Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

I am taking the opportunity to review the Web Summit, held in Lisbon last week of 5th (evening) to 8th November 2018. The Web Summit, originally Dublin Web Summit, is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly, and Daire Hickey. Overhype is an understatement.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Well, by definition , innovation is the introduction of anything new. There are great many companies and leaders that obsess about their market share, competitors, or technological prowess. If your technology doesn’t create value for customers, they won’t buy it. Need a contract reviewed by your legal team?

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The work undertaken is often seen as a drain, not repeatable, and poor on the efficient definition of understanding we have in place today as the work undertaken, not yielding the returns if the concept is more radical due to time horizons or business model constraints. Often innovation activity frustrates senior management.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 3, 2025

In many cases, its not due to a lack of creativity, but a lack of clear direction. Understanding the Definition and Key Differences To build successful products, businesses need more than good ideasthey need to understand what kind of innovation theyre pursuing. What Is Product Innovation?

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 19, 2022

It relies on existing capabilities and emphasizes excellent operational execution, with less focus on new needs or expanding the competitive market space. Breakthrough innovation often requires extending to new capabilities as well as building on existing capabilities, with the intent of expanding markets and the competitive space.

Change 173

Change Technical Review Innovation Disruption 173

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

JANUARY 1, 2022

How often are they missing the strategic mark due to their inability to find that innovative pathway? ” It is harder to revive or effectively compete in today’s highly competitive global world. In many ways, their success requires innovation; it is wrapped up in their destiny.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

Such innovations can come in the form of adopting new technologies, but also by adapting the business practices typically associated with startup culture. Corporations and startups operate differently by nature due to the differences in their culture and business environment. How can corporations work with startups?

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Innov8rs

APRIL 1, 2025

In a recent Innov8rs Learning Lab session, Dougal Beard, former Global Head of Innovation Portfolio Management at GSK Consumer Health (now Haleon ) and Kenvue , shared a practical, four-pillar approach to turn portfolio management into a competitive advantage. Create a framework that allows discussion and flexibility.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Over 90% of the world’s leading banks are either exploring, experimenting (PoCs), or formulating a strategy for leveraging blockchain technology, says an Accenture survey. But when it comes to intra-organizational processes, challenges arise due to process design and lack of mutual trust. Areas of impact. Sample use cases.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Due to the change created by new innovations, many innovations are also business model innovations. . A breakthrough innovation extends or changes an existing technology, capability or market in such a way that customers and competitors must change to some degree. The dynamics of innovation and change.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 2, 2023

That’s because there’s never been more uncertainty – around technology, the economy, global-political turmoil, and just about everything else. The definition of agility isn’t just about being adaptable. Agility may ultimately be your only source of sustainable competitive advantage. It’s a mindset.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Most commonly, traditional project management will continuously track how well a project is progressing and report this to management on a regular basis, while also having set milestones with dates where the status of the entire project can be reviewed. Feasibility: The concept is technically feasible with existing technology.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Evolution of AI in Business Strategy The journey of AI in the business landscape has seen a remarkable evolution, transitioning from a novel technology to a fundamental component of strategic planning. A suggested framework might include the following stages: Goal Definition : Clearly define what you aim to achieve with AI.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

MARCH 5, 2025

We can provide enhanced and highly interconnected customer value and through the selection of partners within the Ecosystem network we can can build real, sustaining competitive advantage. By expanding beyond existing and our traditional borders and markets we can create those potentially exponential growth opportunities.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Our panel of experts discusses the political, technological, social, and educational resources the cannabis industry needs to succeed. What kind of technology should cannabis businesses be prioritizing today? Yes, most definitely. Juanjo Feijoo COO and CMO, Weedmaps. Clearly, clinicians desperately need and want this education.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Applying technology across a connected platform environment begins to change that. The need to respond to unexpected business attacks, changing competitive positions, and the inability to ramp up fast enough to take advantage of consumers’ rising expectations risks a real-time-to-market issue. Enabling technology and processes.

