IdeaScale

DECEMBER 12, 2019

During my first two weeks as a Marketing Intern for IdeaScale, I learned about how the business world operates, particularly how an organization uses crowdsourced innovation with tools such as IdeaScale. Innovation is Required to Be Competitive. In fact, 55% report less than 10% of their workforce trained!

Crowdsourcing 227

Crowdsourcing Learning Innovation Training 227

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

When they are constantly scanning reports on the “state of innovation” it can often lull them, to give some that warm glow, others quickly being dismissive, disregarding many of the key messages as “not applicable to me”. Two reports recently came out. My second report is the one from CB Insights.

Report 212

Report Innovation Survey Disruption 212

HYPE Innovation

APRIL 22, 2024

of businesses report increased operational costs due to supply chain disruptions , supply chain innovation has become critical for companies seeking to remain competitive and sustainable. In today's rapidly evolving business environment, where 84.6%

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Disruption Report 130

IdeaScale

JULY 9, 2019

At the intersection of modern technology and advertising, digital marketing is one of the fastest changing industries in the world. And to stay relevant in digital marketing, you need to be innovative. And perhaps one of the most competitive and technology-dominated industries is digital marketing.

Industry 213

Industry Change How To Marketing 213

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The other is Net-zero carbon emissions The IPCC demonstrates in its most recent report of 2018 that net emissions must be reduced to zero to stabilize global temperatures. The report also states that any scenario that does not involve a reduction to zero will not stop climate change. Hard-to-solve sectors already have solutions.

Technical Review 146

Technical Review Report Technology Innovation 146

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 18, 2023

I recall a report some time back written by PA Consulting report called “ Innovation as Unusual.” In the process, they are losing out financially, forgoing huge opportunities in not achieve future competitive positions or foregoing the chances to alter their market position radically.

Guidelines 342

Guidelines Innovation Strategy Strategy 342

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I have read recent reports from the WEF, McKinsey, and Deliottes all coming to the defense of Europe. We focus on internal markets in Europe and mostly fail to make a more global connection. Yet we see growing polarization as people can’t see the future as the European leadership itself, bickers and argues.

Innovation 179

Innovation Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Report 179

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

According to a Deloitte report , 50 percent of companies are undergoing an organizational transformation, yet only 11 percent think they will succeed. We are increasingly facing very different competitive pressures. The report also questions, quite rightly, that having a pipeline theory as too simple. Apple, Alibaba, Amazon).

Innovation Programs 222

Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

If all that work is centralized to a single team, let alone a single person, they’ll be overrun with the day-to-day administrative stuff of communicating, reporting and sitting in meetings with people from all over the organization to try to get decisions made. That, however, is where the problem lies.

Underperforming Technical Team 363

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Ideation Culture 363

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Product Development : Use this skill to justify new product development by showcasing how it aligns with market trends and customer demands and triggers the innovation portfolio to accelerate your delivery to market. Present case studies where a variety of perspectives resulted in creative solutions or market differentiation.

Change 174

Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 174

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 19, 2017

I provided a recent digital transformation report that might help you in planning this digital journey. I wrote a meta report on the recent developments in the digital transformation in late 2016 that was published by Hype. I provided an opening backdrop to the report here as triggering points to reflect upon and recognize.

Report 168

Report Technology Engagement Data 168

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

AI systems can also identify patterns and insights that may be missed by human analysts, providing a more comprehensive understanding of market dynamics. Predictive Analytics : AI algorithms can forecast future market trends, enabling you to adapt your strategies proactively.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Analysis Technical Review Trends 100

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 27, 2017

I was reading a report by the IBM Institute for Business Value’s “ Fast Forward: Rethinking enterprises, ecosystems, and economies with blockchains”. So I decided to builds out of their friction analysis, building on the thoughts offered in the report, adding the innovation perspective. Inaccessible information. “T Invisible threats.

Technical Review 179

Technical Review Innovation Report Disruption 179

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ecosystem co-operations can allow you to align with others, totally outside your existing relationships, so you can enter new markets, explore new concepts and design, that would have been impossible as an individual organization. The race is to gain advantage and often try to dominate and influence the future direction a market will take.

