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.

Software Review 246

Software Review Innovation Software Design 246

Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Enable Autonomous Innovation Processes : With advancements in self-supervised learning and few-shot adaptation, generative AI could eventually handle end-to-end innovation workflows with limited human intervention. This could revolutionize the speed, scale, and adaptability of the innovation process itself.

Generative AI 64

Generative AI Ideation ChatGPT Innovation 64

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For me, the last six months or so I have been spending increasing time working with ChatGPT to gain different ways to look at focus areas I spend in advising and mentoring and where innovation links into my different work. I am going into new versions of PAH-1 , but let me share this opening design for AI-driven innovation.

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ChatGPT Technical Review Generative AI Innovation 182

IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

70% of Open Nation’s Presenters are Women. We all know that women play a crucial role in innovation , but it’s great to see it take center stage this year at Open Nation as these women talk about some of the most intricate and exciting challenges and solutions when it comes to crowdsourced innovation. Innovation you can eat.

Crowdsourcing 133

Crowdsourcing Ideation Agile Innovation Management 133

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

Within two posts, I want to provide my outcomes, bridging the present and pointing towards a better design thinking future, in my opinion urgently needed. The ‘product of my work’ itself is presently being worked through to be available as an e-book in the coming weeks. You might like the idea but will the boss?

Design Thinking 238

Design Thinking Design Creativity Training 238

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

Thinking in different horizons prompts you to go beyond the usual focus of fixing innovation just in the present it provides the connections of the present with the desired future. Where is innovation within this? Innovation today conflicts with much of our existing organizational designs.

Design 138

Design Innovation Agile Collaboration 138

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It is becoming the innovation network economy, to bring all the parts together. For some time we have recognized the present innovating was simply not working. Our present poor performance in growth lies often within our existing innovation systems and their design. Impact and Intensity become the new mantra.

Innovation 299

Innovation Design Roadmap Collaboration 299

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

In my opinion, they need actually a more robust end-to-end innovation software solution as something of a real need. They, Sopheon, have been generating good cash and have presently a net cash position of $16.7 The nature of the present constraints. They might feel they have this, I don’t. 1] [link].

Innovation Management 200

Innovation Management Software Review Management Technical Review 200

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

Many small vendors provide limited scope to grow innovation in organizational ways; they “sweat” the one idea or big challenge. Is that really the sum of innovation? Innovation will be central to this; it will be based more on agility, being highly adaptable, flexible and acting at speed. How feasible is this?

Innovation 189

Innovation Design Software System 189

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Less than 30% of manufacturing companies are actively rolling out Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies at scale” No wonder we presently have trouble attracting many businesses onto platforms when they are still very much behind in deciding or deploying a strategically thought-through IIoT digital design, that is connecting everything up.

Industry 213

Industry Technical Review Innovation Design 213

IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Innovation is a process that relies heavily on creativity and individual thinking, and these are things that don’t come easily. In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Brainwriting.

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Exercises Creativity Creative Thinking Innovation 243

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Past experience can be enough to assist complicated but complex becomes more problematical as it is ambiguous, uncertain and presents a uniqueness in its challenges. This growing complexity to manage is increasingly moving organizations towards the very traits innovation also requires. This is where innovation comes into play.

Innovation 222

Innovation Software Review Design Software 222

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We need to be more agile, iterative , to be encouraged to be extracting, experimenting and exploring. Execution and Value Delivery needs to drive the whole innovation process, learning as we go and leveraging this across our network and relationships to provide insights and new knowledge.

Engagement 205

Engagement System Innovation Design 205

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 6, 2016

I know the feeling, there has been such a considerable investment that has gone into previous innovation processes to get them established but much of this is actually out of date, it has become today a real ‘legacy’ issue but there is, of course, a real reluctance to challenge it. Well you should!

Innovation 113

Innovation System Design Agile 113

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Innovation “fights” to attract resources, gain management attention or understand its difficulties in the time it takes, its potential risks and its need for a more ambitious and bold commitment of support. We are shifting critical capabilities that are growing the agility to trial, pilot and learn quickly as information flows in.

Technical Review 208

Technical Review Innovation Software Review Artificial Inteligence 208

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 6, 2016

I know the feeling, there has been such a considerable investment that has gone into previous innovation processes to get them established but much of this is actually out of date, it has become today a real ‘legacy’ issue but there is, of course, a real reluctance to challenge it. Well you should!

Innovation 113

Innovation System Design Innovation Processes 113

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.

Innovation 174

Innovation Technical Review System Change 174

InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This helps your audience to create and present more valuable ideas. 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. . Innovation Meetings Conclusion. Problem Solving.

