Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? As any idea or concept evolves the more you ‘flesh this out’, it changes by this fresh input, energy and understanding but it needs greater engagement and collaboration to meet these increased customer experience demands.

Collaboration 273

Collaboration Technical Review Disruption Innovation 273

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.

Technical Review 248

Technical Review Innovation Innovation Processes Project 248

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

To do this, technology adoption and diffusion across the ecosystem needs to improve dramatically. There is a strategic resistance, there is a lack of organizational agility and still not the level of commitment this is required, driven from the top. trillion in value to global manufacturing. The internal change is slow.

Industry 213

Industry Technical Review Design Innovation 213

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The ability to access cutting-edge research, market insights, and technical know-how from a wide network is a key driver of innovation. Agility and Adaptability : Ecosystems are naturally adaptive due to their diversity and interconnectedness. This speed can be a critical differentiator in competitive industries.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Innovation Policies Collaboration 140

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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. A landscape and the navigation skills that provide the adaptability and agility needed for successful innovation in the current business landscape.

Change 174

Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 174

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 26, 2015

It is highly reliant on manual systems with people often disconnected from the real innovation engagement making decisions on inadequate data or insights. The real need is delivering a new integrated innovation engagement platform. We need not just a new innovation management system, we need a modern engagement platform.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Technology Internet of things Innovation 100

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The typical goals of this sort of collaboration are better solutions and disrupting economic development — ultimately, it’s an early pipeline of new technologies. In exchange for financing and mentorship, an established business can be at the forefront of new products, models, and technologies.

Collaboration 174

Collaboration Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Innovation 174

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

These young companies thrive on adaptability, a drive for growth, and often, a technology-based solution that disrupts existing markets or creates new ones. Engaging with the startup ecosystem enables corporates to tap into novel ideas and technologies, staying ahead of industry curves and often leapfrogging conventional R&D limitations.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Agile Engagement Collaboration 113

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.

Collaboration 273

Collaboration Disruption Innovation Technical Review 273

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 beauty is it scales, allows scope, and encourages speed in knowledge exchanges and activities from its technology design.

Software Review 246

Software Review Software Innovation Design 246

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. What should be in a “typical” innovation mandate?

Innovation Programs 190

Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 190

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC units often focus on securing a competitive advantage by investing in startups with innovative technologies or business models that align with the corporation’s strategic goals. By engaging with and investing in startups, companies can gain insights into emerging technologies, trends, and business practices.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Engagement Marketing Competition 100

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.

ChatGPT 183

ChatGPT Technical Review Generative AI Innovation 183

Business and Tech

AUGUST 6, 2021

From reduced IT costs and improved uptime, to increased agility and elasticity, to experiencing DevOps-friendly environments, according to recent research from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and AlgoSec. . As a result, they realized the many benefits of relying on them. There’s much to be done.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Training Data Industry 130

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Startup Innovation in Corporate Growth In today’s rapidly changing business environment, startup innovation is often at the forefront of technological advancement and market disruption. Corporations can leverage this innovation to drive growth, remain competitive, and enter new markets.

Innovation 147

Innovation Collaboration Agile Technical Review 147

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. We fail to invest in foresight and insight, continually not adapting and adjusting our organizational skill set around a more agile, adaptive, highly responsive innovating and creative organization. Investment.

Innovation Programs 222

Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a world where thousands of startups emerge each year, companies looking to stay competitive need to engage actively with this innovation ecosystem. Startups often bring fresh ideas, new technologies, and agile development approaches, but identifying the right ones to collaborate with or invest in can be complex.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Software Innovation 52

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.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Innovation System Change 175

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

Sopheon is delivering the right “on-market” message that they “provide support for speed, agility, and adaptability – all critical enterprise capabilities in the digital era” They are claiming they are actively building business partner ecosystems. They might feel they have this, I don’t.

