Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I am working through what I think this should become in design and application, involving providing the key innovation building blocks as components of the innovation stack, using the innovation stack to guide platform development and the platform to support this innovation stack.

Artificial Inteligence 183

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Agile Innovation 183

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that combines empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet user needs and drive successful business outcomes. Defining Design Thinking Design thinking involves five key stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The work undertaken is often seen as a drain, not repeatable, and poor on the efficient definition of understanding we have in place today as the work undertaken, not yielding the returns if the concept is more radical due to time horizons or business model constraints. Today we live in a more connected world, technology has enabled this.

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Technical Review Innovation Software Review Design 209

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need to approach innovation differently through connected agility, have speed and automation more central, and provide roles for a great diverse set of participants. The principles of this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework are the recognition and value of having a building block and innovation stack design.

Software Review 246

Software Review Software Innovation Design 246

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Impact of Culture on Business Agility and Resilience Organizational culture is a powerful lever for enhancing business agility and resilience. To leverage organizational culture for greater business agility and resilience, it’s essential to align the cultural dynamics with your company’s vision and operational tactics.

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Agile Culture Underperforming Technical Team Leadership 130

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

To do this, technology adoption and diffusion across the ecosystem needs to improve dramatically. Equally the nature of much of production has been designed “on the fly” and the equally tough job of connecting the whole process up in a new integrated, fully connected system meets huge resistance.

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Industry Technical Review Design Innovation 213

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design. So the thinking intent of searching for a new innovation design had some framing assumptions that can leverage where we are to move towards a new future. This is a useful way to think about the initial 3H outcome.

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Design Innovation System Agile 138

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. The ability to manage innovation design, function, structure and process.

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Design Creativity Agile Resources 130

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

Their approach to solutions are designed to keep strategy visible and continuously aligned with operational execution throughout the initiative life cycle and in my opinion that becomes vital to push as hard as they can. It is a very fragmented market, constrained by the existing designs in place.

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Innovation Management Management Software Review Software 200

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As he points out, “Today, Generative AI stands as a testament to the power of human imagination and technological innovation. It has grown from humble beginnings into a sophisticated technology capable of producing remarkable output.” Arthur D Little offer a well-stated position of innovation today in this detailed review.

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ChatGPT Technical Review Generative AI Innovation 183

Ecosystems4Innovating

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Design Thinking is seen as the essential element that will combine with technology and AI in the future yet it is still the need for the human touch will still be essential. As we form more around ecosystem thinking and design, design thinking will be essential as the significant enabler to creative input.

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Design Thinking Technical Review Design Technology 97

Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. What companies and management don’t realise is that this is a completely normal human reaction.

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Technical Review Innovation Innovation Processes Project 248

mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Where DT can’t reach, Agile can compensate and vice versa. Design Thinking: Think of solutions, solve situations and problems, close the gaps that need filling in. It is Design Thinking that will pave the way to traveling assertively. Agile: Make Tangible and build. Agile: you do not make Agile; you become Agile.

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Design Thinking Agile Design Technical Review 69

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Within a short series about Innovation Ecosystems this post asks what really are the distinct differences within innovation ecosystem thinking and design, to provide a set of common distinguishing points to move from “just” open innovation. What distinguishes an Innovation Ecosystem from Open Innovation?

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Innovation Policies Collaboration 140

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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Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 174

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I am suggesting a vertical and horizontal design applying innovation stack and building block approaches, all “housed” on a technology platform. We have the capacity through technology and human interactions for them to come together, exchange, and increase and accelerate innovative concept value. Nothing can work in isolation.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 148

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ecosystem co-operations can allow you to align with others, totally outside your existing relationships, so you can enter new markets, explore new concepts and design, that would have been impossible as an individual organization. Ecosystems are unique in design, relationships and the environment that surrounds them. No easy task.

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Collaboration Design Innovation Technical Review 241

InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Design more innovative innovation meetings that boost creativity and strengthen engagement. Empowering their teams with technology and creative tools that guide their brainstorming sessions goes a long way in changing the outcome. Implementation: 6 Questions to Help You Design Innovative Meetings. What are your goals?

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Meeting Design Examples Brainstorming 106

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? Today we do have this tantalizing prospect, full of innovation promise, well within our reach with today’s technology potential. Today larger organizations are having to face the stark truth. Either they adapt or die.

