Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Feeling trapped, break out of the box with Innovation Ecosystems We continue to fail to unlock the full potential of innovation. I continue to receive reports on the latest surveys on the management of open innovation and its progress. I asked Googles NotebookLM to provide a podcast of this series.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Improved Collaboration : AI-powered collaboration platforms facilitate better communication and coordination among team members. These platforms can integrate various tools and data sources, making it easier to share information and collaborate effectively.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2024

If we fail to recognize that innovation is vital to our business, to sustain it to enable it to grow, we eventually die. We need to foster collaboration between individuals, organizations, and institutions, creating a symphony of ideas that resonate far beyond the boundaries of any single actor.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We have many innovation outcomes to choose from, including incremental, distinctive, radical or disruptive. Today we focus more on open innovation where a greater external diversity combines with internal expertise to generate the potential for something fundamentally different.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

The ability to tackle those larger societal problems within an ecosystem, or combine unique resources to overcome a complex challenge you are incapable of solving alone, do have greater potential in a collaborative adaptive system. Measuring innovation in ecosystems has real differences. As we learn we adapt, as we share we grow.

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Qmarkets

JULY 20, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. Or is a more collaborative approach more effective?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

So, I want to explain the importance of shifting our thinking towards designing innovation ecosystems. Organizations must rethink their innovation strategies and approaches and focus on opening up to building these interconnected ecosystems. Open collaboration should be at the top of my mind- far more than today.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2018

What is clear anyone that does develop a fully integrated platform designed for innovation will certainly disrupt the current way products are managed. We can actually get into true lifecycle management across not just one business but within collaborations across functions, companies, and entire ecosystems, to contribute.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The Winds of Change- Innovation Software facing the Innovators’ Dilemma In my research, I am getting a real sense that the current Innovation Management Software model is about to be upended and disrupted as per Clayton Christensens’ “Innovators Dilemma.”

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Today, innovation is recognized as a systemic phenomenon, where multiple actors interact and collaborate across different domains and levels 1. Innovation ecosystems are networks of organizations and individuals that co-create value through innovation 2.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We are facing greater disruption and an increasing innovation pace. The prospect of new innovation potential will eventually work through into the world of Industry 4.0 We have to recognize the days of simple product innovation are dwindling. Seeking out a highly collaborative approach. as a major game-changer “.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

For corporations looking to collaborate with startups, the following factors need to be considered: Corporations should be aware of their problems (both internal and external) and focus on optimizing for quality over quantity. This will allow the corporate to more rapidly apply the benefits of the collaboration and develop the business.

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eZassi

MARCH 18, 2025

The Ezassi Advantage: Enhancing Supply Chain Agility for Procurement Executives Why CPOs and Supply Chain Executives Should Pay Attention For Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), procurement leaders, and supply chain executives, staying ahead of disruptions while driving efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability is more challenging than ever.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

So, we seek out greater applied science knowledge we will use it to support and develop practical applications based on technology and innovation. Through a blend of pattern recognition, predictive analytics and exploring cognitive computing we can change much with innovation.

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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. Briefly, I summarize what these have been bringing into innovative thinking. Customer Co-creation : This approach involves collaborating with customers to co-create new products and services.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2020

Leverage Collective Intelligence to Support Business Contingency It is becoming increasingly clear that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in one of the most disruptive economic episodes of our generation. However, you may not know that your system can provide an alternative to smaller collaboration sessions.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

This article explores the core concept of breakthrough innovation, how it stands apart from radical and disruptive innovation , real-world examples of industry-changing advancements, and proven strategies companies can use to achieve it. To start, lets take a closer look at what breakthrough innovation really means.

