Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In different exchanges over a fairly lengthy dialogue “we” arrived at: Here are some key ways it can drive transformative innovation : Accelerate Ideation and Concept Generation: Generative AI models can rapidly ideate and generate novel concepts, solutions, and prototypes across domains.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

The tool and techniques that stand out for me, in their contribution, value and my use have been, in no specific order, cover the jobs-to-be-done , ten types of innovation, crossing the chasm , blue ocean, business model canvas and value proposition canvas, building core competencies , lean start-up, agile and design sprints.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Brainstorming is the foundation of any innovation exercise and the foundation for most ideation sessions. Whether it’s simply ideating or specifically auditing a project, we have compiled a guide of the best questions to ask and techniques to use when brainstorming on a whiteboard. Brainwriting.

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Boxes and Arrows

AUGUST 13, 2013

Although I was attending as a sponsor/exhibitor for Indigo Studio, I did manage to break away to go to the “There’s more than one way to skin a cat: Integrating UX into an Agile environment” session. Clearly, the problems of integrating UX practice into Agile are a common source of pain for UX people.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Power of Innovation Management Successful innovation doesn’t stop at ideation—it thrives on meticulous planning, execution, and adaptation. Generating and Refining Ideas Innovation begins with ideation. Teams are encouraged to think creatively, communicate openly, and remain agile in the face of unforeseen challenges.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Regardless of how they’re done, they provide a shared method of ideation for your whole team. Brainwriting, or agile solution building , is a collaboration exercise that engages the entire team with each other’s ideas and allows everyone to insert their unique perspective into the mix. Improves Team Alignment. Brainwriting.

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eZassi

JANUARY 8, 2025

Companies that fail to innovate risk being displaced by more agile competitors. Collaborate Across Teams Leverage ideation platforms to gather diverse insights. Recommended Ezassi Solutions : Ideation Platform Collect and evaluate ideas from stakeholders. Technology Scouting Software Identify emerging trends.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By offering a structured approach to ideation, idea generators help bypass creative blocks and ensure that every voice, concept, or possibility is given the chance to shine. From individuals looking to brainstorm solutions to enterprises needing structured ideation , idea generators cater to a broad spectrum of users and needs.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Collaborative Ideation Beyond Ecosystem Boundaries: Description: Extend the boundaries of collaborative ideation beyond your existing Ecosystems. Agile Adoption of External Innovations: Description: Adopt an agile approach to assimilating external innovations.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

But what is ideation, the process behind these transformative moments? Far more than just brainstorming, ideation is a structured, intentional process that harnesses creativity and innovation. What is Ideation? Ideation is the creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What are the building blocks of open innovation strategies building on Business Ecosystem thinking and design: The Building Blocks Through Open Innovation Strategies Collaborative Ideation Beyond Ecosystem Boundaries: Description: Extend the boundaries of collaborative ideation beyond your existing Ecosystems.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Ideate: Fire up those brain cells and come up with a bunch of ideas. It’s a hands-on human-centric process all about coming up with fresh, out-of-the-box solutions. Here’s how design thinking breaks down: Empathize: Get cozy with your customers’ needs and woes. Define: Pinpoint the problem that’s begging to be solved.

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mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Where DT can’t reach, Agile can compensate and vice versa. Agile: Make Tangible and build. Since you have a well-defined idea (through Design Thinking), Agile will clear a path towards your idea by removing obstacles that stand in your way. Agile: you do not make Agile; you become Agile.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 19, 2025

Companies that fail to evolve risk losing market share to more agile competitors that use technology to optimize operations and enhance customer experiences. By integrating machine learning models, businesses can make smarter decisions in real-time, leading to improved operational agility and better service delivery.

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

Enhanced Ideation Many workplaces prioritize efficiency, favoring the quickest ideas rather than the best ones. However, strategic thinking encourages a deeper, more deliberate ideation process. Creativity, agility, and communication help them identify new opportunities and adjust their course effectively.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Moving to the edge : Organizations are becoming more agile by adopting an “edge” approach. First, we have the growing impact of technology on Design Thinking Technology continues to provide designers with powerful ideation, prototyping, and visualization tools.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

There are tons of great presentations scheduled (check out the sessions ), but I think that the one I’m most excited for is the presentation by Alison Meyerstein of Wolters Kluwer entitled “From Ideation to Implementation: Managing an Innovation Pipeline as a Team of One.” And Cloudflare is the leader in online security.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit. Customer research, user testing, concept ideation — these tasks require a deep understanding of human needs and emotions. Don’t let your tech stack undermine your agility.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 31, 2025

Strategies for Reverse Innovation To successfully implement reverse innovation, companies need a strategic approach that prioritizes understanding local needs, embracing frugality, leveraging local expertise, and maintaining agility. Agility ensures the final solution resonates with the target audience.

