Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

Each phase reflects different levels of growth potential, innovation activity, and competitive pressure. The concept of the S-curve is rooted in the idea that all innovations follow a predictable pattern. Finally, Discontinuity signals the decline or replacement of the current solution by a new wave of innovation.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Trends Analysis 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

For more insights on how AI can be utilized in different stages of innovation, explore our article on ai in innovation management. Here are some key advantages: Enhanced Data Analysis : AI algorithms can process and analyze large datasets quickly, providing you with valuable insights that would be difficult to obtain manually.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Idea Generation Trends Analysis 130

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The belief that lean management principles will get the innovation out of the door quicker, has been one of those management adoptions that often trick us into believing we are achieving more than we actually are. Designing the complete rapid innovation application process. Yet digital threatens this entire incremental pathway.

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Innovation Processes Innovation LEAN Agile 206

Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

Identify Key Resources List the most important assets required to deliver your value proposition. These can include: Physical assets (equipment, locations) Intellectual property (patents, content) Human resources (expertise, developers) Financial resources (cash, lines of credit) Key resources depend on the nature of the business.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Tools Project Resources 130

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Competition is innate in what humans do. However, left unchecked, competition can become a toxic fight to win, rather than succeed. That begs the question, exactly what role does competition have in innovation? That begs the question, exactly what role does competition have in innovation? Balance is needed.

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Competition Innovation Industry Innovation Processes 189

Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

This structured, data-driven approach reveals innovation opportunities that might otherwise remain hidden. By using ODI, organizations can build offerings that align more precisely with market demand, increase customer satisfaction, and create lasting competitive advantage. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

Innovation 130

Innovation Roadmap Ideation Analysis 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

The goal is to identify performance gaps, set realistic improvement targets, and adopt best practices that drive innovation and efficiency. Benchmarking is not about imitationits about learning from others to accelerate progress, improve competitiveness, and inform strategic decision-making. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

Comparison 130

Comparison Technical Review Data Competition 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

Companies that embrace White Space Innovation aim to break out of stagnation, stay ahead of disruption, and create long-term competitive advantage. It enables innovation teams to envision the next horizon of value while keeping the core stable and profitable. Existing resources and capabilities.

Roadmap 130

Roadmap Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Trends 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the field of innovation management by providing powerful tools to enhance consumer insights. By leveraging AI, you can gain a deeper understanding of consumer behavior, preferences, and trends, which are crucial for driving innovation and staying competitive in the market.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Analysis Trends Data 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Unlike traditional, linear innovation models that rely on rigid long-term planning, Agile Innovation provides a nimble, customer-driven approach that allows teams to pivot quickly, test ideas rapidly, and scale solutions effectively. Organizations should: Designate innovation champions to drive and support agile projects.

Agile 130

Agile Innovation Project Leadership 130

IdeaScale

APRIL 7, 2021

It would seem that the innovation process is simple: Get an idea, refine that idea, implement it, and repeat the process. Here are five common problems with the innovation process and how to resolve them. A well-implemented strategy is key to any innovation process, but that doesn’t mean finding one is easy.

Innovation Processes 162

Innovation Processes Underperforming Technical Team How To Innovation 162

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pitching the reasons to change to Innovation Ecosystems in thinking and design So after working through the values of the Innovation Ecosystem over a series of three posts I asked Chat GPT to help me in making a pitch for the change from existing internal orientated innovation processes and structures.

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ChatGPT Open Innovation Innovation Agile 113

Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

By managing these stages effectively, you can streamline your innovation processes and enhance the chances of success for new initiatives. Introduction to Leveraging AI in Innovation Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize how you manage the Innovation Lifecycle.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Roadmap Idea Generation Generative AI 130

IdeaScale

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I didn’t realize how important crowdsourced innovation really is in the business world! Here are the three things I learned about crowdsourced innovation from my two weeks working alongside everyone at IdeaScale. Innovation is Required to Be Competitive. Creating a Concrete Innovation System Helps Firms Get Ahead.

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Crowdsourcing Learning Innovation Innovation Management 227

Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It gives the big shots at the top a game plan, making sure resources aren’t thrown around like confetti at a parade. Having a strategy isn’t just covering your bases; it’s about setting your business up to dance circles around the competition. Promote Collaboration Get a mix of skills to solve challenges innovatively.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Innovation Internet of things Strategy 113

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Innovation is the lifeblood of businesses seeking to thrive in a rapidly evolving market. It is the driving force behind the competitive edge that allows companies to stand out and meet the ever-changing demands of their customers. Understanding these challenges is the first step toward overcoming them.

LEAN 100

LEAN Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence Agile 100

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

The thrust of the framework is “ Organizations can create a more comprehensive and effective innovation ecosystem by utilizing building blocks as components of the innovation stack, guiding platform development using the innovation stack, and supporting the innovation stack with a platform.

Agile 182

Agile Innovation Collaboration Design 182

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. We are moving innovation along but not at a pace or design that reflects the need to connect “it ” into one comprehensive process.

