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Specific skills and toolkits are needed for cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations.

Paul Hobcraft

This month I am completing a series on cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. For me, cross-sector collaborations are becoming essential to our future in tackling highly complex challenging issues that need collaborative resolution.

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Approaching Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

In a series exploring cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations, this is the third post discussing different aspects and the approach to this that needs to be taken as my suggested starting point. Defining roles and responsibilities : The next stage is to define the roles and responsibilities of each partner in the collaboration.

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Why Collaboration Is Critical in Uncertain Times

Harvard Business Review

Recent research suggests that when resources become limited, many business leaders’ inclinations are to become risk-averse and protect their own interests, fostering a culture of conservatism and prioritizing stability over innovation.

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Achieving engagement outcomes from cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

This is the fourth and final post discussing cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. Within the series of four posts, I have been emphasising that cross-sector collaborations are becoming essential to our future in tackling highly complex challenging issues that need collaborative resolution, the necessary parts need connecting.

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Kelly Goetsch - Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools | Jason Cottrel - CEO & Founder at Orium | and guest speaker Brendan Witcher - VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester

We will cover: Generative AI (genAI) as a key player in digital business How augmented reality (AR) will drive efficiency and productivity More targeted tech shifts with a decrease in replatforming project frequency The defunding of legacy solutions and reallocation of resources for measurable results Collaboration between social and retail media players (..)

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Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. Sharing in collaborative arrangements enables the potential for improved operational productivity, and shared application development, tapping into a wider ongoing customer engagement and skill enhancements for all involved to gain from.

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Understanding cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

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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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Objectives: Understand and apply the 7 P Model 💡 Learn how each element contributes to marketing operations success, from strategic planning to resource prioritization Foster cross-functional collaboration 👥 Discover ways to strengthen partnerships with product, sales, and finance for better alignment Enhance efficiency and performance (..)

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Business Models Changing the Landscape of Growth and Innovation

Speaker: Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President, Innovationedge

Webinar participants will walk away inspired and motivated to advance their leadership skills from building new capabilities, changing culture, piloting several innovation approaches, to tailoring unique solutions to win in very competitive markets.