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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. At its core, design thinking involves five phases: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

By breaking down barriers to participation, crowdsourcing helps organizations tap into a wealth of collective intelligence while driving faster and more agile innovation. Idea management software (such as Q-ideate from Qmarkets) helps organizations streamline crowdsourcing with a proven, data-driven approach.

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Wazoku

JUNE 15, 2016

Innovation agility enables reduced times to market. So, opening up innovation in terms of ideation and validation reduces time required to incubate and refine ideas and solutions, then when using minimum viable product and prototyping techniques, you reduce the wastage time in terms of ideas that aren’t fit for purpose.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2020

Created by Google, the framework has been a game changer for people working in the world of digital products, but now it is being widely adopted by FMCG companies who have to act and operate with far more agility than ever before. Companies need to move faster to get viable ideas into the market ahead of the competition.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

A proven way to do this is through the agile process. First created in the software industry around 20 years ago, the agile methodology is widely seen as the innovation engine that drives Silicon Valley’s success, and it has now been adopted by many companies beyond the tech sector. Spread Agile Innovation Throughout the Business.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Embracing culture change also positions your organization to better navigate uncertainties and challenges, making it more agile and resilient. To delve deeper into leveraging cultural strengths for these purposes, visit leverage organizational culture for greater business agility and resilience.

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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.

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Planview

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The success of the project pricked the ears of leadership and provided the team with the license to take on more projects to scale the impact of Agile development. Defined as the movement of value from customer insight to product delivery, flow is a fundamental prerequisite to Agile success.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Adopt an agile and lean innovation framework to ensure that ideas are analyzed and validated quickly. The Ezassi Ideation platform will provide you with a collaboration tool to manage your innovation team and projects in real time. Our Scouting Team can connect you with subject matter experts across the technology sphere.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. Centered around customer empathy and prototyping, design thinking is a compelling framework for ideation and the discovery of new value. While agile focuses on build velocity, lean focuses on customer traction velocity.”

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

By adopting a composable approach, organizations can achieve greater agility, adaptability, and scalability in their innovation efforts. Solution Development Layer: Building Blocks : Design thinking, Agile methodology, MVP development, feature prioritization, testing, experimentation, and iteration.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2025

A defined strategy also improves agility. Idea management software (such as Q-ideate from Qmarkets) creates a structured channel for gathering insights from employees, customers, and partners. Together, these tools keep your digital transformation strategy agile, responsive, and aligned with measurable outcomes.

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Imaginatik

JULY 22, 2016

Many innovation teams are so concerned with being agile and entrepreneurial that they spend precious little time understanding where to point their efforts. For a moment, let’s adopt a pessimist mindset. Here are five classic reasons innovation efforts fail in the modern enterprise: 1. Move straight to “solution” mode.

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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. Fun and engaging perhaps but it needed to be separated and contained. You might like the idea but will the boss? I recall one comment I read: “ thinking does not convey action ”.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

You need one really good and agile team able to do both incremental and disruptive work. The talent for the team needs to embrace people who are discoverers and ideators as well as people who are execution oriented. But this requires a shift in talent and thinking, introducing and bringing us back to the "T" time of the title.

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InnovationTraining.org

APRIL 8, 2019

Agile Design Tip 1—Clear Goals Supported by Design Research. In Some Thoughts on Design Research, Agile, and Traps Charles Lambdin stresses the importance of clearly defined goals. Agile Design Tip 2—Leading with UX Design. Watson reminds us that “Agile wasn’t created with UX designers in mind. Don’t isolate design.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team. Ideation and Creativity Ideation is the heart of innovation, where creativity blooms. They share insights that can reshape the way your organization approaches creativity and problem-solving.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Outlining the benefits of adopting a business eco-system accelerates the innovation process, reduces the risks inherent in innovation, and engages the entire organization as “co-ideators” and broader ecosystem in the innovation effort. Continue reading →

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