Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

I proposed a new Framework for managing innovation this week, called the Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework. This is approaching innovation and its management in more of a holistic, technology-enabled way based on the use of a cloud-enabled Platform and Ecosystem thinking and design.

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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.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design Thinking is a methodology used by designers to solve complex problems and find desirable solutions for clients. A design mindset is not problem-focused, it’s solution-focused and action-oriented towards creating a preferred future.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions. Nothing can work in isolation.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 25, 2022

Let’s review the three stages of this design thinking framework. This article is part 3 in a series designed to explore the design thinking process. Click the link here to read through Part 1: What is Design Thinking and Part 2: Attitudes That Hurt Design Thinking & How to Change Them. .

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 6, 2023

Orientation towards Innovation Tasks: The elements of the innovation stack are designed to support the core tasks of innovation, these include learning, absorbing, assessing knowledge management, creativity, design, experimentation, and testing. The innovation stack’s modular nature.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

The TRIZ acronym comes from it’s original Russian name, and in English it is often referred to as a “theory of inventive problem solving” or TIPS. Develop, test and validate innovations outside of their core business. Integrate a number of the best innovations back into the core business in a reliable manner.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

However, what we will do is explain why pace of innovation is so critical. Pace of innovation refers to changes that you’ve actually implemented and brought to market, not just things that you’ve developed.”. Speed by design. The key is to design your processes with speed in mind from the get-go.

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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. The organization should build these into living dynamic documents.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 28, 2018

Let me provide a quick introduction along with some brief explanations : Innovation for me always needs common reference points. When you don’t have a common approach to something, in this case, the management of innovation, you can have considerable pockets of inefficiency and a high level of ineffectiveness to deal with.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 11, 2019

Innovation structures that are formed to make up the innovation process. The approach to the organization and the way employees engage in innovation are grouped. The employees’ knowledge (technological and non-technological) engaged in the innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Surprisingly, I felt they lacked a more holistic view of innovation; a clear innovation process, and dedicated focus on this, which is required. Innovation is certainly central to the future of Siemens but it seems to me not to have the core positioning it should have. Time to market suffers for one.

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Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

They simply won’t have the capacity to make sure that the process actually performs well, let alone maintain and develop multiple processes for different kinds of innovations for different parts of the organization. Different kinds of innovations simply need different kinds of processes, resources and expertise.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When users are enthusiastic about your product, they can tell you what they think it lacks, so you can make those improvements; that way, they actively contribute to your innovation process. Like it or not, your team of product designers or innovators may have a blind spot when it comes to product features.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The split between sites was fairly even as I continue to increase my focus on building the building case for Ecosystems, in thinking and design. In this reflective post I took a look back on why I moved from an “absolute” focus on innovations into innovation and business ecosystems.

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Qmarkets

JULY 21, 2017

Innovation centers have captured significant attention in recent years for their role as formalized institutions for driving innovation within large businesses. Digital design teams are their natural counterpart, driving innovation on a more personal level. Innovation centers and digital design teams: quick definitions.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Today, the business world recognizes that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term sustainability and success. Design Thinking is NOT a New Concept. With all the hype around design thinking, one would think that it is a new concept. What is Design Thinking? Stages of Design Thinking.

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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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The BMI Lab Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

From this basic statement we can go further into the topic of creativity in innovation. We can explain that the tools for creativity are used during a regular innovation process where teams should generate new ideas to further explore their feasibility as proper business models. Analogy cards.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 8, 2022

It seems the current peak of expectation and the emerging innovation trigger are in my present research focus. According to Gartner , “ AI-driven innovation refers to the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the process of innovation.” Now that I liked!

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 13, 2015

Web site optimization is an experimental method for testing which designs work best for your site. The basic process is simple: Create a few different design options, or variations , of a page/section of your website. In an A/B test, you run two or more fixed design variations against each other. Let’s get started!

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It paves the way for adopting methodologies, like the lean startup methodology, that streamline and enhance the innovation process. Here’s how you can combine these approaches: Design Thinking : Begin with empathy. Use design thinking to truly understand your customers’ needs and experiences.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

We want to be the OpenTable of X” (with X referring to a market outside of dining) became a familiar phrase in Silicon Valley following the company’s market success, and remains so today. Even though this was over 20 years ago, OpenTable’s “backstory” demonstrates tried and true practices for innovators that remain important today.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Support Offer guidance and mentorship to help navigate the innovation process. Recognition Acknowledge and reward innovation efforts to reinforce their value. By empowering your team, you instill a sense of ownership and commitment to the innovation process. Define the core problems you have identified.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

Companies with structured innovation processes significantly outperform their peers in implementing new ideas and driving business growth. McKinsey’s findings suggest that companies fostering a strong culture of innovation excel in leveraging technology and accelerating their competitive differentiation.

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Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Attempts to harness or direct that creative energy are not only futile, but actually impede the process. At Imaginatik, we call this the “fluff and magic” vision of innovation where value can only be created by anointed innovation/design Shamans toiling in exposed brick and beam lab/temples.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

We’ll explore examples, discover the key benefits of this type of innovation, and identify the best way of developing your own incremental innovation process. First Things First: What is Incremental Innovation? All of the above leads to returns that far exceed the risk and investment that goes into these innovations.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

This article explores the critical aspects of excelling in innovation, such as aligning strategy, developing a clear process, and leveraging dedicated innovation management software. Leverage technology by using innovation management software to track projects, manage portfolios, and facilitate collaboration.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management Defining Innovation Management with AI Innovation management refers to the process and activities that organizations use to manage and nurture new ideas into marketable products and services.

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hackerearth

JANUARY 28, 2018

Continuous innovation is critical to achieving and maintaining a steady competitive advantage. There are three types of innovation: product innovation, process innovation, and business model innovation.A Process innovation catalyzes extraordinary results. Design thinking for process innovation.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Gathering this data will offer a clear picture of the limitations within your current framework and provide actionable insights into what might be hampering innovation. For more information on conducting a thorough innovation culture assessment, you can visit our guide on innovation culture assessment.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 31, 2016

This is when they discover that innovation is not a deliverable, and during the implementation of an innovation capability or culture it certainly isn't a benefit, because attempting to "bolt on" an innovation process to a competent efficient culture is like dropping a modern 8 cylinder engine into a Model T.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

As I delved deeper into the processes that underpin effective innovation management that AI could transform, I realized the potential for even greater disruption than I had thought. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence in innovation management , these stages and gates are being reimagined.

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InnovationTraining.org

MAY 26, 2020

In recent weeks, we’ve shared information about different remote working software tools for innovation as well as design thinking software such as Miro. We also covered popular online templates you can use for empathy mapping and design sprints. Online Sketching Template. Random Word Brainstorming Template.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 20, 2015

Unless we create a strategy to transform, how can we re-imagine our innovation processes? We talk so much about “innovation is critical” today and in our future, but is rarely achieved. This does require a transformation of how we design, structure and bring together all the relevant part of the innovation process.

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