Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The building blocks of open innovation building towards Business Ecosystem design. By incorporating Open Innovation Strategies as the next building block, businesses can create a dynamic and expansive innovation ecosystem beyond internal and partnership and certain collaborative boundaries.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

AI’s role in innovation management includes: Idea Generation : AI algorithms can analyze market trends and consumer behavior to suggest new product ideas. Market Research : AI-driven tools can conduct comprehensive market research, offering valuable insights into consumer needs and preferences.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Innovation Lifecycle Management (ILM) refers to the systematic process of managing the journey of an idea from inception to market release. For innovation professionals, understanding each phase is crucial to ensure that new products or services are successfully developed and launched.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 24, 2025

Consider how platform businesses using ecosystem principles have transformed industries from retail to transportation to financial services through greater collaboration. Today there seems a growing level of rigidity in banking, automotive manufacturing, traditional retail, healthcare delivery, media approaches to market and many more.

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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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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This is more than just a way to better understand who shops with you, though; with the right platform, it can be a source of powerful innovation. What Is Open Innovation? Traditionally, innovation in companies has been “closed.” When Should I Use Open Innovation? How Should I Use Open Innovation?

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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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IdeaScale

APRIL 14, 2021

It seems like new innovation types arrive at the scene all of the time, leaving people reaching for Google to get up to speed. Whether you’re new to innovation or have years under your belt, this simple guide that explains the different types might help. Open Innovation. Closed Innovation. Process Innovation.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Open innovation is a core strategy for transformative growth amongst a growing number of enterprise companies around the world. The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties.

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Open Innovation EU

OCTOBER 11, 2017

It has been a while since Henry Chesbrough coined the term Open Innovation and formulated it’s definition: “combining internal and external ideas as well as internal and external paths to market to advance the development of new technologies.” ” ( Chesbrough, 2003 ). Route 2: Co-patenting.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 3, 2024

Innovation ecosystems are dynamic and interconnected communities of individuals, organizations, and institutions collaborating to accelerate the development and commercialization of new ideas, products, and services. Why Embrace Innovation Ecosystems?

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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

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. The race is to gain advantage and often try to dominate and influence the future direction a market will take.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 6, 2024

Embracing Innovation Ecosystems for Evolution and Revolution My definition of innovation ecosystems is that they, “innovation ecosystems are dynamic, interconnected networks of diverse actors and resources that come together to collaborate to drive innovation opportunity and create a more compelling value.”

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We have to recognize the days of simple product innovation are dwindling. where technology, digital solutions, greater customer insights, where a new breed of designers, engineers, scientists, and software talent are combining built through a platform and new innovation ecosystems thinking, are all emerging.

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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. The idea encouraged exploring the organisation’s boundaries and engaging with customers, suppliers, and partners to co-create and co-innovate. The transformation journey is still part way complete.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Startups often bring fresh ideas, new technologies, and agile development approaches, but identifying the right ones to collaborate with or invest in can be complex. Enter startup scouting , a process that allows established companies to systematically discover, evaluate, and collaborate with startups poised to make a meaningful impact.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

They have had a model of a constant growth success for years but it is getting harder as the market is fragmenting and looking for greater flexibility within the range of solutions. The IM software market is stirring. In my opinion, they need actually a more robust end-to-end innovation software solution as something of a real need.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

Corporate innovation nurtures unique thinking within corporate settings. The corporate landscape is changing drastically, and for a corporate brand to stay relevant, they must innovate in order to change with the market. The startup mindset of innovation is imperative in business at any level.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Collaborative innovation software brings purpose, focus, and structure to collaboration to help you turn ideas into commercial value. Collaboration tools are necessary to the proper functioning of any business, especially for organizations with a large workforce spread across many different locations around the globe.

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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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eZassi

MARCH 18, 2025

Ezassi is a cutting-edge open innovation platform that helps organizations streamline their procurement and supply chain processes through advanced scouting, ideation, and technology discovery. Ezassi helps organizations identify and source eco-friendly materials, reduce carbon footprints, and collaborate with sustainable suppliers.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 27, 2023

This collaborative approach to innovation – also known as Open Innovation – can come in many shapes and sizes. From CVC funds to joint ventures and from M&A to free and paid pilots, anything is possible when large organizations seek to collaborate with startups. Joint Ventures (e.g., Joint Ventures (e.g.,

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Destination Innovation

JULY 5, 2017

Lego was an early adopter of a concept which is now all the rage in innovation circles – the minimum viable product. David Gram, Head of Marketing at Lego’s Future Lab, said, “We only develop the few key features that are really needed. We throw it into the market and get feedback from consumers.”.

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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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Destination Innovation

AUGUST 8, 2018

Open innovation and crowdsourcing take closed doors and open them. They ask all comers to suggest ideas for specific challenges and they collaborate with many outside companies and inventors to bring new products to market. This necessitates a dramatic change in the corporate culture from secrecy to openness.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

.” The book the “Innovation Dilemma” published in 2016 was written by innovation expert Clayton Christensen suggesting even though even the most outstanding companies can do everything right–yet still lose market leadership. Christensen explains why most companies miss out on new waves of innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 21, 2023

Completing transitions through innovation, ecosystems and sustainability thinking Today, our innovation activity needs to transition through collaborating and co-creating, applying ecosystem thinking and platform designs for business. Capabilities grow through use and application in increasingly intensified ways.

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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. Develop new product, services, structures and processes needs debate and understanding.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

This approach provides access to diverse perspectives, accelerates innovation, and often leads to more cost-effective solutions than traditional methods. Whether it’s refining products, solving complex challenges, or gathering market insights, companies are increasingly turning to crowdsourcing to stay competitive.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Theyre real breakthroughs that have the potential to reshape industries, solve massive global challenges, and create entirely new markets. Breakthrough innovation isnt about minor upgrades or gradual improvements. To start, lets take a closer look at what breakthrough innovation really means.

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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. The four interwoven catalysts to approaching innovation are discussed here.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

The closed innovation model can result in slower innovation cycles, higher costs, and increased risk of obsolescence in a rapidly changing market. But what is open innovation? Open innovation offers a compelling alternative by encouraging collaboration beyond the company’s own boundaries.

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IdeaConnection

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

As part of its efforts to innovate and maintain a leading position in its market Singapore Airlines (SIA) is ramping up its open innovation endeavors. Also on its agenda is a strengthening of its internal open innovation culture. Settings its Sights on Being the World’s Leading Digital Airline.

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100%Open

JUNE 10, 2019

As a “newbie” to the innovation sector, I have to admit I had some help from the jargon buster. I’ve also come to understand that open innovation is no longer a novelty concept, rather a part of the culture at the heart of many companies, including Carlsberg , Argos , and Oxfam. Opening innovation up. Bring it on!

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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. Companies that fail to innovate risk being displaced by more agile competitors. Collaborate Across Teams Leverage ideation platforms to gather diverse insights.

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