Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 27, 2017

This ‘knowledge is becoming out of date before we can learn from it and sometimes highly dangerous to follow or believe in some rapidly changing times. We need to change our thinking and design in the digital insight part more specifically within and along the innovation process.

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IdeaScale

JULY 9, 2019

At the intersection of modern technology and advertising, digital marketing is one of the fastest changing industries in the world. And to stay relevant in digital marketing, you need to be innovative. And perhaps one of the most competitive and technology-dominated industries is digital marketing.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

Collaboration, Idealization and the enabling of innovation I have have been looking back at innovation and how it has changed over the last twenty-five years. Hopefully, this change has enabled better value creation and learning how to innovate. Ideation From closed to open: The way ideas are generated is changing.

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Collaboration Artificial Inteligence Agile Ideation 147

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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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What distinguishes an innovation ecosystem and makes it a must-have, is its ability to create a highly interconnected, dynamic, and supportive environment where innovation can flourish. What sets an innovation ecosystem apart? This makes the path to market smoother and more predictable.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 17, 2024

By definition, it refers to the introduction of groundbreaking products or services that fundamentally change market dynamics, often rendering existing solutions obsolete. This form of innovation doesn’t just improve on existing products; it completely redefines them, creating entirely new markets and consumer behaviors.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws. Innovation keeps strategic planning fresh by finding new angles and solutions to old headaches.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pitching the reasons to change to Innovation Ecosystems in thinking and design So after working through the values of the Innovation Ecosystem over a series of three posts I asked Chat GPT to help me in making a pitch for the change from existing internal orientated innovation processes and structures.

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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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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a world where change is like a pesky neighbor who always shows up unannounced, planning ahead is your best friend. The business vibe these days is a whirlwind—tech is always one step ahead, folks are changing their minds faster than a kid in a candy store, and the market’s mood swings like a pendulum.

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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.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

Technical Review 147

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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. Adopting ecosystem thinking combined with Generative AI will augment, automate and rapidly scale innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

My fun has been piecing these together to lead me to my suggested Vertical and Horizontal Framework for achieving a different innovation management design. Here I offer a different perspective of innovation that leads to proposing such a change. I will go into the final proposed components in my next post.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I finished my last post, “ Are we EVER going to embrace innovation? ” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges.

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Agile Innovation 182

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I am on a personal mission to convince innovation software providers, corporations and innovators to change how they undertake innovation. In some recent posts, I argued that we need to adopt a broader innovation ecosystem thinking and design. Organizations are often too early or too late to market.

Software Review 162

Software Review Innovation Design Technical Review 162

Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Check out why innovation and business strategy should be part of strategic planning. Being Quick on Your Feet : The trial-and-error format of design thinking means your organization can swiftly pivot with market swings and meet what stakeholders are asking for. Keen on mixing innovation with planning?

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IdeaScale

APRIL 14, 2021

It can also refer to innovations that have a social purpose, such as distance learning and online volunteering. Process Innovation. Process innovation is the development and application of technology, production method, or method of delivery that’s newly introduced or improved to a notable degree. Value Innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Building Innovation Ecosystems can tackle unique challenges How do we differentiate (traditional) approaches of Innovation to (evolving) Innovation Ecosystems? Is your innovation process closed only to you? Or have you gone to being more open in innovation with outside selected partners?

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In the past few months, I have been writing consistently on the need to change our innovating process, thinking and designs into Innovation Ecosystem ones. This will be my initial view of how this needs to be shaped as the overriding architecture of an Innovation Ecosystem. Source: tmforum.org.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Market Share Are you David or Goliath in the market? Innovation Rate Anything fresh on the menu lately? Grab more wisdom on keeping the innovation fire burning in our piece on staying ahead in today’s ever-tumbling world. Profit Margins What slice of the pie are you pocketing? Leadership : Bold leaders, step up!

