Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

Crowdsourcing has been growing in interest for some time to change our thinking in innovation discovery. It can hold a key for us to help solve vexing questions, real challenges, and connect different voices, that builds into a community that can combine and open up the fields of opportunity for new solutions.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 5, 2016

Crowdsourcing does have a real potential in my mind but does seem to have some formidable issues to work through, to be well understood and managed. Continuing with my exploring crowdsourcing. Let’s start here by raising some of the biggest concerns you might have over crowdsourcing? this source: [link]. Part one is here.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Over the years I’ve written numerous times about not only the growth in crowdsourcing and other methods of open innovation, but the various studies seeking to understand how we can do so effectively.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Sleeping With the Enemy.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 20, 2023

This synergy will enhance our powerful technology scouting tool Q-scout and empower our clients to supercharge their open innovation initiatives.” With the right tools, you can bring all of these elements together to present clear insights that help you make the decisions that matter. That’s where we come in.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Use Building Blocks Through Open Innovation Strategies to exploit your Ecosystem thinking and design approaches. Embrace external perspectives, ideas, and insights to foster a culture of continuous innovation. So why do open innovation strategies have real potential to take innovation into business ecosystems ?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 9, 2016

The use of crowdsourcing : the goal for me, is to engage and move the crowd towards a new direction, by encouraging out individual thinking and discovery, searching for combining these contributions; ones that lead to novel, new answers that move a challenge forward into a solution, one that has improved value over the existing.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Breakthrough innovation isnt about minor upgrades or gradual improvements. Companies that achieve it dont just stay ahead of the competition; they set the direction for the future. But what exactly qualifies as breakthrough innovation? How does it differ from other forms of innovation?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

. “Delivering an integrated framework would be for many, a strategy that is innovative in itself” Opening up our thinking towards ecosystems has a powerful effect. “Will crowdsourcing provide predictable outcomes? Great views, opinions and contributions have been building in a very methodical way.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

In frameworks and mechanisms , my favourite has always been the three horizons , followed by ideation platforms and contests, innovation centres, labs and accelerations, ambidextrous growth ( explore and exploit ), taking principles of disruptive innovation and staged and venture funding approaches. Open Innovation 2.0 (or

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

Companies working in isolation may miss out on the vast pool of external knowledge and innovative ideas that could propel them forward. 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?

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a world where thousands of startups emerge each year, companies looking to stay competitive need to engage actively with this innovation ecosystem. Startup scouting is no longer optional; it’s an essential competitive edge for companies focused on long-term success. What is Startup Scouting?

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100%Open

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The key word here is OPEN. We’re bringing our partners in innovation, organisations who have run their own crowdsourcing projects, innovator powerhouses, and remote work legends into the spotlight. 3 – Open Innovation gets you ahead of the competition.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A human analyst to validate technology search results, conduct crucial subject matter expert interviews , and evaluate unique ideas from experienced, creative employees and stakeholders through open innovation challenges will prove to be the best approach to a fully developed innovation management strategy.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Intangible assets – increasingly people and the combination of their intellectual capital in knowledge, relationships and how they structure work will be the central focal point of innovation success. There is so much to explore and build around innovation ecosystem design. Connecting these four critical aspects becomes vital.

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Innocentive

JULY 22, 2016

Since their re-emergence at the turn of the millennium, crowdsourcing and open innovation have been buzz-phrases of the business world - frequently spoken, but less frequently understood. They represented excitement, novelty, competitions, rapid results. Open innovation has evolved from the exotic, to the everyday.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

The concept of crowdsourcing, coined by Jeff Howe and Mark Robinson in a 2006 Wired article , has revolutionized how businesses and organizations solve problems and innovate. In this article, we’ll explore how businesses are using crowdsourcing to drive innovation. What is Crowdsourcing?

