Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Innovation is struggling to really perform and unleash breakthrough products due to many ‘inbuilt’ inhibitors. Embedded software is becoming more important in value than the physical product. Embedded software is becoming essential within products; from shoes, household appliances, cars, travel etc.

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Software Review Innovation Software Innovation Processes 222

Planview

JANUARY 16, 2025

As digital transformation accelerates, technology leaders face unique challenges in optimizing software development and delivery. To remain competitive, financial institutions must tackle these challenges head-on by streamlining processes, enabling cross-functional collaboration, and embracing technology solutions tailored to their needs.

Software Developers 52

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 52

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2018

I am really frustrated by the legacy we have in our processes, systems and the ways we approach innovation, and its development lifecycle. We can actually get into true lifecycle management across not just one business but within collaborations across functions, companies, and entire ecosystems, to contribute.

Product Innovation 221

Product Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Innovation 221

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. The shift to platform thinking gives the potential for scalable and flexible foundations for collaboration, integration, and value creation.

Software Review 246

Software Review Innovation Software Design 246

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

The argument about what any innovation management system provides goes on and on and still, we seem not to be at the universal acceptance point that an innovation management process is critical and needs a better system of management. The majority of the present software providers fail to grasp this. Link to the position paper.

Software Review 186

Software Review Software Innovation Collaboration 186

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

There is still a real reluctance that the supplier of innovation software solutions has to change. Secondly, if open innovation has gone way beyond a one to many relationships into a many to many then does the reliance on single entity software provision makes sense? The IM software market is stirring.

Innovation Management 200

Innovation Management Software Review Management Technical Review 200

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.

Collaboration 113

Collaboration Underperforming Technical Team Creativity Software Review 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the significance of team collaboration cannot be overstated. Collaborative efforts are the cornerstone of high-performing teams and are critical for driving innovation and achieving outstanding business outcomes.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Software Review 100

Qmarkets

APRIL 4, 2025

Unlike traditional vendor managementwhich tends to focus on costs, contracts, and compliancestrategic partner management is about alignment, collaboration, and mutual value creation. Before committing to any formal collaboration, both sides need clarity on goals, priorities, and what success looks like.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Management Collaboration 52

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

But behind every successful hackathon lies the right platform—one designed to streamline collaboration, track ideas, and manage participants efficiently. Whether your hackathon is in-person, online, or a mix of both, having the right software can be the difference between chaos and groundbreaking innovation. What is a Hackathon?

Software Review 52

Software Review Idea Management Software Crowdsourcing 52

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explore the key components of idea validation, the frameworks that make it effective, and how dedicated software can transform your process. This step might include: Reviewing technical or operational challenges. Use structured templates or scorecards to ensure consistent assessments across reviewers.

Idea Management 52

Idea Management Software Review Technical Review Management 52

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? Autonomy : Let people run with their projects.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Culture Technical Review Policies 100

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 24, 2022

. “Ecosystems are dynamic and co-evolving communities of diverse actors who create and capture new value through both collaborations and competition need, to deliver unique propositions against increased customer demand and expectations.” The new innovation ecosystem equation.

Design 182

Design Technical Review Software Review Innovation 182

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Are you looking for training that will build systemic creativity within your organization? IdeaScale is the largest cloud-based innovation software platform in the world and facilitates collaboration among professionals from all industries. The Idea Guy® helps organizations by creating ideas that solve problems.

Training 40

Training Software Review Creativity Creative Process 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 1, 2025

This leads to better collaboration, communication, and overall team performance. This ensures that your organization has the right people in the right roles. Improved Team Effectiveness : AI can analyze team dynamics and provide insights into how teams can work more effectively together.

Analysis 130

Analysis Training Agile Tools 130

Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Well also examine the common challenges businesses face during implementation, share effective strategies to bridge the gap between ideation and execution, and discuss how idea management software can accelerate and simplify this journey. Strong collaboration accelerates progress and improves outcomes.

Software Review 59

Software Review Ideation How To Underperforming Technical Team 59

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 26, 2023

I always find the post-New Year to be a reflective part of the year of reviewing, deciding, and then setting new goals. Innovation application and practice seem to have stayed stuck, largely due to how it is organized. This is a post about the sources of my knowledge that feeds my innovation passion. Let me start.

Software Review 182

Software Review Innovation Technical Review Collaboration 182

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Our innovation processes stay islands of knowledge stubbornly not flowing across organizations, informing others and giving the right levels of insights, support, or collaboration needed. Innovation software management continues to be sold piecemeal, so often just bolted onto the other parts already in place, not being optimized.