Meeting 106

Meeting Design Examples Brainstorming 106

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 28, 2018

presently to connect and link manufacturing in a more “globalized” world. So we need to begin to build an Innovation Management Understanding. As I said, on my recent re-visit it seems to stand a test of time and forms a fundamental bedrock of collaborative innovation in all its different dimensions and guises.

Software Review 166

Software Review Innovation Software Technical Review 166

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.

Innovation 145

Innovation Culture Resources Leadership 145

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

From its inception to the current state, the processes governing the development of new products and services have continuously evolved to incorporate new methodologies and technologies. Traditional Phases and Gates Processes Traditionally, the phases and gates model has been a cornerstone in structuring innovation management.

Generative AI 113

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Innovation 113

Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We can no longer be satisfied with lazy, ponderous, low priority, low risk innovation. The time to invest in innovation agility is now. I just completed a rigorous, month-long, front-end of innovation process with a client — and I’ve never met them face to face. Two Real World Examples.

Roadmap 98

Roadmap Technical Review Innovation Processes Technology 98

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 26, 2015

The new combination is the new connections through people and things (IoT) that we can achieve a new innovation potential. We will obtain increasing more powerful insights that have the real potential of being turned into new innovation outcomes, through the connected businesses we are presently needing to build.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Technology Innovation Internet of things 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success. These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Innovation Case Study Design Thinking 100

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

There is this growing redundancy of idle assets that are struggling to be reconfigured to take on new challenges and new purpose and failing to be agile, flexible and adaptive. Equally are innovation consultants engaged across the whole innovation process, or participating in ever-increasing specialized niches of discreet work?

Innovation 100

Innovation Technical Review Innovation Processes Underperforming Technical Team 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 25, 2015

If they get the factors right, hit the needs of customers in their design, understanding, agility in responding to learning and adapting, ability to be fast to market and capable of scaling up really fast, then they transform spaces, leaving the established players desperately struggling to find answers and catch up.

Industry 100

Industry Technical Review Collaboration Disruption 100

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Presently efforts are highly individual, driven by the belief this might give a competitive edge in the eyes of the consumer but there is this growing need to have a more ecosystem awareness that would be more significant in understanding true cost of impact, and from this understanding, deliver real sustainability credentials.

Artificial Inteligence 138

Artificial Inteligence Collaboration Technical Review Industry 138

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By prioritizing innovation training programs and embracing an innovation culture transformation , you can ensure your organization stays ahead of the curve. Assessing Your Current Culture Evaluating the present state of your organization’s culture is a critical step in the journey towards fostering innovation in the workplace.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training Culture 100

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 8, 2022

That got my interest up as I show here in this adopted visual of the Hype Cycle for Innovation Management. It seems the current peak of expectation and the emerging innovation trigger are in my present research focus. Now that I liked! Back to the AI tool and my “Ecosystem” work .

Innovation 130

Innovation Artificial Inteligence Tools Innovation Management 130

Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As global technology innovation advisors, we are non-traditional consultants who combine our C-level operational experience and technology founders’ know-how for on-demand digital innovation, tackling pressing business problems or opportunities for improvement. Our advisors are present in the USA, Brazilian, and Asian regions.

Open Innovation 105

Open Innovation Innovation Collaboration Technology 105

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

Although innovation cannot be touched, heard, tasted or seen, it can be felt. It is probably best described as a pervasive attitude that allows businesses to see beyond the present and create the future. In short, innovation is the engine of change and in today’s fiercely competitive environment resisting change is dangerous.

Innovation 147

Innovation Competition Resources Engagement 147

Imaginatik

JANUARY 13, 2017

Future Building, by contrast, takes an agile and pragmatic approach. Taking a page from Scenario Planning and almost exclusively focusing on the “emblematic events”1 paths, it is a lightweight, yet structured, way for innovation and R&D teams to channel their imagination to productive ends.

Learning 100

Learning Innovation Trends Innovation Programs 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2015

As we increasingly include the customer and their more exacting needs within our understanding, these multiple collaborations and dialogues are building this better internal understanding to align our innovation with specific opportunity, relevancy and need. Adjusting to many different forms of external relationships.

Innovation 100

Innovation Collaboration Industry Software 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility. The integration of AI amplifies these capabilities by improving design thinking with AI , thus accelerating the innovation process.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

It includes an overview of key frameworks ( Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, CPS ) and their essential tools. In addition, it covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

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Course Training Innovation Brainstorming 26

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 22, 2017

We must think differently and that might mean whole innovation system thinking. Going back and reminding myself. I know wretched theory on a Sunday or any day come to think of it, but it does inform.

System 147

System Innovation Design Resources 147

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 28, 2016

” – We have been renovating our innovation process until it becomes unrecognizable by all the patches we have been applying and is it really providing the results we want? Innovation today disappoints. We are not achieving the impact from all our innovation endeavors that we should.

Innovation 100

Innovation Technical Review Disruption Change 100