Collaboration 241

Collaboration Design Innovation Technical Review 241

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no question that small businesses play an important role in the United States labor market, employing nearly half of all workers and contributing to 41 percent of all economic activity. A recent data report by SCORE , mentors to America’s small businesses found that hiring the right talent is the No. Bridget Weston CEO, SCORE.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Report Survey Resources 130

Idea to Value

APRIL 20, 2021

How sure are you that your products are better than the competition? This would likely not have been a problem, except that a single reporter from TIME magazine was invited and attended, publishing the surprising results in the June 1976 edition of TIME under the now infamous article Judgement of Paris. Well… No.

Disruption 166

Disruption Industry Report Meeting 166

Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Each sales person has to gather data and input their reports and forecasts. Who is the competition? Why did so many projects not make it to market? Some of the key actions in managing the pipeline include: Qualification questions have to be answered. Does the customer need our product? Do they have a budget?

Technical Review 197

Technical Review Innovation Radical Innovation Project 197

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

It is in recent years that the whole need to emphasize collaboration and constant ongoing exchanges become essential to speed up the response to customer needs and competitive advantage and this constant “dynamic”, ever-changing needs software and how you manage your innovation environment differently.

Software Review 186

Software Review Software Innovation Collaboration 186

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I educated myself on SaaS metrics and benchmarks, customer support models, sales techniques, marketing, and even pitching to investors. What gap in the market did you think property management technologies missed before ResMan? We used our software before taking it to market. This will make or break you.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Technology Management Underperforming Technical Team 246

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

” A groundbreaking report, “ Net-Zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy system “(referred to as NZE here) by the Internation Energy Agency (IEA), has been emphasising that this decade is pivotal to reaching net-zero by mid-century. This requires nothing short of a total transformation of the energy systems.

Innovation 130

Innovation Report Technology Policies 130

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2021

” A groundbreaking report, “ Net-Zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy system “(referred to as NZE here) by the Internation Energy Agency (IEA), has been emphasising that this decade is pivotal to reaching net-zero by mid-century. This requires nothing short of a total transformation of the energy systems.

Report 130

Report Innovation Technology Policies 130

HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 9, 2017

Whether the threat comes from new digital natives entering the market, traditional competitors upping their digital quotient, or other markets using a digital channel to launch a competitive offering. On the flip side, as GE is demonstrating , the opportunity for growth is equally immense.

Innovation Management 120

Innovation Management Management Report Disruption 120

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The economics of powering the energy system with renewables has got to the point where there is real competitiveness. The value within such a highly evolving market like energy transitions, the functional effects can be related to the risks of the dysfunctional.

Technology 215

Technology Innovation System Design 215

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2019

The intangibles today are up to 80% of the value assigned to the (market value) worth. It is the Knowledge and Innovation combined that make the firm competitive. Many of these can be reported upon and that would enhance the understanding and attract investment. Managing these intangibles is critical to our future.

Artificial Inteligence 196

Artificial Inteligence Report Management Learning 196

Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They operate in North America, the UK, and Europe and offer a range of services including advertising, media planning and buying, market research, public relations, and digital marketing. Competition: The advertising and communications industry in North America is highly competitive, with many players vying for market share.

Artificial Inteligence 118

Artificial Inteligence Company Competition Trends 118

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

In a recent report, jointly from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey called the “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the factories of the future ” t hey made a number of observations. According to a recent Deloitte report: Most manufacturing lines still look a lot the same way they did 10, 20 or even 30 years ago.

Industry 213

Industry Technical Review Design Innovation 213

Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2023

About 20 years ago, three market forces converged that radically changed information technology forever. Competition IT organizations had a monopoly on providing technology. IT organizations were forced to adapt from monopolist manufacturers into competitive retailers. And that left them feeling very vulnerable.

Agile 130

Agile Technology Competition Marketing 130

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Importance of Innovation in Business Innovation is the cornerstone of competitive advantage in business. It drives growth, differentiation, and value creation, allowing companies to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market. More on leveraging AI for user research can be found in our guide to ai-driven design thinking strategies.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 24, 2023

These reports (Whitepapers) are a storehouse of knowledge, facts and suggested actions that need to be taken. For me, the weekend focus was specifically on the Energy Transition, following on from their recent Davos event and the series of reports and whitepapers co-sponsored with different organizations built up over many years.

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Innovation System Collaboration 201

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.

Report 64

Report Technical Review Management Software Review 64