Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Exploring the Role of an AI Consultant An AI consultant is a professional who helps businesses integrate artificial intelligence technologies into their operations. This role not only positions you at the forefront of technological innovation but also offers numerous professional and personal benefits.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 1, 2025

For more insights on how AI can be utilized in organizational assessments, refer to our article on ai-powered organizational assessment. Employee Resistance : Employees may resist AI adoption due to fear of job displacement or lack of understanding. Technical Expertise : Lack of in-house technical expertise can hinder AI adoption.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Trends Analysis 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Innovation Lifecycle Management (ILM) refers to the systematic process of managing the journey of an idea from inception to market release. AI in Design Thinking : Enhancing the design thinking process by identifying user needs and generating creative solutions ( ai in design thinking ).

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 1, 2025

Learn more about optimizing workflows with AI in our article on ai in workflow design. AI-Powered Communication Platforms AI-powered communication platforms are designed to streamline interactions within your team. Objective Evaluation : AI eliminates biases in performance reviews by relying on data-driven insights.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Benchmarking Analysis is a structured framework designed to help organizations evaluate their processes, performance, and strategies against industry best practices and competitors. Benchmarking is widely used across industries, from manufacturing and finance to healthcare and technology. What is Benchmarking Analysis?

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For example, there are often processes that are specifically designed to eliminate risks and control change. We refer to these as the key principles of innovative organizations. 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.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In an expansive interview, real estate expert Steve Weikal explains how technology is changing the housing market for the better. Sometimes we joke that the real estate industry still runs off of a 41-year-old technology called the spreadsheet. The second thing that’s happening is we have all of this new technology.

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Technical Review Technology Management Software Review 130

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 26, 2023

I always find the post-New Year to be a reflective part of the year of reviewing, deciding, and then setting new goals. Innovation application and practice seem to have stayed stuck, largely due to how it is organized. This is a post about the sources of my knowledge that feeds my innovation passion. Let me start.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

They are different due to the circumstances and needs of each organization, but let me provide a suggested one to get the thinking you might have a need to validate or a need to revisit yours if you have one and begin to revise it. Future collaborations will build on a network of relationships and an ecosystem of design and thinking.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

By becoming well-versed in AI technology and methodologies, you can find abundant opportunities in this burgeoning field. Some aspects driving the demand for AI consultants include: Increased adoption of AI technologies by enterprises. This self-assessment will help you design a roadmap to fill in any gaps.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 14, 2025

At the most basic level, the organization does not use any AI-enabled technology. means that while there is no direct investment in AI technology, employees are exposed to AI capabilities through the tools they use daily. The technology is used to reimagine traditional processes and create competitive advantages in the market.

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Software Review ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team Generative AI 131

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Evolution of Product Development Product development has transformed significantly over the years, adapting to changes in consumer behavior, market demands, and technological advancements. This setup ensures that various aspects of product development, from design to delivery, are integrated seamlessly.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design. So the thinking intent of searching for a new innovation design had some framing assumptions that can leverage where we are to move towards a new future. This is a useful way to think about the initial 3H outcome.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

An innovation accelerator is a program designed to rapidly scale innovative solutions into market-ready solutions by providing resources such as mentorship, funding, and technical support. By designing challenges or competitions within the accelerator, you motivate participants to push boundaries and strive for excellence.

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Boxes and Arrows

APRIL 9, 2010

Let’s look at each type of tie, and how we might design for them. People often refer to strong ties as people in their “circle of trust&#. 9 So, when we’re designing for strong ties, we’re designing for small groups of people. Weak ties: People we are loosely connected to, like friends of friends.

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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? Apologies if I might have felt uncomfortable on this point.

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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.