Technical Review 208

Technical Review Innovation Software Review Artificial Inteligence 208

Qmarkets

APRIL 1, 2025

Finally, well discuss how idea management software can streamline this process, making evaluation more efficient and data-driven. Additionally, an idea classification matrix enhances collaboration, as teams can objectively compare options, reducing bias and promoting alignment. This can be a simple scale (e.g., Categorize them (e.g.,

Software Review 59

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team How To Ideation 59

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.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Software Review Video Project 100

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.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Software Review Video Project 100

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Social media and online connectivity let consumers offer organizations instant feedback, both positive and negative, from detailed reviews to passionate emails to there-and-gone Snapchat snaps. Some industries simply can’t be open, due to contractual or client constraints.

Open Innovation 100

Open Innovation Collaboration Software Review Innovation 100

Qmarkets

JUNE 3, 2021

Idea software helps organizations do this by providing a structured innovation framework that can be launched across an organization. What is Idea Software: The Definition Idea software, otherwise known as Idea/innovation management software, allows companies to systemically collect ideas relating to specific challenges or goals.

Software Review 98

Software Review Software Innovation Management Management 98

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

The Essence of Team Collaboration Team collaboration is the bedrock of modern organizational success, fostering an environment where ideas can flourish and goals can be achieved through collective effort. Benefits of Effective Team Collaboration The advantages of implementing team collaboration best practices are manifold.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Software Review Technical Review Tools 100

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit. Large enterprises often lose their agility due to organizational inertia and bureaucracy. Testing a new marketing tactic may get delayed due to legacy system constraints.

Software Review 118

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Agile 118

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.

Industry 213

Industry Technical Review Innovation Design 213

Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Finally, well look at how idea management software helps organizations structure and scale their crowdsourcing initiatives for maximum impact. Whether its product development, market research, referrals or even performance reviews, crowdsourcing helps organizations make informed decisions that drive long-term success.

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Crowdsourcing Examples Software Review Technical Review 52

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To help meet these challenges, this report provides you with a meaningful understanding of some of the critical topics related to innovation: Budget and Resources, Collaboration and Spaces, Focus and Activities, and Challenges and Enablers. Is that due to it being “too risky” or the appetite for change, is less but due to what?

Innovation 225

Innovation Technical Review Report Software Review 225

Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

At its core, an idea generator is any tool, technique, or system designed to spark creative thinking and help individuals or teams come up with new ideas. Collaborative platforms leverage group input to refine raw concepts into actionable plans. What Is an Idea Generator? For companies, idea generators are particularly valuable.

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Idea Generation Tools Brainstorming Software Review 52

Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Many organizations face difficulties in establishing effective innovation programs, often due to misaligned strategies, unclear processes, and inadequate tools. Assess the alignment of these initiatives with evolving business objectives.

Software Review 104

Software Review Technical Review Strategy Strategy 104

IdeaScale

JUNE 29, 2021

Overview: Open source software, patents, and research provide the codebase, data, and information to anyone who wants to explore it. For governments, this allows better citizen engagement and support without committing substantial funds to upgrading or becoming locked into proprietary systems. What Is Open Source?

Software Review 130

Software Review Software Innovation Data 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

The Power of Online Collaboration Tools In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the ability to adapt and thrive in a digital environment is essential. Online collaboration tools serve as the cornerstone for virtual teams, fostering communication, project management, and a sense of community among distributed colleagues.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Tools Guidelines Video 100

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I believe today; the innovation management process requires this fresh mandate to drive change to bring the process into today’s more technical period where our systems need to operate seamlessly and flow across the organization and the entire innovation process. I believe we need to leverage technology, concepts, and design thinking.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Innovation 147

Qmarkets

APRIL 3, 2025

In many cases, its not due to a lack of creativity, but a lack of clear direction. Creating a new supply chain system that speeds up delivery or reduces costs is process innovation. Leveraging Open Innovation and Collaboration Companies dont need to innovate alone. Both are valuable, but they serve different purposes.

Product Innovation 52

Product Innovation Technical Review Strategy Strategy 52

eZassi

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It involves integrating people, processes, business systems, and information to streamline product development, reduce costs, enhance quality, and improve collaboration across the product’s life. However, when applying Kaizen, this cycle is treated as an ongoing loop, where each stage is continuously revisited and improved.

Management 52

Management Technical Review Software Review Product Development 52

IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Becky Todd, a content manager at Atlassian (a collaboration software company), gave a talk at 2017’s Write the Docs Prauge. It takes cultivation to grow into a proper system that can effectively produce documents. Due to the distributed nature of the work, it is easy to miss things. Advantages. Disadvantages.

Crowdsourcing 164

Crowdsourcing Technical Review Software Review Software 164

Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

You’ll discover strategies for bringing the right people on board, setting up effective reward systems, and establishing clear stage gates. Additionally, we’ll highlight how innovation management software, like Qmarkets, can seamlessly integrate these elements to drive your business forward.

Software Review 98

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