Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Efficient Use of Capital : Ecosystems attract investment by reducing risks associated with innovation. Investors are more willing to fund projects within a thriving ecosystem because they see the support network and collaborative potential as reducing the likelihood of failure.

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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

JUNE 8, 2023

Innovation is a complex process that requires effective connections and collaborations among individuals and teams. To build an effective innovation ecosystem, it is crucial to identify the key components that make up the ecosystem, including products, services, channels, partners, regulations, policies, and technology.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

To look forward, I would argue we always need to look back and account for the progress made in managing innovation over the years. Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There is a lot of change occurring in our innovation abilities. There is this constant shift to more open-sourcing and collaborating. We are seeing profound shifts that technology and digital transformation are bringing us to deliver innovate differently. What is radically changing how we innovate? Exploring and Aligning.

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Tim Kastelle

APRIL 12, 2018

They have responded to these changes in their competitive environment and have started to position themselves as the most innovative firm in their market. The chart below shows the responses to a questionnaire I administered called the Innovation Value Chain survey , and it demonstrates what an air sandwich looks like in practice.

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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. Firstly, we need to ask, “Why change the innovation narrative? ” constrained them.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2023

It was from a white paper “ Accelerating Sustainable Energy Innovation , released in May 2018 and prepared in collaboration with KPMG. Innovation drives the changes in the Energy transition. If we take the suggested Energy Innovation System outlined in this Whitepaper.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

We cannot afford to avoid changing our innovation processes as we deal with a far more complex and challenging world. We seem to be keeping innovation as a disappointing and often frustrating outcome for many leaders of organizations. Indeed our existing innovation processes are doing an (adequate) job. Why change?

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 22, 2017

They are looking to complement and reinforce existing capabilities through more open innovation thinking and approaches. The collaborating edges are becoming our core. The core is far more found at the edge, in the collaborating capability and networks we form and this needs very different organizational design.

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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.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

Throughout the past couple of years, I have been constantly arguing about the need to put innovation management on a digital platform. These have come in different thoughts on digital platforms, ready for cross-industry and having in place, a rapid digital innovation process that scales and evolves on new technology and insights.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

This morning I decided to have a chat on ChatGPT on the future of Innovation Management Software, I asked a number of questions in a short series and can well-relate to the answers provided incredibly quickly. chat.openai.com/chat Where will Innovation Management Software go? What do you think?

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Surprisingly, I felt they lacked a more holistic view of innovation; a clear innovation process, and dedicated focus on this, which is required. Innovation is certainly central to the future of Siemens but it seems to me not to have the core positioning it should have. I felt innovation needed a more holistic focus.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 6, 2023

By modularizing these tasks and their interfaces, organizations can assess their innovation progress by having available to them a complete innovation system, designed on specific stack elements to address knowledge operation requirements in the stage of development to commercialization. The innovation stack’s modular nature.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 27, 2017

We need to get closer to ‘real-time’ This reliance on rapidly out-of-date understanding cannot be the basis for any justifications for high-stake bets when it comes to innovation. 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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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The same is true for innovation within an organization. Innovation process models serve as navigational charts, guiding businesses from idea inception to successful execution. What is an Innovation Process Model? What is an Innovation Process Model?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 3, 2019

Our innovation insights are badly lagging, with the effect being the solutions offered are not ‘tuned’ into the present and anticipated needs, as they often lack dynamic data. We need to digitize our innovation activities fully. As manufacturers manage the lifecycle it opens up more options for innovation.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 16, 2021

Are you among the most highly innovative organizations? Staying on top is about more than just beating the competition. Innovation drives economic growth. The most innovative companies understand the importance of developing solutions that solve critical problems. Characteristics of Innovative Organizations.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

It is equally holding a new form of innovation back, one that is highly collaborative where partners come together to work on more complex problems. Collaborators can achieve solutions only by being “fully” connected up, comfortable with their data, understanding and contribution, both within their knowledge and insights.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Any energy transition takes a long time, and it requires a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary approach. Innovation is a long hard task of iterative improvements and some rare breakthroughs, and this requires increasing collaborations between public, private, and research institutions to pursue together ideas and concepts.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Innovation is one of those activities that constantly “swim against the currents of the dominating culture of the organization” We cripple our creative process as it is often not visible or transparent; the innovative process can be seen as a “black box” by many in the organization; they only can judge the end result.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Understanding Corporate Innovation Corporate innovation refers to the process through which companies introduce new ideas, workflows, methodologies, services, or products. It is a crucial element for companies to adapt, grow, and stay competitive. This type of innovation can transform industries and consumer behaviors.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

You do get tired of hearing “we are looking to become a value-creating solution provider”, yet the willingness to really create collaborative networks is still stuck in the “us and them” mentality. The thinking through on the contribution around innovation needs to be changed. Struggling with legacy and old models.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

Collaboration has become the secret sauce behind many groundbreaking products and services. Boeing utilized a global network of experts, collaborating with engineers and specialists from various companies and countries to design and build this revolutionary aircraft. Take, for instance, the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I would argue we need to go deeper to build out innovators’ skills and abilities to provide distinctive value; value gives us worth! So, what contributes to having enhanced innovation capabilities to gain a potential competitive advantage? Highly valued in a competitive world. Nothing is set in stone.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Importance of Innovation in Business In the ever-evolving business landscape, innovation is more than a buzzword; it’s a critical element for survival and success. It drives product and process improvements, leading to increased efficiency, competitive advantage, and customer satisfaction.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

APRIL 14, 2023

This is the fourth and final post discussing cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. Yet to get to these cross-sector collaborations you do need to take a very considered holistic view of what is needed in any collaboration, let alone ane cutting across sectors to generate a successful outcome.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 27, 2019

Process innovation is perhaps the “classic” form of innovation. Finding a better way of accomplishing necessary business tasks is low-risk, can lead to other types of innovations, and helps companies maintain and sharpen their competitive edge. Processes must evolve with changes in markets and technologies.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Culture The bedrock of a thriving organization lies not just in its products or services, but also in the underlying culture that fosters creativity and innovation. Understanding and nurturing an innovation culture within your company is pivotal to maintaining a competitive edge and driving sustainable growth.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2022

If you take innovation seriously within an organization, it touches every aspect of how business is done. It’s about leadership, organizational structure, knowledge management, corporate purpose and values, norms regarding collaboration, and strategic foresight processes. Innovation touches everything.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2023

How can we identify these and make the innovation process more dynamic yet embed constantly as routines? What would happen if we ignored certain innovation aspects? Fitness landscapes provide the understanding of the existing position and ‘point’ to where to place your resource to improve your innovative capacity.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

There is a real need for a broader ecosystem approach that taps into a constellation of diverse and specialized players that all come together around a particular challenge, collaborating to deliver growing complex solutions that offer real growth value for the client. So there is this growing need to have a new cycle of innovative design.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This section unpacks the significance of innovation and provides an overview of various strategies to streamline the NPD process. Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape Innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s the fuel that drives businesses forward in a competitive and ever-changing marketplace.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

Companies with structured innovation processes significantly outperform their peers in implementing new ideas and driving business growth. McKinsey’s findings suggest that companies fostering a strong culture of innovation excel in leveraging technology and accelerating their competitive differentiation.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For a deeper dive, check out our piece on connecting business strategy and the innovation process. Why You Can’t Ignore Innovation in Your Business Playbook Rolling innovation into your business playbook is a must for a bunch of reasons.

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