Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 20, 2024

In one of my posts, “ Embrace AI-driven innovation; it is the future ,” I looked specifically at how the (traditional) innovation management process will change. Thinking through any engagement process, one that is required to break through traditional innovation processes needs to break down the new areas of discovery.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 4, 2025

There are significant differences in how we (can) operate and appreciate the distinctive aspects between our traditional management approach and applying Ecosystem thinking and design. Initial assessments are highly valuable before you embark on participating in Ecosystem collaborations.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

AI can automate routine tasks, allowing you to focus on high-value client engagements. Strategic Insights : Leverage AI for comprehensive strategic planning and risk management. Discover more about AI for strategic planning and AI-powered risk management. For further inspiration, explore AI in business transformation.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The increasing need for collaborating and extracting external expertise contains increasing cost and investment. Demands by customers are shifting to expecting customer experience and engagement that we must provide. Boards and Senior Management have a lack of time, as they are often too busy, focusing on the day-to-day.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 5, 2025

Objectives & Key Results (OKR) in Change Management Effective change management requires a clear plan, stakeholder alignment, and consistent execution. Stakeholder Engagement: By integrating communication strategies, it ensures that all key stakeholders are aligned and involved throughout the change process.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 9, 2023

To get to a good understanding of cross-sector innovation ecosystems collaborations, you need to take a very considered holistic view of what is needed in any collaboration, let alone cutting across sectors to generate a successful outcome. My second post identified specific skills and toolkits to be considered.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 5, 2025

Key Outcome Indicators in Change Management Effective change management requires a clear plan, stakeholder alignment, and consistent execution. Stakeholder Engagement: By integrating communication strategies, it ensures that all key stakeholders are aligned and involved throughout the change process.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 5, 2025

OGSM Strategy Framework in Change Management Effective change management requires a clear plan, stakeholder alignment, and consistent execution. Stakeholder Engagement: By integrating communication strategies, it ensures that all key stakeholders are aligned and involved throughout the change process.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Ecosystems have suddenly become of age, as they can be formed around common concepts fairly rapidly, they can enable cross-cutting innovation to be delivered in highly collaborative ways. Connecting and collaborating opportunities for business seem to be really powerful networks of value-adding effect, for finding new economic opportunity.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

Where will Innovation Management Software go? 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?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

Optimization of Processes AI allows for the optimization of various business processes, from supply chain management to customer service. AI algorithms can process this data to extract actionable insights, enabling better resource management and process automation. Client Collaboration : Involve your clients in the integration process.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

Embracing AI to Transform Client Solutions Introducing AI into your consulting practice can elevate the quality of your client engagements. Enhancing Client Engagement through AI Solutions AI-driven tools can significantly enhance client engagement. This enables you to focus on strategic decision-making and problem-solving.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Balanced Scorecard: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategic management framework that helps organizations translate their vision and strategy into measurable performance objectives across multiple perspectives. Improves Risk Management Identifies weak areas before they become critical threats.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

An open innovation strategy is about reaching beyond internal resources to collaborate with external sources—whether they’re customers, academic institutions, startups, or other firms—to discover, develop, and launch new ideas. But what exactly does open innovation entail, and how can companies leverage it strategically?

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2024

An ecosystem design in thought and design so organizations can act differently on strategies, business models, leadership, and customer engagement to build new value and worth. Leverage External Expertise: Rationale: Embracing external collaborators, whether individuals or organizations, brings diverse expertise.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Future of Work: Building Ethical, Sustainable Organizations Through Self-Management In today’s business environment, where innovation often outpaces ethics, the need for sustainable, human-centered models of leadership is more critical than ever. This ethical approach to leadership extends beyond the walls of the organization.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 10, 2021

That collaborative mindset enables innovation to progress and eventually emerge from all the dialogues, exchanges, and contributions. You have the choices of any work going to be internally developed and alternatively having a consortium or network of collaborators. Then thirdly, we go into the process design stage shown.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Embracing Virtual Team Management In today’s digital age, mastering virtual team management is not just a benefit—it’s a necessity. The importance of effective management in such a setup cannot be overstated, as it directly influences team cohesion, productivity, and overall performance.