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Collaboration Disruption Innovation Technical Review 273

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 26, 2015

We need to address this incompatibility, we need to integrate and harness the innovation management system and bring it completely up to date and integrated in design and function. The dizzy array of strategic choices will totally disrupt existing business models if they are right in their design. Mashing up for explosive change.

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Technical Review Technology Internet of things Innovation 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

While most large companies want to become more agile and innovative, many of them fail to turn this wish into a reality. Is it because of this traditional way of working, designed into the company, that we are all becoming disengaged and disenchanted with what we do? Every time we begin to call on innovation, we face negative forces.

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Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era In an age of rapid technological advancements, companies everywhere are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to modernize their operations. As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit.

Software Review 118

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Agile 118

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

They are different due to the circumstances and needs of each organization, but let me provide a suggested one to get the thinking you might have a need to validate or a need to revisit yours if you have one and begin to revise it. Future collaborations will build on a network of relationships and an ecosystem of design and thinking.

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Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 190

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. The changes we are undergoing around a new strategy design play towards innovation outcomes.

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Innovation Software Review Design Engagement 222

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 28, 2016

For me, the bedrock of innovation is built upon competencies, capabilities, and capacities and all these involve people as well as technology. Competencies that are going to be built need to fit the core design and aspirations of the organization. They go hand in hand in our connected world. The Business Focus Orientation.

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Innovation Design Collaboration Agile 208

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

These stacks follow an established logic, such as working through idea discovery, relating to given problems, exploring solutions, and determining the final model or design and the execution delivery to achieve this. We stack them and they interlink.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Software Review Innovation Design 130

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We fail to constantly review and re-engineer the innovation process and tend to layer more upon it, without a consistent reassessing what we are trying to achieve. It is this ‘raw’ power of technology that is transforming much. This often needs different perspectives to form the final position.

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Technical Review Innovation System Change 175

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 11, 2024

Environmental Factor: The ability to adapt quickly is often facilitated by open communication channels, collaborative decision-making, and agile organizational structures. Environmental Factor: The ability to adapt quickly is often facilitated by open communication channels, collaborative decision-making, and agile organizational structures.

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Agile Collaboration ChatGPT Technical Review 130

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction to New Product Development In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, the ability to innovate and execute new product development (NPD) effectively is a cornerstone of business success. At its core, design thinking involves five phases: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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Product Development Strategy Strategy Agile 100

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Why You Should Embrace AI in Your Business Planning Embracing AI in your business planning is not just about keeping up with technology trendsit’s about seizing opportunities to innovate and outperform competitors. Scalability: Design AI systems that can scale with your business, accommodating growth and expansion.

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Artificial Inteligence Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

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.

Design Thinking 100

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Tools Design 100

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This approach will help organizations better understand and leverage the complex, interconnected, Flow and Design considerations and practice Central Dynamic Core: Constantly processing and distributing information, resources, and innovations. Driven by technology, data analytics, and real-time responsiveness.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Resources System Design 148

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Evolution of AI in Business Strategy The journey of AI in the business landscape has seen a remarkable evolution, transitioning from a novel technology to a fundamental component of strategic planning. Resource Allocation : Determine the budget, personnel, and technology needed.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

mjvinnovation

JANUARY 8, 2021

We all know that agile methodologies are not written in stone. Squads, Scrum, OKRs, Kanban, and Design Sprints are just a few. A Squad is nothing more than a team formed by people with different technical and academic skills to solve a problem or perform a project. The practice is very common within agile logic.

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Agile Design Technical Review How To 52

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Traditional project management and financial management processes and principles are designed to produce robust plans for exactly how a project should run, and select only projects which are likely to succeed. Clear in design ( “we know roughly what the perfect solution looks like and how it needs to be configured “).

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Project LEAN Management Innovation 248

Planview

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This blog post explores how utilizing the right mix of Agile work management solutions can boost productivity and empower product teams to achieve their goals effectively, with each tool playing a crucial role in this intricate symphony of success. The company’s strategic goal is to become a leader in the AI-driven analytics market.

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Agile Roadmap Management Technical Review 59

Tullio Siragusa

MAY 15, 2023

Setting the North Star: Crafting Tech Success through Transparency and OKRs In any company, it’s essential to have a guiding light, a North Star, that illuminates the path towards the goal. In the realm of technology, where rapid evolution is the norm, this becomes even more crucial.

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Technical Review Agile Software Review Video 62