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Forget Best Practice, Think Always Of Learning Next Practice

Paul Hobcraft

Here does lie a true competitive component and so many organizations seek to apply someone else’s practice so they can end up as “same” practice. Agility, adaptability & innovation. Agile product development. They are rewriting the rules of customers, competition, data, innovation, and value. Theory Y management.

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Building the Core Competencies for Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

I look at four aspects here a) is it competitive b) Is it well-structured and designed c) Is it highly entrepreneurial in its design and execution and finally, d) Is it built on a collaborative basis. These need to be recognized as constantly fluid, adaptive and agile. So these are just my closing innovation thoughts of 2016.

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Relating to the New Innovation Era

Paul Hobcraft

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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The backdrop of digital transformation and its consequences

Paul Hobcraft

I wrote a meta report on the recent developments in the digital transformation in late 2016 that was published by Hype. It implies a competitive need for opening up, for responding to and connecting with all external parties who are ready to collaborate. We have to embrace new technology – or leave the stage.

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Why Are We Making Innovation So Complex?

Paul Hobcraft

While most large companies want to become more agile and innovative, many of them fail to turn this wish into a reality. We are increasingly facing very different competitive pressures. It always amazes me how we limit growth by not investing fully in innovation. Pressures are not just external. Apple, Alibaba, Amazon).

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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? Innovation must be rooted in improving competitive advantage, customer needs, employee expectations and now, sustainability. Companies who teach critical thinking and problem solving at every level will have a distinct competitive advantage when it comes to innovation. Gaia Grant.

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The Case for Dual Innovation

Tim Kastelle

As recently outlined, I consider organizational ambidexterity to be a key innovation issue for organizations in 2016 and beyond. When executed correctly, these innovations deliver a step-change improvement in organizational performance and competitive advantage. Deloitte: Radical Innovation and Growth – Global Board Survey 2016.