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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. This is the second post looking more at collaboration and idealization and how and what has helped it evolve in this period.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

Objectives & Key Results (OKR) in Strategy OKRs play a crucial role in modern strategic management by ensuring that businesses focus on results-driven execution rather than just setting static goals. Enhances Motivation and Engagement Encourages teams to set ambitious, inspiring objectives. Encourage transparency across teams.

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Kainexus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Gemba walks have become a widely adopted management technique. This collaborative approach involves employees sharing details about their tasks and the reasons behind them. Gemba walks foster a collaborative approach by involving employees in discussions about their tasks and processes, encouraging open communication and idea-sharing.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 9, 2020

Idea management software is recognized as an innovative tool for helping organizations improve productivity, and when it comes to choosing the right platform, IdeaScale is leading the way. This makes IdeaScale’s idea management software an engine of crowd-powered innovation. This further encourages engagement and innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration The efficacy of team collaboration cannot be overstated in today’s business environment. Understanding the significance of collaboration among team members is the first step toward harnessing its full potential. Greater Flexibility Teams that collaborate well can adapt to changes quickly.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. In this context, team collaboration isn’t just recommended; it’s imperative for survival and success.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 27, 2021

Often we do not stop and think of the real differences culturally in how we want to0 engage and build relationships between the East and the West. Participating in business and engaging socially with Asia, watching how Asia has evolved has been a real experience that stays with you as something hugely valuable.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 4, 2025

Like many others, I invested time in isolation during the pandemic to engage in various online learning programs. As a highly credentialed coach who coaches many global Agile and SCRUM leaders in major international and local organisations, I enrolled in an Agile Coach Certification Program and enthusiastically attended all daily sessions.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Understanding Team Collaboration Collaboration within a team setting is a cornerstone of modern organizational success, driving innovation, problem-solving, and efficiency in today’s complex workplace. Higher Employee Engagement Teams that work collaboratively often report higher levels of engagement and job satisfaction.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

These will be through different approaches to designing and extracting the potential value gained and these, in my opinion, will form around ecosystems and their management, through technology solutions provided by platform providers. We need to respond quickly and in very different, highly collaborative ways.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Seeking out a highly collaborative approach. We need to recognize that we are increasingly becoming reliant on platforms, networks, greater connected relationships that are working collaboratively in ecosystems. The collaborators are seeing the combined value and individual gain in this more open approach. deployments.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 5, 2024

Exploring Complexities of Business Ecosystem Collaborations Why should “we” step into the realm of ecosystem collaborations? Collaborations are challenging but exciting and potentially rewarding, but they radically differ in how you conduct business. I offer here many distinct aspects and strategic advantages.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Role of Idea Validation in Idea Management Idea management involves capturing, organizing, and developing ideas from across an organization. By integrating idea validation into your idea management strategy , you can create a pipeline of innovative, high-potential ideas that are ready for execution.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Virtual team building activities play a pivotal role in fostering communication, collaboration, and a cohesive culture within distributed teams. Increased Trust : By participating in team-building exercises, employees develop deeper trust in their colleagues, which is crucial for successful collaboration.

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Leapfrogging

OCTOBER 21, 2024

What’s the Big Idea with a Collaborative Culture? Check out our piece on team collaboration culture to pick up some tactics on encouraging that team vibe. Explore what makes a collaborative business culture tick and why it’s a smart move for your crew. Want to dive deeper?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

The Future of Team Collaboration As the professional landscape evolves, team collaboration has been rapidly transitioning to the virtual realm. Online collaboration platforms have become the backbone of this transformation, enabling teams to work together seamlessly, irrespective of their physical locations.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

The Future of Team Collaboration As the professional landscape evolves, team collaboration has been rapidly transitioning to the virtual realm. Online collaboration platforms have become the backbone of this transformation, enabling teams to work together seamlessly, irrespective of their physical locations.

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