Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Here’s a peek at how strategic planning can jazz up your business performance: Key Metric Wingin’ It With a Plan Revenue Growth 2% 7% Market Share 5% 12% Operational Efficiency 60% 85% Want the scoop on mixing strategy with a hint of creativity? Check out our article on mixing business strategy with the innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

The thrust of the framework is “ Organizations can create a more comprehensive and effective innovation ecosystem by utilizing building blocks as components of the innovation stack, guiding platform development using the innovation stack, and supporting the innovation stack with a platform.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Over time, as innovation has matured somewhat, many innovation consultants began to reference Doblin's Ten Types model. This is a great mode that I constantly refer back to with my clients, to convince them to think about innovation beyond product innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

This is the second post looking more at collaboration and idealization and how and what has helped it evolve in this period. Hopefully, this change has enabled better value creation and learning how to innovate. Ideas and feedback are flowing back and forth throughout the innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. It suggests that this framework offers a solution to the challenges and complexities of innovation management.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 2, 2019

Everyone is talking about how to speed up their innovation process. And with good reason… Starts-ups and digital business models are proving over and over again that they are winning at the innovation game. Or, at least make it more efficient. It is the current hot topic, especially amongst the multinational Goliaths.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Customer Satisfaction How are the folks liking what you’re selling? For a deeper dive, see how to marry business strategy and innovation. Start by spotting where innovation could work its magic—be it cooking up new product ideas, jazzing up services, or streamlining how you do stuff. Need more tips?

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Everyone is talking about how to speed up their innovation process. And with good reason… Starts-ups and digital business models are proving over and over again that they are winning at the innovation game. Or, at least make it more efficient. It is the current hot topic, especially amongst the multinational Goliaths.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Eye good picks like products, services, how stuff gets done, and biz tactics. How to Dig Up Innovation Gold : Market Recon : Get real with market waves and hear the buzz from customers. For more on blending these techy tools into your strategy, take a look at our piece on connecting business strategy and the innovation process.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

By thoroughly analyzing business objectives, identifying aligned opportunities, engaging leadership, and maintaining ongoing review, companies can create a robust foundation for innovation that drives significant value and growth. Implement robust processes to guide innovation activities from ideation to execution.

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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?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 20, 2024

So, how do we undertake this need to think through and recognize a new innovative way of discovery. Thinking through any engagement process, one that is required to break through traditional innovation processes needs to break down the new areas of discovery. Encourage collaboration between AI and human experts.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

I wonder if that is the current incumbents, be these current innovation management software providers or individuals inside the organizations resisting change, as it brings significant uncertainty of change and disruption to the (inadequate) process, one that I feel is not fit for today’s and tomorrow’s innovation purpose.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation thinking in Ecosystem and Gen AI design I believe there is a real need to construct a different innovation process. We are rapidly seeing the past of innovating simply in terms of operating on our own. Earlier this year, I proposed a different framework for the innovation process and thinking.

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ITONICS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Once again, the Innovation Alliance successfully trained employees as Agile Innovation Managers. The participants furthermore learned all about the most recent and effective innovation tools alongside the whole innovation process. Innovation Alliance c/o ITONICS GmbH. From Opportunities To Ideas.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Attracting Talent : A culture that values creativity and innovation draws in individuals who are eager to contribute and push boundaries, which in turn, fuels further innovation. Adaptability : An innovative culture equips your organization with the agility to pivot quickly in response to market changes and consumer needs.

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 17, 2023

Even if we are aware of the potential innovation, it's difficult to recognize because our current knowledge and experience may not provide us with the context or perspective to identify it. Accept that failure is a part of the innovation process. Thirdly, adopt a risk-taking mindset.

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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. The excitement of ‘breaking innovation’ is in the pioneering, experimenting, discovering, sharing and exchanging.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The lean startup methodology emphasizes the importance of agility and learning, with a mantra of “build-measure-learn” to minimize waste and speed up learning. Observe how they interact with your prototypes and listen to their feedback to identify areas for improvement.

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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. Each stack “sits” on a technology platform.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This special team needs to be strategic, tactical, agile and fast. Depending on companies’ innovation readiness, the responsibility areas of the ‘innovation team’ may include the following: Set the strategy, define success. The strategy and the roadmap towards the desired innovation-driven mode are critical.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Innovation management in business is quite similar; it requires a blend of talented people, structured processes, and powerful platforms to orchestrate success. In this article, we explore how to master innovation management from three vital perspectives: people, process, and platforms.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You need the ability to adapt to change, and innovate, faster. Thus, for most businesses, the only truly lasting source of competitive advantage these days is the pace of innovation. You might then ask what that means in practice and how to accelerate your pace of innovation. Why does pace of innovation matter?

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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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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It’s particularly valuable for large organizations looking to act with the agility and speed of a startup, ensuring that resources are directed toward ideas with proven potential. In Agile, work is broken down into smaller, manageable phases known as sprints, where teams develop and review their progress regularly.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We need a change, we are facing such constantly changing environments and challenges- our need is to how to respond to this and how do we design it differently? Each of us has a part to play in innovation, to bring about its change, to bring it into the new innovation era I believe is very possible. It is a VUCA world.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I have written extensively, certainly over the past eighteen months, about our need to take innovation into a new era, designed for today and tomorrow’s “fit for purpose” Below you will see my view of how I see this sketched out, as my suggested concept outline. Does it make sense?

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There are solutions for how to revive your business, be it a Fortune 100 company, a non-profit, or, a one person consultancy. The combination, the mash-up, of digital technology applied to challenges could lead to the innovation that saves you. Slow and steady used to work for corporate innovation. To clean energy.

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Qmarkets

JULY 29, 2024

A well-structured innovation pipeline ensures that new ideas are systematically developed, refined, and brought to market, transforming potential opportunities into tangible results. However, navigating the complexities of innovation processes requires strategic planning, expert involvement, and robust measurement techniques.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I've been asked a number of times, by companies large and small, how to create an innovation capacity that lasts. 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. Develop real training to build skills.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

They didn’t realize how “sticky” their business model would get. When restaurants have several years of data in the system, the next several weeks of reservations lined up in it, a staff that’s been trained on how to use it, and a large percentage of their reservations coming through it, they’re essentially locked into the model.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

When you are asked to be flexible, agile, willing to experiment and often fail, sometimes publicly, this can take you into some very uncomfortable territory. As we all are faced with the task of solving more complex problems that are strategic in need, it is for design thinking to step up and become more a key component on how to ‘do’ this.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Gathering this data will offer a clear picture of the limitations within your current framework and provide actionable insights into what might be hampering innovation. For more information on conducting a thorough innovation culture assessment, you can visit our guide on innovation culture assessment.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 22, 2025

This article will dive into the concept of radical innovation, its potential for market disruption, and the role of strategies like technology scouting in staying ahead of the curve. What is Radical Innovation? Technology Scouting Technology scouting identifies external advancements that can fuel innovation.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. Suggested viewing: 12 – Disruptive Innovation.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 4, 2023

They support employees develop innovative solutions, often informed by their daily interactions with customers, partners and other stakeholders. Yet not every intrapreneurship program leads to successful outcomes beyond innovation theatre. How to make them work? What is the best way to maximize their potential?

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 21, 2017

We often can’t seem to break down the rigidity win the organization’s system, to allow innovation to speed up, connect and deliver on its promise. Organizations continue to struggle with obtaining that higher level of agility and flexibility required for innovation speed of response and delivery.

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