Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that combines empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet user needs and drive successful business outcomes. Defining Design Thinking Design thinking involves five key stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

HYPE Innovation

AUGUST 5, 2015

(open) innovation activities are associated with reduced research costs, risk spreading and bringing ideas to market more quickly – I would like to share with you a few tips on how to design an innovation event (day) for your small and medium-sized organization or your business community/ circle including clients, suppliers, universities and even policy-makers. (..)

Design 100

Design Engagement Innovation Management Tips 100

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

The innovation team will consist of experts in various fields, including technology, design, marketing, and finance but will not be mutually exclusive but open, encouraging and seeking consistent engagement and alignment across the organization and beyond.

Innovation 189

Innovation Technical Review Innovation Programs Collaboration 189

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2019

This report is mainly for those interested in forming national policy on innovation or judging where they are within the global race on innovation but it tells us all some really important points on the current health of innovation. Both of these policy issues are very much part of the incumbent innovator’s dilemma to resolve.

Technical Review 182

Technical Review Policies Innovation Report 182

Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

How do your HR leaders design work models to ensure both employee productivity and well-being? When you say “teamwork,” it must also reflect in how you model and design the in-person and remote workplace to facilitate relationships and productivity. Workplace policies should also reflect your corporate culture.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Policies Culture Underperforming Technical Team 246

IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Organizations have learned what can work remotely and what can’t and are applying those lessons to post-pandemic work design over the last year. However, innovation strategists and departments will likely be called in to help determine the most effective schedules and policies as we learn every workplace and culture truly is different.

Meeting 244

Meeting Policies System Conference 244

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 2, 2020

This, in my view, is partly right, we know where to put the efforts, but the abrupt step change we need to scale, re-engineer and develop these technologies and the delivery mechanisms (infrastructure, policy changes) are massive. The IEA, by rethinking how they re-designate technology innovation, makes for a substantial shift.

Innovation 191

Innovation Policies Report Technology 191

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

We need to go through different generations of design solutions, learning from the past ones. Considerably enhanced policy ambitions and regulatory efforts, better measurement and reporting, strong industry efforts and investor-led support are needed to meet SDS targets for 2040. Concentrating solar power (CSP). Geothermal. Heat pumps.

Technical Review 189

Technical Review Policies Innovation Report 189

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 24, 2020

Technologies are emerging based on several solution needs: Ones that are grid edge in design, meaning more customer-facing and power-flow controls. Each of these initiatives “demands” new technology design. These new technologies need to break into the existing lifecycle of energy design to substitute incumbent solutions.

Innovation 223

Innovation Design System Technology 223

Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Dyson disrupted the vacuum cleaner market by creating bagless vacuum cleaners, a concept that challenged the traditional vacuum design and improved performance. LEGO’s User-Generated Content Platform : LEGO Ideas is an online platform where users can submit their own LEGO set designs.

Strategy 176

Strategy Strategy Software Creativity 176

Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

Team members who feel part of a united group are more likely to be engaged and committed to their work, which in turn can reduce turnover rates and foster a sense of loyalty to the company. Higher Employee Morale Team unity boosts job satisfaction and engagement. Increased Efficiency Collaborative efforts streamline processes.

Engagement 100

Engagement Team Building Collaboration Strategy 100

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 26, 2023

Innovation Policy : An innovation policy provides guidance and direction for the innovation program, defining the types of innovation that will be pursued, how innovation projects will be prioritized, and how intellectual property will be managed. In any document, feedback and suggestions should be actively sought.

Innovation Programs 147

Innovation Programs Innovation Policies Collaboration 147

IdeaScale

MAY 31, 2017

One of the policy agencies within DOL is the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which aims to develop and influence policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The United States Department of Labor is a cabinet-level department of the U.S.

Case Study 133

Case Study Policies Study Software 133

Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

What are the ASBN’s three policy areas and how do they affect business? The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) works with its members to develop a vision and policy framework for a sustainable market-based economy. The circular economy envisions a new way of consuming and producing goods that is regenerative by design.

Policies 130

Policies Design Training Creativity 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Is it because of this traditional way of working, designed into the company, that we are all becoming disengaged and disenchanted with what we do? They are reliant on engaging others, focusing on their specialized areas to hand over their time to innovation. Innovation flies in the direct opposite to this need of corporate design.

Innovation 222

Innovation Innovation Programs Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

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

Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. Design thinking involves five key phases: Empathize : Understanding the human needs involved. It helps teams to observe and develop empathy with the target user.

Design Thinking 100

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Tools Design 100

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s worth remembering that every employee should be engaged in this. For example, if you manufacture a physical product, an innovation department might work with your design department and fabrication team to create a prototype of an employee’s idea. Working together yields results. What Are The Benefits?

Innovation 170

Innovation Policies Innovation Processes Change 170

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The technological and digital innovative solution needs to focus on the overall system design and the operation needs. Innovation is far broader than just R&D; it will also come from business models, changing existing policies, processes, and market design to provide the impact necessary for the changes we need in the energy system.

Technology 215

Technology Innovation System Design 215

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 9, 2019

A radical redesign of the energy system in the supporting policies, regulations, and subsidies in existence today and needed to make this a fully greener energy system. Public awareness and engagement in the sheer size of these changes, their impact on daily lives and their social, economic and environmental benefits in eventual outcomes.

