Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. To look forward, I would argue we always need to look back and account for the progress made in managing innovation over the years.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In different exchanges over a fairly lengthy dialogue “we” arrived at: Here are some key ways it can drive transformative innovation : Accelerate Ideation and Concept Generation: Generative AI models can rapidly ideate and generate novel concepts, solutions, and prototypes across domains.

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Qmarkets

JULY 20, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. What is Open Innovation?

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In that same vein, no thinking past ideation. I often see first-time innovators bit by the crowdsourcing bug, and they come to us to scratch that itch. “I Problem is, ideation — or the simple posting of and voting on the crowd’s ideas — is only the first step. I heard about this crowdsourcing thing.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

I think with the recognition that innovation occurs across the whole organization the innovation management (IM) providers have to radically alter their business model or recognize they need to broaden out their target market inside organizations as innovation is occurring in all corners of the organization today.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Let’s explore how our offerings can elevate your innovation journey and bring your vision to life. The Power of Innovation Management Successful innovation doesn’t stop at ideation—it thrives on meticulous planning, execution, and adaptation. Generating and Refining Ideas Innovation begins with ideation.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Use Open Innovation to Access External Expertise Instead of relying solely on internal R&D, companies can collaborate with startups , universities, and research institutions to source breakthrough ideas. Cross-pollination of knowledge leads to novel approaches that a single department might overlook.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Crowdsourcing and open innovation initiatives are vital by bringing vast stakeholders together to share ideas on complex problems and opportunities. One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. Design your Open Innovation Campaign to Collect Financial Data .

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A human analyst to validate technology search results, conduct crucial subject matter expert interviews , and evaluate unique ideas from experienced, creative employees and stakeholders through open innovation challenges will prove to be the best approach to a fully developed innovation management strategy.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I am suggesting a vertical and horizontal design applying innovation stack and building block approaches, all “housed” on a technology platform. Customer co-creation is becoming more co-jointly involved in innovation , gaining insights into customers’ deeper needs and preferences. Nothing can work in isolation.

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Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Innovation 147

IdeaConnection

DECEMBER 29, 2017

To source innovative timber building designs Metsa Wood (part of the paper group Metsäliitto) invited architects, engineers and innovators to take part in the world’s first Open Source Wood Hackathon, which took place recently in Nantes, France. Winning Idea and Other Concepts.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. What is Open Innovation?

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Open Innovation Innovation Innovation Processes Resources 52

IdeaScale

AUGUST 21, 2019

From his background in crowdsourcing software as part of the open government initiative, Rob and co-founder Vivek Bhaskaran founded IdeaScale, which was promptly adopted by 23 federal agencies. Rob Hoehn started his crowdsourcing software career as part of the open government initiative in 2009.?.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. Co-creation processes : Cross-sector innovation collaborations require a co-creation process that involves active engagement and participation from all stakeholders.

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eZassi

JANUARY 12, 2016

Global Ideation Campaign to Identify Advanced Delivery Technologies. Fernandina Beach, Florida: Disruptive and transformational solutions are at the forefront of innovation. eZassi, a leader in open innovation software, crowdsourcing and idea analytics, announces the launch of a new open innovation challenge, “Delivery Technologies.”.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Traditionally the Innovation funnel is a stage-gate process that organizations use to define their approach to ideation. However, here at Qmarkets we believe that this is only one part of a greater innovation funnel. Of course, we see this as only one part of the puzzle, but it is no less important.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

hpo was founded 25 years ago with the goal of enabling companies to become high-performance organizations through a holistic approach to enterprise design. Together, we look forward to fostering collaborative efforts inside and outside of companies and building strong innovation portfolios as a basis for our customers’ future growth.”

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

hpo was founded 25 years ago with the goal of enabling companies to become high-performance organizations through a holistic approach to enterprise design. The approach is a perfect fit with the process configuration capabilities of the Qmarkets Ideation Platform. ” Click here to check out the German version of this announcement!