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eZassi

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike product or process innovation, it focuses on altering the framework of business operations, including customer engagement, revenue generation, and cost management. Collaborate Across Teams Leverage ideation platforms to gather diverse insights. Monitor and Iterate Continuously optimize the model using data-driven insights.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 22, 2017

As many of our business organizations seek to optimize their processes across the company, they are constantly reaching more outside to gain growing partnerships and greater innovation interactions. They are looking to complement and reinforce existing capabilities through more open innovation thinking and approaches.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 11, 2024

Environmental Factor: The ability to adapt quickly is often facilitated by open communication channels, collaborative decision-making, and agile organizational structures. Continuous Learning and Innovation: Characteristics: Learning is not a one-time event but an ongoing process.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many of our innovative approaches or systems are based on very often just an internal perspective, restricted in available resources and limited knowledge and insights, often constraining the evolving new solutions and then limiting the impact and outcome. Connecting up and Deploying Collaboration Tools.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Finding opportunities for Innovation and Growth is hard work. It is the value of having good, interactive, highly particpative workshops breaks much of those initial barriers to allow the hard work to begin in a more cohesive and collaborative way.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

I think with the recognition that innovation occurs across the whole organization the innovation management (IM) providers have to radically alter their business model or recognize they need to broaden out their target market inside organizations as innovation is occurring in all corners of the organization today.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This post further shows specific entities extending their Business Model through collaborative formats, partnerships and ecosystem designs. The company has embraced a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and adaptability, focusing on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and open collaboration to reduce complexity.

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100%Open

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, this month’s tool in the spotlight is 100%Open Innovation Metrics. Many organisations now have the opportunity to look back at their open innovation programmes with an appraising eye. With some evidence behind them, they are weighing up the effectiveness of being open. How open is your organisation ?

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eZassi

MARCH 6, 2025

Technology discovery and scouting are essential activities for enterprise innovation programs and R&D departments to identify emerging technologies, startups, and market trends that can drive competitive advantage. Horizon Scans look 10 years ahead to forecast disruptive innovations.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

They partner with Silicon Valley startups who have breakthrough technology when they really just want incremental innovation that delivers quarterly results. They invest in disruptive technologies but ask existing business units to cannibalize their current products and services using them. Open Innovation Networks.

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To outsiders, the term innovation can seem like another empty buzzword, but as a CEO in a world where technology is driving market competition, you know that innovation is essential. What product or service could your competitor design and offer that would completely disrupt your market and upset your business?

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

It is hard to put it any better—but there is rarely innovation that hasn’t its origins in collaboration. Innovation and collaboration aren’t separate. Collaboration drives innovation and value creation, thereby helping businesses create wealth. Why collaborate. Distinct advantages of collaboration.

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mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

What are open innovation hubs? Startup, Corporate Venture, Open Innovation Hubs: who is who in the world of digital transformation. It is in this context that terminologies such as Startup, Corporate Venture and Open Innovation Hubs arise. Open innovation hubs. After all, what is a Startup?

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 20, 2016

It's clear what's important to GE - examining the report suggests a couple of areas that GE wants to highlight, including business to business collaboration, data analytics and support for innovation from governments. GE also covers a wide array of innovation topics, and the overall report and analysis they provide is reasonably good.

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

“Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation, respectively. The free flow, in and out, of ideas and IP promotes innovative ecosystems. Why does open innovation work?

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Mentors can also encourage innovators to look inside themselves, to understand themselves as leaders or project champions. When is it time for individual vision and when is it essential to collaborate and build a strong team with a shared vision? Innovation means change, and change can be quite disruptive and emotionally charged.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Extracting innovation has become very complex. Competitors are disrupting – even ones who were not around 12 to 24 months before. Open Innovation: Hosted Accelerator or Corporate Incubator. This brings innovative startups inside a large company for everything from overnight hackathons to long-term programs.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

. “The key today is to think like a designer in the way you lead, explore, create and innovate” Some were provided before this over the last year or so, but I feel are worth exploring. Some contributions here were actually around my own framework or my specific focus of innovating work.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. Or is a more collaborative approach more effective?

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 4, 2024

Dynamism and Knowledge insights are crucial to unlock future success Dynamism and knowledge insights are crucial to unlock success in proactive ways, in actively shaping any business landscape and especially for stimulating your innovation activities. Today we are in need to collaborate far more and leverage collective strengths.

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