Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Feeling trapped, break out of the box with Innovation Ecosystems We continue to fail to unlock the full potential of innovation. I continue to receive reports on the latest surveys on the management of open innovation and its progress. I asked Googles NotebookLM to provide a podcast of this series.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

That’s because they try to apply processes and structures that don’t fit their business strategies and cultures. They partner with Silicon Valley startups who have breakthrough technology when they really just want incremental innovation that delivers quarterly results. Open Innovation Networks. first appeared on.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

However, there are more effective ways to innovate, as you will see further down this list. Suggested reading: 14 – Building a Culture of Innovation. The challenging part of this is that culture is a very personal thing, which will vary between companies, industries and regions. It has no predictive power.

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IdeaScale

MAY 23, 2017

Disruptive isn’t a dirty word, but it can be a scary one. Why does the word “disruptive” raise such fear among so many people? Uttering “disruptive” during a meeting can get you looks more along the lines of profanity. At the same time, disruptive innovation is what makes our lives better. Mindful Disruption.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ They found that focusing on process or product innovation or between sustaining and disruptive innovation made little difference.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Intent focus on the unimportant In an effort to be seen doing something, when innovation is a priority most organizations will respond with alacrity, gathering teams to conduct idea generation. Otherwise innovation is a slap-dash bolt-on activity that cannot, will not, result in anything valuable.

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eZassi

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike product or process innovation, it focuses on altering the framework of business operations, including customer engagement, revenue generation, and cost management. These companies showcase how innovative approaches to value delivery, customer engagement, and revenue generation can redefine industries.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

We see seven keys to creating an innovative workplace culture where individuals are able to meaningfully contribute to the organization’s innovation strategy. If you’re looking at your organization and wondering where to start to foster a more innovative workplace culture, here are forty articles to go deeper into the topic.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

Corporations have begun to appreciate the advantages of working with startups, with regards to inspiring innovation. Such innovations can come in the form of adopting new technologies, but also by adapting the business practices typically associated with startup culture. Difference in approach to disruption.

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Yet2

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Words by Emily Smith Recently, we were excited to join the vibrant discussion on a Corporate Innovation debate on LinkedIn hosted by Innolead. Here’s a bit on yet2 ’s perspective on integrating an innovation mindset into organizational culture! GM & Chrysler were disrupted by the likes of Honda who came into the U.S.

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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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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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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Internal capabilities and competencies get highly stretched by the new dynamics taking place, you need a strong orchestrator of the ecosystem to manage these challenges and many cultural biases that can blind a ‘line of sight’. Burning platforms will be all around us, as we continue into the age of disruption.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 11, 2024

Continuous Learning and Innovation: Characteristics: Learning is not a one-time event but an ongoing process. Participants within dynamic ecosystems prioritize continuous learning, experimentation, and innovation. This requires a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

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Yet2

JANUARY 23, 2024

Words by Carlos Pichardo Forging successful Open Innovation partnerships is a complex yet essential endeavor. With Intro2Deal , yet2 teaches the steps and pace you need to dance with the innovation partner of your dreams. yet2 understands the intricate dance that builds and sustains external partnerships.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 10, 2017

Good if you want to build an innovation competency Learn how to leverage open innovation to use the ideas of others. You can, for example, leverage a good external innovation company in one product group or setting, while hiring and building innovation competencies in another group.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The company has embraced a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and adaptability, focusing on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and open collaboration to reduce complexity. Amazon: Approach: Amazon is known for its relentless focus on customer-centric innovation. Google (Alphabet Inc.):

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Rapid Innovation in digital time

MAY 30, 2018

4 types of innovation labs: following the description of the 1) Disruptive Labs, and 2) Rapid Innovation Labs, we move now to the 3) Open Innovation Labs, and 4) Innovation Culture and Intrapreneurship Labs. Continue reading →

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Look constantly outside your organization to ‘see’ and collaborate from the values of applying open innovation principles and techniques. Fostering the culture and climate for Innovation to workinside your organization can create the environment you are looking for but it takes a real understanding.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Over time we've managed to codify some basic syntax and taxonomy for innovation, but it still remains a highly fragmented, diverse industry with solutions ranging from design innovation to "open" innovation to crowdsourcing and the latest twist: digital innovation, I suppose combining digital transformation and innovation.

