Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Well, by definition , innovation is the introduction of anything new. For example, there are often processes that are specifically designed to eliminate risks and control change. There are great many companies and leaders that obsess about their market share, competitors, or technological prowess. Customer obsession.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Geoffrey Moore developed the concept of the "whole product" in the 1980s and the concepts are still true today, especially in high tech fields. Whole product refers to the idea that the majority of customers don't want to buy untested, unproven technologies. A seamless experience is almost by definition a designed experience.

Tools 162

Tools Technical Review Design Thinking Innovation 162

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 8, 2019

My good friend and collaborator Paul Hobcraft is constantly reviewing new reports and creating insights of his own, which inundate me with more information. Most new technologies are first deployed to reduce costs or improve efficiencies. Lately I've been drinking from the firehose. Well, teaching may be a strong word.

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Artificial Inteligence Learning Technical Review Innovation 179

IdeaScale

AUGUST 28, 2018

You look to them for information on trends, emerging technologies, psychology studies, and more. Some companies have success due to collaboration, sometimes it’s due to someone’s singular vision, sometimes it’s because of dogged persistence and sometimes it’s luck. If you’re like us, you love podcasts! How I Built This.

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Technical Review Innovation Case Study Entrepreneurship 82

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.”

Technical Review 162

Technical Review Innovation Collaboration Resources 162

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. The ability to manage innovation design, function, structure and process.

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Design Creativity Agile Radical Innovation 130

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?

Change 196

Change Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 196

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This report provides a definitive innovation benchmarking document for leaders in strategy, R&D, design, and other innovation roles inside large organizations. Is that due to it being “too risky” or the appetite for change, is less but due to what? This needs more investigation.

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Innovation Technical Review Report Software Review 225

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 19, 2022

Companies innovating with this horizon anticipate “breakthrough” innovation, usually extending a known technology into a new market, or introducing new technologies or capabilities into the existing marketplace. Consumers may experience change due to the introduction of new technologies or capabilities.

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Change Technical Review Innovation Disruption 173

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Innovators often create technologies or products, which have interesting capabilities or features, but rarely do they think through the actual use of the products and understand how they fit in with other products, services, infrastructure, channels and data that exist in a customer's life.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Innovation Technology Examples 144

Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

Dealing with the loss of family and friends due to the pandemic and the mental health impact of the health crisis forced many workers to rethink their whole life vis-à-vis “work.”. This is evident in a recent report from MIT Sloan Management Review , which found more employees quitting their jobs to run away from toxic workplace culture.

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Technical Review Policies Culture Underperforming Technical Team 246

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Traditional project management and financial management processes and principles are designed to produce robust plans for exactly how a project should run, and select only projects which are likely to succeed. Clear in design ( “we know roughly what the perfect solution looks like and how it needs to be configured “).

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 26, 2012

Design patterns are generally considered a good thing, but do they actually help run a user experience group? As a user experience group manager and an observer (and sponsor) of design pattern exercises, I’ve come to have serious questions about their actual utility. ” Completeness and learn-ability are in conflict.

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Design Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 88

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Embracing the Evolution: AI Meets Design Thinking The intersection of artificial intelligence and design thinking is poised to redefine the landscape of innovation and strategy. What is Design Thinking? Its collaborative nature fosters creativity, leveraging diverse perspectives to uncover innovative solutions.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Design Thinking Design Ideation 113

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In some recent posts, I argued that we need to adopt a broader innovation ecosystem thinking and design. Still, barriers do need to be consciously built into any new thinking as ones “to be resolved” in any new solution design. They need a more fluid, highly adaptive design. Let me outline many of these here.

Innovation 162

Innovation Software Review Technical Review Creative Process 162

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

But, while team members may be offered training or even certification on Agile development practices, the training rarely discusses best practices for integrating UX design into the development process. Both designers and user researchers shared techniques for keeping product owners and developers informed and aware of their progress.

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Agile Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 111

Anaqua

APRIL 29, 2020

By David T Dickens, Senior Technical Support Engineer at Anaqua. When it comes to innovation in green technology, it’s not just the major corporations that are making the difference. Some investments are in areas where there is both a large tech infrastructure and clear effects of changing climate.

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Technical Review Technical Support System Technology 98

Ecosystems4Innovating

MARCH 5, 2025

Recognizing different thinking and design To achieve a significant change to how you undertake business you need to firstly evaluate and then undergo some fundamental shifts from product solutions to solution ecosystems. There are plenty of others that provide a real clarity of purpose, design and business model evolution.