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Technical Review Innovation Management Management Software Review 98

Be-novative

DECEMBER 12, 2018

We have a particular key learning to share along with an open innovation success story. Perhaps we can even say that human-centricity is needed more than ever in today’s Age of Innovation. A crowdsourcing open innovation challenge was launched. Create a truly borderless innovation community by involving everyone.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Traditionally the Innovation funnel is a stage-gate process that organizations use to define their approach to ideation. The Qmarkets Innovation Ecosystem is made up of 3 main phases: Front End Discovery, Innovate & Craft, and Commercialize.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 10, 2020

The platform will be used on an ongoing continuous basis, but the initiative was kicked off on the 20th of July with a four-week ideation event to encourage adoption and engagement. The innovation management solutions offered by Qmarkets are completed by a commitment to customer success.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 10, 2020

Israel – The ongoing initiative kicked off on the 20th of July with a four-week ideation event to encourage adoption and engagement with the platform. The innovation management solutions offered by Qmarkets are completed by a commitment to customer success.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In a nutshell, innovation management is the systematic process of introducing ‘something new’ to an organization – be it a product, workflow, or business model. Some of these vendors also have features to accommodate advanced use-cases, such as open innovation crowdsourcing, tech scouting.

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Taivara

JULY 23, 2018

Ideation: Anatomy of a New Product Idea. In the broadest sense, we’re talking about open innovation. Which is why we’re proponents of Design Thinking (DT). For example, if a solution is designed for hotels, has the broader lodging industry been explored like Airbnb, VRBO, campgrounds or RV Parks? Twitter LinkedIn.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 21, 2020

Somedia used Qmarkets’ best practice Q-ideate configuration in order to maximize results. The innovation management solutions offered by Qmarkets are completed by a commitment to customer success.

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Planview

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Some organizations even use idea software to involve the broader public in their ideation or innovation efforts. Ideation software changes all of that by making the process of sharing new ideas — and asking for them — digital, trackable, and repeatable.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 3, 2025

Leveraging Open Innovation and Collaboration Companies dont need to innovate alone. At this stage, teams develop early designs and build prototypes to test form, function, and user experience. Skipping this step can result in investing in products no one wantsor that cant be built effectively.

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InnovationManagement

MAY 11, 2020

IdeaScale has recently acquired Betterific, a crowdsourcing platform that engages a community of 18,000+ creative problem solvers, design thinkers, and ideators to help you come up with your next big idea. Learn more about how you can tap into this innovative community. You have a problem to solve, and we have the crowd.

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eZassi

MAY 27, 2022

It’s a complex, interdepartmental system that is augmented with 3 tactics: the advantage of open innovation, strategic supply chain forecasting, and tools for enhanced collaboration across teams that bring new products to market. Utilize Open Innovation for R&D. Is this solving a specific consumer need?

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hackerearth

MARCH 28, 2018

However, businesses soon understood that innovation cannot take place in a vacuum and it requires different points of view, diverse skill sets, and collaboration. Open innovation replaces closed innovation to allow businesses to use both internal and external ideas to bring advancements in their technology.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 26, 2024

This post introduces the foundation layer- the Innovation Ecosystem. Ecosystems are becoming the way to design a business to achieve in a complex and challenging business landscape. They are a new way of working in collaborative, purposefully designed ecosystems that give radically different ways to innovate.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Innovation Training. “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives, Facilitators. Send new project leaders, managers, facilitators, and essential innovation team members.

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100%Open

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Problems are the start-point for effective innovation and design. If we innovate with no clear problem statement we will end up with a wonderful new solution that is effectively useless in the real world. “If ” In fact 100%Open was already doing an analagous process with our challenge design tool the Interesting Question.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For me, ecosystem innovation and generative AI have arrived at that pivotal point to significantly influence future innovation design. It is where we need to question workflows and processes, as openness has become increasingly central to our thinking and development-building process.

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Integrative Innovation

MAY 2, 2017

Huge sums of money are spent to build dedicated, vehicles to win the innovation race: Leading companies have invested heavily into more than 300 corporate innovation centers around the globe. Hackathons’ or comparable formats are used to bring together external ideators with internal experts for drumming out disruptive ideas.

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eZassi

JULY 29, 2022

Part I : CPG Strategies for Growth and Innovation. To develop the best strategy for your complex CPG Innovation Portfolio, refer back to a previous article. Topics include: Utilizing Open Innovation for R&D. Managing a Portfolio of Innovative Projects. Collaboration & Ideation. Trend Alerts.

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Integrative Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2014

The funnel describes the main stages and gates every idea has to pass through on its way to a product, service or business model innovation. Typically, the first stage of an innovation funnel is “ideation”, the last one “market launch”. Ideation : Ideas for innovation in products, services and business models are generated.

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