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Rapid Innovation in digital time

MAY 25, 2018

4 types of innovation labs: following litterature review, we describe here the 1) Disruptive Labs. Next posts will cover 2) Rapid Innovation Labs, we move now to the 3) Open Innovation Labs, and 4) Innovation Culture and Intrapreneurship Labs. Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 20, 2016

GE presents four key findings (Welcome Revolution, Embracing new models, Disruptive Innovation and Everybody's starting up). First, while executives recognize the need for "disruptive" innovation (never really defined as far as I could see), 81% worry about being left behind, or have fear of becoming obsolete (a new acronym: FOBO).

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100%Open

JULY 16, 2019

For innovation to flourish, enable a creative culture throughout your organization. In today’s hyper-competitive landscape, innovation is essential for an organization to thrive. We live in a fast-paced world, where even the biggest companies can be disrupted, rest in peace… Blockbuster and Kodak.

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Rapid Innovation in digital time

MAY 24, 2018

4 types of innovation labs are emerging: 1) Disruptive Labs 2) Rapid Innovation Labs 3) Open Innovation Labs, and 4) Innovation Culture and Intrapreneurship Labs. Before describing them in details, we complete in this post a short litterature review. Continue reading →

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Extracting innovation has become very complex. Competitors are disrupting – even ones who were not around 12 to 24 months before. Open Innovation: Hosted Accelerator or Corporate Incubator. This brings innovative startups inside a large company for everything from overnight hackathons to long-term programs.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

Reinvention through business model innovation. Accelerating dynamics and pace of disruption in most industries, in particular triggered by the perfusion of new technologies, lead to decreasing life times of existing business models. Platform business models tend to affect, oftentimes disrupt, multiple industries over time.

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Wazoku

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Some prefer an internal IMO: Innovation Management Office to work on core innovation, whereas others set up external innovation hubs to co-create with start-ups or strategic business partners on more disruptive innovation programmes. “We

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Innovation means change, and change can be quite disruptive and emotionally charged. Innovation leaders help new ideas mature and create paths of least resistance so projects can navigate the political, economic, and cultural obstacles. Being able to gain concessions without damaging relationships is a valuable skill.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 18, 2018

This is the second blog in a series of 3 blogs, by Janet Sernack, on cultivating a fail fast culture. In my previous blog “What does it mean to cultivate a fail fast organizational culture” I shared what typically happens when people experience failure, and how important it is to uncouple people’s fears about failure.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 12, 2016

There are a number of phases that innovators go through, accepting what they can about innovation based on what the executives and corporate culture allow. Growing as an innovators is something like experiencing the seven stages of grief, only it's often in reverse. Innovators all know this, and live with consistent hope.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A fair amount of failure in the front end is tied to too strict metrics, too onerous expectations, too little patience, a culture that resists innovation and wants to get back to efficient, effective operations. As much as any can be, these are good failures. A lot of failure isn't due to ideas, however.

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CREATORS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

They fear competition and disruption, they are afraid of the future, but at the same time they are afraid to take bold decisions and change their businesses overnight?—?which We believe that it doesn’t take a lot to do innovation better. Here a few rules companies can adopt instantly to get better at open innovation in no time!

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I suspect it is meant to open the Army up to new ideas and help it embrace open innovation as well. The typical skunkworks is usually set up to isolate an innovation unit attempting to build disruptive new products and services from the bureaucracy and culture of the existing infrastructure.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Encouraging open innovation will keep all employees involved and support employees in sharing their best ideas. Innovation happens when people feel their ideas are valued. However you choose to engage your audience, this is a foundation which needs to be laid down in order to implement a culture of innovation at any company. .

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 20, 2016

The combination of these factors enables innovation to occur. Such is the nature of innovation activity today. You can teach them to think about innovation outcomes that are more disruptive or radical than incremental change. So the real question is: can we teach organizations and corporate cultures to innovate?

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

We now live in an era where 53% of millennials don’t think their current bank offers anything special or different than other banks, according to the ground-breaking Millennial Disruption Index. For successful innovations that are aligned with evolving customer needs and preferences, they must go with the motto, “In digital we trust.”.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

Accenture identified 12 key rituals that companies can practice to effectively govern innovation, which include; ‘putting innovation at the centre of corporate strategy’, ‘everyone generates ideas, and ‘actively build a culture of innovation’.

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