Innovation Management 200

Innovation Management Management Software Review Software 200

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.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 148

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. These challenges can range from technical and infrastructure issues to staff resistance and skills shortages.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ecosystems built around specific platform designs are the future of innovation that takes designs and solutions into a new realm of opportunity built on collaborative engagement and common missions. They survive and thrive due to that uniqueness and attraction. As we learn we adapt, as we share we grow. No easy task. In Summary.

Collaboration 241

Collaboration Design Innovation Technical Review 241

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: Inclusivity is promoted through open collaboration platforms, events, and policies that facilitate the entry and engagement of diverse participants.

Agile 130

Agile Collaboration ChatGPT Technical Review 130

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. Hierarchy and delegation are flattening out and seeking engagement.

Innovation 222

Innovation Software Review Design Engagement 222

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

By investing in startups, corporations can access new technologies, products, and services that can significantly enhance their competitive edge. Moreover, through CVC, corporations can tap into the startup ecosystem , leveraging agility and innovative mindsets. Market Expansion Entering new markets or segments through partnerships.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Agile 100

Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Many organizations face difficulties in establishing effective innovation programs, often due to misaligned strategies, unclear processes, and inadequate tools. Are there unmet customer needs that innovative solutions could address?

Software Review 104

Software Review Strategy Strategy Technical Review 104

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. Competitive needs to think through the action orientation, the business acumen that is needed, the customer engagement intent and the result focus outcomes expected. Seeking out the motivators.

Innovation 208

Innovation Design Collaboration Agile 208

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Recently I was asked to complete a review of digital transformation, to gauge where it presently is, to take a look at the leading emerging practices and ‘professional ‘wisdom’ and turn these insights into a report due out before the end of the year. It needs very hands-on engagement throughout the whole process.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Roadmap Agile Engagement 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Organizations with strong collaborative practices often see improvements in productivity, efficiency, and agility. Responding to Modern Work Trends The modern workplace is characterized by rapid technological advancements, distributed teams, and a shift towards more agile and dynamic work structures.

Collaboration 113

Collaboration Technical Review Agile Innovation 113

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. User Engagement and Feedback : Building relationships with users and collecting meaningful feedback is human-centric.

Design Thinking 97

Design Thinking Technical Review Design Technology 97

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

We can mix and match different emerging or established innovation approaches but sometimes miss valuable points and due to this lack of “being connected up” we lose flexibility, sometimes meaning and miss some of the potential value as the parts are not as well interlinked or dynamic; we screen out more than we add-in.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Software Review Innovation Design 130

Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

Agile innovation is transforming how companies develop new products and services, fostering a culture of flexibility, speed, and customer-centricity. As the business world becomes increasingly competitive, understanding and implementing agile innovation can be the key to staying ahead. What is Agile Innovation?

Agile 52

Agile Software Review Roadmap Technical Review 52

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.

Product Development 100

Product Development Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 100

etventure

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In this article, etventure’s Head of Product Gregor Ilg will take a closer look at the buzzword “Agile” – and de-mystify Agile in a business context. We love Agile at etventure – but we also understand it can create stress and confusion. If it is not applied properly, agile development can easily turn into chaos!

Agile 56

Agile Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Software Developers 56

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

When looking at radically different thinking and design in business, where Ecosystems become central, you need to ask yourself what industries would benefit from such an alternative design and thinking due to the changing complexities and challenges they are facing. Manufacturing: Challenges: Industry 4.0

Design 148

Design Technical Review Collaboration ChatGPT 148

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Employees are more engaged, motivated, and committed to the organization’s success when they feel aligned with its cultural values. Moreover, in today’s fast-paced business environment, agility and resilience are essential for long-term success. In summary, the imperative of culture in organizational success is clear.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Culture Change 100

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

With technology advancing at breakneck speeds and market dynamics shifting unpredictably, it’s crucial for you as a business leader to embrace strategic thinking. Having a robust strategy helps you anticipate and respond to changes, whether they come from emerging technologies, evolving customer preferences, or competitive pressures.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100