Technical Review 177

Technical Review Innovation Artificial Inteligence System 177

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 10, 2020

I see myself as the Outsider looking into the Energy World and still struggle in the world of Engineers, Scientists, and Policy Makers. The significant potential for new market design, different business models, and system operation solutions offers a real business opportunity that needs triggering.

Innovation 261

Innovation System Design Change 261

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 15, 2020

In the past two weeks, the Germany Government announced its new Hydrogen Policy, quickly followed by the European Unions Strategic Road Map for Hydrogen. I certainly believe we will see emerging a lot of new inventions and innovations to get the Electrolyzer based on PEM technology Industrial ready. Exploring this further.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Industry Technology Policies 207

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Innovation needs to be broader than just being conducted through technological research and development; it requires a more significant integrated innovation model that has business models, policies, processes, and market design as part of the solutions.

Management 214

Management Technical Review Innovation System 214

Imaginatik

DECEMBER 2, 2018

This sounds pretty futuristic and high-end, but the more I have these conversations, the more this one fact becomes clear: the way enterprises have been structured (and thus the HR systems and policies developed to support these structures) is antiquated. You may need to develop new HR policies and guidelines in this regard, too.

Policies 113

Policies Guidelines System Strategy 113

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At its core, open innovation is a collaborative process designed to tap into a wider pool of expertise, which drives faster innovation and lowers the risks and costs associated with new product development. Recognizing and rewarding employees for engaging with open innovation processes can further reinforce this culture.

Open Innovation 52

Open Innovation Software Innovation Management Strategy 52

Qmarkets

JUNE 23, 2017

However, in the world of governance, the move towards digital engagement for the purpose of civic innovation has been much more gradual. the concept of utilizing digital transformation platforms to encourage citizen engagement is one that is being greeted joyously by the public in general. Coined Democracy 2.0, Lack of consensus.

Engagement 61

Engagement Policies Tools Technology 61

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 18, 2020

Considerably enhanced policy ambitions and regulatory efforts, better measurement and reporting, strong industry efforts, and investor-led support are needed to meet SDS targets for 2040 , along with technological progress to improve the effectiveness of leak detection, measurement, and abatement. Tracking Transport. Tracking Buildings.

Innovation 195

Innovation Policies Technical Review System 195

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Innovation needs to be broader than just being conducted through technological research and development; it requires a more significant integrated innovation model with business models, policies, processes, and market design as part of the solutions.

Change 147

Change Innovation Policies System 147

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It can enable how ideas flow from innovation through entrepreneurship and into established business practices, and how larger businesses can engage with and benefit from entrepreneurial energy. Start-up Ecosystems can be geographically concentrated (like Silicon Valley) or distributed across a region or country.

Entrepreneurship 130

Entrepreneurship Policies Engagement Disruption 130

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

We need to go through different generations of design solutions, learning from the past ones. Considerably enhanced policy ambitions and regulatory efforts, better measurement and reporting, strong industry efforts and investor-led support are needed to meet SDS targets for 2040. Concentrating solar power (CSP). Geothermal. Heat pumps.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Policies Innovation Report 130

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

We need to go through different generations of design solutions, learning from the past ones. Considerably enhanced policy ambitions and regulatory efforts, better measurement and reporting, strong industry efforts and investor-led support are needed to meet SDS targets for 2040. Concentrating solar power (CSP). Geothermal. Heat pumps.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Policies Innovation Report 130

Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

In cities in the USA the Restoring Inner City Peace (RIP) programme was designed to reduce violence by teenagers by shocking them with visits to prisons and mortuaries. An RCT in New York showed that paying all teachers in a school more when their pupils did better at exams did not improve educational standards.

Innovation 198

Innovation Groups Examples Marketing 198

Ecosystems4Innovating

MAY 24, 2024

We must emphasise the importance of ecosystem governance, providing a comprehensive structure for designing a practical framework. Data Governance and Sharing: Policies and protocols for data governance, including data-sharing, access, and ownership, are critical, especially in ecosystems involving sensitive or proprietary data.

Design 64

Design How To Technical Review Collaboration 64

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Any governance design needs to be clean, robust, open and transparent , not opaque and closed to a selected few as this opens up to criticism, cynicism or favouritism. Governance of innovation in a comprehensive manner, that is well-designed is essential for innovation today. Good governance is seen and valued.

Innovation 195

Innovation Guidelines Report Resources 195

100%Open

JUNE 11, 2018

Participating in the first week of the Indian iteration of the Global Innovation Policy Accelerator. The Policy Accelerator is an executive development programme seeking to build a global network of innovation policy entrepreneurs. The policymakers were split into two teams, based on central and state-level priorities.

Policies 40

Policies Innovation Collaboration Project 40

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2020

Still, these are not connected up as we do not yet have a Hydrogen infrastructure, market, or overarching policies to build into a movement that shifts the energy needle. We have some exciting pilots, even some full commercial-scale projects. Lots of desire and willingness, but we do need to really make “hydrogen happen.”

Resources 336

Resources System Technology Change 336

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 11, 2024

Environmental Factor: Inclusivity is promoted through open collaboration platforms, events, and policies that facilitate the entry and engagement of diverse participants. The dynamics in network effects and learning contribute to dynamic ecosystems’ resilience and sustained growth.

Agile 130

Agile ChatGPT Collaboration Technical Review 130