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Design Technical Review Competition Analysis 59

Innov8rs

APRIL 1, 2025

While rigid definitions arent always necessary, offering guidance removes ambiguity and reduces unnecessary deliberation. Governance structures also play a critical role, ensuring projects are reviewed regularly and with the right stakeholders. Create a framework that allows discussion and flexibility.

Management 52

Management Technical Review Project Data 52

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 24, 2022

” Recently in Stanford Social Innovation Review, an article on the “ Adoption of Innovation ” by Benjamin Kumpf & Emma Proud is well worth the read as adopting any innovation process is a tough, slow one. So, I think their argument works if you take a standard way to design and implement programs.

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Innovation Technical Review Engagement Collaboration 182

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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Technical Review Technology Software Review System 82

ImagineNation

MARCH 26, 2025

As a result, some individuals develop negative anchors due to being labelled as different or disruptive and learn how to act or speak to avoid their teachers displeasure and disapproval. This prompts us to reconsider how we might reframe disruption from its typical definition.

Disruption 52

Disruption Creative Thinking Creativity Technical Review 52

mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Design Thinking: Think of solutions, solve situations and problems, close the gaps that need filling in. It is Design Thinking that will pave the way to traveling assertively. Since you have a well-defined idea (through Design Thinking), Agile will clear a path towards your idea by removing obstacles that stand in your way.

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Design Thinking Agile Design Technical Review 69

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The hardest part of building an in-house design agency is answering the basic “Why?”. User research can validate the concept; concept designs can help communicate their vision. It’s helped me to remember that there is always a next release; a timely good design beats a wonderful design that never launches.

Design 79

Design Underperforming Technical Team Project Technical Review 79

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 16, 2018

Adding additional features to software, in any strategic design are more predictable. You can break down a construct, a proposal into short-term, frequent reviewed project landmarks. They are never any recipes for success already known, you have to design it. You can form the future scenario’s.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Creativity 30

Qmarkets

MARCH 28, 2025

Every business process, no matter how well-designed, has room for improvement. It also examines how well-honed strategies and technology can support these methodologies, ensuring long-term success. But first, lets cover some basic definitions. What Is Continuous Improvement?

LEAN 52

LEAN Software Review Technical Review Data 52

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.

Change 130

Change Technical Review Disruption Innovation 130

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Rick’s article just gave me the chance to go back and review my thoughts and relate his excellent suggestions and thinking into some of the work I have written about in this area. It is a concept to help in the Architecture design, especially as part of its framing solution is attempting a cascading model both up and down organizations.

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Innovation Leadership Design Strategy 157

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 28, 2018

Certainly, many other large and successful industries have common standards – in technology for definitions and common software and platform building, or in common accounting protocols have significantly advanced business confidence, common understanding, and sharing. We are gathering around the protocols in Industry 4.0

Software Review 166

Software Review Innovation Software Technical Review 166

Daniel Burrus

MARCH 2, 2022

Now that Facebook has changed their name to Meta to stake their claim on the personal and business use of Virtual Reality (VR) environments — the Metaverse – will this finally establish VR and/or Augmented Reality (AR) as commonplace technologies? Understanding VR. Understanding Augmented Reality. AR is different.

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Technical Review Software Review Trends Video 88

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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Artificial Inteligence Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 30, 2022

But how do large companies really track, identify, and launch initiatives that create value from these emerging technologies? Here are the 10 most popular tech scouting questions we’ve been asked over the years, and some best practice advice on what you can do to focus your efforts to maximize output in the short-, mid-, and long-term.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Trends Technology 52

Acuvate

MARCH 23, 2023

Energy management solutions use advanced technologies such as IoT, data analytics, and computer modeling to help businesses optimize energy usage, reduce waste, and save money. Energy audits can be conducted by internal or external auditors and typically involve a detailed review of energy consumption data, equipment, and operations.

Management 52

Management Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 52

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. At its core, design thinking involves five phases: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

Product Development 100

Product Development Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 100

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 133

The Inovo Group

MAY 30, 2019

Creative Construction , by Gary Pisano at Harvard Business School, is such a book, in part due to the preeminence and influence of Harvard in the conversations about innovation that have been taking place since Christenson’s ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’ was published in 1997. The design space is large – but not infinite.

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Technical Review Software Review Creativity System 40

Boxes and Arrows

APRIL 26, 2010

The good news is that despite the complexity involved in understanding human relationships, we can study offline and online communication and create design principles to support what we find. Download Designing with Constraints – Debra Levin Gelman Creating meaningful digital experiences is a complicated business.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Design Project 77