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Innovation Agile 182

Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Enable Autonomous Innovation Processes : With advancements in self-supervised learning and few-shot adaptation, generative AI could eventually handle end-to-end innovation workflows with limited human intervention. This could revolutionize the speed, scale, and adaptability of the innovation process itself.

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Generative AI Ideation ChatGPT Innovation 64

Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

They simply won’t have the capacity to make sure that the process actually performs well, let alone maintain and develop multiple processes for different kinds of innovations for different parts of the organization. Different kinds of innovations simply need different kinds of processes, resources and expertise.

Innovation 363

Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Ideation Culture 363

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

(Larry Schmitt- The Innovation Stack) A comprehensive innovation ecosystem design offers several benefits, including fostering a culture of innovation, accelerating the innovation process, enhancing collaboration, leveraging diverse perspectives, and driving competitive advantage.

Design 182

Design Innovation Collaboration Innovation Processes 182

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Innovation 147

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Much of the innovation discovery journey is a disappointing one. Resources constantly “churn” and get depleted, waiting for others to be brought up to speed. Those not involved directly within the innovation project constantly remain skeptical or require more proof. Customers and employees are driving innovation.

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Report Innovation Survey Disruption 212

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 1, 2023

How do we know the critical skills, competencies and capabilities for innovation? Also, what are the additional dependencies for sustaining innovation capabilities that are becoming vital to understand so an organization can place the appropriate resources behind them, build upon a sustainable future and leverage these innovation dynamics?

Innovation 204

Innovation Resources Agile Collaboration 204

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

We cannot afford to avoid changing our innovation processes as we deal with a far more complex and challenging world. We seem to be keeping innovation as a disappointing and often frustrating outcome for many leaders of organizations. Indeed our existing innovation processes are doing an (adequate) job. Why change?

Innovation 147

Innovation Case Study Design Agile 147

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 27, 2017

We need to get closer to ‘real-time’ This reliance on rapidly out-of-date understanding cannot be the basis for any justifications for high-stake bets when it comes to innovation. We need to change our thinking and design in the digital insight part more specifically within and along the innovation process.

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Technology Change Innovation Agile 178

Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The same is true for innovation within an organization. Innovation process models serve as navigational charts, guiding businesses from idea inception to successful execution. What is an Innovation Process Model? What is an Innovation Process Model?

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Innovation Processes Innovation Innovation Management Disruption 52

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

In short, innovation is the engine of change and in today’s fiercely competitive environment resisting change is dangerous. The key driver of the organization’s ability to change is innovation. However, deciding that the organization has to be innovative is insufficient. Resources are scarce.

Innovation 147

Innovation Competition Resources Engagement 147

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I see many comments on the failure of innovation, in its inability to be at the core of an organization’s ambitions for growing and changing. 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.

Technical Review 208

Technical Review Innovation Software Review Artificial Inteligence 208

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In fact, research shows that companies practicing open innovation achieve faster time-to-market and often realize higher revenue from new products. But what exactly does open innovation entail, and how can companies leverage it strategically?

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Open Innovation Software Innovation Management Strategy 52

eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Ezassi’s Pipeline Management Software helps organizations break down implementation into manageable stages, allocate resources, and set realistic timelines. Elevate Your Innovation Journey In today’s fast-paced market, the ability to turn ideas into reality is a competitive advantage. Ready to bring your next big idea to life?

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Technical Review Ideation 52

IdeaScale

MARCH 27, 2019

Process innovation is perhaps the “classic” form of innovation. Finding a better way of accomplishing necessary business tasks is low-risk, can lead to other types of innovations, and helps companies maintain and sharpen their competitive edge. Processes must evolve with changes in markets and technologies.

Software Review 113

Software Review Innovation Technical Review Brainstorming 113

Qmarkets

JANUARY 31, 2025

Some of the most impactful innovations dont come from high-tech labs in advanced economiesthey emerge from the ingenuity of resource-constrained markets. Now, these solutions are disrupting industries in wealthier economies, proving that innovation thrives under constraints.

Innovation 52

Innovation Agile Software Trends 52

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Surprisingly, I felt they lacked a more holistic view of innovation; a clear innovation process, and dedicated focus on this, which is required. Innovation is certainly central to the future of Siemens but it seems to me not to have the core positioning it should have. I felt innovation needed a more holistic focus.

Industry 187

Industry Technical Review Competition Fractional CTO 187

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 27, 2017

The cost of conducting business is a function of its complexity and grows with scale, its size and the resources that need to be managed, including intermediaries. As the world flattens and digital platforms connect disparate parties, distance has shrunk, but delays remain due to arcane business processes. Transaction costs.

Technical Review 178

Technical Review Innovation Disruption Report 178

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

Traditional Phases and Gates Processes Traditionally, the phases and gates model has been a cornerstone in structuring innovation management. This model segments the innovation process into distinct phases, each culminating in a gate. Reduce time-to-market for new innovations.

Generative AI 113

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Innovation 113

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is advancing but most of it has been designed for a different time, the old era of stable markets, predictable solutions and having a clear sense of your competition. We hang on to all the legacies built up around the existing innovation system , we manage innovation in efficient and predictable ways.

Innovation 178

Innovation Design Agile Innovation Processes 178