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Innovation isn’t just a shiny new product; it’s about jazzing up your services, tweaking those internal gears, and shaking up your business playbook. That’s how you keep moving forward and stay in the ring as things shift and change around you. Let your team dream big and bring fresh notions to the table.

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eZassi

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As a gentle reminder, the definition of acceleration is a change in velocity over time. Do we have the people we need with the skills and support to make an innovation organization flourish? Are they accountable for identifying, championing and developing external innovations through the organization as their primary business role?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 20, 2015

Erosion is everywhere, it just seems inevitable, we somehow get caught up in the process of time and our organizations seem to ‘freeze’ before our eyes, then simply age. They become fixed, rigid and locked into their established ways, not adapting to the changes occurring around them.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Corporate innovation can be categorized into several types : Incremental Innovation: This type involves making small, continuous improvements to existing products, services, or processes. These changes are usually low-risk and aim to enhance efficiency and effectiveness gradually.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

It allows organisations to dynamically assemble (and reassemble) and reconfigure their innovation processes and resources constantly to adapt to the knowledge and discovery of innovation as it reveals itself in new insights ad potential.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 26, 2023

How Can AI Help Corporate Innovators? In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, it’s crucial for corporates to stay in touch with their markets and anticipate disruption from various sources. In fact, these strategies typically involve incremental improvements or optimizations to existing products, services, or processes.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This shapes what we do and how we can respond to navigate an increasingly dynamic and ever-changing world. The recognized simpler view of innovators having essential cognitive skills is made up of generally needing to associate, question, observe, network and experiment and should be part of the innovator’s DNA.

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IM Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2023

She shares her approach to explaining innovation to her own children, emphasizing change as a fundamental aspect. She discusses the importance of tying innovation to specific outcomes or goals to facilitate acceptance and adaptation. [04:03] 05:40] Sustaining Innovation: An effort to maintain market position.

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Qmarkets

JULY 29, 2024

Unlike regular innovation, which can often be reactive or incremental, strategic innovation focuses on making significant changes that drive competitive advantage and business growth. Strategic innovation requires a comprehensive understanding of market trends, customer needs, and technological advancements.

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Qmarkets

JULY 26, 2024

Unlike regular innovation, which can often be reactive or incremental, strategic innovation focuses on making significant changes that drive competitive advantage and business growth. Strategic innovation requires a comprehensive understanding of market trends, customer needs, and technological advancements.

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Innovation Programs Innovation Management Innovation Competition 52

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Human-centered (or human-centric) innovation is an approach that places people—both customers and employees—at the center of the innovation process. It prioritizes understanding the real needs, pain points, and desires of individuals to create products, services, or processes that deliver meaningful solutions.

Idea Management 52

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

Overall the software will help companies to manage and improve their innovation process and to get insights from the data generated by it. From < [link] > What holds Innovation software back for companies to adopt more? There are a few factors that may hold companies back from adopting innovation management software.

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Software Innovation Management Management Artificial Inteligence 182

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Why engage in changing to Innovation Ecosystems Following on from my last two posts related to recognizing the importance of Innovation Ecosystems we need to ask what makes these dynamic, interconnected and engaging, from a diverse groups perspective? This can enhance the relevance and impact of the innovations developed.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The importance of organizational innovation lies in its ability to create a sustainable competitive advantage. As markets and technologies evolve, organizations must be agile and flexible to meet new challenges and opportunities. This innovative approach decentralizes decision-making by turning every employee into an entrepreneur.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Innovation Competition 52

Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The importance of organizational innovation lies in its ability to create a sustainable competitive advantage. As markets and technologies evolve, organizations must be agile and flexible to meet new challenges and opportunities. This innovative approach decentralizes decision-making by turning every employee into an entrepreneur.

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Technical Review Software Review Competition Innovation 52

IdeaScale

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A repeatable innovation process is a key driver for its business. “I However, she explains, it’s all about the process. Spotless uses a detailed, repeatable process with innovation to identify ideas and guide corporate culture toward innovation. I have very little creativity.”

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