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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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Yet2

JANUARY 4, 2024

However, it can be difficult to market innovation needs efficiently and attract the right submitters. yet2 hosted a webinar with Tomoharu Hayama, Open Innovation Manager, Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals, and Kendra Gittus, Global Innovation Lead, Syngenta, to discuss open innovation portal setup, insights, and outcomes.

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IdeaConnection

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Open innovation success stories abound in multiple industries as enterprises the world over seek the wisdom of the crowd to help them develop new products and services, get over innovation roadblocks, see where their industries are heading and to steal a march on their competitors.

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100%Open

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

It’s clear that company innovation techniques are changing fast but how do we open innovation specialists react? If open is the’ new normal’ is our mission complete? It has been fascinating to watch how corporate culture and practices have opened up since we started on this open innovation journey 8 years ago.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Sleeping With the Enemy.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 9, 2016

The use of crowdsourcing : the goal for me, is to engage and move the crowd towards a new direction, by encouraging out individual thinking and discovery, searching for combining these contributions; ones that lead to novel, new answers that move a challenge forward into a solution, one that has improved value over the existing.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 9, 2021

Qmarkets adds capability to plug into the HeroX Global Innovator Crowd Tel-Aviv, Israel — June 10, 2021 – Qmarkets, the award-winning supplier of innovation management software , has today announced its partnership with HeroX , the world’s leading platform for crowdsourced idea competitions. Register here.

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eZassi

AUGUST 30, 2022

To focus on the best and “throw the bad ones away” a strategic, competent company needs an Innovation Resource Management tool. This infographic contains the five main objectives for organizations looking to ideate and collaborate more effectively in a competitive landscape. Sustaining Innovation. Technology Scouting.

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Open Innovation EU

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Open Innovation (Chesbrough). Open Innovation Kick-Start Approach (AT Kearney). Open Innovation Requirement Model (AT Kearney). Experiments Open Innovation (Guinan). Crowdsourcing (Whitla). Crowdsourcing Process (Geiger). Design Competitions. External Sources (West).

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

10 – Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Idea Management. However, recently there have been a number of startups providing a software solution to enable companies to set up innovation challenges, have thousands of people submit their ideas, and then evaluate and manage these ideas in a more structured way.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 29, 2016

Shell does not do crowdsourcing as such but it has four open innovation vehicles, External Technology Collaborations , Shell TechWorks , Shell Technology Ventures and Shell GameChanger. Shell is now sponsoring XPRIZE , a global competition challenging teams to advance deep-sea technologies for ocean exploration.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By hosting targeted innovation challenges, organizations can crowdsource solutions, leveraging external expertise to tackle complex problems that internal teams may struggle to solve alone. Elevate Your Innovation Journey In today’s fast-paced market, the ability to turn ideas into reality is a competitive advantage.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

We look forward to offering a combination of strategic expertise to help build effective enterprise innovation operating models and corporate venturing programs with first-rate software to drive acceleration, promote open innovation, and leverage data and analytics.” That’s where we come in.

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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. Working in innovation ecosystems.

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IdeaConnection

MARCH 2, 2018

Indian Railways is embarking on an ambitious project and has turned to open innovation for help in achieving its goals. Tagline and Logo Competition. At the same time the IRSDC has launched separate open innovation competitions for a new logo and tagline. That works out at approximately USD $1,150.

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100%Open

APRIL 3, 2016

Many of the world’s most successful companies and organisations are building open innovation platforms and communities and repositioning their brands as part of a global innovation network. Many crowdsourcing technology companies like to sell long term licenses which makes sense for them but does it make sense for you?

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eZassi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What is Crowdsourcing for Innovation? Crowdsourcing and co-creation is an essential arm of conducting smart business. How to channel your internal and external crowd for innovation, ideation and collaboration. What is the Goal of Crowdsourcing Innovation? What is Crowdsourcing for Innovation?

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Planview

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In the open innovation space, one regularly leads to the other. Read these three in-depth industry reports to find out the new rules of the collaborative economy, why the United States is leading the way in turning customer feedback into innovative products, and what challenges are soon to crop up in crowdsourcing.

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