Design 88

Design Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 88

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? We see mergers, closures, or once great beacons of industry shrink before our eyes due to new alternatives. Innovation flies in the direct opposite to this need of corporate design.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

This is having a more connected set of components coming from technology, built into the value proposition. Our ‘need’ for technology has grown in recognition that it can solve our personal problems and situations and is quickly becoming the norm of everyday life. More and more people are asking constantly for platform understanding.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

As one of the world’s top experts on innovation and growth, Rita’s work is regularly published in the Harvard Business Review. They mistakenly think the term innovation refers to only big, multi-year, heavy investment, ‘revolutionary’ changes. Twitter: rgmcgrath. Tiffani Bova. What is your definition of “innovation”?

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Innovation Technical Review Creativity Leadership 270

Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 1, 2022

Recently caught up with Jacob Borgeson on the Tech Backstage Podcast. The Tech Backstage Podcast is a live streamed video podcast that goes behind the scenes with today’s leaders of industry to learn what technologies are solving business problems, and how Design Thinking applied to the future of technology is impacting the world.

Data 118

Data Technical Review Design Thinking Marketing 118

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 21, 2020

Innovation has been central to this for twenty years, but this has ‘funneled down’ into recognizing the value of ecosystems as the business design for innovation to thrive and delivering more significant value creation. “We are entering what I refer to as a #NovelEconomy.

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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. We have the capacity through technology and human interactions for them to come together, exchange, and increase and accelerate innovative concept value. Nothing can work in isolation.

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Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Innovation 147

Idea to Value

JUNE 10, 2019

She worked at MIT, IBM, Xerox PARC and DARPA and invented dimensionless, scalable design rules that greatly simplified chip design and design tools. It was IBM’s loss, as her later work at MIT, Xerox and DARPA on VLSI microchip design revolutionised the industry. However, her journey was not a simple one.

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Change Software Review Innovation Technical Review 267

eZassi

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By viewing PLM as a Kaizen loop, organizations can foster a culture of ongoing innovation and refinement, ensuring that products evolve in line with customer needs, technological advances, and market demands. It refers to the practice of making small, incremental improvements in processes, products, or services on a regular basis.

Management 52

Management Technical Review Software Review Product Development 52

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 29, 2017

I was included in the Industry Analysts visit to the Siemens Technology Center, at Neuperlach in Munich. We were provided a variety of insights in different presentations and demonstrations, of the technology they are working upon but one stood out for me, being introduced to Knowledge Graphs. This really excites me in its potential.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 28, 2016

For me, the bedrock of innovation is built upon competencies, capabilities, and capacities and all these involve people as well as technology. Competencies that are going to be built need to fit the core design and aspirations of the organization. They go hand in hand in our connected world. The Business Focus Orientation.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Innovation theatre refers to any innovation work which is done to show people that innovation is happening, but which doesn’t result in a tangible outcome. However, while launching the initiative is what they invest in, they don’t dedicate time and resources to then review and prioritise all of the ideas generated.

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Company Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 168

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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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This approach will help organizations better understand and leverage the complex, interconnected, Flow and Design considerations and practice Central Dynamic Core: Constantly processing and distributing information, resources, and innovations. Driven by technology, data analytics, and real-time responsiveness.

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Technical Review Resources System Design 147

Boxes and Arrows

JUNE 29, 2009

I refer to collection of patterns as a library. In many cases, less proprietary patterns are more useful in solving a design problem as they can be implemented more uniformly across platforms. The very nature of UI patterns requires that they be familiar to end-users.

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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. Jeffrey and I believed, even more so today , that the innovation space needs a common starting point – a collaborative reference model. A belief that has not changed.

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Software Review Innovation Software Technical Review 166

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Prior to becoming a senior UX designer at Popular Front Interactive, I spent two years as a mobile UX researcher within the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Mobile Technologies Group – a lab tasked with both future-casting and then rapidly prototyping innovative mobile experiences. This is understandable.

Design 95

Design Technical Review Data Underperforming Technical Team 95

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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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

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The day before the main event I was included in the Industry Analysts visit to the Siemens Technology Center, at Neuperlach in Munich. We were provided a variety of insights in different presentations and demonstrations, of the technology they are working upon. Thankfully the trigger was on my visit to their technology center.

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Industry Technical Review Competition Fractional CTO 187