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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. Increased Agility: Teams that collaborate well can adapt more quickly to changes in the business environment, maintaining a competitive edge.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To do that I'm going to argue in this relatively short post that innovation has three important deliverables: problem definition, ideas and solutions. Let's review the deliverables and the activities between them to understand what I mean. Those two activities create context and content.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 16, 2018

Let’s look at different competitive environments we can face and place these into the Cynefin model. You can break down a construct, a proposal into short-term, frequent reviewed project landmarks. The most simple definition of disorder in Cynefin is the state of not knowing which domain you are in.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 28, 2025

It also examines how well-honed strategies and technology can support these methodologies, ensuring long-term success. But first, lets cover some basic definitions. Feedback Loops: Regular reviews, performance tracking, and open communication allow businesses to assess effectiveness and refine their approach over time.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

I could outline countless ways to work through different examples, set about a strategic and operational digital transformation roadmap, to combine effective knowledge from people and excellence gained from what you need to do in IT and your technologies to get this going, but I will not here, as this is an opening primer, not a solution.

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100%Open

JANUARY 4, 2016

We were asked recently by a new client what our top 10 Do’s and Don’ts are for running open innovation competitions, based on our experience including the UBS Future of Finance Challenge , Unilever Foundry Ideas Challenge , Colombia CO4 Open Innovation Competition , and Ordnance Survey GeoVation Challenge. or too narrow (e.g.

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Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Innovation during this time was focused on technology - especially weaponry. The 1960s through the 1990s were boom years (discounting the Oil embargo) mostly due to dividends we reaped from the investments in technology and the space race. What emerges about innovation from this review of history?

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction to New Product Development In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, the ability to innovate and execute new product development (NPD) effectively is a cornerstone of business success. Ideate Solutions : With a clear problem definition, brainstorm a wide range of creative solutions.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

David Rogers Author of "The Digital Transformation Roadmap" & Faculty at Columbia Business School Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution Although they understandably feel the need to stay on top of trends, the way many companies approach new technologies is often a distraction, rather than a way to solve their problems. “

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Back then, unicorns by this definition were indeed as rare and magical as their mythical namesake. ScaleUps, and those that invest in them, face the next-level challenge of growing revenue at scale; that is, exponentially relative to expenditures in capital, people, and technology. Without innovation, inertia will govern speed.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 2, 2016

The evenings playing different card games or board games, as the temperatures dropped outside to minus six centigrade, the competitive nature raised the inside temperatures significantly. Moritz reviewing disruptive innovation. All good plans sometime get disrupted. Christensen that began back in 1995.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 12, 2021

By definition , it’s about doing something new that hasn’t been done before. For most businesses, the riskiest parts are typically related to customer demand, but there are also cases where this could be something different, such as technology. Why is it so difficult to make smart decisions related to innovation?

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The State of Value Stream Management Report 2023 , in particular, stands out due to its inclusivity, drawing data from respondents across various organizational sizes, ranging from nimble startups with 1-99 employees to massive enterprises boasting 50,000+ personnel.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Starting with a simple definition of D, F, S & P. Having rigid structure or processes and many good observations or concepts can be screened out far too quickly due to “imposed” metrics or a defined idea of how “anything” gets captured and evaluated. By having some basic building blocks, you can accommodate.

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IdeaScale

JULY 21, 2021

And we’re not merely committed to it because it’s “cool,” but because the quality of service we provide our clients is the thing that we pride ourselves on most, and leveraging technology to enhance the current services we provide is what will continue to keep us competitive. .

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

It ensures that innovation efforts are not left to chance but are managed systematically, allowing organizations to capitalize on new opportunities, mitigate risks , and stay competitive in their industries. Invest in Innovation Resources Adequate resources—financial, technological, and human—are crucial for sustaining innovation efforts.

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Brunner

OCTOBER 6, 2023

An ‘Internet Tech’ Career Path: Dumb Luck or Planned Destiny? And what is motivating me still today to stay on top of this cutting-edge changing tech world we live in today? “For those of us who made a career out of internet tech, was it dumb luck to be in the right place at the right time?”

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Linda Bernardi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Formerly an open-source company, but once Microsoft pumped $10B into OpenAI, it became a commercial company like all the other tech players. Always great to see competition among the known tech giants that we know. And it is completely Open Source – definitely piques one’s interest. Nothing new there.

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Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Technical Review Competition 29

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

I could outline countless ways to work through different examples, set about a strategic and operational digital transformation roadmap, to combine effective knowledge from people and excellence gained from what you need to do in IT and your technologies to get this going, but I will not here, as this is an opening primer, not a solution.

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Innovation Technical Review Technology Disruption 120

PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 23, 2022

Apparently so, as the distillery behind this unique scotch made it its mission to highlight the plight of the African Rhino by pledging 5% of all sales to the rehabilitation of baby rhinos, orphaned due to their mothers being killed for their horns, according to their website. “As Review Criteria. Create a competitive advantage?

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