Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is a journey of building innovation, fitness and dynamics drawn out in a new way of thinking and design within innovation ecosystems. Within the value proposition, we actively shape these journeys, building adaptability, agility and innovation for long-term success in the changing business environment we all face today.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Those of dealing with greater ambiguity, of building in the needs of agility, higher levels of flexibility, curiosity and the willingness to explore and experiment and take increasing risk. It needs to be more agile and flexible. For many, it is a very uncomfortable place to go that have invested millions in their supply chain.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 26, 2025

Finally, safely exit your comfort zone, unlearn, learn, and relearn variations in how you feel, think, and act to remain agile, adaptive, and innovative during uncertain and unstable times.

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ImagineNation

MAY 30, 2023

Most of us are aware that both the organisational leadership and cultural paradigms have shifted , due to the accelerating demands of the current global VUCA/BANI operating environment. What is a paradox? Why is it important to navigate a paradox?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

To delve further into the developmental aspects of organizational culture and how it can be shaped, explore our article on develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change. Furthermore, in the rapidly changing business landscape, the agility and resilience provided by a strong culture are invaluable.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Role of Leadership in Strategy Development Leadership is at the heart of strategy development. You have the responsibility to foster an environment where strategic thinking flourishes. As a leader, your vision sets the direction for the company’s future.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ). The Importance of Innovation in Executive Leadership Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful organization. Voice novel ideas: Diverse perspectives are shared freely, leading to innovative solutions.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 4, 2025

Generating creative thinking Creativity is about connecting things, and in the fashion world, the best designers make the most unlikely connections to produce novel and wondrous creations. People with a strong sense of purpose direct and focus their emotional energy on what really matters to them. According to McKinsey & Co.’s

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Here’s an example table illustrating the impact of innovation on business success: Innovation Level Growth Rate Market Share Profitability High 15% 30% 20% Moderate 10% 20% 15% Low 5% 10% 5% The Role of Leadership in Fostering Innovation Leadership plays a pivotal role in cultivating an innovation culture.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 30, 2017

Fanatics introduced disruptive innovation to its marketplace with an agile strategy. It employs technology, focused creative teams, new manufacturing processes, and communications to remove time and waste when creating post-sporting event apparel featuring the winners and exciting story lines. Developing an Agile Strategy.

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Cris Beswick

MARCH 14, 2024

As I describe throughout my book, the tone set by senior leaders is critical when it comes to sparking and scaling creative thinking as innovation efforts flounder without the right vision and commitment from the top. Maintaining agility requires deconstructing rigid hierarchies and cascading empowerment.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Different perspectives can spark creative solutions, so promoting an inclusive environment is crucial. This agility can be the difference between leading the pack or falling behind. Leadership plays a critical role in setting the tone and providing the resources necessary for innovation to occur.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial. These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration. Leadership in Innovation The role of leadership in innovation cannot be overstated.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Defining Innovation Culture Innovation culture refers to an organizational environment that encourages creative thinking and the application of new ideas. Encourage your leaders to embrace and model innovative behavior by participating in innovation leadership strategies and developing innovative leaders.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 3, 2024

This means that we are living in an age of overwhelm and the world of unknowns, which requires leaders to boldly and courageously, step up, shift their myopic, reactive, cost, and short-term focus, and start to develop their leadership consciousness, to think and act differently.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Frameworks assume: engaged leadership, talent on the team, day to day creativity, curiosity, and domain knowledge. You will fail with: Lean, Agile, Design Thinking, TRIZ, Stage-Gate, Osborn-Parnes CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail, or a homegrown/blended framework. There is no innovation without creativity.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Moreover, through CVC, corporations can tap into the startup ecosystem , leveraging agility and innovative mindsets. Competitive Advantage Gaining a leading edge in the market by leveraging startup agility and creativity. Business Model Innovation Adopting novel approaches to business operations and customer engagement.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Participants will work in small groups in an environment that encourages creative thinking and innovative brainstorming and prototyping. Agile Stand-Up. Stand up meetings can work well as an entry point into an agile practice in your organization. Learn more about agile and find agile training resources on our blog. .

