties in the time it takes, its potential risks and its need for a more ambitious and bold commitment of support. Firstly, we need to ask, “Why change the innovation narrative? ” constrained them.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2023

How can we identify these and make the innovation process more dynamic yet embed constantly as routines? What would happen if we ignored certain innovation aspects? Fitness landscapes provide the understanding of the existing position and ‘point’ to where to place your resource to improve your innovative capacity.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 27, 2023

As a leader, you understand the importance of innovation management in maintaining a competitive edge, much like a motorcyclist constantly adjusts their balance and direction when navigating a challenging road. So, how can you ensure that your innovation efforts are positioned for success? .”

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Qmarkets

MARCH 14, 2024

It focuses on creating new demand and making the competition irrelevant by offering a unique value proposition. By leveraging such a platform, companies can gather insights from a broad spectrum of sources, including employees, customers, and partners, ensuring that the innovation process is inclusive and grounded in diverse perspectives.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

I want to dive into incremental innovation with you to unpack how and why it should be front of mind for your innovation program. We’ll explore examples, discover the key benefits of this type of innovation, and identify the best way of developing your own incremental innovation process. Let’s get started.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

That’s what creates competitive advantage. Two decades ago, OpenTable proved out these five important innovation lessons. We can also see how these approaches were precursors to larger movements in lean startup, design thinking, and agile. They’re as relevant for entrepreneurs and corporate ventures today as they were back then.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

AI-powered innovation management involves the use of machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, predictive analytics, and other AI tools to augment the human decision-making process. Using these insights, my team can anticipate market needs and align our innovation efforts accordingly.

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Huub Rutten

APRIL 20, 2021

We simply move on, inventing and using new technologies and platforms, we have to, we try to be competitive.”. Perhaps the word Transformation is used for the way of working, moving to Agile as we discussed previously, but that is not Digital Transformation. to go Agile. Also if software development is not Agile is fine.

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Huub Rutten

APRIL 20, 2021

We simply move on, inventing and using new technologies and platforms, we have to, we try to be competitive.”. Perhaps the word Transformation is used for the way of working, moving to Agile as we discussed previously, but that is not Digital Transformation. to go Agile. Also if software development is not Agile is fine.

Agile 52

Agile Software Developers Software Development Software 52

Huub Rutten

APRIL 20, 2021

We simply move on, inventing and using new technologies and platforms, we have to, we try to be competitive.”. Perhaps the word Transformation is used for the way of working, moving to Agile as we discussed previously, but that is not Digital Transformation. to go Agile. Also if software development is not Agile is fine.

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Agile Software Developers Software Development Software 52

Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Note that what my clients are asking for is to create an innovation capacity that outlasts a product need, or market gap, or executive team member. After all, most (probably 90%) of all innovation projects undertaken in large corporations are reactive projects trying to respond to a market threat or competitive move.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

However, with the advent of artificial intelligence in innovation management , these stages and gates are being reimagined. AI technologies offer unprecedented capabilities in data analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling, which can significantly enhance the efficacy of the Stages and Gates process.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JUNE 9, 2023

Managing Complexity and Risk : Evaluating the potential effects, competitive dynamics, and changes caused by involving more partners in the ecosystem. Defining Competitive Boundaries : Identifying the scope and conditions for competition within the ecosystem.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is advancing but most of it has been designed for a different time, the old era of stable markets, predictable solutions and having a clear sense of your competition. It is often an environment that we must encourage to become a ‘feeding frenzy’ of experimentation, learning and being adaptive, fluid and agile.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success. These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Taking risk in an uncertain environment can lead to better-than-expected outcomes, and without innovation, you have a 100% probability of going out of business. Would Michael Jordan have become the star he was without being as determined and competitive, as well as putting in thousands and thousands of hours of dedicated practice ?

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

We also know today that innovation management itself must become “fluid” in design, in adaptation so the right approach is to be constantly ‘adaptive’ and put together what is needed to tackle the challenge that needs resolution. Where is innovation within this? So there is this growing need to have a new cycle of innovative design.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 2, 2020

It allows us to deliver the resilience and agility that these interesting times demand…architecting your business for real-time adaptability and resilience in the face of uncertainty”. It allows us to deliver the resilience and agility that these interesting times demand.” At Qmarkets we call ours the Innovation Management Ecosystem.

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Integrative Innovation

APRIL 4, 2017

With more and more established companies facing disruptive threats and opportunities, deliberate process and operating model innovation proves to be a major source of competitive advantage. To sum it up, innovating process models and agilization of operating models towards platforms is to be put higher on the agenda.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 8, 2022

. “AI-driven innovation could either be in the form of new inventions like new drugs or material discovery in specific domains or could be used to boost agility and efficiency in an end-to-end innovation process pipeline across use cases and industries.” . Back to the AI tool and my “Ecosystem” work .

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Open innovation is our passion; as founders ourselves, we love to collaborate with leading technology developers and startups to access their expertise, solutions, and innovations. These collaborative partnerships allow us to facilitate deploying solutions to accelerate digital transformation in agile ways.

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 17, 2023

Accept that failure is a part of the innovation process. This approach can help you venture into unexplored territories and discover hidden innovation gems. However, Apple saw an opportunity for innovation in these areas and capitalized on them to create two of the most successful products in history.

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