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Cris Beswick

JUNE 11, 2024

Innovation has become one of the cornerstones of success because leaders know that failing to adapt and embrace new ideas risks their organisations being left behind by more agile competitors. The post Fostering the Right Culture FOR Innovation – The Vital Role of Psychological Safety in Leadership appeared first on Cris Beswick.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Managers and leaders are recognizing that fostering team collaboration practices can yield a more agile and responsive organization. Some of these benefits include: Enhanced Problem-Solving: Collaborative teams can approach problems from multiple angles, leading to more creative and effective solutions.

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Idea Drop

JULY 20, 2017

There are two distinct (though complementary) ways to work through a problem and develop a solution: we might label them ‘creative thinking’ and ‘strategic thinking’. Creative thinking focuses on capturing the unusual, unique and unchartered. So what does the ideal interaction between the two actually look like.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Hiring a professional facilitator can be a big help, but facilitative leadership is something that needs to be around 100% of the time. But none of those factors, or all of them together, are enough to overcome untrained thinking, poor session facilitation, and an un-anchored or non-existent innovation approach.

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Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

Gregg Fraley, master creativity and innovation facilitator takes you through a creative thinking/facilitation tool, just one per session. Gregg knows several innovation frameworks, including Design Thinking and Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving (aka “CPS). Register on EventBrite.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 23, 2024

It enables agile responses to internal and external changes, ensuring the organization can navigate uncertainties effectively. Innovation and Agility: Single Organization: Within an organization, the hierarchy fosters a culture of innovation. It builds those dynamic capabilities required in today’s uncertain environment.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Gregg instructs ways to blend frameworks and use the best tools within frameworks such as Lean, Agile, CPS, or Design Thinking. The Innovation Intensive course outline: Approaches to innovation (Design Thinking, Lean, Agile, TRIZ, CPS, and blended systems). Importance of thinking diversity. Why innovation?

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The story of Doug Dietz from GE Healthcare demonstrates the power of creative thinking in transforming the MRI experience for children, showing that innovative solutions can come from reframing the problem through a creative lens​​. Blog Subscrition Here Email* Please leave this field empty.

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Transformation and change initiatives are usually designed as strategic interventions, intending to advance an organisation’s growth, deliver increased shareholder value, build competitive advantage, or improve its speed and agility to respond to fast-changing industries, in a disruptive business environment.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Lean Six Sigma is widely used to drive innovation in both product development and process optimization, ensuring that businesses stay agile and effective. Ideation techniques are designed to unlock creativity, spark new thinking, and bring diverse perspectives together.

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The Human Factor

MARCH 1, 2019

With the rate of change in today’s world, learning how to counteract these brain foibles has become a very important leadership skill. Market leadership requires agile, nimble ways of working that allow companies to respond quickly and appropriately when their markets do. Stuck in the past. Caught up in their own success.

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Values Centered Innovation

APRIL 6, 2017

57% of surveyed customers report results of those programs to the executive leadership. Increasing speed and agility – optimizing response to the market, including streamlining innovation across business units. Creativity is highly correlated with self-knowledge, specially about one’s own biases.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Outlining an inclusive vision, mission & strategy that support speed, agility, learning, collaboration, teaming & networking – as the key levers for effecting organizational productivity & performance improvements. Register Now.

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The Human Factor

APRIL 1, 2015

Provide clear guidance for innovative thought to encourage creative thinking – don’t outright demand it. . You can find her dishing out advice on everything from the job search to professional and leadership development on Twitter and her career advice blog, Punched Clocks. “The Customer Is Always Right” .

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

That takes time and resources – and it also requires bringing creative thinking to unfamiliar problems. The leadership team conducts a weekly evaluation to assess, “Is what we’re doing working?” Marketers are adopting the business practices of entrepreneurs such as lean startup and agile development.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

That’s why it’s imperative to step up and build the capability to innovate and be agile across the entire enterprise. To do that, begin to shift your thinking. Start with yourself and your leadership team. What about solution architects who can balance creative thinking with practical technology?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Instead we need to focus on teaching enduring meta skills such as collaboration, creative thinking, problem solving, intersectional thinking, mind mapping, goal setting, and entrepreneurship. Now is the time for political thinking and leadership that is truly holistic, agile, bold, and disruptive.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, generating innovative ideas and turning them into actionable solutions requires more than just creative thinking—it demands effective management of ideas, collaboration, and alignment with strategic goals. This is where idea management software and supporting business practices come into play.

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